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From User to Quality Advocate: Becoming a WordPress QA Engineer

Patrick Lumumba

Ever wondered how WordPress stays stable across thousands of themes, plugins, and use cases? Behind the scenes are QA Engineers making sure everything works as expected. In this session, we’ll explore what it takes to become a WordPress QA Engineer—no computer science degree required.

You’ll learn:

  • What QA means in the context of WordPress
  • Skills you need to grow into a QA role (technical and non-technical)
  • Tools and workflows used by QA Engineers
  • How to contribute to WordPress Core and plugin testing
  • Real-life examples from my journey as a QA Engineer and contributor to the WordPress Test Team

Whether you’re a content creator, developer, or passionate user, this talk will equip you with practical steps to level up your impact and career in WordPress through QA.