Benjamin Evans 7:53 am on December 1, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in November 2023

In November 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

Working faster with the command palette
Introducing the twenty twenty-four theme
Exploring WordPress 6.4
How to create a menu with the navigation block
Testing your products for PHP version compatibility
সেটিংস ম্যানেজঃ পড়া (Gujrati – Transcript)
ওয়েবসাইটের নিরাপত্তা উন্নত করার ৭ টি টিপস (Bengali – Bangladesh – Transcript)
মন্তব্য পরিচালনা করা (Bengali – Bangladesh – Transcript)
ছবি অপ্টিমাইজেশান (Bengali – Bangladesh – Transcript)

Online Workshops

Online Workshops are free live events that cover a wide variety of topics relating to WordPress. These are safe spaces where attendees can ask questions, exchange theories, and develop new ideas. You can sign up for an upcoming Online Workshop, or watch a recording!

October stats:

11 Online Workshops were facilitated. One was in Japanese.
An average of 45 attendees per workshop.

Topics included:

Lesson Plans

Lesson plans are teaching guides ideal for MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. organizers and trainers to use when facilitating a WordPress learning session.

WordPress 可以用來做什麼 (Chinese – Traditional)

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also works on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in November.

The team continued to create Learning Pathways content, and content that introduced a holistic view of feature updates brought about in WordPress 6.4.
In Training Team 2023 Year-End Review, the team reviewed its progress against 2023 goals, and prepared for the final stretch home!
Voting is open for a 2024 rep in Vote for Training Team Rep 2024.
The team started discussing replacing video embeds in Learn WordPress content from WordPress.tv videos to YouTube videos in Proposal: Hosting Learn videos on YouTube.
You can check out how Learn’s first course cohort went in Recap: The first Learn WordPress course cohort.

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding, join our guide program, and join an upcoming meetings.

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Pooja Derashri 12:39 pm on October 31, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in October 2023

In October 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Lesson Plans

Cómo crear un plan de lección (Spanish)

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

Common APIs – Internationalization
Applying duotone filters to change color effects
Custom Database Tables
Choosing and installing a theme
Using Page Templates
વેબસાઇટ સુરક્ષા સુધારવા માટે 7 ટિપ્સ (Gujrati – Transcript)
আপনার নিজস্ব সিঙ্কড এবং নন-সিঙ্কড কাস্টম প্যাটার্ন তৈরি করুন (Bengali – Bangladesh – Transcript)
ওয়ার্ডপ্রেস ড্যাশবোর্ড সম্পর্কে জানুন (Bengali – Bangladesh – Transcript)

Online Workshops

October stats:

16 Online Workshops were facilitated. One was in Japanese.
An average of 25 attendees per workshop

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also works on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in October

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meetings.

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Destiny Kanno 4:50 am on October 2, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in September 2023

In September 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Lesson Plans

स्पीकर वर्कशॉप (Hindi)

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

For WordPress users:

For WordPress Developers:

Online Workshops

Online Workshops are free live events that cover a wide variety of topics relating to WordPress. These are safe spaces where attendees can ask questions, exchange theories, and develop new ideas. You can sign up to an upcoming Online Workshop, or watch a recording!

September stats:

26 Online Workshops facilitated
- Of which 1 were Japanese
Average of 9 attendees per workshop (22 being the highest)

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also work on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in September

Discussion: Defining Active and Engaged Faculty – The Training Team is seeking input to help define what makes an active and engaged Faculty member.
Looking for feedback: Updates to GitHub issue templates and labels – The project is also looking for input as the current list of 119 labels is reassessed and reduced.
Looking for Feedback: Learn Website Information Architecture – Looking for feedback from Training Team members on proposed changes to the site IA, and ask folks to review and share feedback on this post on what has been drafted.
Proposal: Updating the Contributor Ladder to a five-path model – A proposal for updating the team’s Contributor Ladder handbook page from a linear ladder to a five-path ladder, matching the team’s onboarding and faculty program structures.
WordCamp US 2023 Contributor Day Recap – This year we had a total of 30 in person contributors and 14 online contributors, giving us a total of 44 contributors to the Training Team on 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/.!
Let’s share our notes from the Community Summit – Aggregated post to discuss as a team community Summit topics of interest

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meeting.

