Training Team Meeting Recap – 12th November 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3015

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1731394880613569

Attendees: @kaitohm, @sumitsingh, @rithika3, @digitalchild, @nishitajoshi, @devshakhawat, @yoga1103, @dapobabarinde, @freewebmentor, @noruzzaman, @zeelthakkar, @rahuldsarker, @devmuhib, @rinkuiihglobal, @quitevisible, @west7, @chauhanraj754, @cnormandigital, @dilip2615, @jagirbahesh

Newcomers: @abcd95, @atachibana, @amarii, @orestissam, @athsof, @rjekic

Note taker: @noruzzaman

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

  • We have no items looking for feedback this week

Looking for volunteers

  • We have no items looking for volunteers this week

Other News

  • 2025 Training Team Representatives have been decided 
    • Our team reps next year will be @Jamie Madden (continuing) @Jonathan (new) and @Muhibul Haque (new) :clap::skin-tone-3: You can read more about them and how they got involved with WordPress in this post: Meet your 2025 Training Team Representatives
    • Usually, the team will have a poll as part of the selection process. However this year, there were only 2 people who accepted their nomination. As we were looking for 2 reps, we skipped the poll and both candidates were vetted directly. So, we were able to choose the next reps about 3 weeks quicker than usual 

Come and Contribute

We have various ways that you can contribute to the Training team. Including development, content creation, editing and more. We have various open issues available for you to get started.

Content ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 2 issues that require vetting

Validated feedback awaiting fix

As you can see we’ve got a number of open issues available. If you are interested in contributing in any of these areas, but you need help getting started, please feel free to ask questions here in the #training channel.

Project updates

Upcoming Online Workshops

The Learn WordPress Study Hours were popular last week! We had 10 people show up and many requested we have them regularly.

These are SUPER easy Online Workshops that require little preparation. If we could have a few facilitators rotate this every 2 weeks, they would make some great Online Workshop programming.

Open Discussions

  • @digitalchild: I have been thinking about this for a while. One thing that I think our content could be extended to is including real world use cases. For instance a course on how to setup a WooCommerce store. A lesson or online workshop on how to create a landing page or marketing site for your business .
  • @digitalchild: We already have the content on how to use WordPress and will have the marketing and SEO aspects covered so it would be good to take the next logical step
  • @digitalchild: I used to do a woocommerce start to finish 2 hour workshop once or twice a year at our local meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. before Covid
  • @west7: We do have a few practical lessons planned for the Designer learning pathway.
  • @lakshmananphp: Can we include Learn WordPress online meetups/workshops etc in this widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user.? Allowing the users to show/hide via screen options
  • @sumitsingh: I am thinking to some improvement list of strategies that can boost contributions for the WordPress Training Team and help the community worldwide:
    • Clear Onboarding Process: Step-by-step guidance for newcomers.
    • Highlighting the Impact: Showing how contributions benefit the global community.
    • Success Stories: Sharing experiences and growth of current contributors.
    • Interactive Contributor Events: Regular live sessions for real-time collaboration.( Which is doing)
    • Recognition and Rewards: Public acknowledgments to appreciate contributors.
    • Mentorship Programs: Pairing new contributors with experienced mentors.
    • Flexible Contribution Options: Tasks for various skill levels and time commitments.
    • Outreach on Social Media: Expanding awareness through social channels.
    • Cross-Team Collaboration: Partnering with other WordPress teams for shared projects.
    • Centralized Resource Hub: Accessible resources and FAQs for easy support.
    • These strategies create a welcoming and engaging environment, making it easier and more motivating for people to contribute and make an impact.
  • @kaitohm: What do other folks think?
    • I think we can encourage new contributors to share their own contributions on social media. Then, we could share their posts on our channels. Having them talk about their own experience will make it more impactful.
    • Also, some people might prefer we don’t share information about them. So, having the new contributor post first let’s them make the decision.
  • @digitalchild: This is a great list we definitely need to promote and encourage contributions and collaboration.
  • @sumitsingh: Did you know?
    • Most of our contributors give their time, skills, and passion completely free of cost – no sponsorships, just pure dedication to growing the community! To all of you selfless contributors: thank you for everything you do!
    • One simple way we can give back is by sharing and celebrating their contributions on social media. A quick post, a thank-you tweet, or a shout-out goes a long way. Let’s show our appreciation and make them feel valued – after all, seeing their names out there is a small gesture that brings big smiles!
    • Let’s keep our community strong and connected by lifting each other up.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#meeting-recap

