Title: Documentation Team Update – August 31, 2026 Author: Milana Cap Published: August 31, 2026 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) [Milana Cap](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) 3:52 pm _on_ August 31, 2026 Tags: [docs ( 228 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/docs/) # Documentation Team Update – August 31, 2026 #### New schema for docs meetings: * 1st in the month – SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) chat * 2nd in the month – Video call * 3rd in the month – Slack chat * 4th in the month – 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/](https://make.wordpress.org/) There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/)( video) * 5th in the month – Video call [Documentation Issue Tracker](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/) stats. ## Current state * [open issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues): 563 * [closed issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed): 1720 * [good first issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/good%20first%20issue): 11 * [self-assigned](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/self-assigned): 92 By status: * [To do](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20-label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D%20In%20progress%22%20-label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D%20Review%22): 422 * [In progress](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D+In+progress%22+is%3Aopen): 37 * [Review](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D+Review%22+is%3Aopen): 104 By version: * [7.1](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aopen%20is%3Aissue%20label%3A%227.1%22): 45 * [7.0](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A7.0): 4 * [6.9](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aopen%20is%3Aissue%20label%3A%226.9%22): 4 * [6.8](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/6.8): 2 * [6.7](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/6.7): 21 * [6.6](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/6.6): 22 * [6.5](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.5%22+is%3Aopen): 10 * [6.4](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.4%22+is%3Aopen): 40 * [6.3](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.3%22+is%3Aopen): 7 * [6.2](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.2%22+is%3Aopen): 1 By project: * [End-user documentation](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22user+documentation+%28HelpHub%29%22+is%3Aopen): 298 * [Developer documentation](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22developer+documentation+%28DevHub%29%22+is%3Aopen): 179 * [Advanced administration](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22advanced+administration%22+is%3Aopen): 20 * [Contributor documentation](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22contributor+documentation%22+is%3Aopen): 5 ## Past month 0 pull requests [merged](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/pulls?q=is%3Apr+closed%3A2026-07-31..2026-08-31+). 48 issues [closed](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20closed%3A2026-07-31..2026-08-31). 46 issues were [created](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20created%3A2026-07-31..2026-08-31). Current projects: * [Blocks articles overhaul](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/267) * [WordPress 7.1 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/295) * [WordPress 7.0 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/286) * [WordPress 6.9 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/262) * [WordPress 6.8 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/235) * [WordPress 6.7 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/223) * [WP 6.6 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/201) * [WP 6.5 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/154) * [WP 6.4 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/141) * [WP 6.3 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/108) * [WP 6.2 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/67) * [WP 6.1 Documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/45) * [Documentation for WordPress 6.0 release](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/28/views/5) * [[[Block Editor End User Docs Update to 5.9](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/projects/3) * [Content Review](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/projects/2) * [Advanced administration handbook](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/47) * [[[WordPress Glossary update](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/20) * [[[WordPress Block Editor End-User Docs Inventory](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/23) * [Inventory of Technical Parts From End User Docs](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/26) * [Documentation team Handbook](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/43/views/1) * [New design for HelpHub in WordPress.org](https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2022/10/19/new-design-for-helphub-in-wordpress-org/) * [End-user documentation](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/90) * [End-user docs repo – workflows and settings](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/140) The Documentation team repositories: * [WordPress/**WordPress-Documentation-Style-Guide**](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Documentation-Style-Guide) * [WordPress/**Documentation-Issue-Tracker**](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker) * [WordPress/**documentation-end-user**](https://github.com/WordPress/documentation-end-user) * [WordPress/**Advanced-administration-handbook**](https://github.com/WordPress/Advanced-administration-handbook) [#docs](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/docs/) ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/31/documentation-team-update-august-31-2026/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/31/documentation-team-update-august-31-2026/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/31/documentation-team-update-august-31-2026/?share=bluesky) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/31/documentation-team-update-august-31-2026/?share=x) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/31/documentation-team-update-august-31-2026/?share=facebook) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/31/documentation-team-update-august-31-2026/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fdocumentation-team-update-august-31-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c89447051442fa67f733cd23f299ed361f51e5129ee4b00a1f5d83fc2178a09? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. 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