Title: WordPress Test Contributor Pathway
Published: 26 January 2026
Last modified: 27 January 2026

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# WordPress Test Contributor Pathway

Please contact the course administrator to sign up for this course.

This course is designed to introduce new WordPress community members into the Test
Team practices and become a full fledged quality assurance specialist within the
project knowing with detail all the best practices and being able to communicate
and collaborate with other Test Team members with ease.

## 󠀁[Getting Ready for Testing](https://learn.wordpress.org/modules/6373861-getting-ready-for-testing/?course_id=321929)󠁿

Start from scratch and have your Testing environment ready to rock

###  Lessons

 [   Introduction to Test Contributor Pathway   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/introduction-test-contributor-pathway/)
[   Types of Testing   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/types-of-testing/) [   Testing Environments   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/testing-environments/)
[   Setting Up Docker   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/setting-up-docker/)
[   Setting Up WP-ENV for Gutenberg   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/setting-up-wp-env-for-gutenberg/)
[   Intro to WordPress Playground   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/intro-to-wordpress-playground/)
[   Playground CLI for Testing   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/playground-cli-for-testing/)

## 󠀁[Testing in Trac (Core, bbPress, buddyPress)](https://learn.wordpress.org/modules/6373861-testing-in-trac-core-bbpress-buddypress/?course_id=321929)󠁿

Once we have our environment ready, its time to start learning all the aspects about
Testing in Core

###  Lessons

 [   Needs Refresh Keyword   ](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/needs-refresh-keyword/)

[Practice on a private demo site](https://playground.wordpress.net/?networking=yes)

|  Enrolled learners |  2 |  
|  Average final grade |  0% |  
|  Last updated |  Jan 27th, 2026 |

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##  License

 [CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)