These is the bi-weekly notes for theAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in#accessibility.You can read thefull transcripthere or see thefull meeting schedule.

Announcements

• WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 is released
• Guide to WCUS 2026
• WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release

Discussion on proposed team restructure

The team discussed reorganizing the Accessibility Teams focus areas on theGet Involvedpage by replacing the existing working groups with three primary focus areas:

• WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and the BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor
• Accessibility-ready Program
• Documentation about Web Accessibility

Docs

• Several accessibility documentation updates were published, including refreshed accessibility testing guides and an updated page on accessibility legislation.
• The Accessibility Team Handbook is being migrated to GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the pull request where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. https://github.com/ and simplified to focus on team information and contributor onboarding, while accessibility guidance will remain on wpaccessibility.org.
• The proposed handbook updates also reflect the teams new focus areas in place of the previous working groups.
• Documentation work will continue with improvements to content discoverability, including better cross-linking, a user sitemap, and an updated reading guide.

General & Gutenberg

• With WordPress 7.1 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. 1 released, the teams focus has shifted to bug fixes and accessibility testing ahead of RC1. One remaining enhancement is expected to be included in Beta 2.
• Contributors were encouraged to review recently introduced features, including Notes, client-side media and media editing, lightbox captions, the Tabs and Playlist blocks, revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision., the Identity panel, and Command Palette updates.
• The team also reviewed the progress of accessibility work for WordPress 7.1, with 24 accessibility-related TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. tickets completed and 16 still open for the release cycle.

Themes

• Accessibility-ready theme reviews continue to progress, though work remains slow due to the size of the existing backlog.The team discussed extending the review deadline, with the end of September suggested as a more realistic target.
• A formal announcement will be made once the new timeline is finalized.Review efforts will continue to prioritize themes whose authors have requested re-reviews, followed by themes that have shipped updates.

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These is the bi-weekly notes for theAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in#accessibility.You can read thefull transcripthere or see thefull meeting schedule.

Announcements

• WordPress 7.1 Roadmap is published
• WordPress Contributor Dashboard: New Views, Custom Ladder, and More
• WP A11y Docs update June 2026
• Call for 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/ Table Leads Nomination for 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 theyve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. US 2026

Discussion: Pure White and Pure Black Color Combinations

• The team discussed accessibility concerns around using pure white text on dark backgrounds and near-black text on pure white backgrounds, which can cause visual discomfort for people with astigmatism, dyslexia, and other vision impairments.
• Current research and discussions around WCAGWCAG WCAG is an acronym for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines are helping make sure the internet is accessible to all people no matter how they would need to access the internet (screen-reader, keyboard only, etc) https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/. 3 and the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm (APCA) suggest that extreme contrast may not always provide the best accessibility experience.
• A proposal was made to create a TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. ticket documenting authoritative research and evidence supporting the use of off-white and off-black color combinations instead of pure white and pure black.
• Team members were invited to contribute research and references to a shared document to support the proposal.
• It was also noted that 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/ already uses an off-white color in many places, suggesting the use of pure white in the WordPress 7.0 admin color scheme may have been unintentional. A follow-up ticket will be opened to propose updating the color in a future point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality..

Docs

• For now we do not have much to share but will have more updates during the next meeting as @rianrietveld took some time off. And we already have monthly doc progress updates which is been shared as part of the announcement.

General

• Work on WordPress 7.1 is progressing, with ongoing discussions around proposed admin bar design changes that may have accessibility implications.
• The next few weeks will be critical as enhancements need to land before 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. 1 to be included in the release.
• The team emphasized that accessibility testing continues throughout the release cycle, even after features are committed, allowing issues to be identified and addressed before the final release.

Gutenberg

• Ongoing Gutenberg work is focused on bringing the admin bar to both Gutenberg and classic admin screens for a more consistent experience.
• Progress continues on the Icon, Playlist, and Tabs blocks, while work on the Table of Contents blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. appears to be stalled.
• Accessibility reviews are still needed for lightbox captions, the client-side media experience, and the media editor modal.
• Additional Gutenberg features are also under review as part of the teams accessibility testing efforts.

Themes

• The deadline for accessibility-ready theme reviews has been extended to allow more time for completing the backlog of reviews.
• The team is currently working through more than 100 themes, with 79 themes still awaiting an initial review, alongside themes requiring re-tests, updates, and report reviews.
• Once the backlog is cleared, the review process is expected to become more manageable by focusing primarily on new theme submissions.
• The team also discussed the value of hosting another live theme review and Q&A session to help contributors build confidence in the review process.

#accessibility, #meeting-notes

These is the bi-weekly notes for theAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in#accessibility.You can read thefull transcripthere or see thefull meeting schedule.

