Muhibul Haque 1:08 am on March 3, 2026

Training Team Highlights

Recent Updates and Achievements

Announcement

We’re considering issuing certificates specifically for course cohort students. Unlike automated course completion certificates—which can sometimes be misused—cohorts are different. In a cohort, students must actively participate in regular classes, complete assessments, and pass an exam before earning a certificate.

Recent Updates:

Current Focus Areas

Meetings in March

Meeting Type	Date	Facilitator
Team Meeting	March 3rd	Rade Jekić
Team Meeting	March 10th	Sumit Singh
Team Meeting	March 17th	Muhibul Haque
Team Meeting	March 24th	Rade Jekić
Team Meeting	March 31th	Muhibul Haque

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Muhibul Haque 4:55 am on March 30, 2026

Announcing the Training Team Cohort: “Block Theme Development in WordPress”

Are you ready to take your WordPress skills to the next level and start building your own 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 from scratch?

We’re excited to introduce our new cohort from the Training Team, titled “Block Theme Development in WordPress.” This cohort-based training is designed to help you dive deeper into modern WordPress development and learn how to create fully customizable, future-ready Block Themes.

This hands-on learning experience will guide you through the fundamentals of Block Theme architecture, templates, template parts, theme.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML., and more. By the end of the cohort, you’ll have the confidence and practical skills to build and customize your own Block Themes.

If you’re eager to master Block Theme development, simply complete the form below. We’re planning to start the cohort between mid-April and the last week of April, and it will run for approximately 6 to 8 weeks.

Live Session Details
Weekly live sessions will be conducted on via Zoom, each lasting 40 to 60 minutes depending on the topic’s complexity.

Instructor: Muhibul Haque, Lax Mariappan
Technical Support: Looking for volunteer
Estimated Duration: 6 – 8 weeks
Estimated Start Date: Mid-April (2nd or 3rd week)

What You Will Learn?

What is Full Site Editing (FSE)
Difference between Classic Theme vs Block Theme
Theme structure overview
Understanding theme.json
Style variations (/styles/*.json)
Performance advantages of block themes
Global styles, Colors, typography, spacing, Layout control, Fluid typography
Template, Template Parts, Patterns, Global style variations
Install Create 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., Generate a blank theme
Register patterns, enqueue styles from functions.php
Smarter use of AI to get work done faster and more efficiently
Convert a classic theme to block theme

FAQ’s

Who can join this cohort?

This cohort is ideal for developers, designers, and WordPress users who want to learn how to build Block Themes. If you’re already familiar with the Block Editor and want to move into theme development, this is for you.

What are the prerequisites?

Participants should have a basic understanding of WordPress and how themes work. Prior experience with the Block Editor is recommended. Familiarity with HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. and CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site. is required, and a basic understanding of 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. https://www.php.net/manual/en/preface.php will be helpful.

Do I need to know coding?

Yes, some coding knowledge is expected. You should be comfortable with HTML and CSS. Basic PHP knowledge will help you better understand theme structure and functionality.

What is the duration of each class?

Each live session will run for approximately 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the topic.

When will the sessions take place?

Live classes will be held every Sunday via Zoom. The exact schedule will be shared with participants before the cohort begins.

Is this training free?

Yes! This cohort-based learning experience is completely free and open to anyone eager to learn.

Will the sessions be recorded?

We aim to record the sessions whenever possible, so you can catch up if you miss a class. However, live participation is highly encouraged for the best learning experience.

How do I register?

Simply fill out the General Interest Form linked below, and we’ll notify you when the cohort is about to begin.

Register Here

SAndrew 5:20 pm on March 29, 2026
Tags: meeting recap ( 155 ), training ( 318 ), Training-team ( 221 )

Training Team Meeting Recap – 24 March 2026

This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log. (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ account, you can set one up.)

Introductions and Welcome

There were 31 attendees: @sibokul, @ravigadhiyawp, @sonaliprajapati, @rjekic, @pooja-n, @freewebmentor, @rfluethi, @komalvaja, @dhruvang21, @huzaifaalmesbah, @vishitshah, @nazmul111, @mebo, @saif2002, @rithika3, @vasantrajput, @vijay5696, @sumitsingh, @pravin1996, @noruzzaman, @jagirbahesh, @mehrazmorshed, @dilip2615 (async), @devmuhib (async), @amitpatelmd (async), @benazeer (async), @mohkatz (async), @harshjadav003 (async), @andrewssanya (async), @binarygary (async), @valeriewandeler (async)

Newcomers: @prajapatvishnu, @jesus0903

Meeting hosted by: @Rjekic

Note Taker: @AndrewSsanya

Note Reviewer: @VasantRajput

Welcome! Please post in the #training channel or reach out to a team member to help you with contributing. Resources to check out our onboarding program, and our Guide Program.

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

24th March – @AndrewSsanya
31st March – @pravin1996
7th April – @sibokul
14 April – @nazmul111
21st April – @pooja-n

Important note: If anyone needs to know more about Note Taking and need guide in creating a Recap Note Post then you can DM to @VasantRajput. He will guide you for a Recap Note and he will review & publish your Recap Post.