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Benjamin Evans 8:29 am on September 2, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in August 2023

In August 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Courses

While no new courses were published this month, applications to join the first course cohort were opened, with 64 people applying to join.

Selected applicants will be learning to develop their first WordPress 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. over the course of 6 weeks, starting on September 4th. The cohort includes weekly synchronous social learning times, as well as asynchronous self-guided learning material.

Lesson Plans

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

For WordPress users:

For WordPress developers:

For WordPress contributors:

How to create a video tutorial for learn.wordpress.org

Online Workshops

Online Workshops are free live events that cover a wide variety of topics relating to WordPress. These are safe spaces where attendees can ask questions, exchange theories, and develop new ideas. You can sign up to an upcoming Online Workshop, or watch a recording!

May stats:

31 Online Workshops facilitated
- Of which 1 was in Japanese
Average of 15 attendees per workshop

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also work on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in March

Looking for feedback: Learning pathway outlines – The team is looking to launch dynamic, user-centric learning pathways tailored to diverse learner profiles. Anyone is welcome to leave feedback on any of the first three pathways drafted for users, designers, and developers.
Introducing the Training Team Guide Program! – An optional program that connects new contributors with experienced contributors, setting them up for success contributing to the Training Team.

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meeting.

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Pooja Derashri 5:11 am on August 1, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in July 2023

In July 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Lesson Plans

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

For WordPress users:

Online Workshops

July stats:

35 Online Workshops were facilitated. One was in Japanese.
Average of 25 attendees per workshop

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also works on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in July

Training Team 2023 Half Year Review – The team has posted a review post for half-year goal completion.
Call for Volunteers to help with 6.3 Learn WordPress updates – Call for volunteers out for updating/creating content for upcoming WordPress 6.3 release.
Next steps for GitHub updates – The team is working on planning the next steps for the 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ project board.
Announcement: Updates to team meeting times – Weekly meeting time has been changed.
Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress – learning pathway roadmap proposal is out, and it is in the planning stages now.
Expertise needed: Learn how to vet content topic ideas for the Training Team – the team was working on simplifying the process of vetting content topics of the Github project board
Proposal: New Contributor Guide Program – we are looking to launch a new mentee/mentorship program for the Training Team
Information Sources for 6.3 – we’ve kicked off information gathering and planning for the 6.3 release

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meetings.

#learnwp, #training

Destiny Kanno 1:00 pm on July 3, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in June 2023

In June 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Lesson Plans

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

For WordPress users:

For Contributors:

WPPhotos Moderator Training

Online Workshops

Online Workshops are free live events that cover a wide variety of topics relating to WordPress. These are safe spaces where attendees can ask questions, exchange theories, and develop new ideas. You can sign up to an upcoming Online Workshop, or watch a recording!

June stats:

27 Online Workshops facilitated
- Of which 1 were Japanese
Average of 29 attendees per workshop (159 being the highest)

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also work on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in June

Proposal: New Contributor Guide Program – we are looking to launch a new mentee/mentorship program for the Training Team
Brainstorm & Table Lead – WordCamp US 2023 Contributor Day – the team has kicked off 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/. planning for 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. Us 2023
Learners can now submit feedback when completing a course – we now have a way to receive constructive feedback for Learn courses
Come join the Training Team as a Translation Coordinator (Faculty role) – we now have a 5th Faculty Program role– Translation Coordinator
WordCamp Europe Contributor Day 2023 Recap – check our contributor feedback and overall recap for WCEU 2023 Contributor Day
Information Sources for 6.3 – we’ve kicked off information gathering and planning for the 6.3 release
Announcing GitHub updates for Subject Matter Experts and Content Translators – the team continues to refine our project and task management through revamping 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meeting.

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Benjamin Evans 2:07 am on June 2, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in May 2023

In May 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Courses

Course are a series of online lessons individuals can complete. Come and check out the newest developer-focused course:

Creating a 4-page business website

Lesson Plans

Définir une page statique comme page d’accueil (French)
બ્લોક થીમ માટે મૂળભૂત ચાઈલ્ડ થીમ બનાવો (Gujrati)
Scegliere e installare i plugin (Italian)

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

For WordPress users:

For WordPress developers:

The WordPress request lifecycle

Online Workshops

Online Workshops are free live events that cover a wide variety of topics relating to WordPress. These are safe spaces where attendees can ask questions, exchange theories, and develop new ideas. You can sign up to an upcoming Online Workshop, or watch a recording!

