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Note that <b>none of these lists is appropriate for user support</b>. The best place for user support is the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://wordpress.org/support/" class="external text" title="http://wordpress.org/support/">Support Forums</a>. </p><p><a href="#Managing_Preferences_Using_Email" title="">Help for managing your subscription preferences</a> </p> <a name="Mailing_Lists"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Mailing Lists </span></h2> <a name="Announcements"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Announcements </span></h3> <p>This list is meant for major announcements regarding the WordPress project, like new releases. You can join this list by editing your <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://wordpress.org/" class="external text" title="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress.org</a> forums profile: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://wordpress.org/support/" class="external free" title="http://wordpress.org/support/">http://wordpress.org/support/</a>. The announcement list is one-way and very low traffic. </p> <a name="Documentation"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Documentation </span></h3> <p>The wp-docs list was created to facilitate coordination and collaboration between members of the community who want to contribute to WordPress documentation. No coding skills required, just a lot of patience. The list tends to be low-traffic, but can have bursts of activity. </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs">Join the documentation list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-docs/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-docs/">Documentation list archives</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/docs/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/docs/">Documentation list archives</a> (old list) </li></ul> <a name="Hackers"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Hackers </span></h3> <p>The wp-hackers list is meant for people interested in extending WordPress either through <a href="/web/20081212055150/http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins" title="Plugins">plugins</a> or improvements to the core code. Serious discussion that determines the future direction of the WordPress codebase takes place here. The list can be fairly high traffic at times, if you don't want to subscribe check out the <a href="/web/20081212055150/http://codex.wordpress.org/Mailing_List_Summary" title="Mailing List Summary">summary</a>. </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-hackers" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-hackers">Join the hackers list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/">Hackers list archives</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://wordpress.org/development/archives/2004/06/15/hackers/" class="external text" title="http://wordpress.org/development/archives/2004/06/15/hackers/">Dev blog post about the list</a> </li></ul> <a name="XML-RPC"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> XML-RPC </span></h3> <p>A hackers list for the XML-RPC topic relating to WordPress. </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-xmlrpc" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-xmlrpc">Join the wp-xmlrpc list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-xmlrpc/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-xmlrpc/">wp-xmlrpc list archives</a> </li></ul> <a name="Testers"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Testers </span></h3> <p>The wp-testers list is meant for people to discuss the current nightly or alpha/beta version of wordpress. If you want to discuss the latest nightly or a certain bug report left on the trac, feel free to drop in. See <a href="/web/20081212055150/http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Subversion" title="Using Subversion">Using Subversion</a> for information on where to download development versions of WordPress. </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers">Join the testers list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-testers/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-testers/">Testers list archives</a> </li></ul> <a name="Support_Forum_Volunteers"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Support Forum Volunteers </span></h3> <p>The WordPress <a href="/web/20081212055150/http://codex.wordpress.org/Support_Forum_Volunteers" title="Support Forum Volunteers">Support Forum Volunteers</a> work hard to help users answer questions about WordPress. Discussions pertaining to providing support to users and WordPress Forum issues and activities are found in the WordPress Support Forum Mailing list. <b>Support questions will not be answered.</b> If you would like to volunteer to help on the WordPress Forum, we recommend you sign up for the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-forums" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-forums">wp-forums mailing list</a>. </p><p><b>THIS IS NOT A SUPPORT MAILING LIST.<br/></b> It is for Support Volunteers Only. </p><p>For specific WordPress support questions, please direct your inquiries to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://www.wordpress.org/support" class="external text" title="http://www.wordpress.org/support">WordPress Support Forum</a>. </p> <a name="Polyglots"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Polyglots </span></h3> <p>The wp-polyglots mailing list has been created keeping the needs of translators in mind. If you are interested in translating WordPress to suit your locale and language preferences, or would like to get involved in discussions regarding the same, consider joining this list. </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-polyglots" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-polyglots">Join the wp-polyglots mailing list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-polyglots/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-polyglots/">Visit the wp-polyglots mailing list archives</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://wordpress.org/development/2005/02/polyglots/" class="external text" title="http://wordpress.org/development/2005/02/polyglots/">Dev Blog post announcing the wp-polyglots list</a> </li></ul> <a name="Professional"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Professional </span></h3> <p>Sometimes there are professional consulting opportunities surrounding some aspect of the WordPress codebase for people who are familiar with the program. This list is for people looking for WordPress consulting to connect with professionals who provide it. This is the list for you if you are looking for professional paid help regarding WordPress </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-pro" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-pro">Join the wp-pro mailing list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-pro/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-pro/">Visit the wp-pro mailing list archives</a> </li></ul> <a name="SVN_.2F_CVS_updates"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> SVN / CVS updates </span></h3> <p>Updates to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/trunk/" class="external text" title="http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/trunk/">SVN repository</a> are mirrored on the WP- SVN mailing list. Whenever a change is checked in to the WordPress repository an email is sent to the wp-svn list with a listing of each of the lines that changed. This is very useful if you want to follow WordPress development very closely. This is an announcment-only list, which means if you want to discuss a change please use the <a href="#Hackers" title="">hackers</a> list. </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-svn" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-svn">Join the wp-svn mailing list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-svn/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-svn/">Visit the wp-svn mailing list archives</a> </li></ul> <p><br/> The wp-svn list supercedes the old CVS mailing list. </p><p>The archives for the CVS mailing list are available for historic purposes at the following location: </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/cvs/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/cvs/">CVS list archives</a> </li></ul> <a name="Trac"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Trac </span></h3> <p>The wp-trac reports additions and changes to Tickets at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://trac.wordpress.org/" class="external text" title="http://trac.wordpress.org">Trac</a>, the WordPress bug tracking system. </p> <ul><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-trac" class="external text" title="http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-trac">Join the Trac list</a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055150/http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-trac/" class="external text" title="http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-trac/">Trac list archives</a> </li></ul> <a name="Managing_Preferences_Using_Email"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Managing Preferences Using Email </span></h2> <p>You should visit the webpages listed for the mailing lists above, but you can also perform various mailing list related actions by sending emails to specific email address. Please do not send emails to the list asking to be unsubscribed, or removed. Use the webpages for the list or the following email commands : </p><p>These email commands work only when you send mail from the mail account fow which you want to change or update preferences. In the following section <b><list-name></b> stands for the name of the list in questions, such as 'hackers' or 'wp-docs'. If in doubt, remember that the <list-name> is the same as the portion that precedes the <i>@wordpress.org</i> in the email address you use to send emails to the mailing list. </p><p><br/> You can <b>request help</b> regarding managing preferences and subscription options by sending a mail to <list-name>-request@lists.automattic.com with "help" in the Subject of the email. For example, to request help with preferences and options for the wp-hackers mailing list, you should send an email to wp-hackers-request@lists.automattic.com with the word "help" (without the quotes, of course), in the Subject field of the email. </p><p>You can <b>subscribe</b> to the list by sending an email to <list-name>-subscribe@lists.automattic.com with "subscribe" in the Subject of the email. </p><p>You can <b>unsubscribe</b> from the list by sending an email to <list-name>-unsubscribe@lists.automattic.com with "unsubscribe" in the Subject Field. </p> <a name="List_Etiquette"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> List Etiquette </span></h2> <p>A few reminders that shall keep mailing lists happy and productive places for everyone: </p> <ul><li> Don't berate anyone, it's better not to reply. 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