Courtney Robertson 6:18 pm on September 21, 2023  

Meeting Recap for September 20, 2023

Slack meeting.

  • Projects
    • Are there any new projects in Meta Meta 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. currently being worked on? Announcements are still appreciated, but ideally, let’s share projects before they begin or at the start.
  • Meta Posts
  • Trac Trac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub. https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ .
    • Sites
      • #7281: Highlight State of Enterprise WordPress Survey on wordpress.org/enterprise
        • This ticket will be moved to wporg-main-2022 repo on github GitHub 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/
        • Design input will be needed
        • The Accessibility Accessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility ) Team pinged for awareness on the form selected
        • Should the form be part of a WordPress.org WordPress.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/ account for data protection
      • #7269: Add Accessibility Checker plugin to .org sites
        • We have a precedent of using Jetpack premium, and also Sensei Pro on LearnWP.
        • How do we go about getting a decision made to at least do a review for feasibility?
        • Discern who will review for feasibility.
      • #7196: Contributor Mentorship Program – Graduate and Facilitator Badge
        • @ nao Requests assistance for this to be completed
      • WordPress.org Meta commit r12891
        • Siteground was removed from the Hosting page some weeks ago and has been replaced with WordPress.com WordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/ .
        • No further progress with the # hosting team participating in a process to identify what is shown here
    • Plugin Plugin 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  Repo
    • Support Forums
    • Core Core Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.  /  Gutenberg Gutenberg 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/
  • Slack Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/ . The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ .
    • We hope to scan through the channel for any messages that haven’t responded for future meetings.