Title: Team Updates – Page 2 – WordPress Contributor Team Updates --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) [Francisco Torres](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) 7:50 pm _on_ September 7, 2026 Tags: [plugins ( 609 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) # 󠀁[Plugins Team: 7 Sep 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/07/plugins-team-7-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 : 878 * Plugins rejected : 183 * Plugins closed : 34 * Plugins approved : 651 ### Plugin Queue Stats (current) * Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 4893 - (older than 7 days ago)** : 4000 - (2026-08-31 – 2026-09-06) : 652 - (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 160 - (pending; replied to)* : 4733 - (pending; waiting on author)* : 4050 - (pending; waiting on reviewer)* : 465 - (pending; waiting on reviewer, email not yet sent)* : 218 ### Help Scout Queue Stats * Total Conversations: 1948 * New Conversations: 1147 * Customers: 1687 * Conversations per Day: 243 * Busiest Day: Monday * Messages Received: 1370 * Replies Sent: 3594 * Emails Created: 909 `*` : 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%2F07%2Fplugins-team-7-sep-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rjekic/) [Rade Jekić](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rjekic/) 7:00 pm _on_ September 7, 2026 Tags: [training ( 72 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/training/) # 󠀁[Training Team Update – September 7th, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/09/07/training-team-update-september-7th-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 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 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/). * 🏫 **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. * 🏄🏻 Since the vacation period is (almost) over, **our content base started to grow again** – thanks to all new and not-so-new members. A couple of big translation projects started, and some abandoned learning pathways got new ideas and proposals… stay tuned! ### ⚒️ Overview of the Training Team Activities in August * We held 4 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 **fourth** **Training Team Office Hours** meeting on **August 22nd** and scheduled the next for **September 26th**. You can find the latest Training Team Office Hours meeting recap here: [https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/08/24/office-hours-meeting-recap-august-22-2026/](https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/08/24/office-hours-meeting-recap-august-22-2026/) 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 | 32 | | 🧪 Topics awaiting vetting | 4 | | ✅ Validated feedback awaiting fix | 27 | | 👀 Translations ready to review | 24 | ### 📋 Project Update | Task Type | Completed | | 🧯 Closed feedback tasks | 22 | | 📖 Translated content | 28 | | 🖊️ Translation in progress | 20 | | 🪚 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/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2026%2F09%2F07%2Ftraining-team-update-september-7th-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nikunj8866/) [Nikunj Hatkar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nikunj8866/) 5:14 am _on_ August 28, 2026 Tags: [test ( 190 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/test/) # 󠀁[Test Team Update: 28 August, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/28/test-team-update-28-august-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 August 13, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/13/test-team-update-13-august-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: -2) * Need patch testing: [125](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) **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: [13](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22)( change: 0) * 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=08%2F13%2F2026..08%2F28%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: -4) * Need patch testing: [20](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?changetime=08%2F13%2F2026..08%2F28%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%3E2026-08-13+)( 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%2F08%2F28%2Ftest-team-update-28-august-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) [Bijay Yadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) 2:25 pm _on_ August 25, 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 August 25, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/25/themes-team-update-august-25-2026/)󠁿 i)  Theme directory stats **Currently,** * 30 new tickets are waiting for review. - 0 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 0 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 0 tickets are older than **1 week** - 8 tickets are older than **3 days** * 100 tickets are assigned. - 45 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 49 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 64 tickets are older than **1 week** - 99 tickets are older than **3 days** * 0 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live. * 135 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. **In the past 7 days**, * 1010 tickets were opened * 1001 tickets were closed - 957 tickets were made live. * 37 new Themes were made live. * 920 Theme updates were made live. * 0 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live. * 135 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. - 44 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 ([@acosmin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/acosmin/), [@bijayyadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/), [@dimikjones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimikjones/), [@fahimmurshed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahimmurshed/), [@franchidesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/franchidesign/), [@gradientthemes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gradientthemes/), [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/), [@luzuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luzuk/), [@meerab123](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meerab123/), [@nitspatel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nitspatel/), [@productiveminds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/), [@vowelweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vowelweb/)) ### 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 * 38 Block themes are currently being reviewed * 24 block themes have been live for the last 7 days ### iii) HelpScout Stats In the past 7 days, | Email Conversations 15 | Messages Received 15 | | Replies Sent 17 | Emails Created 1 | | Resolved 16 | Resolved on First Reply 88% | ### 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 86 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 12 PRs and 39 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%2F08%2F25%2Fthemes-team-update-august-25-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) [Francisco Torres](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) 12:43 pm _on_ August 24, 2026 Tags: [plugins ( 609 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) # 󠀁[Plugins Team: 24 Aug 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/24/plugins-team-24-aug-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 : 827 * Plugins rejected : 292 * Plugins closed : 76 * Plugins approved : 632 ### Plugin Queue Stats (current) * Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 5127 - (older than 7 days ago)** : 4223 - (2026-08-17 – 2026-08-23) : 697 - (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 267 - (pending; replied to)* : 4860 - (pending; waiting on author)* : 4151 - (pending; waiting on reviewer)* : 482 - (pending; waiting on reviewer, email not yet sent)* : 227 ### Help Scout Queue Stats * Total Conversations: 2205 * New Conversations: 1161 * Customers: 1880 * Conversations per Day: 275 * Busiest Day: Monday * Messages Received: 1405 * Replies Sent: 3670 * Emails Created: 861 `*` : 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%2F08%2F24%2Fplugins-team-24-aug-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) [Bijay Yadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) 6:05 pm _on_ August 18, 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 August 18, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/18/themes-team-update-august-18-2026/)󠁿 i)  Theme directory stats **Currently,** * 37 new tickets are waiting for review. - 0 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 0 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 1 tickets are older than **1 week** - 7 tickets are older than **3 days** * 89 tickets