The team is focused mostly on working individually on new lesson plans in the second group of workshops that we’ve identified for themes, plugins, and speaker lessons. Updates from this week are available in this week’s meeting notes.

All lesson plans in the first workshop are in their final stage! Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in testing
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
• Content Editor Overview – in copyediting
  
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – new content is being added
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in testing
• Managing Updates – in testing
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

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Folks are working on the new pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. lesson plans and we also are about to get started wrapping up the speaker workshop lesson plans. More updates from this week are available in this week’s meeting notes.

All lesson plans in the first workshop are in their final stage! Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in testing
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
• Content Editor Overview – in copyediting
  
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – new content is being added
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in testing
• Managing Updates – in testing
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

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This week we solidified a set of plans that we’d like to create for a tier 2 theme workshop and are voting on that over the course of this week. Folks are just starting work on some of the new pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. lesson plans we assigned last week. More details on these conversations and more are available in this week’s meeting notes.

The Tier 2 general plugin lesson plans are:

• Adding Additional Fields – assigned
• Adding Custom Sidebars
• Adding Forms to a Site – assigned
• Building a Sitemap for a Site
• Connecting Your Sites – assigned
• Editing Plugins – assigned
• Improve Site Performance with Caching
• Keeping WordPress Sites Secure – assigned
• Managing Spam on a Site – assigned
• Migrate, Copy or Clone a Site – assigned
• Onsite SEO
• Plugins: Where to Find Answers – assigned
• Site Backup – assigned

All lesson plans in the first workshop are in their final stage! Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in testing
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
• Content Editor Overview – in copyediting
  
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – new content is being added
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in testing
• Managing Updates – in testing
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

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This week the conversation continued about our second set of priority plans that will create our second set of workshops. We have made the first assignments for lessons in the tier 2 pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. workshop and continued the conversation on what an introductory level theme workshop will look like. More details are available in this week’s meeting notes.

Each of the plugin lesson plans listed below will be a general introduction to how plugins can handle the need described by the lesson plan. Then there will be a series of lessons that cover individual plugins. That library of plans will grow as time goes on and we will welcome anyone to add specific lesson plans in each categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging.. The current outline of general lesson plans that will become the categories for plugin-specific plans in the introductory plugin workshop is:

• Adding Additional Fields
• Adding Custom Sidebars
• Adding Forms to a Site – assigned
• Building a Sitemap for a Site
• Connecting Your Sites – assigned
• Editing Plugins – assigned
• Improve Site Performance with Caching
• Keeping WordPress Sites Secure – assigned
• Managing Spam on a Site – assigned
• Migrate, Copy or Clone a Site – assigned
• Onsite SEO
• Plugins: Where to Find Answers – assigned
• Site Backup – assigned

All lesson plans in the first workshop are in their final stage! Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in testing
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
• Content Editor Overview – in copyediting
  
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – new content is being added
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in testing
• Managing Updates – in testing
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

#training

This week the conversation continued about our second set of priority plans that will create our second workshop. We voted on an approach for a set of introductory level plugin lesson plans, outlined below and are continuing the conversation on what introductory level theme and troubleshooting workshops would look like. More details on all of these conversations are available in this week’s meeting notes.

Each of the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. lesson plans listed below will be a general introduction to how plugins can handle the need described by the lesson plan. Then there will be a series of lessons that cover individual plugins. That library of plans will grow as time goes on and we will welcome anyone to add specific lesson plans in each categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging.. An outline of the general lesson plans that will become the categories for plugin-specific plans in the introductory plugin workshop is:

• Adding Additional Fields
• Connecting Your Sites
• Managing Spam on a Site
• Adding Forms to a Site
• Migrate, Copy or Clone a Site
• Building a Sitemap for a Site
• Improve Site Performance with Caching
• Keeping WordPress Sites Secure
• Onsite SEO
• Managing Sidebars
• Plugins: Where to Find Answers

All lesson plans in the first workshop are in their final stage! Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in testing
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
• Content Editor Overview – in copyediting
  
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – new content is being added
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in testing
• Managing Updates – in testing
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

#training

All lesson plans in the first workshop are officially in copyediting! This week the conversation continued about our second set of priority plans that will create our second workshop. We have some general consensus on which directions we do/do not want to go in and will continue solidifying our plan during next week’s meeting. More details on all of these things are available in this week’s meeting notes.

Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in testing
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
• Content Editor Overview – in copyediting
  
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – in copyediting
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in testing
• Managing Updates – in testing
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

User Plans that are Ready to Test:

• Backing up Your WordPress Site
• Basic WordPress Concepts
• Choosing and Installing Plugins
• Choosing and Installing Themes
• How to Find Help with WordPress
• How to Install WordPress on a Server
• High Level Overview
• Intro to Common Plugins
• Managing Comments
• Managing Media
• Managing Menus
• Managing Post Formats
• Managing Widgets
• Managing Updates
• Overview of the Dashboard
• Pages vs. Posts
• Settings Overview
• Theme CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.
• What is Akismet
• What to do when you Forget your Password

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

#training

We are just a bit of copyediting away from completing our first workshop! This is the set of lessons that will be used in the training team contributor drive in the next week or so. We are currently brainstorming our second set of priority plans for our second workshop and will vote on what our focus will be during next week’s meeting. More details on the progress of these lesson plans, the 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/, and some other related items are available in this week’s meeting notes.

Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in testing
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in testing
• Content Editor Overview – assigned
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – in copyediting
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in testing
• Managing Updates – in testing
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are the only plans with remaining work to wrap up in this workshop.

User Plans that are Ready to Test:

• Backing up Your WordPress Site
• Basic WordPress Concepts
• Choosing and Installing Plugins
• Choosing and Installing Themes
• How to Find Help with WordPress
• How to Install WordPress on a Server
• High Level Overview
• Intro to Common Plugins
• Managing Comments
• Managing Media
• Managing Menus
• Managing Post Formats
• Managing Widgets
• Managing Updates
• Overview of the Dashboard
• Pages vs. Posts
• Settings Overview
• Theme CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.
• What is Akismet
• What to do when you Forget your Password

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

#training

We are just a bit of copyediting away from completing our first workshop! This is the set of lessons that will be used in the training team contributor drive later this month. We are currently brainstorming our second set of priority plans for our second workshop. More details on the progress of these lesson plans, the 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/, and some other related items are available in this week’s meeting notes.

Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in copyediting
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in copyediting
  
• Content Editor Overview – assigned
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – in copyediting
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in copyediting
  
• Managing Updates – in copyediting
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are on schedule to enter copyediting within the next week.

User Plans that are Ready to Test:

• Backing up Your WordPress Site
• Basic WordPress Concepts
• Choosing and Installing Plugins
• How to Find Help with WordPress
• How to Install WordPress on a Server
• High Level Overview
• Intro to Common Plugins
• Managing Comments
• Managing Media
• Managing Menus
• Managing Post Formats
• Overview of the Dashboard
• Pages vs. Posts
• Settings Overview
• Theme CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.
• What is Akismet
• What to do when you Forget your Password

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

#training

The majority of our first set of lesson plans will be through the first round of copyediting by next week. These lessons will be used in the training team contributor drive later this month. More details on the progress of these lesson plans, the 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/, and some other related items are available in this week’s meeting notes.

Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – in copyediting
• Choosing and Installing Themes – in copyediting
  
• Content Editor Overview – assigned
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – assigned
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in testing
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – in copyediting
  
• Managing Updates – in copyediting
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are on schedule to enter copyediting within the next week.

User Plans that are Ready to Test:

• Backing up Your WordPress Site
• Basic WordPress Concepts
• Choosing and Installing Plugins
• How to Find Help with WordPress
• How to Install WordPress on a Server
• High Level Overview
• Intro to Common Plugins
• Managing Comments
• Managing Media
• Managing Menus
• Managing Post Formats
• Overview of the Dashboard
• Pages vs. Posts
• Settings Overview
• Theme CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.
• What is Akismet
• What to do when you Forget your Password

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

#training

We are continuing to make progress on our set of priority lesson plans and are aiming to have the first set of these plans in copyediting within the next week. More details on this progress and all other things are available in this week’s meeting notes.

Progress on this priority group of plans is:

• Categories vs Tags – assigned
• Choosing and Installing Themes – assigned
• Content Editor Overview – assigned
• Famous 5 Minute Install/One-click Install – assigned
• Local InstallLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. – in testing
• Managing Media – in testing
• Managing Menus – in copyediting
• Managing Post Formats – in testing
• Managing Widgets – assigned
• Managing Updates – in copyediting
• What to do when You Forget Your Password – in testing

Note: bolded plans are on schedule to enter copyediting within the next week or two.

User Plans that are Ready to Test:

• Backing up Your WordPress Site
• Basic WordPress Concepts
• Choosing and Installing Plugins
• How to Find Help with WordPress
• How to Install WordPress on a Server
• High Level Overview
• Intro to Common Plugins
• Managing Comments
• Managing Media
• Managing Post Formats
• Overview of the Dashboard
• Pages vs. Posts
• Settings Overview
• Theme CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.
• What is Akismet
• What to do when you Forget your Password

A full list of plans that are ready to test is located here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/testing-modules/lesson-plans-to-test/

#training