Documentation in open-source projects

By Janus Boye

Practical details

  • When:
    Monday, 19 January 2026
    15:00–15:30 Aarhus / 09:00 Toronto

  • Where: Online

  • Format: 30 minutes conversation + Q&A

  • Free registration below

Open-source documentation is shaped as much by people and processes as by tools. As projects grow, documentation workflows change, teams reorganise, and well-intended improvements can sometimes create new problems elsewhere.

In this Boye & Co member call, we’re joined by Milana Cap, long-time contributor and representative of the WordPress Documentation team. Milana has spent years working across end-user, developer, release, and contributor documentation in one of the world’s largest open-source ecosystems.

Drawing on this experience, Milana will share practical insights into how documentation workflows evolve over time, what tends to work well at scale, and where things often break down. She’ll also reflect on the trade-offs and constraints that come with working in open, distributed communities.

This session is designed as a conversation rather than a presentation. There will be plenty of space for questions, shared experiences, and discussion of real-world challenges from the group.

Sign up below and we’ll send you the calendar invite within 24 hours. If you can’t make it, we will record the session, so that you can enjoy it later. Sign up below and get notified, when the recording and summary is published.

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Free registration for the 19 January call with Milana

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