GSoC 2026: expression of interest

[thibaudcolas]

👋 we’ve not decided whether we’ll join GSoC in 2026. If you want to participate with us, please register your interest with our form: wagtail.org/gsoc-apply

Stay up to date

To know once we participate, we’ll announce on our This week in Wagtail newsletter, Mastodon account, LinkedIn page, Bluesky account, and at any Wagtail events we have in early 2026, and on the Wagtail Slack. And here :)

Timeline

At this stage we don’t even know whether GSoC as a program will be running in 2026, but here’s what to expect based on the 2025 timeline. TL;DR: sit tight until March 2026.

• In early January, we’ll know whether GSoC is happening at all or not.
• In late January, we’ll be able to share whether Wagtail is applying to participate, or not.
• In late February, we’ll be able to share whether we’ve been accepted to participate.
• In mid-March – we’ll have a list of provisional project ideas and start the contributor application period.

2026 projects

At this stage all I can say for sure is we’ll want to have two to four GSoC contributors, with four to ten mentors, representing a good diversity of genders, backgrounds, countries. We’ll be looking for women / non-binary contributors in particular.

As far as hot topics for projects, we forecast: accessibility, sustainability, AI, performance, deployments, code health, security.

[thibaudcolas]

Just published a recap of our 2025 participation for reference! We ended up working on two "large" projects and two "medium" ones, which worked pretty well, so I think if we do participate in 2026 it will be with a similar contingent! The two "medium" projects came as a surprise because they were proposed as entirely original ideas by the contributors.

For interested participants, I would recommend joining our Wagtail Space 2025 event where we will discuss future plans for Wagtail, so you get a sense of what might be good GSoC 2026 project topics. Other than that, we will probably discuss participation plans in February - March 2026!

[ArshOnGit1607]

looking forward

[vaishcodescape]

Excited to contribute if wagtail comes as a org in GSOC

[23f2000790]

Looking forward to contribute to Wagtail projects in 2026.

[ahmedalbayati]

Your project looks very beautiful, and I'd be excited to work on it if you do come along 🙂!

[Gopisokk]

Looking forward for projects in 2026 Wagtail

[ivishal-g]

Looking forward for projects in 2026 Wagtail.

[Hashmalika]

excited to contribute on the unique projects in 2026 GSOC Wagtail

[crist-0]

Looking forward

[NotTushar-dotcom]

Excited to contribute as an contributor in GSOC 2026 Wagtail

[ProgrammingPirates]

I'm looking forward to potential Wagtail projects in GSOC 2026, should they be available. I had submitted a proposal previously, but it was unfortunately late.

[Amaan-pathan]

Just registered my interest! Wagtail’s commitment to open-source collaboration and its focus on accessibility and sustainability really resonate with me. Hoping to contribute soon, whether through GSoC or directly!

[adityacosmos24]

Hey wagtail I like your codebase and projects and would love to contribute , I have registered my interest

[DeekshaVarshney123]

I have completed the Expression of Interest registration, and I’m really excited to start contributing!

[varu63]

Looking forward for projects in 2026 Wagtail.

[Amanc77]

Just registered my interest. Looking forward to contributing to Wagtail and hoping to be part of GSoC 2026 if the organization participates.