Title: Team Updates – WordPress Contributor Team Updates --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/r1k0/) [Erick Wambua](https://profiles.wordpress.org/r1k0/) 7:56 pm _on_ October 9, 2026 Tags: [test ( 190 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/test/) # 󠀁[Test Team Update: 09 October, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/10/09/test-team-update-09-october-2026/)󠁿 💡 If you don’t know how to start, join the Patch Testing Session ☕ held every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3:00 pm UTC in the [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/). ## Test Ticket Queue 🎟 👉🏽 “(change: N)” represents changes from prior 2 weeks (unless noted). Note that review implies code validation and addresses developers. ### 📊 Current totals (󠀁[since 25th September, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/28/test-team-update-25-september-2026/)󠁿): **CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.** * Need to reproduce issue: [130](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&keywords=~needs-testing+-has-patch&col=id&col=summary&col=focuses&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=changetime&order=changetime)( change: -5) * Need patch testing: [137](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch&col=id&col=summary&col=focuses&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=changetime&order=changetime)( change: +5) **GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)** * Need to reproduce issue: [14](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22)( change: -1) * Need patch testing: [1](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3A%22Needs+Testing%22)( change: 0) ### 🟢 New/Changed two weeks: **Core** * Need to reproduce issue: [0](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?changetime=09%2F25%2F2026..10%2F09%2F2026&keywords=~needs-testing+-has-patch&status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&order=changetime&col=id&col=summary&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=focuses)( change: 0) * Need patch testing: [32](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?changetime=09%2F25%2F2026..10%2F09%2F2026&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch&status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&order=changetime&col=id&col=summary&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=focuses)( change: +20) **Gutenberg** * Need to reproduce issue: [0](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22%20created%3A%3E%40today-14d)( change: 0) * Need patch testing: [0](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3A%22Needs+Testing%22+created%3A%3E2026-09-25)( change: 0) To know more about these reports and what you can do, connect with the Test Team over in [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/) or ➡️ check the [full meetings schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/meetings/#test). [[+make.wordpress.org/test/ [#test](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/test/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F10%2F09%2Ftest-team-update-09-october-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) [Bijay Yadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) 5:33 pm _on_ October 6, 2026 Tags: [themes ( 549 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/themes/), [weekly updates ( 244 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/weekly-updates/) # 󠀁[Themes team update October 6, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/10/06/themes-team-update-october-6-2026/)󠁿 i)  Theme directory stats **Currently,** * 131 new tickets are waiting for review. - 0 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 0 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 27 tickets are older than **1 week** - 92 tickets are older than **3 days** * 61 tickets are assigned. - 4 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 23 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 57 tickets are older than **1 week** - 60 tickets are older than **3 days** * 3 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live. * 51 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. **In the past 7 days**, * 701 tickets were opened * 694 tickets were closed - 641 tickets were made live. * 33 new Themes were made live. * 608 Theme updates were made live. * 33 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live. * 51 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. - 53 tickets were not approved. - 0 tickets were closed-newer-version-uploaded. _Note: These stats include both the new theme tickets and updated theme tickets  as well. And data from [themes trac](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/Weekly-Stats)._ Number of reviewers: 13 ([@aslamnaik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aslamnaik/), [@bijayyadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/), [@bikram_sth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bikram_sth/), [@dimikjones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimikjones/), [@fahimmurshed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahimmurshed/), [@franchidesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/franchidesign/), [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/), [@luzuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luzuk/), [@martatorre](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martatorre/), [@nitspatel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nitspatel/), [@noruzzaman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noruzzaman/), [@productiveminds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/), [@wpinterface](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpinterface/)) ### ii)  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. Theme Stats * 82 Block themes are currently being reviewed * 18 block themes have been live for the last 7 days ### iii) HelpScout Stats In the past 7 days, | Email Conversations 4 | Messages Received 8 | | Replies Sent 5 | Emails Created 0 | | Resolved 4 | Resolved on First Reply 50% | ### iv) Extras * Create Block Theme 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 95 active issues and 15 pull requests in [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/create-block-theme/issues). * [Theme Check](https://github.com/WordPress/theme-check) Plugin has 11 PRs and 40 issues. Co-written by [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/) [#themes](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/themes/), [#weekly-updates](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/weekly-updates/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F10%2F06%2Fthemes-team-update-october-6-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) [Francisco