It was an incredible day of contribution, collaboration, and community spirit at 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 Contributor DayContributor 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/ in Mumbai! The CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Test Team came together with energy and enthusiasm – both in person and online – to make WordPress better through testing.

Whether you tested a patch, triaged a ticket, explored WordPress 7.0 features, or just took your very first step into open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. contribution, every bit of effort mattered. 🙌

We had a wonderful mix of contributors – passionate newcomers and experienced testers – showing up from around the globe:

• 57.1% participated in person
• 42.9% contributed remotely
• And most excitingly: 78.6% were first-time Core Test contributors!

🎯 What Did Contributors Work On?

• Several contributors tested Core patches manually on TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. tickets including #64853, #64962, #65031, #65053, and #64944
• Multiple contributors submitted Test Handbook pull requests to improve documentation (#120, #121, #128, #133, #147, #148)
• Many first-time contributors explored WordPress 7.0 testing via the Help Test WordPress 7.0 guide
• A few contributors also explored AI features in WordPress and the GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.
  

💬 Community Voices

Here’s what some of our contributors shared:

• “Remote participation from Latvia. Completed 4 patch tests and 1 triage contribution. Great experience working through real tickets with the team.” – @gaisma22
• “I would love to continue contributing to the Test Team.” – @mehrazmorshed
• “Explored WordPress 7.0 and tested AI features in WP. Also learned some basic features from the Team Lead and tested the Gutenberg plugin.” – @jetaldobariya1
• “Thanks to all the table leads.” – @Dharm1025

The average contributor experience rating was an impressive 4.6 out of 5 ⭐ – a true testament to the welcoming and collaborative atmosphere the team created.

🙌 Our Contributors

A huge thank you to everyone who showed up and made this day special: @nazmul111, @mokshasharmila13, @vriti, @huzaifaalmesbah, @iamadisingh, @gaisma22, @abhishekfdd, @umeshsingla, @mehrazmorshed, @ismail0071, @abduremon, @jetaldobariya1, @pratikmandaliya, @Dharm1025

🏅 Contributor Badges

Badges are being assigned to all eligible contributors. Thank you for your patience! Keep an eye on upcoming weekly Test Team updates on make.wordpress.org/test for badge confirmations.

🗓️ Core-test Meetings

The Test Team meets every week in the #core-test channel on 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/. Check out the current meeting schedule and drop by to say hi, ask questions, or just lurk and learn!

Contributor Day may be over, but your journey with the Test Team doesn’t have to stop here. From exploring patches to writing your first test, we’re here to support you every step of the way. Check out the Test Handbook and stay tuned for more ways to contribute.

Thank you for being part of the WordPress community – you made Contributor Day at WCAsia 2026 truly special. ✨

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Props @ankit-k-gupta and @pavanpatil1 for pre-publish review.

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