• Core Committers WCEU recap is published.
• Check out Whats new for developers June 2026
• Whats new in Gutenberg 23.4? (June 17, 2026)
• Discussed accessibility considerations for how different types of contributions are recognized and represented in the new WordPress.orgWordPress.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/ contributor activity tracking system.
  • The Accessibility Team created a shared Google Doc to brainstorm and define criteria for tracking contributor activity and impact, aiming to avoid subjective human judgment in the process.
  • @Rian Rietveld suggested that the Google Doc should also cover how contributions are tracked and what constitutes meaningful contribution.

The WordPress 7.1 release squad announcement

The WordPress 7.1 release squad has been announced, with@joedolsonand@Aki Hamanoserving as tech leads, ensuring accessibility will be a top priority for the August 19, 2026 release.

Docs

• 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/ attendees 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 theyve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe reviewed the new wpaccessibility.org documentation, and their feedback was collected for follow-up improvements.
• A recap of the Accessibility Teams work at WordCamp Europe 2026 is published now.
• Documentation work is set to resume after Rians scheduled time off.

General and Guternberg

• Progress was limited during the WordCamp Europe week, with more active development expected in the coming weeks. Priorities for the WordPress 7.1 release began to take shape following the announcement of the release squad.

Themes

Themes Updates

• Significant progress was made on re-reviewing accessibility-ready themes, with additional work still remaining.
• The previously announced June 30 deadline was expected to be treated as a milestone for themes to begin the review process rather than complete it.
• The post will be published with updated guidance to clarify the review expectations if needed.

#accessibility, #meeting-notes

These is the bi-weekly notes for theAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in#accessibility.You can read thefull transcripthere or see thefull meeting schedule.

• 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 theyve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe held last week, and contributors were encouraged to join the Accessibility Team table during 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/.
• The Accessibility Team shared updates on ongoing documentation improvements for May 2026.
• The call for volunteers for the WordPress 7.1 release is closed.
• Contributors were reminded that one week remained to apply as a speaker for WordPress Accessibility Day.
• A hotfix addressing the publish button placement issue was released.

Docs

• @rianrietveld shared an update that work on improving the Accessibility Team documentation continued.
• During WordCamp Europe Contributor Day, attendees reviewed the new documentation and provided valuable feedback to help refine and improve the content.

General

• @joedolson shared that most tickets milestoned for 7.1 already have patches, so the focus of bug scrubs over the coming weeks will be on reviewing those patches and confirming they still apply correctly.
• It was also mentioned that some bug scrubs may need to be rescheduled due to scheduling constraints. Any schedule changes will be communicated as far in advance as possible.

Gutenberg

• @joedolson shared that 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/ team is still primarily focused on polishing items that missed shipping in the 7.0 release.

Themes

Only four weeks remain to complete re-reviews of all current accessibility-ready themes. By June 30, all accessibility-ready themes are expected to be either:

• Approved,
• Actively in progress with participation from the theme author, or
• Delisted if they do not meet accessibility standards and there is no evidence of author engagement to address the identified issues.

#accessibility, #meeting-notes

This is the proposed agenda for the bi-weeklyAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting on Thursday, June 04, 2026 15:00 UTC

• We are officially in WCEU week now! . Join the A11Y table on contributor day at WordCamp Europe
• WP A11y Docs update May 2026
• Call for volunteers for 7.1 is to beclosed at the end of this week
• Speaking at WP Accessibility Day
• Hotfix for publish button placement

Updates from the working group

• Documentation
• General
• 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/
• Themes

Open floor

If you want to have a topic added to the agenda, please mention it in the comments of this post.

The Accessibility Team bug scrub is every Tuesday at 16:00 UTC, held in the#accessibilitychannelon the Make WordPressSlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/(registration required).

#agenda, #meeting-notes

These is the bi-weekly notes for theAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in#accessibility.You can read thefull transcripthere or see thefull meeting schedule.

• GAAD Live accessibility-ready theme testing
• WordPress 7.0 Armstrong is released on 20th May

Docs

• Accessibility documentation updates are currently in progress.
• @Annelies Verhelst wrote an update of the page about accessibility legislation worldwide. The PR is under review.
• Work is ongoing to improve cross-linking, consistency, and overall usability of accessibility resources.
• Accessibility testing documentation is also being updated.
• An inventory of accessibility information across WordPress.orgWordPress.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/ and related sites is being prepared ahead of 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 theyve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe.

General

• WordPress 7.0 has officially been released, and trunk is now re-opened for commits.
• Work on WordPress 7.1 can now begin, though the release schedule is not finalized yet.
• The upcoming bug scrubs will mainly focus on reviewing tickets currently assigned to the 7.1 milestone.
• The team will also monitor and address any new issues that may need inclusion in the 7.0.1 release.

