Muhibul Haque 1:08 am on March 3, 2026  

Training Team Highlights

Recent Updates and Achievements

Announcement

We’re considering issuing certificates specifically for course cohort students. Unlike automated course completion certificates—which can sometimes be misused—cohorts are different. In a cohort, students must actively participate in regular classes, complete assessments, and pass an exam before earning a certificate.

Recent Updates:

Current Focus Areas

Meetings in August

Meeting TypeDateFacilitator
Team MeetingSeptember 1stMuhibul Haque
Team MeetingSeptember 8thRade Jekić
Team MeetingSeptember 15thSumit Singh
Team MeetingSeptember 22thMuhibul Haque
Team MeetingSeptember 29thRade Jekić
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Muhibul Haque 9:28 am on September 18, 2026
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Destiny Kanno 12:31 am on September 18, 2026  

The AI-Powered WordPress course is now live on Learn WordPress!

Curious what AI actually looks like inside WordPress? Now you can find out for yourself.

With the release of WordPress 7.0, AI is built directly into WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. through the canonical AI 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.. The new AI-Powered WordPress course on Learn WordPress walks you through what that means in practice, from connecting your first AI provider to building your own AI-powered features.

The course moves learners through a progressive learning journey, leveling them up in AI proficiency through WordPress’ tools. Each module builds on the last, so by the end you’ll understand how AI works across WordPress and have the confidence to use it at whatever level fits your goals.

What you’ll learn

  • Set up an AI provider connection using the built-in Connectors page
  • Use AI-powered editorial tools to draft, refine, summarize, and classify content
  • Generate accessible image alt text automatically
  • Moderate comments with AI-powered sentiment and toxicity analysis
  • Monitor AI activity on your site with Request Logging, and control plugin access with Connector Approvals
  • Connect AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT to your site using the MCP Adapter
  • Register a WordPress Ability so AI tools can discover your plugin’s functionality
  • Use the WordPress AI Client to send AI-powered prompts from your own plugins and themes
  • Apply responsible practices when publishing and building with AI in WordPress

Who it’s for

The first three modules are for anyone who manages or publishes on a WordPress site: owners, content creators, editors, and administrators. No coding experience is required.

Module 4 goes further, introducing the developer APIs that power WordPress AI. It’s written to be approachable even if you haven’t built a plugin before, while still giving experienced developers a practical introduction to the new AI building blocks in core.

Good to know

  • Estimated duration: 9 hours
  • You’ll need an active WordPress site running WordPress 7.0 or later, administrator access, and basic familiarity with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude
  • Module 4 assumes no prior PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php experience, but some exposure to WordPress theme or plugin files will help
Take the course

Found a typo, a bug, or an idea for how this course could grow? Come share it in the #training Slack channel or open an issue on GitHub. Training Team contributions like these are what keep Learn WordPress current as the software evolves.

Thank you to all who made this possible, including but not limited to @psykro for screenshots and review, alongside fellow reviewers @kaitohm @rjekic @mikeyarce @rfluethi @sumitsingh @webtechpooja @nikskyverge

Sumit Singh 2:05 pm on September 14, 2026
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Meeting agenda for September 15th, 2026

This week’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026, at 07:00 UTC. The meeting will be held on 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/, in the #training channel. Anyone is welcome to contribute to the meeting by commenting in Slack threads during the meeting and throughout the following days. Meeting notes will be published by the following Tuesday to incorporate these asynchronous conversations as well.

This week’s meeting will be hosted by @sumitsingh.

1. Intro/Welcome

Welcome to all the new teammates who joined the Training Team this week!

2. News

  1. Meeting Note Takers
  2. 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:
    • 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.
  3. Looking for volunteers
    • Needs Translation Reviewer for Lesson – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22%5BContent%5D%20Needs%20Translation%20Reviewer%22
    • 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:
      • 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.
      • 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:
      • 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
  4. Updates from last week’s Triage Squad session
  5. Other announcements and news

2. Come and Contribute

3. Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Badges awarded:
    • No badges awarded this week

4. Project updates

  • 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.

