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Welcome

The WordPress Training Team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through learn.wordpress.org.

Are you new to the team?

Getting Started – Join the team through this self-guided onboarding program.
Current Focus Areas – What we’re currently focusing on.
Goals for 2024– the goals include the team’s vision, values, and a quarterly breakdown of project milestones.

Already onboarded and ready to get involved?

See How we use GitHub to get started on one of our 6 project boards

Meetings (Calendar)

Weekly Global team meeting: Thursdays 00:00 UTC

Join: #training Slack channel

Dev-squad 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ triage: Biweekly on Thursdays 07:00 UTC

Join: #meta-learn Slack channel

See Meeting Details for more information.

Name	Role(s)	Non-English languages spoken	Area(s) of Expertise
Laura Adamonis	CC
Benjamin Evans	A, CC, E, SME, TC	Japanese	Localization
Destiny Kanno	A	Japanese, Chinese
Pooja Derashri	A, CC, E, SME, TC	Hindi
Courtney Robertson	A, CC, E, SME
Hauwa Abashiya	A, CC, E, SME	Hausa
Courtney Patubo Kranzke	A		Events (WordCamps and Meetups), Community, Admin, Editing
Wessel Theron	CC
Jonathan Bossenger	CC, SME	Afrikaans	Content creation, reviewing technical content, development, custom blocks, custom themes and plugins, security, code quality, debugging, devops, command line
Vagelis Papaioannou	CC	Greek	Greek content creation/translation, editing technical content, development GutenbergGutenberg 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/, custom blocks, custom themes, and plugins
Anne McCarthy	SME		Gutenberg, full site editing, some aspects of 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. themes, and upcoming release items
Chetan Prajapati	SME, TC	Gujarati, Hindi
Chris Kindred	SME		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. http://php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php., Enterprise Development, Gutenberg, Plugins, Coding Standards, GitGit Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. Most modern plugin and theme development is being done with this version control system. https://git-scm.com/., SVNSVN Apache Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after its command name svn) is a software versioning and revision control system. Software developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS). WordPress core and the wordpress.org released code are all centrally managed through SVN. https://subversion.apache.org/., Deployments, CI
Mainul Kabir Aion	E	Bengali	Copyediting, SEO, Audit, Testing
Oneal Rosero	A	Tagalog	SME: #WPDiversity, running workshops and training (online and face-to-face). Public Speaking and training, help refining talk and slide presentations.
Alex Stine	A		Process driven
Amit Patel	CC, E	Hindi	Public speaking, Coaching, Mentoring, Hosting Videos & Workshops, Technical SEO, Social Media Awareness, WooCommerce, Web Optimisation & CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Web Vitals, WordPress VIP, Multisites, Documentation, Project Management, Agile methodologies.
Jamie Madden	E, SME	Vietnamese, Mandarin	Devops, server, command line, plugins, automation, WooCommerce, nocode
Nadia Maya Ardiani	TC	Indonesian
Jenny Dupuy	TC	French
Margherita Pelonara	TC	Italian
Tracy Rhodes	A, CC, E, SME		Experience with technical presentations and reports. Use Gutenberg and FSE exclusively.
Piermario Orecchioni	TC	Italian
Ahmed Kabir Chaion	A, TC	Bengali	Business Development and Growth, Affiliate Marketing, Brand Partnership, Growth Marketing, Contributing to Open SourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source must be delivered via a licensing model, see GPL., No-Code Contribution, WordPress MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area., WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more., etc.
Sumit Singh	A, E, CC, TC	Hindi	PHP Core customization, GTEGeneral Translation Editor General Translation Editor – One of the polyglots team leads in a geographic region https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. Further information at https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/glossary/#general-translation-editor. team translation Hindi, tutorial translation, Public speaking, Content creation, Developer training, Social media, Event Organizing
Cynthia Norman	CC	French	WordPress Theme Development, Content Creation
Muhibul Haque	A, E, CC, TC	Bengali	Gutenberg, Block Theme Developer, WordPress Core & Training Team
Abha Thakor	A, E, SME
Kathryn Presner	A	French
Prem Tiwari	A, CC	Hindi	I can help in Gutenberg, Block Theme, 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 WordPress Core, Training Team, and Public speaking.

Name

Role(s)

Non-English languages spoken

Area(s) of Expertise

Laura Adamonis

Benjamin Evans

A, CC, E, SME, TC

Japanese

Localization

Destiny Kanno

Japanese, Chinese

Pooja Derashri

A, CC, E, SME, TC

Hindi

Courtney Robertson

A, CC, E, SME

Hauwa Abashiya

A, CC, E, SME

Hausa

Courtney Patubo Kranzke

Events (WordCamps and Meetups), Community, Admin, Editing

Wessel Theron

Jonathan Bossenger

CC, SME

Afrikaans

Content creation, reviewing technical content, development, custom blocks, custom themes and plugins, security, code quality, debugging, devops, command line

Vagelis Papaioannou

Greek

Greek content creation/translation, editing technical content, development GutenbergGutenberg 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/, custom blocks, custom themes, and plugins

Anne McCarthy

SME

Gutenberg, full site editing, some aspects of 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. themes, and upcoming release items

Chetan Prajapati

SME, TC

Gujarati, Hindi

Chris Kindred

SME

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. http://php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php., Enterprise Development, Gutenberg, Plugins, Coding Standards, GitGit Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. Most modern plugin and theme development is being done with this version control system. https://git-scm.com/., SVNSVN Apache Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after its command name svn) is a software versioning and revision control system. Software developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS). WordPress core and the wordpress.org released code are all centrally managed through SVN. https://subversion.apache.org/., Deployments, CI

Mainul Kabir Aion

Bengali

Copyediting, SEO, Audit, Testing

Oneal Rosero

Tagalog

SME: #WPDiversity, running workshops and training (online and face-to-face). Public Speaking and training, help refining talk and slide presentations.

Alex Stine

Process driven

Amit Patel

CC, E

Hindi

Public speaking, Coaching, Mentoring, Hosting Videos & Workshops, Technical SEO, Social Media Awareness, WooCommerce, Web Optimisation & CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Web Vitals, WordPress VIP, Multisites, Documentation, Project Management, Agile methodologies.

Jamie Madden

E, SME

Vietnamese, Mandarin

Devops, server, command line, plugins, automation, WooCommerce, nocode

Indonesian

French

Italian

A, CC, E, SME

Experience with technical presentations and reports. Use Gutenberg and FSE exclusively.

Piermario Orecchioni

Italian

Ahmed Kabir Chaion

A, TC

Bengali

Business Development and Growth, Affiliate Marketing, Brand Partnership, Growth Marketing, Contributing to Open SourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL., No-Code Contribution, WordPress MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area., WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more., etc.

Sumit Singh

A, E, CC, TC

Hindi

PHP Core customization, GTEGeneral Translation Editor General Translation Editor – One of the polyglots team leads in a geographic region https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. Further information at https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/glossary/#general-translation-editor. team translation Hindi, tutorial translation, Public speaking, Content creation, Developer training, Social media, Event Organizing

Cynthia Norman

French

WordPress Theme Development, Content Creation

Muhibul Haque

A, E, CC, TC

Bengali

Gutenberg, Block Theme Developer, WordPress Core & Training Team

Abha Thakor

A, E, SME

Kathryn Presner

French

Prem Tiwari

A, CC

Hindi

I can help in Gutenberg, Block Theme, 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 WordPress Core, Training Team, and Public speaking.