This meeting followed the meeting agenda in GitHub and P2 Post.
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Introductions and Welcome
There were 20 attendees: @softglaze, @alkesh7, @rjekic, @sumitsingh, @sumitjavia, @mosescursor, @rfluethi, @makanikaran (async), @gohelkunjan (async), @andrewssanya (async), @lidarroy (async), @nitspatel (async), @vasantrajput (async), @dilip2615 (async), @mohkatz (async), @pravin1996 (async), @sonaliprajapati (async), @harshjadav003 (async), @jenish1234 (async), @ursha (async)
Newcomers: @kulsumsiddique, @quentinldd, @polg87, @meahadi, @rafamarin
Meeting hosted by: @sumitsingh
Note Taker: @softglaze
Note Reviewer: @vasantrajput
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News
Here is our current note taker roster:
It’s recommended to publish meeting notes before the next weekly meeting, so it stays clear which meeting a recap refers to. Note takers who need help with a recap post can DM @vasantrajput, who will guide them and review and publish the post.
Looking for feedback
- Spanish translations: Feedback and reviewers are welcome on #3714 (“Open Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. Principle 0: With many eyes, all bugs are shallow”) and #3711 (“What is a plugin 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.?”).
- Team Homepage: @clk87 has shared a block-based prototype for the Training Team homepage to make team pages more engaging and newcomer-friendly. Feedback is welcome via GitHub Issue #3674.
- Office Hours: The next Office Hours will be held on a weekday, avoiding Monday and Friday. The proposed dates are October 27, 28, or 29, 2026.
- @sumitsingh asked whether the date could be finalised during the meeting. No date was agreed in the meeting.
- In the thread afterwards, the team settled on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 15:00 UTC on Zoom, moderated by @sumitsingh. The topic will be shared beforehand. @vasantrajput suggested publishing the agenda post on the Training blog two to three days ahead to bring in more contributors.
- Text-to-Speech: The team discussed exploring text-to-speech/read-aloud functionality for course lessons. @softglaze has created prototypes, and the team is encouraged to provide feedback before implementation discussions with the Meta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. Team.
- @softglaze noted that the prototypes are linked in #3649, and that feedback from @rjekic points toward the free, built-in browser voice, which needs no paid service and no hosted audio files.
- Two questions were raised for the team: what should be in place before the proposal goes to the Meta Team, and who to contact there. These are still open, and replies are welcome on the issue.
- Training Team Handbook: The handbook is being updated; suggestions are welcome in GitHub Issue #3447.
- Intermediate Plugin Developer Course: @mebo has revived the Learning Pathway course and started working on modules and lessons. Team members are invited to review the new content, including the “Rendering plugin data” lesson.
Looking for volunteers
- Content Review Volunteers: Volunteers are needed to review and identify content that should be updated or consolidated, in two groups: one for the handbook and one for courses.
- Office Hours Note Taker: A note taker is needed for the October 28 Office Hours session (15:00 UTC, Zoom). Please reply in the #training channel if you can help. Previous recaps for reference: September 26.
- Lesson Thumbnails: Work has started on creating thumbnails for lessons that need them. Contributions to the remaining thumbnails are welcome through GitHub Issue #3428.
- Issue Cleanup: The team is organising the many open issues into smaller categories and reviewing them systematically. The proposed process is to review issues one by one, identify outdated or irrelevant items, suggest next steps, and comment before closing or updating. Contributors can start with Good First Issues, especially those related to content feedback, following the handbook guide for validating feedback.
- Bug issues were suggested as the first priority. Other options are Needs Translation Reviewer, Unlabeled, Awaiting Triage and Content Feedback. No category The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. was chosen during the meeting; team members are encouraged to suggest which one to review first, after which the issues will be divided among contributors.
- On Needs Translation Reviewer, @softglaze shared that 24 of these issues are Urdu lesson translations. The translations are complete, 20 lessons have been reviewed, and two more volunteers have offered to review the remaining 4.
- @sumitsingh confirmed that once the review is done, author access will be provided so the lessons can be published. Whether to remove the label from already reviewed issues is still open.
Update for last week’s triage squad
No triage squad meetings last week.
Other news
Come and Contribute
This week’s contribution focus area
- Content ready for review: 9 issues. See Guidelines for reviewing content.
- Feedback awaiting validation: 36 issues. See Validating and Applying Content Feedback.
- Topics awaiting vetting: 2 issues. See Vetting Topic Ideas.
- Validated feedback awaiting fix: 27 issues.
Contribution Acknowledgement
Badges Awarded
- No badges awarded this week.
Give Props
Project updates
- A new version of the 50-hour course, WordPress Credits: Intro to Contribution, has been launched. It is integrated with the new Education Platform, where mentors can track student progress through student report cards.
Upcoming Online Workshops
- No online workshop is scheduled for this week.
Contributor Updates
- @softglaze:
- Text-to-Speech #3649: replied on the issue; the prototypes are ready for feedback.
- Urdu course: translations are complete and 20 of 24 lessons have been reviewed (thanks to @sanayasir). The last 4 are being shared between @had1a and @pomypk.
- Leading the WordPress 7.2 Test Scrub on Thursday 22 October at 15:00 UTC in #core-test. Everyone is welcome.
Open Discussions
- No topics were raised during the meeting. Async discussion is welcome in the meeting thread.
The meeting closed with Dussehra wishes from @sumitsingh. Thanks to everyone who participated in the sync and async, and to those who will contribute in future sessions.
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