Torres](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) 4:15 pm _on_ October 5, 2026 Tags: [plugins ( 609 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) # 󠀁[Plugins Team: 5 Oct 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/10/05/plugins-team-5-oct-2026/)󠁿 ### 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)󠁿 or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. Status Change Stats * Plugins requested : 1119 * Plugins rejected : 300 * Plugins closed : 150 * Plugins approved : 915 ### Plugin Queue Stats (current) * Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 4611 - (older than 7 days ago)** : 3723 - (2026-09-28 – 2026-10-04) : 600 - (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 148 - (pending; replied to)* : 4463 - (pending; waiting on author)* : 3789 - (pending; waiting on reviewer)* : 442 - (pending; waiting on reviewer, email not yet sent)* : 232 ### Help Scout Queue Stats * Total Conversations: 2456 * New Conversations: 1496 * Customers: 2057 * Conversations per Day: 307 * Busiest Day: Monday * Messages Received: 1618 * Replies Sent: 4575 * Emails Created: 1248 `*` : Stat reflects current size of queue and does not take into account ‘date’ or ‘day’ interval `**` : Stat reflects activity only within the ‘recentdays’ from today [#plugins](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F10%2F05%2Fplugins-team-5-oct-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) [Milana Cap](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) 8:52 am _on_ October 5, 2026 Tags: [docs ( 227 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/docs/) # 󠀁[Documentation Team Update – October 5, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/10/05/documentation-team-update-october-5-2026/)󠁿 #### 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): 479 * [closed issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed): 1822 * [good first issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/good%20first%20issue): 8 * [self-assigned](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/self-assigned): 78 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): 362 * [In progress](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D+In+progress%22+is%3Aopen): 30 * [Review](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D+Review%22+is%3Aopen): 87 By version: * [7.1](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aopen%20is%3Aissue%20label%3A%227.1%22): 11 * [7.0](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A7.0): 0 * [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): 0 * [6.7](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/6.7): 17 * [6.6](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/6.6): 18 * [6.5](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.5%22+is%3Aopen): 8 * [6.4](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.4%22+is%3Aopen): 32 * [6.3](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.3%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): 237 * [Developer documentation](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22developer+documentation+%28DevHub%29%22+is%3Aopen): 185 * [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): 4 ## Past month 0 pull requests [merged](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/pulls?q=is%3Apr+closed%3A2026-09-05..2026-10-05). 87 issues [closed](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A2026-09-05..2026-10-05). 13 issues were [created](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+created%3A2026-09-05..2026-10-05). Current projects: * [WP Overview](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/274/views/1) * [Technical guides](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/272) * [Support guides](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/273) * [Customization guides](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/275/views/1) * [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/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F10%2F05%2Fdocumentation-team-update-october-5-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rjekic/) [Rade Jekić](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rjekic/) 6:15 pm _on_ October 4, 2026 Tags: [training ( 72 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/training/) # 󠀁[Training Team Update – October 4th, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/10/04/training-team-update-october-4th-2026/)󠁿 **Hello from the Training Team!** Here’s our monthly roundup of updates, highlights, and ways to get involved. Let’s celebrate the work accomplished last month and look ahead together! ## 📌 Highlights Here are some important updates from the Training Team! * 📚 **The Learn WordPress DACH team** finished its first German-language course cohort, **_“Starten mit WordPress”_** – seven weeks, seven live sessions, always two facilitators, a prepared curriculum for every single session, and answers in 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/) in between. In the final session, every participant presented a website they had built themselves. Wonderful commitment, and a great model for all us to learn from. * 🤖 **AI Is Everywhere – Now What?** [@piyopiyofox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piyopiyofox/) decided to create a course and help you learn the basics (and much more). New course is live, check it out: [https://learn.wordpress.org/course/ai-literacy-through-wordpress/](https://learn.wordpress.org/course/ai-literacy-through-wordpress/). After you finish it, we suggest a deep dive into [https://learn.wordpress.org/course/ai-powered-wordpress/](https://learn.wordpress.org/course/ai-powered-wordpress/). * 🧳 The Training Team is working on **a big project: finding outdated content in the Training Team handbook** and updating it. Feel free to learn more about it and join us. You can find us in the [#training](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/training/) channel on Slack. * 🏫 **We are actively working on multi-language 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost- based plugin from a third-party. testing** – we decided to reorganize all the translated content and make the Learn website easier to use for everyone. We will update you shortly. ### ⚒️ Overview of the Training Team Activities in September * We held 5 Training Team meetings. Weekly meetings continued to be facilitated by team reps, but in the future this will be changed. We decided to give this role to all new admins in the Training