This Week at WordPress.org (February 6, 2023)WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is out now and you can help test it before final release on March 28. With that comes the end of Gutenberg Phase 2. WordPress considers a mentorship program focused on onboarding and assisting contributors.
WP 6.2, Phase 2 Finale, and Mentorships WordPress 6.2 Beta 1
Help Test WordPress 6.2
Phase 2, Finale
Proposal: Creating a WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program
Apply to Attend the 2023 Community Summit
News* The Month in WordPress – December 2022
Accessibility* Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: February 3, 2023
Community* Apply to Attend the 2023 Community Summit * Community Booth at WordCamp Asia 2023 * Update: APAC Meetup Reactivation Project
Core * Developer Hours is returning * Performance Chat Summary: 7 February 2023 * A Week in Core – February 6, 2023
WordPress 6.2* Phase 2, Finale * Hallway Hangout: Performance Improvements for WordPress 6.2 * Roadmap to 6.2 * Bug Scrub Schedule for 6.2 * Early bug scrub schedule for WP 6.2 * WordPress 6.2 Planning Roundup
Meetings* Editor Chat Agenda: February 8, 2023 * Editor chat summary: February 1st, 2023
Developer Blog* Creating custom block styles in WordPress themes
Design* Design Share: Jan 16-Jan 27
Docs* Agenda for Docs Team bi-weekly meeting February 7, 2023 * Onboarding session for GitHub-related roles * Documentation Team Update – February 6, 2023
Marketing* Notes: Global Marketing Team meeting, January 31, 2023
Meta* WordPress.org Redesign Recent Launches * A Meta subproject for evaluating Matrix
Mobile* Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 21.6 * Mobile Team Update – February 8th
Openverse Community Meeting Recap (07 February 2023) * Openverse is Moving! Performance Performance Chat Agenda: 7 February 2023 * Core Performance Team Rep Updates
Polyglots* Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – February 08, 2023 (07:00 UTC)
Plugins* Twitter API Changes * Plugin Review Team: 6 Feb 2023
Project* Proposal: Creating a WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program * Discussion: Ending the Eternal September
Support* Block Editor Live in Most Forums
Test* Help Test WordPress 6.2 * Test Team Update: 6 February 2023
Training* How did you learn WordPress? * Brainstorm – WordCamp Asia 2023 Contributor Day * Training Team 2023 Goals Setting * Proposal: Training Faculty Developer Squad * New Learn WordPress GitHub Project View Updates * Training Team Values Exercise Recap * What’s new on LearnWP in January 2023
Online Workshops* How to create a video tutorial about WordPress (using free computer software) * Block Themes and WordPress: Live Stream * Updating a blog’s design (Informal live stream) – Part 2 * Updating a blog’s design (Informal live stream) – Part 1 * Block Themes and WordPress: Live Stream * Block Themes and WordPress: Live Stream * Block Themes and WordPress: Live Stream * Let’s code: WP REST API – custom routes and endpoints * WP dev livestream: WP REST API – custom routes and endpoints
Tutorials* Introduction to securely developing plugins * Using theme.json with classic themes * How to improve SEO rankings * Creating Custom Fields * Taking Advantage of Query Loops * Tools: Site Health * Introduction to theme.json * Creating a Call To Action * Displaying the Comments block in Block Themes * WordPress Theme Template Tour
WPTV* Latest WordPress TV videos
Related News:* PHP 8.2.2 Released! * PHP 8.1.15 Released!
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