Welcome to theMetaMetaMeta 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.Team!
The Meta team is responsible for maintaining and managingWordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/websites. Our work is mostly done on themeta trac. If you see a bug,file a ticket!
If you visitWordPress.org, you will notice a few changes. This is not a complete reenvisioning of the homepage but rather a quick initial iteration that aims to accomplish a few things.
Do a better job targeting new-to-WordPress users or those who are coming back to the platform after some time away.
Showcase modern WordPress, particularly thelatest release, with a CTA to learn more.
Elevate the community section above the learning resources and add a link to the newEventspage.
Compact the design slightly.
Here’s the old design and the updated version side-by-side.
TheMetaMetaMeta 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.team has implemented several processes that make updating the homepage relatively easy. It’s entirely ablockBlockBlock 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.editor page that then syncs back to template files stored in version control.
The homepage should feel alive and dynamic. It should be updated consistently to showcase what’s new in WordPress, both in the CMS and the community. So what would you like to see?
Next steps
Each section of the homepage can be viewed as a separate “module” that all work together to form the page. In this iteration, the following modules were updated:
You can view the different versions of each module that were explored and continue to be explored inFigma. Add comments and share ideas there. You can also create issues directly in thewporg-main-2022GithHub repository. This is the theme that powers the mainWordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/site.
Finally, make sure to join the#website-redesignSlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platformhttps://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel athttps://make.wordpress.org/chat/.channel if you are interested in additional updates coming to WordPress.org and want to contribute.
Props to@ryelleand@joenfor reviewing this post and providing feedback.