This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub and P2 Post. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log . (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ account, you can set one up.)

Introductions and Welcome

There were 30 attendees: @pravin1996, @jenish1234, @sonaliprajapati, @csheba, @sagarmodi1700, @rjekic, @shivashankerbhatta, @syrah44, @praful2111, @rfluethi, @ishahinakhter, @sumitjavia, @harshjadav003, @andrewssanya, @makanikaran, @dilip2615, @rithika3, @alkesh7, @gohelkunjan, @freewebmentor (async), @softglaze (async), @sibokul (async), @valeriewandeler (async), @priyankaadbrains (async), @bhavesh456 (async), @ranupatel11 (async), @jagirbahesh (async), @VasantRajput (async), @ursha (async), @vishitshah (async)

Newcomers: @sagarmodi1700, @obaid2013

Meeting hosted by: @SumitSingh

Note Taker: @VasantRajput

Note Reviewer: @VasantRajput

Welcome! Please post in the #training channel or reach out to a team member to help you with contributing. Resources to check out our onboarding program, and our Guide Program.

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

• 15th September – @VasantRajput
• 22nd September – @gohelkunjan
• 29th September – @pravin1996
• 6th October – @makanikaran

Important note: If anyone needs to know more about note-taking and needs guidance in creating a Recap Note Post, they can DM @VasantRajput. He will guide you for a Recap Note and he will review & publish your Recap Post.

Looking for feedback

• Error in video and content in lesson “Dimensions: Padding, margin and 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. spacing” – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3647
• Proposing content update in lesson “Helping Students Get Started” – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3548
• Wording of the quiz question in lesson “Managing spam on your site” – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3544
• Outdated content in lesson “Retrieving WordPress data records” – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3546
• Outdated content in course “Creating a 4-page business website” – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3528
• We had a great conversation around exploring text-to-speech / read-aloud for course lesson content, and @softglaze has built some prototypes for us. It would be great to get more feedback from Training Team members before we move to working with metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. for implementation
• We are planning an Office Hours session on Saturday, September 26, 2026:
  • Topic: Run and document Office Hours for September 26, 2026: Run and document Office Hours on September 26, 2026 #3641
• We have discussed starting a regular 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/ triage meeting.
  • Proposed schedule: Triage Squad GitHub triage – biweekly on Thursdays at 07:00 UTC.
  • Please let us know if you would be interested in joining this Slack meeting if we decide to move forward with it.
• We’re actively updating the Training Team handbooks, and there’s still time to contribute. If you have any suggestions, improvements, or ideas, please share them – we’d greatly appreciate your input:  Update Handbook : “Handbook” #3447.
• Our colleague, @mebo, revived the Learning Pathway Course: Intermediate 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. Developer Course – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2044. She started working on course modules and lessons, and we are waiting for your suggestions and opinions on the proposal she created – Rendering plugin data #2182 (comment). Remember, GitHub activity is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to contribute.

Looking for volunteers

• Needs Translation Reviewer for Lesson – Check All issues
• We need your help in finding all the content that could be updated and consolidated. We would love to have two groups of volunteers – one that will go through all the handbook content, and one that will check the courses. Please state your interest, and we will help you organize and start working on these important issues.
• Also, we started working on creating thumbnails for all lessons that need them. You’re very welcome to join us and contribute to this important and creative project. Here’s the issue with details on how to work on the remaining thumbnails:
  https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3428
• We currently have 590 open issues. It would be most effective to divide them into smaller categories and work through them one by one.
  • We can start with a label that is suitable for everyone to review. We suggest this simple workflow:
    • Going through issues one by one
    • Identifying outdated or irrelevant issues
    • Suggesting fixes or next steps
    • Adding comments where needed (before closing or updating)
    • We labeled some of the issues as Good First Issues – if you want to start contributing, this is your starting point. Just go and find issues labeled as Good First Issue, particularly those that have Feedback in the issue title – help us verify them, and you will earn the Training Team Contributor badge in no time. Just follow this handbook article – Open handbook article
  • For the upcoming sessions, we should divide the open issues into smaller groups and work through one categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. at a time. This should make the process more organised and easier for everyone to participate in.
    • We could begin with: [Content] Needs Translation Reviewer – Based on feedback from our last meeting, @rfluethi suggested starting with issues in the Bug category, as these are both the highest priority and likely the easiest to address. Please review the open tickets and share any feedback or suggestions you may have.
  • However, we would appreciate your suggestions on which category would be the easiest and most useful for everyone to start with. Other available categories include:
    • Issues without a label
    • Awaiting Triage
    • [Content] Feedback
    • [Type] Bug
  • Please share which category you think we should review first. Once selected, we can divide the issues and work through them together, one by one.
  • Let’s work together to clean up and keep the repository well-organized

