Track: Baltimore 3/4/5
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) for all Make Teams
This discussion will focus on how the WordPress project can welcome and sustain a diverse pool of contributors to all Make Teams. What are teams currently doing, and what practices can be brought to the whole project? What new practices, resources, support should be introduced? Perspectives needed: Current and aspiring Make Teams members interested in…
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Part II: Aligning processes and contributions between WordPress Core and Gutenberg
WordPress Core and Gutenberg currently have different release schedules and velocities, and are managed in two different locations (Trac/SVN and GitHub). This complicates merging Gutenberg code into Core. For example, it is unclear where modificatons should occur, resulting in version control issues. This discussion hopes to bring clarity to these issues and explore possible processes…
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Break
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Part I: Aligning processes and contributions between WordPress Core and Gutenberg
WordPress Core and Gutenberg currently have different release schedules and velocities, and are managed in two different locations (Trac/SVN and GitHub). This complicates merging Gutenberg code into Core. For example, it is unclear where modificatons should occur, resulting in version control issues. This discussion hopes to bring clarity to these issues and explore possible processes…
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Lunch
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Accessibility in the WordPress project
How can WordPress adopt an accessible-first approach, and what would this mean for project development and decision-making? This discussion will center on accessibility considerations in developing WordPress software and current friction points, and explore possible solutions and practices to incorporate. Perspectives needed: Current and interested accessibility advocates, people interested in or currently involved in release…
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Break
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Increasing contributor recognition and celebration
WordPress contributors are incredible. How can we better acknowledge and celebrate the important contributions made, and recognize the impact they have for the WordPress open source project? This discussion will explore where we currently are not recognizing contributions, and how we can more appropriately and readily show appreciation for contributions and contributors. Perspectives needed: Teams…