Title: WordPress Credits Foundations Published: 29 September 2026 Last modified: 30 September 2026 --- # WordPress Credits Foundations Please contact the course administrator to sign up for this course. ![](https://i0.wp.com/learn.wordpress.org/files/2025/08/vertical_logo_wp_credits. png?resize=720%2C720&ssl=1) WordPress Credits is a contribution-based program supported by the WordPress Foundation that brings students into the heart of the WordPress open source project. Please note that the “WordPress Credits” course is not an open-access program. It is a specialized initiative designed for educational institutions. ## What is the WordPress Credits Program? WP Credits is a global program that partners with schools and universities to build WordPress contribution into their curriculum. Students work on real contributions to the WordPress open source project, supported by sponsored mentors, hosting, and premium tools, and earn academic credit for it. Professors get a structured program with a defined path, ready-made materials, and official recognition from the WordPress Foundation. It’s a blend of academic learning and contributing back to the open source ecosystem: students graduate with public, verifiable work in their WordPress.org profile. ## How to Participate WP Credits is open only to approved partner institutions. Access to this course comes through your institution, not through individual signup. To start the process, faculty or administrative staff at your university complete the [official interest form](https://airtable.com/appIzQKfwTn5dyPVp/shrYvY0CDNIkILIre). We review each submission and follow up to discuss how the program would fit your curriculum, timeline, and student cohort. If you’re a student and your university isn’t yet a partner, the most useful thing you can do is share this page with a professor or department head who might champion it. Programs often start with one interested faculty member. In the meantime, anyone can start contributing to WordPress today through [Make WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/). ## Our Sponsors [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ Interested in supporting WP Credits? Please visit [this dedicated page](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/wordpress-credits-contribution-internship-program/get-involved-company-guide/). ### What You’ll Learn in this Course The course runs across three modules and takes you from newcomer to credited contributor. You’ll learn how the WordPress open source project actually works: how decisions get made, how teams communicate, and how to show up well in a global community. You’ll set up your WordPress.org profile, join Slack, and build your own WordPress site to use as a portfolio and testing ground. From there, you’ll move into real contribution work. You’ll explore the contributor teams, choose a project that matches your skills, and make a contribution that ships to the wider WordPress ecosystem. Along the way you’ll join team meetings, take part in a WordPress event, and reflect on your progress at each stage. You’ll finish by presenting a wrap-up report on your work and receiving your certificate. ### Your Support Network You are never contributing alone. More than 90 mentors are available across the program, team admins run the course and are there when you need direction. Hundreds of peers and alumni have been through the same modules. Ask questions early and often. That is how contribution works here. ## 󠀁[Onboarding](https://learn.wordpress.org/modules/onboarding/?course_id=404493)󠁿 Before you can contribute to WordPress, you need to know how the community works, where to find your people, and how to show up well. This module gets you set up: a WordPress.org profile, access to Slack, a shared understanding of how decisions get made in this open source project, and a first look at the language and translation tools you’ll be using throughout the program. You’ll also build your own WordPress site. This becomes your personal website, your testing ground, and the place where you’ll document your progress for the rest of the course. By the end of this module, you’ll be oriented in the WordPress community and have a personal site ready to build on. From here, you’ll move into the Project module, where you apply what you’ve learned toward a real contribution to the WordPress Polyglots team. ### Lessons [ Welcome and Essential Communication Guidelines ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/welcome-and-essential-communication-guidelines-7/) [ Share your WordPress profile ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/share-your-wordpress-profile-6/) [ Join global Slack ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/join-global-slack-6/) [ Differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/differences-between-wordpress-com-and-wordpress-org-4/) [ Complete: Open source basics and WordPress ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-open-source-basics-and-wordpress-4/) [ Complete: How decisions are made in the WordPress project ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-how-decisions-are-made-in-the-wordpress-project-4/) [ Complete: Community meeting etiquette ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-community-meeting-etiquette-4/) [ Complete: Writing in the WordPress voice ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-writing-in-the-wordpress-voice-4/) [ Complete: Basic principles of conflict resolution ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-basic-principles-of-conflict-resolution-4/) [ Complete: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced WordPress User ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-wordpress-user-courses/) [ Create your personal website ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/create-your-personal-website-5/) [ Reflection: Building Your Personal Website ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/reflection-building-your-personal-website-4/) ## 󠀁[Project](https://learn.wordpress.org/modules/project/?course_id=404493)󠁿 The Project module is where WP Credits Translation Track students move from getting set up to doing real translation contribution work. Building on the WordPress fundamentals from Onboarding, this module introduces how the WordPress Polyglots team works, the tools they use, and the different paths students can take to contribute, then gives students hands-on practice through a progression of Practical lessons before choosing and beginning their own contribution project.This module connects the language skills students bring to the specific ways WordPress needs translation contributions today: translate.wordpress.org and GlotPress, locale team glossaries and style guides, software string translation for WordPress core, themes, and plugins, and Learn WordPress lesson translation through the Training Team. ### Lessons [ How to contribute to WordPress Preview ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/how-to-contribute-to-wordpress-8/) [ Contribution Team Deep Dive Preview ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/contribution-team-deep-dive-5/) [ Immediate Contribution Opportunities Preview ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/immediate-contribution-opportunities-5/) [ Define and begin developing your contribution project ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/define-and-begin-developing-your-contribution-project-6/) [ Reflection: Choosing Your Team and Project ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/reflection-choosing-your-team-and-project-4/) [ Alumni Program: Connect with the community and plan your contribution beyond WP Credits ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/alumni-program-connect-with-the-community-and-plan-your-contribution-beyond-wp-credits-2/) [ Complete the first feedback form ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-the-first-feedback-form-6/) [ Reflection: Your First Contribution ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/reflection-your-first-contribution-5/) [ Leave Your Mid-Course Feedback ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/leave-your-mid-course-feedback-6/) [ Reflection: Halfway Check-In ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/reflection-halfway-check-in-5/) [ Participate at a WordPress Event (online or in person) Preview ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/participate-at-a-wordpress-event-online-or-in-person-5/) ## 󠀁[Wrap-up](https://learn.wordpress.org/modules/wrap-up/?course_id=404493)󠁿 Wrap-up is where you close out your WP Credits journey. You’ll write and deliver a report on the contribution work you’ve done, receive your certificate, and give feedback that helps shape the program for future cohorts. This module is short by design. The real work happened in Onboarding, where you set up your website and got oriented in the WordPress community, and in Project, where you built translation skills and made real contributions to the WordPress Polyglots team and your locale team. Wrap-up is where you step back, reflect on that work, and formally close the loop. ### Lessons [ Prepare and deliver a wrap-up report ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/prepare-and-deliver-a-wrap-up-report-4/) [ Complete the feedback form ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/complete-the-feedback-form-7/) [ Get your certificate ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/get-your-certificate-7/) [Practice on a private demo site](https://playground.wordpress.net/?networking=yes) | Enrolled learners | 7 | | Average final grade | 0% | | Last updated | 3 days ago | Estimated duration ## Suggestions Found a typo, grammar error or outdated screenshot? [Contact us](https://learn.wordpress.org/report-content-feedback/). ## License [CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)