Gutenberg

• Several accessibility issues in 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/, particularly around visual revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision., are still being worked on for WordPress 7.0.1 and 7.1.
• Key features expected to receive accessibility testing for 7.1 include:
  • Tabs blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Client-side media editing
• These features were originally planned for 7.0 but were moved to the 7.1 cycle late in the release process.
• Some accessibility fixes have already been committed in Gutenberg, while others are still in progress and may be split between the 7.0.1 and 7.1 releases.

Themes

• The Accessibility team re-tested accessibility-ready themes against the updated guidelines.
• There are 108 accessibility-ready themes were under review.
• Reports were planned to shared with theme authors to request any necessary accessibility updates and improvements.

#meeting-notes

These is the bi-weekly notes for theAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in#accessibility.You can read thefull transcripthere or see thefull meeting schedule.

• Join Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2026
• Accessibility-Ready Requirements are now updated. Please take a moment to see the changes made.
• RC3 (new Beta 1) released on this Friday, May 8th

Working Group Updates

Docs

@rianrietveld shared that the work is in progress on wpaccessibility.org:

• update of the documentation about testing for accessibility.
• add more internal resources to the different topics, to cross link the information on the site.

General

@joedolson shared the updates:

• Work is progressing toward the WordPress 7.0 release. Because of the current uncertainty around the release timeline, work on 7.1 has been moving slowly.
• The major open question is whether the 7.1 cycle will be shortened or delayed, which may directly affect the scope of work. Due to this uncertainty, current priorities will focus on already-milestoned issues instead of adding new items.

Gutenberg

Primary need is to work on the many accessibility issues that @joedolson cited on visual revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision.. Some of the work is already in progress, so at least some of the issues (and many of the most critical ones) will make it for 7.0

Please check https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/77530 for the reference.

Themes

The update was already share for accessibility-ready requirements. These are effective immediately, and well be doing a big push to get existing themes updated.

Meta & Contribution Tracking Discussion

• Attention was drawn to ongoing work in#meta-janitors, where several rapid changes are happening across WordPress.orgWordPress.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/ that may require accessibility review and input.
• A discussion was introduced aroundautomated contribution trackingfor the accessibility team as part of the evolving Five for the Future (FFTF) initiative.
• The goal is to move beyond self-reported contribution hours and instead rely more on measurable contribution data such as:
  • CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. commits
  • TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/./GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the pull request where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. https://github.com/ activity
  • Patches and PRs
  • Ticket participation
• It was also acknowledged that many valuable contributions are harder to track, including:
  • Accessibility reviews
  • Documentation work
  • Expert guidance and discussions
  • Work on external properties like WPAccessibility.org

Key Clarifications

• The current system is still in a very early and evolving stage.
• No implementation decisions have been made yet for the Accessibility Team.
• The team will eventually need to decide:
  • Which contribution signals should be tracked
  • Which data sources should be used
• Existing pages related to this initiative currently function more like prototypes/demos and are not fully connected yet.

Community Concerns Raised

• Some contributors shared that the documentation and process, especially steps 4 and 5 in the proposal, currently feel difficult to follow.
• It was clarified that:
  • This initiative isnotintended to change how contributors participate.
  • The focus is on understanding and representing existing contributions more accurately.

Action Items / Next Steps

• Before further discussions, more clarity is needed around the technical implementation and data pipeline details.
• No immediate action items were assigned.
• The topic will be considered as a potential agenda item for a future bi-weekly meeting (likely not the next one due to GAAD scheduling).

#meeting-notes

These is the bi-weekly notes for theAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in #accessibility. You can read thefull transcripthere or see thefull meeting schedule.

1. WordPress 7.0 RC2 released
2. Only a week to go for WCAsia2026

Working Group Updates

Docs

@rianrietveld shared the updates for docs team as mentioned below.

• New and updated documentation has been published onwpaccessibility.org
  • Frontend code: Handling visual and keyboard focus, with subpages addressing:
    • Tabindex and tab order
    • Visual focus
    • Trapping focus
    • Restoring focus
    • Autofocus
    • Focus and hover interactions
    • Keyboard traps
  • Forms: No positive tabindex.
  • Design and user experience: Styling focus and hover states of interactive HTML elements.
  • Training
    • Start with accessibility: How to get training to learn web accessibility, with subpages addressing:
    • Online training
    • Books
    • Online events
    • Knowledge resources
    • Education & Discussion Groups

• Work is ongoing toextend and update documentation around alternative text (alt text) for images in WordPress
  • The goal is to make it useful not just for content creators, but also for developers

• There is an active discussion around introducing aCan I Use section for coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blocks
  • This would highlight theaccessibility status of each blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience., helping users understand current support and limitations both.