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Training Team Meeting Recap – 5th November 2024

Meeting Agenda:  https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3012

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1728975628019459

Attendees: @dapobabrinde @jagirbahesh @rithika3 @digitalchild @nishitajoshi @zeelthakkar @chauhanraj754 @noruzzaman @onealtr @rahuldsarker @kaitohm @sumitsingh @devmuhib (async) @rinkuiihglobal @psykro @ecre8 @rfluethi @cnormandigital (async) @west7 (async) @quitevisible (async)

Newcomers: @ruthraventos @Collins Kiprono @takayukister @Shahzeb Ahmed

Note taker: @dapobabarinde

News

Meeting Note Takers

Looking for feedback

We will be repeating the items we listed in last week’s meeting as they are still open for feedback.

  • Handbook page regarding creating quizzes/activities @cnormandigital has drafted a handbook page about creating quizzes/activities for content on Learn WordPress and is looking for feedback. 
    • Please leave feedback directly in this GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue: Feedback – Creating Lesson Module Quizzes/Activities section of handbook #2946
  • Looking for thoughts about how to add Facilitator Notes to Learn
    • Designers and developers are discussing how best to implement Facilitator Notes to Learn WordPress. The team will be concluding discussions and moving to implementation soon.
    • Join the discussion directly in this GitHub issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/pull/2927
  • Brainstorm: Introducing Learning Pathways to users during onboarding
  • Retiring the Subject Matter Expert (SME) role in favor of the GitHub Editors group (continuation to last week’s discussion)
    • The Training Team has tried using the SME role for two tasks: vetting content topics and assisting content creators. We’ve not seen SMEs vet content topics in a while. And we believe assisting content creators can be done in an editor capacity. To simplify team roles and remove friction, team reps recommend removing the SME role and relying on the GitHub Editors group instead.
    • What do folks think about this proposal?

If anyone has feedback on any of the above items, please feel free to leave them in the comments of the relevant blog post/GitHub issue or Slack thread.

Looking for volunteers

There are no specific projects looking for volunteers; however, if anyone has some time to help validate feedback issues, you can find more information on that here: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1729582369593159

Triage Squad Updates

Issues triaged this week:

Other News

There doesn’t appear to be any other news this week.

Come and Contribute

There are various ways that you can contribute to the Training team. Including development, content creation, editing, and more. We have various open issues available for you to get started.

we’ve got a number of open issues available. If you are interested in contributing in any of these areas but need help getting started, please feel free to ask questions here in the #training channel.

Contribution Acknowledgement

@digitalchild, gave props to @psykro for running the triage squad solo last week while I was away.

@kaitohm, gave props to @psykro for running last week’s team meeting while both team reps were unavailable

@west7, gave props to @enkansah for completing the SEO: Part 1 lesson and also writing the script for Part 2.

@psykro, props to @michelleblanchette for her continued work on lesson content and for sharing regular progress updates, which are more valuable than gold.

Project Updates

Upcoming Online Workshops

We have a number of workshops this month, including the new format proposed by 

@Kaitohm

They’re open study sessions where folks will individually work through Learning Pathways on Learn, but at the same time. If you want to study along with other folks, this is a great opportunity to try something new.

We’re always looking for people to run new workshops. If you’re interested in running a workshop or co-hosting you can find more information in the Training team handbook – Online Workshops section.

Open discussions

@digitalchild, If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment.

@psykro, I wanted to note that I’ve completed the testing of PolyLang for Learn content translations, and my recommendation is that we move forward with the code review https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2284#issuecomment-2459070351.

@kaitohm, I just wanted to update the team on Nomination for 2025 Training Team Reps.

Current team reps have reached out to all those nominated, and we’ve heard back from those who have accepted their nomination. We’ll be posting next-steps on the team blog this week

#meeting-recap, #training-team

Training Team Meeting Recap – 29th October 2024.

This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log. (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. account, you can set one up.)