5. Upcoming Online Workshops

  • No workshop scheduled

6. 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 other contributors or Training Team members help you in some way?

7. Open Discussions

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this post.

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.

Priyanka Sida 8:14 am on September 13, 2026
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 8th September 2026

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 [36] attendees: @pravin1996, @csheba, @rjekic, @sibokul, @nazmul111, @dilip2615, @makanikaran, @bhavesh456, @huzaifaalmesbah, @jenish1234, @rfluethi, @nikola93n, @praful2111, @upekar99, @sumitjavia, @alkesh7, @priyankaadbrains, @abduremon, @VasantRajput, @harshjadav003, @bigod, @gohelkunjan, @mohkatz, @freewebmentor (async), @andrewssanya (async), @valeriewandeler (async), @rithika3 (async), @sonaliprajapati (async), @sumitsingh (async), @sagarmodi1700 (async), @softglaze (async), @webgrrrl (async), @vishitshah (async), @ranupatel11 (async), @ursha (async), @ravigadhiyawp (async)

Newcomers: @vnmv777

Meeting hosted by: @rjekic

Note Taker: @priyankaadbrains

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:

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

  • We are planning an Office Hours session on Saturday, September 26, 2026:
  • 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: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/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 – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2182#issuecomment-5203614201. Remember, GitHub activity is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to contribute.

Looking for volunteers

  • 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: Create Thumbnails for Learn WordPress Lessons #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)

Let’s work together to clean up and keep the repository well-organized

Updates from last week’s Triage Squad session

  • No triage squad meetings last week
  • We are planning to start, so if you would be interested, come and join us!

Other News

Come and Contribute

This week’s contribution focus area

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Badges awarded: 
    • No badges awarded this week.
  • Give Props:
    • @upekar99: Props to @devmuhib for helping me understand the course translation process and guiding me to the right resources. Thank you for the support!

Project updates

  • Building on the momentum of our last learning cohort (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 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

  • No planned workshops for this week.

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 other contributors or Training Team members 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.

#meeting-recap, #training, #training-team

Rade Jekić 7:23 pm on September 7, 2026
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Meeting agenda for September 8th, 2026

This week’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, at 07:00 UTC. The meeting will be held on 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/, in the #training channel. Anyone is welcome to contribute to the meeting by commenting in Slack threads during the meeting and throughout the following days. Meeting notes will be published by the following Tuesday to incorporate these asynchronous conversations as well.

This week’s meeting will be hosted by @rjekic.

1. Intro/Welcome

Welcome to all the new teammates who joined the Training Team this week!

2. News

  1. Meeting Note Takers
  2. Looking for feedback
    • We are planning an Office Hours session on Saturday, September 26, 2026:
    • 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.
  3. Looking for volunteers
    • 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:
      • 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.
      • 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:
      • 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
  4. Updates from last week’s Triage Squad session
  5. Other announcements and news

2. Come and Contribute

3. Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Badges awarded:
    • No badges awarded this week

4. Project updates

  • Building on the momentum of our last learning cohort (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 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.

5. Upcoming Online Workshops

  • No workshop scheduled

6. 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 other contributors or Training Team members help you in some way?

7. Open Discussions

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this post.

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.

Rade Jekić 7:00 pm on September 7, 2026
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Rade Jekić 7:00 pm on September 7, 2026
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X-post: Training Team Update – September 7th, 2026

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Sonali Prajapati 9:00 pm on September 5, 2026
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 1st September 2026

This meeting followed the 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 [28] attendees: @sonaliprajapati, @pravin1996, @divyeshk71, @vishitshah, @csheba, @ranupatel11, @makanikaran, @abduremon, @rfluethi, @freewebmentor, @rjekic, @bhavesh456, @sumitsingh, @jenish1234, @sibokul, @dilip2615, @bigod, @ishahinakhter , @noruzzaman, @praful2111, @andrewssanya, @gohelkunjan (async), @VasantRajput (async), @softglaze (async), @rithika3 (async), @ravigadhiyawp (async), @mohkatz(async), @ursha (async)

Newcomers: @jexcuu, @syrah44, @jeanoptimind

Meeting hosted by: @devmuhib

Note Taker: @SonaliPrajapati

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:

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 through a Recap Note, and he will review & publish your Recap Post.

