{"id":10016,"date":"2026-03-24T23:32:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?page_id=10016"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:12:06","slug":"themes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/contributor-day\/make-teams\/themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Themes Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/\">Themes team<\/a> is a group of volunteers who review and approve themes submitted to be included in the official WordPress Theme directory. If you are a theme developer and want to publish themes in an official directory, you\u2019ve to submit it and the themes team will review it before publishing. They also give feedback and suggestions based on the review guidelines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Themes team also reviews patterns submitted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/patterns\/\">patterns directory<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to prepare to contribute in Patterns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the most of your Contributor Day experience, we recommend reviewing the patterns team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/2026\/04\/03\/contribute-to-wordpress-patterns-at-wordcamp-asia-2026\/\">call for contributors<\/a>. It includes details on what to expect, how to get started, and any prerequisites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does the Themes Team Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The team handles licensing, security, and code quality reviews. They help build and maintain default themes like Twenty Twenty Five, Twenty Twenty Four, etc. They lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/community-themes\">community themes<\/a> development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary focus of the team is to help theme authors transition to block-based themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team also maintains the official <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/handbook\/review\/required\/\">theme review requirements<\/a> handbook and theme unit test data. They also maintain and develop <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/theme-check\">Theme Check<\/a> plugin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also have code packages for themes available for use on GitHub and Packagist. They have to maintain those as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Path as a Contributor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are basically multiple ways to contribute to the themes team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Making free themes for WordPress repositories.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first idea is to make a quality standard theme and make it available for everyone. Currently there are more than 14000 free themes available and you can create another new and creative theme and submit it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Review the themes that are submitted in the repository.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another idea is to review the theme based on the theme review guidelines that are submitted by developers. You\u2019ve to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/themes.trac.wordpress.org\/query?priority=new+theme&amp;status=new&amp;status=reviewing&amp;priority=previously+reviewed&amp;keywords=!~child-theme&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=status&amp;col=time&amp;col=changetime&amp;col=reporter&amp;report=2&amp;order=time&amp;owner=\">theme review queue<\/a> page, comment on the theme ticket that you want to review and start reviewing. The Themes Team representative will assign you the ticket for the review. This is another method of contribution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Help to maintain documentation, Theme Check plugin and <\/strong><strong>code packages.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also contribute by maintaining theme review handbooks, fixing Theme Check plugin issue or maintain or develop new packages for themes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can kick-off and gradually you will learn more about contribution. Starting today!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overcoming Challenges Together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme team has limited resources to maintain all the work they\u2019ve. And they are always seeking the helping hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.slack.com\/client\/T024MFP4J\/C02RP4Y3K\">#themes channel<\/a> and show your interest in helping the area that you are expertise in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reply questions in the slack channel or in the theme ticket and help theme authors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review themes or develop themes to make themes more powerful for WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Themes Team meets regularly to stay connected and collaborate.<br>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>When:<\/strong> Twice monthly at Tuesday<br>\u23f0 <strong>Time:<\/strong> 15:00 UTC<br>\ud83d\udcac <strong>Where:<\/strong> #themes on <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\">Slack<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a friendly and open space where you can ask questions, share ideas, and learn more about contributing. Newcomers are always welcome!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact Themes team for Themes are Patterns related things directly via themes[at]<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\">wordpress.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Themes Team reviews themes submitted to be included in the official WordPress Theme directory, support Theme Check plugin and related documentation. Want to dive deep into WordPress themes? Join the team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15652177,"featured_media":10017,"parent":9656,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Join the Themes Team at WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day and help improve WordPress themes and patterns. 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