Introductions and Welcome

There were 18 attendees @dapobabarinde, @devmuhib(async), @sumitsingh (async),@digitalchild(async), @sancastiza, @cnormandigital(async) ,@west7 (async), @psykro, @kaitohm (async), @chauhanraj754(async), @rahuldsarker, @noruzzaman, @lakshmananphp, @freewebmentor, @zeelthakkar(async), @quitevisible(async), @amitpatelmd (async), @voboghure(async).

Welcome, all the new contributors who joined the Training Team’s Slack channel in the last week: @devnuru, @upenwp12, @aiman2023, @mosescursor, @tuanit, @luisbrito.

For those who are new here, the WordPress Training Team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through educational content hosted on Learn.WordPress.org.

If you haven’t seen them yet, then I recommend checking out our onboarding program, and our Guide Program

News

Meeting Note Takers

Meeting recap notes are one of the best ways to get started contributing to a team, and you can find details on how to write notes in this handbook page.

Thanks for taking this week’s notes @sancastiza 🙌

Looking for feedback

  • We have a few items looking for feedback this week.
  • Handbook page regarding creating quizzes/activities.

@cnormandigital has drafted a handbook page about creating quizzes/activities for content on Learn WordPress and is looking for feedback. Thank you for drafting this page, Cynthia :manos_levantadas:

  • Please leave feedback directly in this GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue: Feedback – Creating Lesson Module Quizzes/Activities section of handbook #2946
  • Looking for thoughts about how to add Facilitator Notes to Learn.

Designers and developers are discussing how best to implement Facilitator Notes to Learn WordPress. The team will be concluding discussions and moving to implementation soon.

Join the discussion directly in this GitHub issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/pull/2927

This post takes some of the ideas the team brainstormed in Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org and is proposing concrete steps to getting them implemented.

Come leave your thoughts by November 8th.

  • Retiring the Subject Matter Expert (SME) role in favor of the GitHub Editors group

The Training Team has tried using the SME role for two tasks: vetting content topics and assisting content creators. We’ve not seen SMEs vet content topics in a while. And we believe assisting content creators can be done in an editor capacity.

To simplify team roles and remove friction, team reps recommend removing the SME role and relying on the GitHub Editors group instead.

Looking for volunteers

Triage Squad Updates

  • There was no triage squad last week. Join us this coming Thursday at 07:00 UTC in #meta-learn where we will triage any new PRs, dev issues and content awaiting validation issues.

Other News

  • There doesn’t appear to be any other news this week.

Come and Contribute

Find the rest of the ways you can contribute in this:

Content ready for review

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 2 issue that requires vetting.

Feedback awaiting validation 

Validated feedback awaiting fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

@meaganhanes was awarded the Training Team Contributor badge this week. Congratulations. 🎉

The team is recognizing and appreciating each other’s contributions. @psykro and @lakshmananphp are praised for co-hosting an online workshop. @west7 acknowledges the efforts of @kaitohm, @cnormandigital, @amitpatelmd, and @digitalchild in reviewing content. 

Project updates

@west7 reported that 5 of the 24 lessons (20.8%) have been finished.

The cohort sign up closed last week. Also during last week, the cohort documentation was updated.

This week @lakshmananphp and @psykro will start gathering all the sign ups, adding them to the #training-cohorts Slack group, and preparing for week 1.There were 42 sign ups, of which 39 had valid profiles and Slack accounts. We will be inviting all 39 participants, making this the largest cohort we’ve run so far.

Upcoming Online Workshops 

The last two are a new online workshop format.

 @kaitohm is hosting open study sessions. These are opportunities to work independently on your Learning Pathways, but in a group setting. It’s a great way to stay motivated and learn from others.

Faculty Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?

@kaitohm said that nominations for 2025 Training Team reps had closed. He added that he and Jamie had reached out to all nominees to confirm their acceptance. He also mentioned that a poll would be ready by the following week’s meeting.

@west7 reported that they had run an online workshop and created a new lesson for the Beginner Designer Learning Pathway.

@psykro  stated that he had been reviewing contributor scripts for the PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party Developer Learning Pathway, working on his own scripts, and checking in with contributors who had been inactive.