Updates from last week’s Triage Squad session

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Other News

• Training Team Monthly update for August is published – Training Team Update – September 7th, 2026
• How to Bring Your Community to Make WordPress Slack?
  https://make.wordpress.org/community/2026/06/09/how-to-bring-your-community-to-make-wordpress-slack/
• Call for testing: WordPress community groups on events.WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ – https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2026/08/28/call-for-testing-wordpress-community-groups-on-events-wordpress-org/

Come and Contribute

This week’s contribution focus area

• Content ready for review
  • See Guidelines for reviewing content when reviewing content.
  • We have [10] issues ready for review

• Feedback awaiting validation
  • See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.
  • We have [37] issues that require validation

• Topics awaiting vetting
  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have [2] issues that require vetting

• Validated feedback awaiting fix
  • Contributors, see Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on applying feedback that has been validated.
  • We have [26] issues awaiting a fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

• Badges awarded: 
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• Give Props:
  • @rfluethi: Props to @bigod, @tikolan, @zittau, @ursha, @valeriewandeler for facilitating the Training Team DACH’s first guided learning cohort, “Starten mit WordPress.” Seven weeks, seven live sessions, always two facilitators, a prepared curriculum for every single session and answers in Slack in between. In the final session, every participant presented a website they had built themselves. Wonderful commitment. Thank you!
  • @softglaze: Props to @SumitSingh for hosting this meeting
  • @VasantRajput: Props to @priyankaadbrains for finishing her first Meeting Recap, even while she were busy with the Campus Connect event. Really appreciate your effort and commitment!
  • @priyankaadbrains: Props to @dilip2615 for guiding me while preparing Meeting Recap Note.

Project updates

• From July 28 to September 8, the Training Team DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) ran its first guided learning cohort, “Starten mit WordPress” (Getting Started with WordPress). It was based on the Learn WordPress course “Beginner WordPress User.”
  Participants worked through the lessons on their own. After a kickoff session, they met live on Zoom for seven weekly sessions of 90 minutes each. Between sessions, the group stayed in touch on Slack.
  By the numbers
  We deliberately scheduled this first cohort during the summer break because we wanted to test the concept with a small group first.
  • 6 people signed up and 4 completed. The other two paused and would like to rejoin in the next cohort.
  • All four completed the Learn WordPress course and presented their own website in the final session.
  • Six facilitators from our team led the sessions, always in pairs.
• What we learned
  • The live sessions were the biggest strength. Participants mainly asked for more time for their own questions and their own websites.
  • We had too much content for 90 minutes, so hands-on practice fell short. For the next cohort, we will use a flipped classroom approach: participants complete the lessons before each session, and the session focuses on their questions and on working on their own websites.
  • Terminology is a hurdle. The lessons use terms like “patterns” and “templates,” while the German version of the WordPress interface translates several of these as “Vorlage.” We are creating a glossary to help with this.
• If there is interest, we are happy to share a detailed report once our evaluation is complete. Just let us know, especially if you are planning something similar.
  • Building on the momentum of our last learning cohort (Block Theme Development Course cohort), we are excited to launch our next cohort focused on Plugin Development this month. We look forward to helping more students expand their WordPress skills and explore new opportunities within the open-source ecosystem.

Upcoming Online Workshops

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Contributor Updates

• What have you been working on, and how has it been going?
• Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
• Do you have any blockers?
• Can another contributor or a Training Team member help you in some way?

Open Discussions

• If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue.
• What’s your plan in 2026 related to WordPress?
• Currently, no new topics have been raised, but asynchronous contributions are welcome via the Slack thread to continue the discussion.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

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