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Nalubega Dorcus shares her experience attending WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai, India, as a recipient of the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship and a volunteer. https://wp.me/p1q228-Zs4e #WordPress

Get your headphones on! 🎧 The latest WordCamp Europe 2026 podcast covers what volunteering at the event is actually like: short shifts, time to attend sessions, and no, volunteers do not get extra food. https://wp.me/pgyJ7n-2nn #WCEU

The WordPress Core AI team has published a new guide for meetup and WordCamp organizers, speakers, and contributors. It includes talk ideas, project explanations, demo tips, and suggested session formats to help the community speak confidently about Core AI projects. Read the guide: https://lnkd.in/ePrxECyu #WordPress

WordCamp Europe 2026 has published its lineup for the People and Community sessions. Topics include open source as democratic infrastructure, cross-industry collaboration, and how agencies can build contribution into their culture. June 4–6 in Kraków. https://wp.me/pgyJ7n-2gw #WCEU

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 4 is ready for testing. The final release is scheduled for May 20, 2026. Try it in a test environment and report any issues you find. https://wp.me/pZhYe-5lM #WordPress

The April Education Buzz Report is out. So far this year, WordPress Campus Connect has reached 5,586 total attendees across 71 institutions, WordPress Credits has added its first African partner, and the Facilitator Training Program has launched. https://wp.me/p2U65r-muR #WordPressCommunity

The May 2026 WordPress developer roundup is out. You'll find coverage of early work on a content types system, revisions support for templates and patterns, a new @wordpress/grid package, and a range of block fixes ahead of the WordPress 7.0 release. https://lnkd.in/eRWfQufP #WordPressDevelopment

Phoenix is calling, and so is the WordPress community. WordCamp US 2026 tickets are now available for August 16–19. Join four days of learning, contribution, showcases, sessions, workshops, and connection. Get your ticket: https://lnkd.in/evefepBW #WCUS #WordPress

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 3 is now available. The final release is scheduled for May 20, 2026. Testing release candidates is one of the most direct ways to contribute to the open source project that powers over 40% of the web. You can test using the WordPress Beta Tester plugin, a direct download, WP-CLI, or WordPress Playground. Plugin and theme authors should also confirm compatibility and update their "Tested up to" version. https://wp.me/pZhYe-5lg #WordPress

The WordPress Developer Blog has a new guide on writing end-to-end (E2E) tests with Playwright. It covers setup with wp-env, testing block variations and patterns, and verifying front-end output using the REST API. https://lnkd.in/e2ANa2cW #WordPressDevelopment