  • Do you have any blockers?
  • Can other Faculty or Training Team members help you in some way?

@kaitohm said that he would love for people to read through and comment on the brainstorm document about introducing Learning Pathways to users during onboarding. He added that this was an opportunity for the team to add Learn references to every WordPress installation and that he would love to hear people’s thoughts on these ideas.

Open Discussions

There were no further discussions in last week’s meeting.

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#meeting-recap, #training, #training-team

Training Team Meeting Recap – 22nd October 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2961

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1728975628019459

Attendees: @jagirbahesh @dapobabarinde @kaitohm @jhimross @devmuhib @digitalchild @jdy68 @psykro @vanpariyar (async) @noruzzaman @22halomedia @west7 @rithika3 (async) @nishitajoshi (async) @zeelthakkar (async) @rinkuiihglobal (async) @cnormandigial (async) @rfluethi (async) @quitevisible (async) @malayladu (async) @chauhanraj754 (async) @malayladu

Newcomers: @ludovv @mielbu @devshakhawat @santoshkori26 @rubel85 @benjaminbradley @kurtvonahnen @meher @meeraparmar

Note taker: @dapobabarinde

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current notetaker roster:

Looking for feedback

  • Nomination for 2025 Training Team Reps
    • It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for nominations for 2025 Training Team Reps.
    • Nominations close this Friday. Please nominate next year’s team reps on the post by October 25th.
  • @cnormandigital has drafted a handbook page about creating quizzes/activities for content on Learn WordPress and is looking for feedback.
    • Please leave feedback directly in this GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2946
  • Looking for thoughts about how to add Facilitator Notes to Learn
    • Designers and developers are discussing how best to implement Facilitator Notes to Learn WordPress. The team will be concluding discussions and moving to implementation soon.
    • Join the discussion directly in this GitHub issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/pull/2927
  • Retiring the Subject Matter Expert (SME) role in favor of the GitHub Editors group
    • The Training Team has tried using the SME role for two tasks: vetting content topics and assisting content creators. We’ve not seen SMEs vet content topics in a while. And we believe assisting content creators can be done in an editor capacity. To simplify team roles and remove friction, team reps recommend removing the SME role and relying on the GitHub Editors group instead.
    • What do folks think about this proposal? Leave your thoughts (and questions) in the thread.

Looking for volunteers

There were no projects that required volunteers this week.

Triage Squad Updates

Anyone is welcome to join the squad’s triage sessions. See this meeting calendar for when the next triage session is.

Other News

  • Sign up for the next Course Cohort: Sign-ups are open to join the next Learn WordPress Course Cohort.
    • Sign-up closes on October 25th – this Friday. 
  • Reminder – we have a //review workflow in GitHub
    • This is a reminder to content creators that we have a //review workflow set up in our GitHub repo. When an issue is ready to be reviewed, simply type //review in a comment on the issue. 
    • That will add review instructions and a review checklist to the issue for reviewers to reference.

Come and Contribute

Contribution Acknowledgement

@kaitohm: Props to @jdy68 for helping make our documentation around translating content better and safer in https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2954

Project updates

Upcoming Online Workshops

Those last two are a new type of Online Workshop I thought I’d try. They’re open study sessions where folks will individually work through Learning Pathways on Learn but at the same time. I see folks have started signing up for these already, and I’m interested to see how they go.

Open discussions

@psykro: I’ve been in discussions with @jamesmarsland (the new head of WordPress YouTube) around re-creating one of our lesson videos, but based on Jamie’s experience creating videos for YouTube. We plan to have this experiment launched by the end of October and hope to be able to apply some of what we learn from it to future Learn WordPress lesson videos. 

And then a short documentation update: the course cohort documentation has been updated based on the leanings from our last two cohorts in preparation for the next cohort.

