The WordPress Credits program is progressing since its pilot launch with the University of Pisa. Over the past months, we’ve been focused on setting up the infrastructure, preparing updated materials for students and institutions, and testing the virtual classroom on Learn.WordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/. We’re also preparing demos of the student classrooms so the community can see how the program will work in practice.
The initial pilot was designed to validate the concept and provided us with valuable insights. Building on that foundation, we continue to refine the approach and are preparing to scale as we transition from alpha to beta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process..
Our next steps include: finalizing the infrastructure, completing program materials, launching visibility actions, and coordinating with contribution teams to support student onboarding. We’re excited to welcome Fidélitas University into the program this fall, starting with 15 students and building momentum toward opening participation to all majors by 2026. This couldn’t have been done without Rita Robles Loaiza ( @roblesloaiza ), who has spearheaded this initiative as the Associate Director of On-Campus Programs at the Faculty of Computer Science.
We’d love the community’s support in this next phase. Here are a few ways to help:
- Educational institutions: If you’d like to bring WordPress Credits to your students, please apply here.
- Companies: Learn more about how you can support the program through sponsorship or mentorship on this page.
- Contributors: Join the discussion and help us build the program in the GitHub repo or in the #wpcredits Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel.
If you’ll be at WordCamp 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. US next week and want to connect about the program, come find us! You can join the Community and Training tables at Contributor 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/., visit the Community booth on August 28 at 14:30 or August 29 at 11:15, or simply ping The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” me on Slack.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far! Your support is helping us build meaningful bridges between educational institutions, students, and the WordPress project.
The following people contributed to writing this post: @celigaroe, @francescodicandia, @roblesloaiza, @4thhubbard, @peiraisotta.