May stats:

32 Online Workshops facilitated
- Of which 1 was in Japanese
Average of 26 attendees per workshop

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also work on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in March

Analysis and results of the Individual Learner Survey – Assessing the community’s learning needs to focus future content creation efforts on high impact material.
Brainstorm – WordCamp Europe 2023 Contributor Day – Preparing for an effective 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/..
Proposal: Creating GitHub project boards for SMEs and Translators – Diving the team’s 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ project boards for each area of contribution.

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meeting.

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Pooja Derashri 7:08 am on May 1, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in April 2023

In April 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Lesson Plans

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

Online Workshops

Online Workshops are free live events that cover a wide variety of topics relating to WordPress. These are safe spaces where attendees can ask questions, exchange theories, and develop new ideas. You can sign up to an upcoming Online Workshop, or watch a recording!

April stats:

17 Online Workshops facilitated
- Of which 1 were Japanese
Average of 26 attendees per workshop

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also works on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in April

Recap: Content Localization Foundations Project – 28 volunteers created 36 pieces of localized content across 10 locales.
Individual Learning Survey for the Needs Analysis – Assess the community’s learning needs to focus future content creation efforts on high-impact material. We are in the midway of creating a report.
Developments and Customizations for Training and Learn Website – Proposing custom 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/ blocks for meeting recap notes, faculty meetings, onboarding posts, etc. This will help to speed up adding/editing the content part.
Creating Learning Pathways for Learn WordPress – Proposal submitted on Learning pathways. Basically, they are a structured sequence of educational experiences or courses that are designed to help individuals acquire knowledge and skills in a specific field or discipline.
Introduction to WordPress Development syllabus – This course includes all the topics relevant to the beginner WordPress developer.

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meeting.

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Benjamin Evans 6:55 am on April 1, 2023
Tags: LearnWP ( 11 ), training

What’s new on Learn WordPress in March 2023

In March 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.

Courses

Course are a series of online lessons individuals can complete. Come and check out the newest developer-focused course:

Converting a Shortcode to a Block

Lesson Plans

Pagine vs. articoli (Italian)
Cosa fare quando non ti ricordi la password (Italian)

Tutorials

Tutorials are short, standalone videos ideal for on-demand direct learners. They can also be shown in Meetups and other WordPress events.

For WordPress users:

For WordPress developers:

Online Workshops

Online Workshops are free live events that cover a wide variety of topics relating to WordPress. These are safe spaces where attendees can ask questions, exchange theories, and develop new ideas. You can sign up to an upcoming Online Workshop, or watch a recording!

March stats:

40 Online Workshops facilitated
- Of which 2 were Japanese
Average of 26 attendees per workshop

Topics included:

Projects

In addition to creating content, the Training Team also work on projects to advance the Learn WordPress site’s presence in the WordPress community. Here are projects the team worked on in March

Training Team Goals for 2023 – Charting a course for success in 2023.
Content Localization Foundations – Translating 10 high impact pieces of content into 5 languages in order to understand necessary processes for consistent content translation.
Individual Learning Survey for the Needs Analysis – Assess the community’s learning needs to focus future content creation efforts on high impact material.
Proposal: How to run a Learn WordPress course cohort – Considering a new format of learning to host on Learn WordPress – cohorts.
Introduction to WordPress Development syllabus – Mapping out a learning syllabus for the beginner WordPress developer.

Contribute

These resources are available to use and promote. If you would like to contribute to Learn WordPress, come complete our team onboarding and join an upcoming meeting.

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Pooja Derashri 7:00 am on March 1, 2023
Tags: training

What’s new on LearnWP in February 2023

In February 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn.WordPress.org

Lesson Plans

Lesson plans are ideal for MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. organizers, presenters, and other trainers to use when facilitating a presentation.

6 Lesson plans published this month, 2 are in Tamil language, 4 are in Hindi Language.

Tutorials

These short, free workshops are ideal for on-demand direct learners.

Online Workshops

The WordPress Online Workshop Meetup focuses on helping users at all levels learn more about using the software and help others use it too. It is part of the resources available through Learn WordPress. You can sign-up for events for free.

Events list

Projects

Contribute

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