Team who are willing to facilitate the meetings. * We held our **fifth** **Training Team Office Hours** meeting on **September 26th** and scheduled the next for October (we will inform you once the date is set and confirmed). You can find the latest Training Team Office Hours meeting recap here: [https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/09/29/office-hours-meeting-recap-september-26-2026/](https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/09/29/office-hours-meeting-recap-september-26-2026/) You can read the meeting recap notes for weekly meetings on the [Training Team blog](https://make.wordpress.org/training/). ### 📋 Project Status | Project | Number of Active Tickets | | 🔍 Content ready for review | 9 | | 🐛 Feedback awaiting validation | 44 | | 🧪 Topics awaiting vetting | 4 | | ✅ Validated feedback awaiting fix | 27 | | 👀 Translations ready to review | 26 | ### 📋 Project Update | Task Type | Completed | | 🧯 Closed feedback tasks | 17 | | 📖 Translated content | 22 | | 🖊️ Translation in progress | 14 | | 🪚 Workshops completed | 0 | Huge thanks to all contributors – whether you took notes on a meeting, facilitated a meeting, translated or reviewed content, created content, hosted or co-hosted a workshop, or helped us wrangle the tasks and issues 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 by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/). Your efforts power the Training Team forward. 🙌 [[+make.wordpress.org/training/ [#training](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/training/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 5:04 pm _on_ October 2, 2026 Tags: [make.wordpress.org/meta ( 6 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/make-wordpress-org-meta/), [p2-xpost ( 77 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/p2-xpost/)    # 󠀁[X-post: Heads up: HelpScout to FreeScout Migration](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/10/02/xpost-heads-up-helpscout-to-freescout-migration/)󠁿 X-post from [+make.wordpress.org/meta](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/): [Heads up: HelpScout to FreeScout Migration](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2026/10/02/heads-up-helpscout-to-freescout-migration/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F10%2F02%2Fxpost-heads-up-helpscout-to-freescout-migration%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) [Bijay Yadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) 3:08 pm _on_ September 29, 2026 Tags: [themes ( 549 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/themes/), [weekly updates ( 244 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/weekly-updates/) # 󠀁[Themes team update September 29, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/29/themes-team-update-september-29-2026/)󠁿 i)  Theme directory stats **Currently,** * 98 new tickets are waiting for review. - 0 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 0 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 18 tickets are older than **1 week** - 70 tickets are older than **3 days** * 53 tickets are assigned. - 2 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 30 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 52 tickets are older than **1 week** - 53 tickets are older than **3 days** * 3 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live. * 73 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. **In the past 7 days**, * 666 tickets were opened * 609 tickets were closed - 573 tickets were made live. * 56 new Themes were made live. * 517 Theme updates were made live. * 3 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live. * 73 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. - 36 tickets were not approved. - 0 tickets were closed-newer-version-uploaded. _Note: These stats include both the new theme tickets and updated theme tickets  as well. And data from [themes trac](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/Weekly-Stats)._ Number of reviewers: 12 ([@aslamnaik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aslamnaik/), [@bijayyadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/), [@bikram_sth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bikram_sth/), [@dimikjones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimikjones/), [@fahimmurshed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahimmurshed/), [@franchidesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/franchidesign/), [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/), [@luzuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luzuk/), [@noruzzaman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noruzzaman/), [@productiveminds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/), [@vowelweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vowelweb/), [@wpinterface](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpinterface/)) ### ii)  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. Theme Stats * 53 Block themes are currently being reviewed * 30 block themes have been live for the last 7 days ### iii) HelpScout Stats In the past 7 days, | Email Conversations 4 | Messages Received 11 | | Replies Sent 1 | Emails Created 0 | | Resolved 0 | Resolved on First Reply 0% | ### iv) Extras * Create Block Theme 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 95 active issues and 14 pull requests in [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/create-block-theme/issues). * [Theme Check](https://github.com/WordPress/theme-check) Plugin has 11 PRs and 40 issues. Co-written by [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/) [#themes](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/themes/), [#weekly-updates](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/weekly-updates/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Fthemes-team-update-september-29-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) [Francisco Torres](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) 8:10 pm _on_ September 28, 2026 Tags: [plugins ( 609 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) # 󠀁[Plugins Team: 28 Sep 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/28/plugins-team-28-sep-2026/)󠁿 ### 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)󠁿 or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. Status Change Stats * Plugins requested : 1021 * Plugins rejected : 237 * Plugins closed : 76 * Plugins approved : 820 ### Plugin Queue Stats (current) * Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 4598 - (older than 7 days ago)** : 3849 - (2026-09-21 – 2026-09-27) : 507 - (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 