are assigned. - 45 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 58 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 65 tickets are older than **1 week** - 89 tickets are older than **3 days** * 5 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live. * 74 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. **In the past 7 days**, * 1222 tickets were opened * 1166 tickets were closed - 1134 tickets were made live. * 47 new Themes were made live. * 1087 Theme updates were made live. * 4 more was approved but are waiting to be made live. * 74 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. - 32 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: 8 ([@acosmin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/acosmin/), [@bijayyadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/), [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/), [@luzuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luzuk/), [@meerab123](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meerab123/), [@nitspatel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nitspatel/), [@productiveminds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/), [@vowelweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vowelweb/)) ### 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 * 37 Block themes are currently being reviewed * 37 block themes have been live for the last 7 days ### iii) HelpScout Stats In the past 7 days, | Email Conversations 10 | Messages Received 13 | | Replies Sent 8 | Emails Created 0 | | Resolved 7 | Resolved on First Reply 71% | ### 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 86 active issues and 10 pull requests in [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/create-block-theme/issues). * [Theme Check](https://github.com/WordPress/theme-check) Plugin has 14 PRs and 41 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%2F08%2F18%2Fthemes-team-update-august-18-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) [Francisco Torres](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) 3:50 pm _on_ August 17, 2026 Tags: [plugins ( 609 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) # 󠀁[Plugins Team: 17 Aug 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/17/plugins-team-17-aug-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 : 805 * Plugins rejected : 322 * Plugins closed : 58 * Plugins approved : 721 ### Plugin Queue Stats (current) * Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 5217 - (older than 7 days ago)** : 4361 - (2026-08-10 – 2026-08-16) : 617 - (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 324 - (pending; replied to)* : 4893 - (pending; waiting on author)* : 4174 - (pending; waiting on reviewer)* : 502 - (pending; waiting on reviewer, email not yet sent)* : 217 ### Help Scout Queue Stats * Total Conversations: 2512 * New Conversations: 1518 * Customers: 2192 * Conversations per Day: 314 * Busiest Day: Thursday * Messages Received: 1641 * Replies Sent: 4149 * Emails Created: 1093 `*` : 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%2F08%2F17%2Fplugins-team-17-aug-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nikunj8866/) [Nikunj Hatkar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nikunj8866/) 1:10 pm _on_ August 13, 2026 Tags: [test ( 190 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/test/) # 󠀁[Test Team Update: 13 August, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/13/test-team-update-13-august-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 July 30, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/07/30/test-team-update-30-july-2026/)󠁿): **CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.** * Need to reproduce issue: [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: -2) * Need patch testing: [125](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: +1) **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: [13](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22)( change: 0) * 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: [4](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?changetime=07%2F30%2F2026..08%2F13%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) * Need patch testing: [18](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?changetime=07%2F30%2F2026..08%2F13%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: -1) **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: -2) * Need patch testing: [0](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3A%22Needs+Testing%22+created%3A%3E2026-08-13+)( 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%2F08%2F13%2Ftest-team-update-13-august-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) [Bijay Yadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) 1:46 pm _on_ August 11, 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 August 11, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/11/themes-team-update-august-11-2026/)󠁿 i)  Theme directory stats **Currently,** * 26 new tickets are waiting for review. - 0 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 0 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 0 tickets are older than **1 week** - 4 tickets are older than **3 days** * 104 tickets are assigned. - 12 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 65 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 85 tickets are older than **1 week** - 103 tickets are older than **3 days** * 3 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live. * 43 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. **In the past 7 days**, * 1221 tickets were opened * 1385 tickets were closed - 1363 tickets were made live. * 49 new Themes were made live. * 1314 Theme updates were made live. * 2 more was approved but are waiting to be made live. * 43 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. - 22 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: 10 ([@acosmin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/acosmin/), [@aslamnaik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aslamnaik/), [@bijayyadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/), [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/), [@fahimmurshed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahimmurshed/), [@luzuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luzuk/), [@meerab123](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meerab123/), [@nitspatel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nitspatel/), [@productiveminds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/), [@vowelweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vowelweb/)) ### 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 * 39 Block themes are currently being reviewed * 31 block themes have been live for the last 7 days ### iii) HelpScout Stats In the past 7 days, | Email Conversations 14 | Messages Received 19 | | Replies Sent 8 | Emails Created 0 | | Resolved 7 | Resolved on First Reply 71% | ### 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 86 active issues and 10 pull requests in [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/create-block-theme/issues). * [Theme Check](https://github.com/WordPress/theme-check) Plugin has 14 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%2F08%2F11%2Fthemes-team-update-august-11-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) [Francisco Torres](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) 9:53 pm _on_ August 10, 2026 Tags: [plugins ( 609 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/) # 󠀁[Plugins Team: 10 Aug 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/08/10/plugins-team-10-aug-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 : 737 * Plugins rejected : 29 * Plugins closed : 92 * Plugins approved : 310 ### Plugin Queue Stats (current) * Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 5429 - (older than 7 days ago)** : 4478 - (2026-08-03 – 2026-08-09) : 698 - (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 504 - (pending; replied to)* : 4925 - (pending; waiting on author)* : 4163 - (pending; waiting on reviewer)* : 556 - (pending; waiting on reviewer, email not yet sent)* : 206 ### Help Scout Queue Stats * Total Conversations: 1764 * New Conversations: 936 * Customers: 1493 * Conversations per Day: 220 * Busiest Day: Monday * Messages Received: 1247 * Replies Sent: 2684 * Emails Created: 678 `*` : 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%2F08%2F10%2Fplugins-team-10-aug-2026%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) ## Post navigation [← Older posts](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/page/3/?replies=none&output_format=md) [Newer posts →](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/?replies=none&output_format=md)