Skip to content

Add hosting team faq - #409

Open
dilipom13 wants to merge 7 commits into
WordPress:mainfrom
dilipom13:add-hosting-team-faq
Open

Add hosting team faq#409
dilipom13 wants to merge 7 commits into
WordPress:mainfrom
dilipom13:add-hosting-team-faq

Conversation

@dilipom13

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Summary

  • Adds a new Hosting Team FAQ page for Contributor Day and new contributor onboarding
  • Covers common questions from Reduce onboarding overhead -- Hosting Team FAQ page #407 plus Git/GitHub basics to reduce live demos at camp tables
  • Registers the page in the handbook manifest and links from Get Involved, Contributor Day, and the handbook index

Fixes #407

Test plan

  • Confirm faq.md renders correctly as Markdown
  • Verify handbook manifest entry appears under Get Involved after import
  • Check internal links resolve to existing handbook pages

dilipom13 and others added 2 commits July 31, 2026 21:57
Resolve index.md conflict and keep FAQ link in Get Involved section.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Comment thread faq.md

No question is too basic. Asking early helps you contribute sooner.

[info]Have a question that is not covered here? Comment on [GitHub issue #407](https://github.com/WordPress/hosting-handbook/issues/407) or ask in [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/hosting/) so we can add it to this page.[/info]

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

Is it desirable to have people ask support questions on an issue that will be closed once this PR is merged? Maybe it's better to link to Discussions, if the Slack link isn't enough, or maybe ask them to open a new issue?

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

They should ask questions in Slack #hosting!

Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md
git fetch upstream
git checkout main
git merge upstream/main
```

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

It might also be helpful to include a bit about the "Sync fork" button GitHub provides on the forked repo.

Comment thread faq.md Outdated
- [PHPUnit test reporter issues](https://github.com/WordPress/phpunit-test-reporter/issues)
- [Advanced Admin Handbook issues](https://github.com/WordPress/Advanced-administration-handbook/issues)

Comment on an issue to say you are working on it. If you are unsure which issue to choose, ask a table lead or post in [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/hosting/).

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

@github-project-automation github-project-automation Bot moved this from Todo to Changes Requested in WordPress Hosting Team Aug 14, 2026
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Comment thread faq.md

No question is too basic. Asking early helps you contribute sooner.

[info]Have a question that is not covered here? Comment on [GitHub issue #407](https://github.com/WordPress/hosting-handbook/issues/407) or ask in [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/hosting/) so we can add it to this page.[/info]

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

They should ask questions in Slack #hosting!

Comment thread get-involved.md Outdated
@kittenkamala kittenkamala added pending changes WCUS26 Worked on for WordCamp US 2026 Contributor Day labels Aug 16, 2026
@kittenkamala kittenkamala moved this from Backlog to In review in Hosting Team WCUS 2026 Aug 16, 2026
jazzsequence and others added 2 commits August 16, 2026 14:20
Co-authored-by: John Parris <public@johnparris.com>
Co-authored-by: Amy Kamala <39748136+kittenkamala@users.noreply.github.com>
Comment thread faq.md Outdated
Co-authored-by: Amy Kamala <39748136+kittenkamala@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Chris Reynolds <chris@jazzsequence.com>
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

pending changes WCUS26 Worked on for WordCamp US 2026 Contributor Day

Projects

Status: In review
Status: Changes Requested

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

Reduce onboarding overhead -- Hosting Team FAQ page

4 participants