30 - (pending; replied to)* : 4568 - (pending; waiting on author)* : 3860 - (pending; waiting on reviewer)* : 475 - (pending; waiting on reviewer, email not yet sent)* : 233 ### Help Scout Queue Stats * Total Conversations: 2307 * New Conversations: 1368 * Customers: 1912 * Conversations per Day: 288 * Busiest Day: Monday * Messages Received: 1820 * Replies Sent: 4618 * Emails Created: 1081 `*` : Stat reflects current size of queue and does not take into account ‘date’ or ‘day’ interval `**` : Stat reflects activity only within the ‘recentdays’ from today [#plugins](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F09%2F28%2Fplugins-team-28-sep-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/huzaifaalmesbah/) [Huzaifa Al Mesbah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/huzaifaalmesbah/) 4:02 pm _on_ September 28, 2026 Tags: [test ( 190 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/test/) # 󠀁[Test Team Update: 25 September, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/28/test-team-update-25-september-2026/)󠁿 💡If you don’t know how to start, join the Patch Testing Session ☕ held every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3:00 pm UTC in the [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/). ## Test Ticket Queue 🎟 👉🏻 “(change: N)” represents changes from prior 2 weeks (unless noted). Note that review implies code validation and addresses developers. ### 📊 Current totals (󠀁[since 11 September, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/11/test-team-update-11-september-2026/)󠁿): **CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.** * Need to reproduce issue: [130](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&keywords=~needs-testing+-has-patch&col=id&col=summary&col=focuses&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=changetime&order=changetime)( change: 0) * Need patch testing: [132](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch&col=id&col=summary&col=focuses&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=changetime&order=changetime)( change: +3) **GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)** * Need to reproduce issue: [15](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22)( change: +1) * Need patch testing: [1](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3A%22Needs+Testing%22)( change: 0) ### 🟢 New/Changed two weeks: **Core** * Need to reproduce issue: [5](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?changetime=09%2F11%2F2026..09%2F25%2F2026&keywords=~needs-testing+-has-patch&status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&order=changetime&col=id&col=summary&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=focuses)( change: +3) * Need patch testing: [12](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?changetime=09%2F11%2F2026..09%2F25%2F2026&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch&status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&order=changetime&col=id&col=summary&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=focuses)( change: +2) **Gutenberg** * Need to reproduce issue: [1](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22%20created%3A%3E%40today-14d)( change: 0) * Need patch testing: [0](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3A%22Needs+Testing%22+created%3A%3E2026-08-28+)( change: 0) To know more about these reports and what you can do, connect with the Test Team over in [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/) or ➡️ check the [full meetings schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/meetings/#test). [[[[[[+make.wordpress.org/test/ [#test](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/test/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F09%2F28%2Ftest-team-update-25-september-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) [Milana Cap](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) 9:02 am _on_ September 28, 2026 Tags: [docs ( 227 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/docs/) # 󠀁[Documentation Team Update – September 28, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/28/documentation-team-update-september-28-2026/)󠁿 #### 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): 480 * [closed issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed): 1815 * [good first issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/good%20first%20issue): 8 * [self-assigned](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/self-assigned): 80 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): 359 * [In progress](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D+In+progress%22+is%3Aopen): 30 * [Review](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D+Review%22+is%3Aopen): 91 By version: * [7.1](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aopen%20is%3Aissue%20label%3A%227.1%22): 12 * [7.0](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A7.0): 0 * [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): 0 * [6.7](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/6.7): 19 * [6.6](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/labels/6.6): 18 * [6.5](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.5%22+is%3Aopen): 8 * [6.4](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.4%22+is%3Aopen): 32 * [6.3](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%226.3%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): 240 * [Developer documentation](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=label%3A%22developer+documentation+%28DevHub%29%22+is%3Aopen): 181 * [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): 4 ## Past month 0 pull requests [merged](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/pulls?q=is%3Apr+closed%3A2026-08-28..2026-09-28). 95 issues [closed](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A2026-08-28..2026-09-28). 12 issues were [created](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+created%3A2026-08-28..2026-09-28). Current projects: * [WP Overview](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/274/views/1) * [Technical guides](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/272) * [Support guides](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/273) * [Customization guides](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/275/views/1) * [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/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F09%2F28%2Fdocumentation-team-update-september-28-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) ## Post navigation [← Older posts](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/page/2/?output_format=md)