We are preparing the Annual Meetup Surveys and would value your feedback on the draft survey questions. Excitingly, for the first time in WordPress history we will distribute the surveys in several different languages! This will enable many more meetup organizers and Continue reading Seeking Feedback on Annual Meetup Survey for 2021-2022
If you received a notification about this post, the reason is (most probably) that you’re registered as a General Translation Editor for one or several WordPress locales. If you believe that to be in error, please reach out to the Continue reading WordPress 6.0 Translation Status (May 19, 2022)
Tl;dr: The Community Team is launching a one-week writing sprint from Monday, May 23 through Monday, May 30, 2022. You are invited to contribute, or even just watch. Every contribution, however small, is valuable! Open source communities thrive on collaboration, Continue reading Join the Community Team for a #WPDiversity Writing Sprint: May 23 to May 30
WordPress 6.0, planned for May 24, 2022, is now ready to be translated on translate.wordpress.org! The new strings are in the development projects. The strings for WordPress 5.9 have been moved to projects/wp/5.9.x. As for previous releases, most of new Continue reading WordPress 6.0 ready to be translated
Mandates related to COVID-19 are continuing to update around the world, and the Community Team’s COVID-19 requirements are updating with them. These new guidelines apply to all official WordPress events, meaning WordCamps, WordPress meetups in the chapter program, do_action events, Continue reading Announcement: Updated COVID-19 guidelines for official WordPress events
The Training team is using Sprints to determine what we are working on and to determine our timeframe for delivery. What is a Sprint? Sprints are fixed length events of one month or less to create consistency. A new Sprint Continue reading April 2022 Sprint
Context To fulfill WordPress’s mission to democratize publishing, the Community team seeks to actively reduce barriers to current and future participation, engagement, and sense of belonging in WordPress events. People who experience marginalization in broader society are more likely to Continue reading Proposal: Steps to Integrate #WPDiversity into WordPress Event Organizing
When we come together we step outside of our comfort zones and regular thinking and open ourselves to new, innovative ideas. When you’re gathered together, away from the distractions of regular life, your mind opens and creativity flows. While there Continue reading Return to In-Person Events: Blue Sky Thinking
The Community Team is seeing a renewed interest in in-person regional WordCamps in the light of a slow but steady return of in-person WordCamps. This post aims to take another look at our existing guidelines for regional WordCamps and to Continue reading Discussion: Revisiting In-person Regional WordCamps