Looking for feedback

We need your help in finding all the content that could be updated and consolidated. We would love to have two groups of volunteers – one that will go through all the handbook content, and one that will check the courses. Please state your interest, and we will help you organize and start working on these important issues.
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. Theme Development Course Cohort Learning Pathway Development – We’re planning a cohort-based learning program focused on Block Theme Development, and before turning it into a full course, we want to build the learning pathway together with the community. Let’s do this together – https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3381
We’re noticing a shortage of content creators in the Training Team. How can we encourage more dedicated content creators to join? Please share your ideas. It would be invaluable to have local content creators who can translate existing English content into their local languages

Looking for volunteers

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. Asia 2026 is just around the corner – it is officially starting on April 9th, with the Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. The Training Team will have table leads on site, helping all new contributors to join the team and spreading the word about our goals and activities. We will also have the Online Contributor Day, and this is your chance to shine – we need contributors who can help us coordinate the efforts of the table leads and volunteers on site, and help all the people who are not able to attend the event in person. Remember, all contributions count! We will publish the event and the P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org post soon.
Help us in developing learn pathway for the course cohort on block theme development.
- Block Theme Development Course Cohort Learning Pathway Development #3381
We still have trouble finding a reviewer for already translated content. Maybe you can help us, or know someone who can review the content? Here is the short list:
Some Education Initiative handbooks have been updated recently. You’re welcome to review the handbooks, and please let us know if you notice any issues:

Updates from last week’s Triage Squad session

Other News

We’re thrilled to announce that we will be hosting online events during Contributor Day, enabling those unable to attend WordCamp Asia to participate remotely. Join us for online contributions via the 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. link below. Stay tuned for the event schedule
- https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/03/24/wordcamp-asia-2026-contributor-day/
The WordPress Plugins Team needs help and volunteers. The 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. queue is long, so the help is much appreciated
- https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2026/03/13/contribute-to-the-plugins-team/
Weekly Campus Connect Office Hours are starting in the #campusconnect channel. This time is for current or potential organizers to ask questions about their planned events and share their experience so far.
We recently ran an online workshop series showing how to build event websites for Campus Connect and WordCamps using the WordPress Block Editor. If you’re organizing a WordPress Campus Connect event, these resources might be helpful.
- https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/03/16/step-by-step-guide-to-building-campus-connect-and-wordcamp-event-websites/

Come and Contribute

Content ready for review
- See Guidelines for reviewing content when reviewing content.
- We have 10 issues ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation
- See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.
- We have 19 issues that require validation

Topics awaiting vetting
- See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
- We have 1 issues that require vetting

Validated feedback awaiting fix
- Contributors, see Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on applying feedback that has been validated.
- We have 25 issues awaiting a fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

Badges awarded:
- N/A
Give Props:
- N/A

Project updates

Training Team Office Hours are scheduled for April 18th. Big thanks to @rfluethi for this great initiative, More info Here:
- https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/02/03/proposal-monthly-office-hour-meeting-for-make-wordpress-training/
Training Team monthly update for February is published:
- https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2026/03/02/training-team-update-march-2nd-2026/
WordPress Credits is a contribution-based practice program by the WordPress Foundation that brings university students into the heart of the WordPress 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. project. The program helps students develop transferable skills, gain practical experience, and join a global community of open source contributors.
- https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/wordpress-credits-contribution-internship-program/

Upcoming Online Workshops

There are no planned workshops for this week, but you can watch the previous workshops:

Open Discussions

What have you been working on, and how has it been going?
- @SumitSingh: I’m currently working on planning the #training team’s participation in the WC Asia 2026 Contribution Day.
Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
Do you have any blockers?
Can another contributor or Training Team members help you in some way?

Open Discussions

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue.
- @lakshmananphp: hey all, do we have a AI usage policy for training team related stuff? I mean using AI for first round of feedback in vetting a topic, reviewing content etc.
  - @rjekic: No, we are not using AI in any form for now. We are currently redefining our workflows, and soon we will say more about it.
What’s your plan in 2026 related to WordPress?
Currently, no new topics have been raised, but asynchronous contributions are welcome via the Slack thread to continue the discussion.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#meeting-recap, #training-team

Sumit Singh 9:32 am on March 24, 2026
Tags: contributor days ( 46 ), learn-wordpress ( 134 ), training ( 318 ), Training-team ( 221 ), WordCamp ( 4 ), WordCamp Asia ( 4 )

WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day

Thank you for joining the 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. Asia 2026 Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/ Training Team! We have organized activities for both new and experienced contributors to participate in throughout the day. See the schedule for WC Asia Contributor Day here.

We’re thrilled to announce that we will be hosting online events during Contributor Day, enabling those unable to attend WordCamp Asia to participate remotely. Join us for online contributions via the 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. link below. Stay tuned for the event schedule!

Join the online events on Meetup.

