WordPress Launches Slack/Matrix Bridge

 WordPress Adopts Matrix Protocol for Federated Chat

WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that is used by millions of people around the world. In order to facilitate communication among its users, WordPress has traditionally used Slack as its official real-time communication tool. However, in recent years, there has been growing interest in using Matrix as an alternative to Slack.

slack/matrix bridge

Matrix is an open source federated chat protocol that offers a number of advantages over Slack, including:

Federated chat:
 Messages can be sent between different servers, which means that you can chat with people who are using different Matrix clients, or who are on different Matrix servers.

Open source:
Anyone can contribute to the development of Matrix, which makes it a more secure and reliable platform than proprietary chat platforms like Slack.

Extensible:
 Matrix is highly extensible, which means that it can be integrated with a wide range of other tools and services.

The Slack/Matrix bridge

In response to the growing interest in Matrix, WordPress launched a Slack/Matrix bridge in July 2023. This bridge allows users to chat on both platforms simultaneously. The bridge is currently active in all public channels, and the history of all messages from Slack has been imported into Matrix.

To use the bridge, you need to install a Matrix client that supports SSO. Once you have done that, you can set the server in your client to community.wordpress.org and click "Login with WordPress.org". This will allow you to join conversations from either side.

Benefits of the Slack/Matrix bridge

The Slack/Matrix bridge offers a number of benefits, including:

Simplified onboarding:
Instead of waiting for an email to arrive at a special email address, you can simply set the server in your Matrix client to community.wordpress.org and click "Login with WordPress.org".

Federated chat: 
The Matrix protocol is federated, which means that messages can be sent between different servers. This means that you can chat with people who are using different Matrix clients, or who are on different Matrix servers.

Open source: 
The Matrix protocol is open source, which means that anyone can contribute to its development. This makes it a more secure and reliable platform than proprietary chat platforms like Slack.

Message history: 
The bridge imports the history of all messages from Slack into Matrix, so you can see all of the conversations that have taken place.

Bots: 
You can use bots on both platforms. This means that you can use bots that are hosted on Slack, or you can use bots that are hosted on Matrix.

Integrations: 
The bridge integrates with a number of other tools, such as GitHub and Trello. This means that you can easily share links to these tools from within your chat conversations.

Conclusion

The Slack/Matrix bridge is a powerful tool that can help you to improve your communication with other WordPress users. It is a great way to take advantage of the benefits of both Slack and Matrix.

If you are a WordPress user, I encourage you to try out the Slack/Matrix bridge. It is a great way to improve your communication with other WordPress users.

Additional resources

WordPress Slack/Matrix bridge documentation: https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2023/07/20/matrix-chat-summary-july-20-2023/

Matrix protocol website: https://matrix.org/

List of Matrix clients: https://matrix.org/clients/

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