At WordCamp US 2026, a group of contributors gathered for an informal conversation about the relationship between the WordPress project and the PHP language and community. The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule, so notes below are not attributed to individual participants.
Attendees: @jorbin @johnbillion @obenland @griffbrad @joemcgill @dmsnell @jason_the_adams @desrosj @mdawaffe @4thhubbard @westonruter @annezazu.
A framing question opened the conversation: what are our current pain points with the language, historically and today?
Pain points and concerns Perception and Community Relations Many in the PHP community don’t consider WordPress developers to be “PHP developers.” Part of
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