Table Leads: @sumitsingh @rjekic, @sonaliprajapati, @rithika3

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ Monitor: @devmuhib @vasantrajput

Online Coordinator: @devmuhib @vasantrajput

How can I best prepare?

You can prepare for Contributor Day by ensuring you’ve got these starter tools ready:

Your WordPress.org account and username
Joined the Make WordPress Slack instance and the #training team channel
Set up a GitHub Account
Connect your GitHub account to your WordPress profile.

Instructions for preparing in advance can be found here: Welcome to the Training Team! If you are a developer, check out these Dev-squad guidelines.

Please note: For registering for Slack, be sure to log in using yourusername@chat.wordpress.org your email address. Not your normal email address.

Training Team Mission

The WordPress training team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through synchronous and asynchronous learning, as well as downloadable lesson plans for instructors to use in live environments, available at learn.wordpress.org.

I’m new to the Training Team!

I have experience working with the Training Team!

I’m new to the Training Team!

Thanks for joining! Please walk through our brand-new Onboarding Program. This will give you an overview of the team, help you set up the accounts you need to contribute, and even walk you through your first contribution!

Getting Started – The Training Team Onboarding Program

We expect the onboarding program above to take 30-60 minutes. Once you’ve completed onboarding, jump into these other activities to continue contributing!

Review published content and submit feedback

WordPress software continues to grow, and new features get added all the time. Reviewing published content and updating content is important in keeping the Learn WordPress website current. Follow the team guide about reviewing published content to leave feedback about any content below. (Reviewing older content would be helpful!)

Courses

Lesson Plans

Submit new content topic ideas

Browse the Learn WordPress website and let us know if there are any topics you think would be valuable to add. Share your topic ideas in our 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 by the repository owner. https://github.com/ repository using the button below:

New GitHub Issue: Topic Idea

I have experience working with the Training Team!

Thanks for joining! Depending on your interests, there are a few ways you can get involved. For each of the tasks below, the team handbook should help you with process specifics. But if you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

Content Creation

Are you interested in creating content? If so, then creating content related to WordPress 6.9.

Content Translation

Are you interested in translating content? If so, then translating content related to the Localization Foundation project is our priority today. Do you speak Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Hindi, or Italian? Join us in localizing content for these languages, along with 8 others. We also have courses focused on onboarding contributors that will assist in the WordPress mentorship program:

You can learn how to get started in content localization on this handbook page.

Content Reviews

Are you interested in editing content? If so, then reviewing content waiting to be published is our priority today.

Start by finding a piece of content to review in our content development board. This GitHub view has filtered all content waiting for reviews before it is published. Follow the team’s Guidelines for reviewing content and leave your reviews right there in GitHub.

Subject Matter Expert

A subject-matter expert is someone who has extensive knowledge in a particular field or area and can provide advice, guidance, and direction in that subject. If you would like to help vet topics, please visit the Vetting Topic Ideas handbook page.

Triage Developer Issues

Are you a developer interested in working on issues for the Learn website? If so, then working through our Website Development project board is our priority today.

Start by reviewing issues “In Review”. Any help you can provide regarding issues “In Progress” would be great, too. But in general, any attention you can give to any issue would be much appreciated.

If there are enough interested Developers, then we can also create a developer-focused working group so that they can focus on related issues.

Cross-team collaboration opportunities

Share your thoughts or ideas on how the Training Team can collaborate more effectively with other Make WordPress Teams, such as Marketing, Documentation, and others.

Before you leave…

We’d love to hear about your accomplishments from the day. Before you leave the table, please fill out the Contributor Day Attendee Feedback Form and reply to the appropriate thread in Slack.

Contributor Day Attendee Feedback Form

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Thank you for your response. ✨

#contributor-days, #learn-wordpress, #training, #training-team, #wordcamp, #wordcamp-asia

Vasantsinh Rajput 5:42 pm on March 22, 2026
Tags: meeting recap ( 155 ), training ( 318 ), Training-team ( 221 )

Training Team Meeting Recap – 17th March 2026

Introductions and Welcome

There were 29 attendees: @pooja-n, @noruzzaman, @sibokul, @sonaliprajapati, @nazmul111, @sumitsingh, @freewebmentor, @rjekic, @ravigadhiyawp, @vishitshah, @vijay5696, @rithika3, @jenish1234, @rfluethi, @pravin1996, @dilip2615, @bigod, @ranupatel11, @makanikaran, @rraventos, @lakshmananphp (async), @harshjadav003 (async), @divyeshk71 (async), @VasantRajput (async), @huzaifaalmesbah (async), @mohkatz (async), @benazeer (async), @jagirbahesh (async), @komalvaja (async)

Newcomers: @hellosazzad, @developermahmud, @sifatullahdev, @abdullahtalukdar999, @saadbah30

Meeting hosted by: @devmuhib

Note Taker: @VasantRajput

Note Reviewer: @VasantRajput

Welcome! Please post in the #training channel or reach out to a team member to help you with contributing. Resources to check out our onboarding program, and our Guide Program.