Generic Updates was shared by @joedolson. He is currently working on preparing the post about accessibility changes in WordPress 7.0 release and working on identifying tickets targeted for 7.1 release.

He mentioned that most focus right now should be on testing 7.0, to ensure that any new issues or regressions are caught before the actual release.

@joedolson also mentioned that the work on the theme accessibility-ready updates has been delayed due to the complexity of last-minute changes in WordPress 7.0 release. It is expected to resume post-release.

#accessibility, #meeting-notes

OnThursday, March 12, 2026 at 08:30 PM GMT+5:30, a team meeting started in#accessibilitykicked of by Krupa Nanda. You can read thefull transcriptor see themeeting agenda.

• Change in meeting time for next two meetings
  • There is the change in meeting time from next meetings till the release is over. (~ for 2-3 meetings). The new time is 19:00 UTC
• Table Leads forWordCampWordCamp 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 theyve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more.Asia 2026
  • TheAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team is looking forTable Leadsfor WordCamp Asia 2026Contributor 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/.
  • Contributor Day will take place onApril 9, 2026, at the Jio World Convention Centre.
  • We may consider having two table leads: one onsite and one supporting remotely.
  • If youre attending and willing to take on this role, please fill out the application form shared onslackSlack 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. Feel free topingPing 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 its 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.@krupajnandafor more details.
  • Remote support is also welcome.
• Its time to test real-time collaboration! With WordPress 7.0, real-time collaborationthe centerpiece of 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/ Phase 3lands in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. This is the first iteration, and theres much more to come. But you can test it now!
• Call For Feedback: Increasing Value of Release Party Testing Phase

Working Group Updates

Documentation

added Quick Wins and a Reading Guide (content by role/expertise), included a disclaimer that docs support the WordPress community but dont replace WCAGWCAG WCAG is an acronym for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines are helping make sure the internet is accessible to all people no matter how they would need to access the internet (screen-reader, keyboard only, etc) https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/... Currently work is done on documentation on focus management, alt text, WCAG intro, business accessibility, and legislation.

General Updates

@joedolson shared many updates, with a few items still being worked on.
Only one accessibility ticket remains open for the WordPress 7.0 milestone (likely wont make it), 32 tickets were closed for 7.0, focus will shift to accessibility goals for 7.1 after RC1, and RCRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. is the key time to review and fix accessibility issues in new features before final release.

Gutenberg

Real-time collaboration needs accessibility testing (especially with screen readers); contributors should test RTC with multiple users editing simultaneously, coordinate testing with @joedolson, and also review visual revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision. though they are less urgent.

Themes

So far no updates here.

#accessibility, #meeting-notes

OnThursday, February 26, 2026 at 08:30 PM GMT+5:30, a team meeting started in#accessibilitykicked of by Krupa Nanda. You can read thefull transcriptor see themeeting agenda.

• Table Leads forWordCampWordCamp 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 theyve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more.Asia 2026
  • TheAccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access meaning compatibility with a persons assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)Team is looking forTable Leadsfor WordCamp Asia 2026Contributor 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/.
  • Contributor Day will take place onApril 9, 2026, at the Jio World Convention Centre.
  • We may consider having two table leads: one onsite and one supporting remotely.
  • If youre attending and willing to take on this role, please fill out the application form shared onslackSlack 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. Feel free topingPing 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 its 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.@krupajnandafor more details.
  • Remote support is also welcome.
• The test team has prepared the doc to help the featured covered in 7.0 release. Feel free to take the help from Help test WordPress 7.0 post.

Working Group Updates

Documentation

The team removed most of the Accessibility Handbook content from the Make Accessibility site and replaced it with pointers linking to the new documentation. This change was made to avoid the need to maintain two separate sets of documentation. The remaining content focuses on information about how contributors can get involved and contribute to the Accessibility Team.

General Updates

@joedolson shared many updates, with a few items still being worked on.

• Tickets that already have patches but have not yet been committed should ideally be either committed or punted within the week.
• Early testing of patches is highly valuable and helps move things forward more quickly. Overall, the project is in good shape, although there are still a few tickets that need to be completed.

Gutenberg

@joedolson shared that 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/ has introduced many changes in this release, making testing during the 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. phase especially important.

• The top priority should be testing the output of any new blocks, as those are the most difficult to modify after release, though there are also several new interfaces to review.
• Contributors are encouraged to explore the release features and test them thoroughly, including navigating without a mouse, checking control names, and enabling visible label features. General accessibility testing guidance is available, and since each feature may require a different approach, specific testing instructions may be provided when needed. Some features may already have their own testing instructions available.

Themes

So far no updates here.

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