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Training Team Meeting Recap – 15th October 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2951

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1728975628019459

Attendees: @digitalchild, @pratiklondhe, @erichmond, @psykro, @kaitohm, @noruzzaman, @rfluethi, @sumitsingh, @voboghure, @west7, @noruzzaman, @cnormandigital (async) , @quitevisible (async), @quitevisible (async), @chauhanraj754 (async), @zeelthakkar (async), @devmuhib (async), @jagirbahesh (async), @darshanprajapat09 (async), @nishitajoshi (async), @rithika3 (async)

Newcomers: @worldwildweb, @rockeygamer, @theritiktiwari, @malayladu, @stephenaturner999

Note taker: @sumitsingh

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

  • Nomination for 2025 Training Team Reps
    • It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for nominations for 2025 Training Team Reps. This year, I complete my 2 year term and will be stepping down. We’ll be selecting two new reps to join @Jamie Madden .
    • Please nominate next year’s team reps on the post by October 25th.

Looking for volunteers

  • Call for contributors: Designer Learning Pathway
  • We’ve got some brand new content in the works! Come help out with scriptwriting, voice recording, video editing, content creation, and reviewing.
    • If you’d like to help out, please leave a comment in this GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889
    • If you’d like to know more before signing up, please reach out to @westnz, or ask your questions here
  • Looking for volunteer to take over testing of GatherPress for the Training Team.
  • With @Laura A departure from the team, we need someone to take over liaising between the GatherPress project and the Training Team. Role includes:
    • Joining GatherPress Slack channel and staying updated on the project’s progress.
    • Report back to the training team on a regular bases.
    • Run testing scenarios and provide feedback to the GatherPress project team.

Dev Squad

  • Join us this week in #meta-learn for the dev-squad, there has also been some discussions on expanding what we cover in our triage to include content as we have over 40 issues in the content area that can be worked on as well. What are peoples thoughts on this?

Other News

  • Announcing the next Learn WordPress Course Cohort.

Come and Contribute

Content ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

Validated feedback awaiting fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • @Jamie Madden: I would like to give props to @Laura A for her work on the SEO lesson. Also props to @Jonathan as he has agreed to host the team meeting on the 29th of October as @Kaito Hanamori (previously Ben Evans) and myself are unavailable.
  •  @Jonathan: props to @Lax Mariappan for his continued work hosting online workshops, and facilitating the next cohort. Also props to @Sumit Singh for offering to co-host Lax’s workshop tomorrow, as I’m not available.
  • @Lax Mariappan Props to @Jonathan for helping with the meetups and cohorts. Appreciate it .
  • @Wes Theron : Props to @Emmanuel for the script writing and video editing of the SEO  Part 1 lesson, Props to @Rico for publishing his first lesson in German.Props to @noruzzaman for completing the previous Training Team Meeting Recap.
  • @Joey Brinkman: Props to @Jamie Madden for helping me out and clarifying the local dev environment use-case. Thank you for your patience and kindness!

Project updates

Open discussions

As a 2nd follow-up on creating a module quiz/activity review process, I’ve created this issue which contains a link to a Google doc. This document is currently a draft and I invite anyone to leave a comment there.
https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2946


You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#meeting-recap

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Training Team Meeting Recap – 10th October 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2939

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1728518429928469

Attendees: @kaitohm, @dapobabarinde, @noruzzaman, @digitalchild, @pratiklondhe, @devmuhib, @sumitsingh, @nishitajoshi, @chauhanraj754, @darshanprajapat09, @jagirbahesh, @zeelthakkar, @rfluethi, @sancastiza, @cnormandigital, @mebo, @psykro, @voboghure, @rithika3, @west7

Newcomers: @smartrobbie@jackson23m@jaz_on@katsunorikuroda@mayursinhvadher@vaksin@pratiklondhe@blackqueeriroh@paulmckibben@sanzv622@22halomedia@fayyazfayzi@yingjuuu@dapobabarinde

Note taker: @noruzzaman

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

  • Nomination for 2025 Training Team Reps
    • It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for nominations for 2025 Training Team Reps. This year, I complete my 2 year term and will be stepping down. We’ll be selecting two new reps to join @Jamie Madden .
    • Please nominate next year’s team reps on the post by October 25th.
  • Adding a content review process for quizzes and assessments
    • Last week, @Cynthia Norman started a discussion around adding a review process to quizzes and assessments. Cynthia has offered to start drafting a handbook page that details what that process might look like.
    • Come add your thoughts to last week’s Slack discussion

Looking for volunteers

  • Call for contributors: Designer Learning Pathway
  • We’ve got some brand new content in the works! Come help out with scriptwriting, voice recording, video editing, content creation, and reviewing.
    • If you’d like to help out, please leave a comment in this GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889
    • If you’d like to know more before signing up, please reach out to @westnz, or ask your questions here
  • Looking for volunteer to take over testing of GatherPress for the Training Team.
  • With @Laura A departure from the team, we need someone to take over liaising between the GatherPress project and the Training Team. Role includes:
    • Joining GatherPress Slack channel and staying updated on the project’s progress.
    • Report back to the training team on a regular bases.
    • Run testing scenarios and provide feedback to the GatherPress project team.

