Attendance:
@webtechpooja @patricia70 @ritikaroy2830 @devmuhib @mosescursor @subrataemfluence @mauteri @kofimokome @HarmonyRomo @alexcu21 @kafleg @passoniate

Notes

This recap is a summary of the Community Team monthly meeting. It will cover the discussion points, ideas, and decisions that came up during the meeting.
The aim of this recap is to provide a quick overview for those who were unable to attend as well as an overview for everyone.
These meetings were based on the Agenda for November 2025 and are held in our #community-team 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/. channel on Make WordPress.

🗓️ Meeting Chat Logs

• APAC/EMEA (November 6, 2025 – 12:00 UTC)
  Meeting Host – @webtechpooja View the chat log on Slack
• AMER (November 6, 2025 – 21:00 UTC)
  Meeting Host – @kofimokome View the chat log on Slack

Please leave your comments if you have any feedback.
Additionally, each agenda item discussed may have its own Make post related to its topic with more information, and you can add to the discussion directly to that post.

Chat Summary

Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements

👉 Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements

The Community Team is looking for contributors and developers to help improve event tooling for WordPress. A few of the identified areas that need support include:

• Improving our ticketing system, CampTix
• Advancing GatherPress, so official WordPress Chapter MeetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. groups can use an open-source solution for event and group management (Reminder: Meetup.com is currently the largest overhead expense for the events program.)
• Expanding the vision for our events platform and adding new features such as a WordPress Events App

The team has had excellent brainstorming discussions and is now moving toward execution.
If you have any ideas or would like to contribute, please share your input in the relevant post.

Follow-up Discussion

• The GatherPress team is in discussion with @harmonyromo, @dd32 , and others to organize an online demo and migrate the test site.
• @mauteri shared that anyone interested can join the GatherPress weekly Zoom check-in on Fridays at 3 PM UTC — all are welcome to RSVP and participate.

WordPress Credits Program Update

The WordPress Credits Program continues to grow following the successful pilot at the University of Pisa.
New institutions, including Fidélitas University (Costa Rica), are joining the program. The initiative aims to expand the student contributor base by 2026, encouraging more participation from mentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues., educators, and companies worldwide.

Recently, the program also updated its sponsorship guidelines to ensure meaningful engagement and educational impact.
WP Credits – Updates on Sponsorship Guidelines

Companies can no longer sponsor tools or resources alone; they must also sponsor one or more mentors to align with the program’s educational goals.
The updated Sponsor Guide provides details for organizations interested in getting involved.

WordPress Campus Connect – Organizing Guidelines

Discussion around who can organize WordPress Campus Connect events continued.

• Anyone affiliated with a college, university, or educational institute can host.
• A faculty member must apply on behalf of the institution and nominate at least two student coordinators to ensure continuity.
• @webtechpooja shared updates about upcoming Campus Connect Ajmer and mentorship efforts for events in India and the Philippines.

Announcements and Highlights

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 planned for April 9–11, 2026, at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, India.

Various calls for WordCamp Asia 2026 are now open — don’t miss your chance to participate:

• Step Into the Spotlight: Call for Speakers Now Open for WordCamp Asia 2026
• Call for Volunteers
• Call for Sponsors
• Call for Media Partners
• Call for Contributor Stories

@patricia70 provided updates about mentoring WordCamps in France and Germany (2026). @ritikaroy2830 announced the upcoming Kolkata Meetup and Campus Connect at RCC Institute of Technology (Jan 2026). @devmuhib and @mosescursor shared updates on local mentorship and campus contribution activities in Africa and South Asia.

WordPress 6.9 Development Update

WordPress 6.9 is planned for December 2, 2025. Release CandidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. 1 (RC1) is scheduled for November 11, 2025.

You can help by participating in the testing phase — learn how here: Help Test WordPress 6.9

Additionally, WordPress 6.9 BetaBeta 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. 3 is now available for download and testing. Read more about Beta 3 on WordPress.org News

Action Items

• Contributors interested in WordPress event tooling improvements should check out the Call for Developers post and join related Slack discussions.
• GatherPress contributors to attend the upcoming demo session and provide feedback.
• Volunteers are invited to facilitate December 2025 meetings, especially for the AMER time zone.

Open Floor Discussion

@patricia70 started a conversation: Is there any plan for a Community Summit alongside a flagship event in 2027? 2028?
So future organisers know about it (when applying to be the host city).

Call for Meeting Facilitators

The Community Team Monthly Meetings happen on the first Thursdays of every month. These meetings can be facilitated and run by any member of the community team, and it’s a great opportunity to engage with the rest of the community and team.

If you are interested in facilitating any of these meetings in the future, please feel free to comment or get in touch with any of the Community Team Reps.

If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post, or reach out to one of the team reps: @adityakane, @st810amaze, @thehopemonger, @webtechpooja

Next Meeting

Community Team Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month, with two sessions to support different time zones.
Meetings take place in the #community-team channel on Slack.

APAC/EMEA Meeting Day/Time: December 4, 2025 – 12:00 UTC
Americas meeting day/Time: December 4, 2025 – 21:00 UTC

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