Docs Team Update: August 28, 2014

The following is the status of our current projects:

1. DevHub:

Some of the pull requests for the parser have been committed. @siobhan will review the open parser issues, and tag any that are related to DevHub.

Work continues on implementing changes to the code reference.

@samuelsidler is working on the handbook content migrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies., and will report any handbook theme issues encountered during migration.

(8/26/2014 chat summary)

2. Handbooks:

Progress was slow this past week on both handbooks. @samuelsidler said he had some contributors to the handbooks during the 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. Boston Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/..

@blobaugh said he needs help with the Sanity Practices page in Section 2 of 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 Handbook.

@sewmyheadon said the next Seattle Docs Sprint is coming up on Saturday, September 6.

(8/27/2014 chat log)

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