Other News

Come and Contribute

Feedback awaiting validation

See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.
We have 21 issues that require validation (this is +1 from last week)

Content ready for review

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

Good first issues for developers

  • See Developing Learn WordPress for instructions on contributing to the Learn WordPress code.
  • We have 0 issues requiring development

Validated feedback awaiting fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Badges awarded: We had 4 people who received a Training Contributor Badge this week! Please give it up for @Ervan Yuffrizal @Agil Julio @Michelle Blanchette and @Vince
  • Contributor badges are awarded to folks who have shown consistent contribution, and are shown on their WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ profile page. (For example, you can see the badges I’ve received under the section “Contribution History” here: https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaitohm/)

Project updates

  • @kaitohm connected with @Jamie Madden for the first time as team reps this week. We discussed the nomination process for choosing next year’s reps, and also discussed new meeting times (mentioned earlier in this meeting).
  • Over the coming week, @kaitohm plan on catching up on where Tutorial/Lesson Plan migrations are up to on the new site and hopefully moving that process forward.
  • @sumitsingh is working 1:1 training with new WP folks and reviewing recap posts . Also always available here for quick help for everyone
  • @digitalchild is working on the Team updates post, I became a full on rep !
  • @jagirbahesh have published the Last week meeting notes on WordPress.org
  • @cnormandigital have the pleasure of working with @Christopher Sam within the Training Guide Program. We have completed our 2nd meeting and he is well on his way to becoming one of our newest contributors. I look forward to our continued work together.
  • @freewebmentor am working as 1 to 1 training mentor with new WP members.
  • @west7 was on holiday last week, but will be jumping into content creation again this week.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

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Announcing the next Learn WordPress Course Cohort.

One of the Training Team’s goals this year is to run 1-2 outcome/project-based course cohorts. A course cohort is defined as a group of people who go through a learning journey at the same time. Course cohorts can be run asynchronously, but include planned synchronous sessions for group-related activities. Course cohorts usually follow aspects of social learning, where the group can interact with each other, and learn from each other. 

Now that we have launched Learning Pathways, we’re pleased to announce the next Learn WordPress course cohort. based on Learning Pathway content.

What?

The topic of this cohort will be Introduction to developing plugins, and will be facilitated by @lakshmananphp. This course will be perfect for first-time WordPress pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party developers, who have never built a plugin before.

The structure of the course will be as follows:

  • Week 1: Setting up a local development environment
  • Week 2: Basic plugin requirements
  • Week 3: HooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. and Filters
  • Week 4: Custom post types and taxonomies
  • Week 5: Custom post typeCustom Post Type WordPress can hold and display many different types of content. A single item of such a content is generally called a post, although post is also a specific post type. Custom Post Types gives your site the ability to have templated posts, to simplify the concept. data
  • Week 6: CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site. and JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/.

When? 

The course cohort will start on Monday, the 4th of November, 2024, and end on Friday, the 13th of December, 2024.

This will be a 6-week cohort and will include asynchronous as well as synchronous (real-time) sessions for cohort participants. 

An hour-long synchronous session will take place every Wednesday at 12:00 UTC for the duration of the course cohort. We will only be accepting participants who are available at this time, every Wednesday between the 4th of November, 2024, and the 13th of December, 2024.

How?

The course content will combine text, video, and the weekly Zoom sessions. All content will be hosted on Learn WordPress. Participants will be added to a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel in the Make WordPress Slack so that course attendees can communicate with each other. All applicants will need a valid WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ profile and a Make WordPress Slack account to access the content. 

Who?

To sign up for this course, please complete the signup using this link to the signup form.

