Invisible and under-appreciated: bolstering “behind the scenes” contributions

A number of teams and their work in the WordPress project currently recieve little visibility, but also have high stakes or impact on the health of the WordPress community. Especially in recent years, the contributor pipeline for these teams has faced significant struggles. This discussion will explore how to address the broken pipeline, support the contributors involved, and how to give appropriate appreciation to this difficult work. Examples of teams facing this challenge include Plugins, Support, Security, Incident Response.

Perspectives needed: Current and aspiring members of the teams listed above, people interested in better understanding the nature of this work.

Facilitator: Marius Jensen