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What Is the Program?

Two tracks to fit your program

Who Can Join?

Partner Institutions

Program Structure
1. Onboarding

2. Project Work

3. Wrap-up

Mentorship and Support

Tracking Your Progress

Get Involved

Our Sponsors
Meet Our Mentors

Sponsored Products

Why It Matters

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WordPress Credits is a contribution-based practice program by the WordPress Foundation that brings students into the heart of the WordPress open sourceOpen SourceOpen Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. project. The program helps students develop transferable skills, gain practical experience, and join a global community of open source contributors.

Through the program, students collaborate with volunteers and professionals from companies in the WordPress ecosystem. While we encourage connections that could lead to paid opportunities, the program itself does not offer compensation.

What Is the Program?

WordPress Credits is designed to help students gain real-world experience contributing to WordPress, while fulfilling academic requirements. The program offers:

Structured onboarding

Mentorship by experienced contributors

Hands-on, personalized contribution projects

Public visibility of all contributions

Flexible arrangements with educational institutions around the world


The program was launched in partnership with the University of Pisa and announced on stage at WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe 2025. Since then, it has received growing interest from students, academic institutions, and companies across the WordPress ecosystem.

Two tracks to fit your program

WordPress Credits is offered in two formats, so institutions can match the program to their academic requirements and the time students have available.

WordPress Credits — 50 hours. A condensed track built around a single guided contribution project. A good fit for shorter modules, electives, or a first introduction to open source.

WordPress Credits — 150+ hours. The full program. It starts at a minimum of 150 hours and can be extended to fit an institution’s needs (so far we’ve run it up to 400 hours). It includes everything in the condensed track plus extra onboarding courses, building a personal website with regular progress updates, mid-course feedback, and active participation in the global WordPress community and events. A good fit for internships, capstone projects, or a full-semester course.

Both tracks finish the same way: students present their work, complete a feedback form, and receive a certificate.

Download the document to compare both paths:

WordPress Credits – Program Comparison (50h vs 150h)Download

Who Can Join?

The program is open to:

Students from all fields of study

Educational institutions interested in integrating open source contribution into their academic curriculum

Companies and sponsors interested in supporting student learning and mentorship


Partner Institutions

WordPress Credits is made possible thanks to the collaboration of forward-thinking institutions that recognize the value of open source education. Together, we are bridging academia and real-world contribution by integrating WordPress into academic programs and traineeship pathways.

Our current partners include, in order of affiliation date:

University of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)

Fidélitas University (San José, Costa Rica)

Franz Tamayo University (Unifranz) (Santa Cruz – Cochabamba, Bolivia)

Riga Nordic University (Riga, Latvia)

Ahmad’s Education (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Krakow University of Economics (Krakow, Poland)

Cracow University of Technology (Krakow, Poland)

Central New Mexico Community College (Albuquerque, New Mexico, US)

IES Azarquiel (Toledo, Spain)

Creative Campus – Universidad Europea (Toledo, Spain)

Drew University (Madison, New Jersey, US)

Escuela de Arte Toledo (Toledo, Spain)

Escuela de Arte de Huesca (Huesca, Spain)

ERAP Research and Learning LLP (Kolkata, India)

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (Pula, Croatia)

Escuela de Arte de Zaragoza (Zaragoza, Spain)

IES Venancio Blanco (Salamanca, Spain)

Zaragoza Dinámica (Zaragoza, Spain)

D Y Patil Agriculture and Technical University, (Talsande, Kolhapur), India

Instituto de Educación Secundaria Mar de Alborán

ERAP Research and Learning LLP, Kolkata, India

IES Venancio Blanco

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula

CPR Liceo La Paz

Wschodnioeuropejska Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Białymstoku

E-zone School of Computing

Liceo HHC Experimental Bilingue José Figueres Ferrer

Universidad de Diseño Innovación y Tecnología – UDIT

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

CNM Ingenuity

Texas International College, Kathmandu, Nepal

DYPSEM – D Y Patil School of Engineering and Management (Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur), India

Each institution plays a key role in helping students gain hands-on experience, develop professional skills, and contribute to one of the world’s most influential open source projects.

Program Structure

The program can run for an academic semester (typically 3–4 months) or follow flexible formats based on the institution’s requirements. For example, the University of Pisa allows year-round participation with a contribution goal of 150 hours.

Flexible ways to integrate WordPress Credits

Each institution decides how the program fits its academic structure. The most common approaches are:

As an internship — students complete supervised hours that count toward an internship or work-placement requirement.

As an embedded module — integrate the program, or selected courses from it, into an existing subject.

As a pre-graduation project — use it as the practical or capstone project students complete before finishing their studies.

As an elective or extracurricular credit — offer it as a standalone elective.

These are the most common models, not the only ones. We’re happy to discuss any arrangement that works for your institution — our goal is for the time and work students invest to be formally recognized by their school or university.

Each program includes three main phases. Below is an example from the pilot program with the University of Pisa, where students complete 150 hours of contributions over 15 weeks, averaging 10 hours per week:

1. Onboarding

Students receive foundational training and become familiar with the tools and culture of the WordPress community.

Create your WordPress profile

Complete the courses
Open source basics and WordPress

How decisions are made in the WordPress project

Community meeting etiquette

Writing in the WordPress voice

Basic principles of conflict resolution


Join the WordPress team on the global Slack
Join your country based team on the local SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/


Connect with your mentor

Depending on prior experience, students complete one of the following learning paths:

Beginner WordPress User

Intermediate WordPress User

Advanced WordPress User


Create your personal website to document your journey

2. Project Work

Students design and complete a contribution project aligned with their skills and interests.

Define and begin developing your personal contribution project

Publish regular updates on your personal website

Participate in at least one WordPress team meeting

Host/speak at a WP event (online or in person) to share and connect with the community

Join mentor check-ins for guidance and reflection

Join WPF check-ins to stay aligned with the program goals


Examples of contribution projects include (but are not limited to):

Translating interfaces or documentation

Creating multilingual subtitles for educational videos

Writing or editing content

Assisting with community event organization

Developing training materials for Learn WordPress

Contributing code or performing testing

Supporting product development or design

Creating open source tools


3. Wrap-up

Students complete the program with a final reflection and evaluation.

Prepare and deliver a final presentation (remote or in person)

Submit feedback to help improve the program

Ensure their project and site are complete and publicly accessible

Mentorship and Support

Each student is paired with a mentor. A dedicated WordPress Foundation contact ensures alignment with program goals and academic requirements. Mentorship includes guidance, feedback, and regular check-ins.

Tracking Your Progress

All students track time spent on each task and project activity. This data helps the WordPress Foundation improve the program and report on its impact.

Get Involved

Universities and educational institutions interested in participating can reach out by filling the interest form.

Students from our partner institutions, visit the Student guide and apply to join the program.

Teachers and community members interested in guiding the students through the program, please read the Mentor guide and apply to become a mentor.

Community members interested in learning more and help with admin tasks, please join the team at the #wpcredits Slack channel.

Companies and sponsors, please visit the Sponsor guide and decide how to support the program:
Sponsoring mentors

Providing tools or learning resources

Offering project-based funding


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We invite companies to learn more about how to support the program by visiting the dedicated page.


Why It Matters

WordPress Credits lowers the barriers to open source contribution, supports the academic and professional development of students, and helps build a diverse, sustainable contributor pipeline for the WordPress project.

By welcoming students, mentors, sponsors, and volunteers into this initiative, we are shaping not only the future of WordPress, but the future of open source itself.




First published

July 10, 2025



Last updated

July 20, 2026




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