Please make sure to include your WordPress.org profile URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org, and your Make WordPress Slack username. The signup form will remain open until the 25th of October 2024.

We are not explicitly limiting sign-ups to a specific number of participants. However, if we find a high number of folks are interested, we reserve the right to introduce a hard limit. If this happens, we’ll put any additional applicants on a waiting list for another cohort on the same topic in early 2025.

We look forward to hosting this next course cohort. If you are interested in taking part, please make sure to sign up before the 25th of October 2024.

Update to weekly team meeting times

As announced in today’s team meeting, the Training Team will be updating our weekly meeting times, starting next week. This change was made to accommodate the recent change in team reps and moving the meeting to a time both reps could attend.

The new meeting time will be weekly on Tuesdays from 07:00 UTC (see this time in your own timezone)

The first meeting in the new time will be held at:

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 07:00

For those who may not be familiar:

  • Team meetings are text-based meetings in the #training channel in Slack where we cover news, project updates, and other discussion topics.
  • Anyone can contribute to discussions asynchronously, and meeting notes will be published by the end of each week.
  • The agenda will be created in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ and shared in the #training Slack channel by Monday each week.

We look forward to seeing everyone next week!


Administrative notes: meeting times have been updated in the following locations.

  • The team blog’s Welcome Box
  • The WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ meeting calendar
  • Handbook page How we work together
  • Meeting agenda GitHub issue template

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Training Team Meeting Recap – 03rd October 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2915

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1727913694053239
(If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)

Attendees: @kaitohm, @west7, @voboghure, @jagirbahesh, @davidmutero, @noruzzaman, @sumitsingh, @digitalchild, @devmuhib, @darshanprajapat09, @zeelthakkar, @ardianimaya(async), @psykro, @mebo(async), @cnormandigital(async), @nishitajoshi(async), @rithika3(async), @rinkuiihglobal(async), @ironnysh(async), @rfluethi(async), @chauhanraj754(async)

Newcomers: @cristimacovei21, @tawandamoyo, @samaaburahma, @flickimp, @robpie, @shakhawat579, @donnapep, @dineshjain2911, @zazap, @timiodubola

Note taker: @jagirbahesh

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

  • @cnormandigital : suggests implementing a review process for the creation of module quizzes and activities.
  • @west7: Currently, we don’t have a formal review process, but we do test quizzes and review activities internally. While this shouldn’t be a blocker, content creators can request a review if they’re uncertain about any aspect. https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/lessons/creating-lesson-module-quizzes-activities/
  • @west7: In the past, we’ve created quizzes and activities after completing the course or learning pathway. While I agree we shouldn’t introduce a new workflow in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/, it’s easier to review quizzes and activities once they’re built in Sensei. Additionally, creating them after completing a module or course helps provide a clearer overall perspective.
  • @cnormandigital: Keep in mind that evaluations will include hands-on activities using Playground and Blueprints. With these added components, I believe a review process is important, and having separate GitHub issues to track the evaluation activities would be helpful.

Looking for volunteers

  • Call for Contributors: Designer Learning Pathway
    We’re creating exciting new content and need help with scriptwriting, voice recording, video editing, content creation, and reviewing. If you’re interested in contributing, leave a comment on this GitHub issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889. For more information, feel free to reach out to @west7 or ask questions here.
  • Looking for volunteer to take over testing of GatherPress for the Training Team.
    With @lada7042 departure, we need someone to take over as the liaison between the GatherPress project and the Training Team. Responsibilities include:
    • Joining the GatherPress Slack channel and staying informed on project updates.
    • Regularly reporting back to the Training Team.
    • Running test scenarios and providing feedback to the GatherPress team.

Other News

  • @lada7042 Since December of last year, she has been serving as a Training Team RepTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.. Recently, she announced that she’s stepping down from both the team and the WordPress project. Here’s her original message shared on Slack:
  • @zoonini: Duplicate functionality is temporarily hidden on Learn
  • Learn WordPress performance – First two months
    It’s been two months since the redesigned Learn WordPress site, with a focus on Learning Pathways, was launched. @zoonini gathered data showing positive results: high learner satisfaction, a course completion rate above industry standards, and the highest video retention rate Learn WordPress has ever achieved. More details can be found in the full report here.
  • Upcoming Online Workshop: Build a Portfolio Website Using a Block Theme and Patterns.