Looking for feedback

  • We planned an Office Hours session on Saturday, September 26, 2026:
  • We planned an Office Hours session Saturday, September 26, 2026:
  • 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, and we will do start form this week.
    • 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.

Looking for volunteers

  • 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:
    Create Thumbnails for Learn WordPress Lessons #3428
  • We currently have 552 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 – https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/training-team-how-to-guides/how-we-use-github/validating-and-applying-content-feedback/#validating-content-feedback-issues
  • 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.
  • Let’s work together to clean up and keep the repository well-organized

Updates from last week’s Triage Squad session

  • No triage squad meetings last week

Other News

  • On 28 July, the Learn WordPress DACH team launched its first German-language course cohort, “Starten mit WordPress.” A huge thank you to everyone who signed up and to our cohort facilitators for helping bring this initiative to life. DACH team is looking forward to seven weeks of learning WordPress together through weekly live sessions and engaging asynchronous activities in between.
  • We successfully hosted our Office Hours session on 22 August 2026 and have published a recap post: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/08/24/office-hours-meeting-recap-august-22-2026/. Thank you so much for the draft post @rfluethi
  • 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/

Come and Contribute

This week’s contribution focus area

Contribution Acknowledgement

Project updates

  • Building on the momentum of our last learning cohort (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 Development Course cohort), we are excited to launch our next cohort focused on 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. 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

  • No workshop scheduled for next week.

Contributor Updates

Open Discussions

  • If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue.
  • Looks like we don’t have anything at the moment. If anyone has anything async. Please reply in this thread and we can keep the discussion going.
  • And that concludes this week’s meeting. Thanks to all who participated in sync and to those that will in the future.
  • We’ll see you all next week!

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.

#meeting-recap, #training, #training-team

Muhibul Haque 9:42 am on August 31, 2026
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Meeting agenda for September 1st, 2026

This week’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 1th, 2026, at 07:00 UTC. The meeting will be held on 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/, in the #training channel. Anyone is welcome to contribute to the meeting by commenting in Slack threads during the meeting and throughout the following days. Meeting notes will be published by the following Tuesday to incorporate these asynchronous conversations as well.

This week’s meeting will be hosted by @devmuhib.

1. Intro/Welcome

Welcome to all the new teammates who joined the Training Team this week!

2. News

  1. Meeting Note Takers
  2. Looking for feedback
    • We are also planning an Office Hours session on Saturday, September 26, 2026:
    • 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, and I hope this week we can do the first Slack meeting.
      • Proposed schedule: Triage Squad GitHub triage – biweekly on Thursdays at 07:00 UTC.
      • 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 you can help her by suggesting and giving your opinion on newly created content – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2182#issuecomment-5203614201
  3. Looking for volunteers
    • 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 552 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:
      • 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.
      • 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:
      • 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
  4. Updates from last week’s Triage Squad session
  5. Other announcements and news

2. Come and Contribute

3. Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Badges awarded:
    • No badges awarded this week

4. Project updates

  • Building on the momentum of our last learning cohort (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 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.
  • Also, we are excited to launch our next cohort focused on Plugin Development next month. We look forward to helping more students expand their WordPress skills and explore new opportunities within the open-source ecosystem.

5. Upcoming Online Workshops

  • No workshop scheduled

6. 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 other contributors or Training Team members help you in some way?

7. Open Discussions

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this post.

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.

Destiny Kanno 5:55 am on August 31, 2026
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