Come and Contribute

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Props:
    • @kaitohm A big thank you to our team reps, @lada7042, @digitalchild, and @piyopiyofox, for holding down the fort during my sabbatical.
    • @west7 given props to @zoonini for publishing the Learn WordPress Performance post and her contributions to the Guide Program.
    • @west7 given props to @flickimp for completing his first voice-over recording for a lesson in the Beginner Designer learning pathway.
    • @west7 given props to @soie7 for editing scripts.
    • @digitalchild given props to @lada7042 for all her hard work in the training team, helping me as the interim rep and everything you have contributed to the team.

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Can other Training Team members help you in some way?

@kaitohm: Catching up on all the team updates while I was away. Excited to see the Learn relaunch was a success, with learners more engaged on the new site!

@ardianimaya: I’ll be on a 1-month break soon, but before that, I’ll finish and publish the Contributor Spotlight on @psykro by mid-next week CC @ironnysh

@psykro: I have been performing check ins with all the contributors working on the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party developer learning pathway.

@cnormandigital: I’m adding theme files to a GitHub repository for integration with a Playground Blueprint, which will connect to the new Playground BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. in Sensei lessons. Excited about the potential for advanced skill evaluation!

@rfluethi: I’ve completed my first lesson translation! Now, I’m preparing a presentation for WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Karlsruhe on Learn.WordPress.com and organizing a local study group to explore the learning paths together.

@kaitohm: Shared the link to my slides from WordCamp EU this year. You can use any information from them in your presentation. With the relaunch of Learn, we now have more Learning Pathways to share!


You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#meeting-recap

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Training Team Meeting Recap – 26th September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2906

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1727308883252809
(If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)

Attendees: @lada7042, @jessecowens, @west7, @Israel Barragan, @sumitsingh, @jhimross (async), @freewebmentor(async), @darshanprajapat09(async), @noruzzaman(async), @nishitajoshi(async), @rinkuiihglobal(async), @rithika3(async), @zeelthakkar(async), @devmuhib(async), @jagirbahesh(async), @digitalchild(async), @ironnysh(async), @cnormandigital(async), @rfluethi(async), @zoonini(async), @askdesign(async), @chauhanraj754(async)

Newcomers: @Robert Biswas, @Marko Mladenovic, @rahuldsarker, @Francesco Lastrucci

Note taker: @zeelthakkar

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

Are you a designer? Your feedback is valuable! We’re seeking input on a draft outline for the Designer learning pathway. The goal is to begin developing content for the Beginner level by the end of the month.

Looking for volunteers

The WordPress Training Team is looking for contributors to host Learn WordPress Online Workshops. This is an opportunity to share your expertise, connect with a global audience, and make a positive impact. Hosts can present in their preferred language and time zone while engaging with attendees and giving back to the community. It’s a great way to expand your network and help others improve their WordPress skills. Apply now to become a facilitator!

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

The next dev-squad triage session is scheduled for 07:00 UTC in the #meta-learn channel. These bi-weekly meetings focus on reviewing open PRs and addressing new bugs from the Learn WordPress GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ repository.

Other News

Come and Contribute

Feedback awaiting validation

Project updates

  • Mentorship cohort

    The Q4 mentorship program is fully booked, so sessions will be delivered through Online Workshops covering various aspects of the WordPress project and team introductions. These workshops will be scheduled soon and open to the public.

    @west7 has been created the Beginner designer Learning Pathway GitHub Project: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Can other Faculty or Training Team members help you in some way?

@jessecowens Volunteered to lead the REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. module for the intermediate developer pathway at WCUS and is now back from the event, excited to provide updates before next week’s meeting.

@west7 Made progress on the Designer Learning Pathway outline, created a new lesson, and is currently working on scriptwriting for another lesson.

@digitalchild Conducted some reviews but has been limited due to traveling.

@zoonini Focused on the Guide program administration, handling deprecated tutorial redirects, and migrating tutorials to lessons, before starting a 3-month sabbatical on Oct. 3.

 Upcoming Online Workshops to attend


You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#meeting-recap

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