meaghanthompson 5:07 pm on March 23, 2021  

Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 17.0


WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 17.0 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.

Release Notes

 🎉 FRESH NEW LOOK!  🎉
  • We updated the app’s design, with fresh new headers throughout and a new site switcher in My Site. [#15750]
  • My Site area has a new headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. style at the top and a new site picker. The site list is no longer the top level of the My Site tab, instead it’s the currently selected site.
NOTIFICATIONS
  • 🎊 Notifications: Enabled the new view milestone notifications [#16144] 🎊
LAYOUT/ SITE CREATION
  • Added a thumbnail device mode selector in the page layout, and use a default setting based on the current device. [#16019]
COMMENTS
  • Comments can now be filtered by status (All, Pending, Approved, Trashed, or Spam). [#15955, #16110]
READER
  • fixed an issue that caused unfollowing external sites to fail. [#16060]
DARK MODE
  • Fixed an issue where password text on Post Settings was showing as black in dark mode. [#15768]
STATS
  • Stats: fixed an issue where an error was displayed for Latest Post Summary if the site had no posts. [#16074]
INTERNAL
  • Updated Zendesk to latest version. Should be no functional changes. [#16051]

Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 17.0, gutenberg-mobile 1.49

What Testing is Most Needed

  1. Please spend time using the app as our beloved users would. Multiple sessions over a couple days, start and stop in the middle of a post, edit/schedule a post, create a new page, create a story post, find other content in the reader….anything you can think of!

Test Setup

  • Sign up for our TestFlight program by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
  • Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! 

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meaghanthompson 7:30 pm on March 9, 2021  

Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 16.9

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 16.9 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.

Release Notes

READER
  • Added related posts to the bottom of reader posts [#16004]
  • We redesigned the recommended topics section of Discover [#15979]
  • Added a way to discover new topics from the Manage Topics view [#15984]
BLOCKBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. EDITOR
  • The classic editor will no longer be available for new posts soon, but this won’t affect editing any existing posts or pages. Users should consider switching over to the Block Editor now. [#16008]
NEW USER EXPERIENCE (NUX)
  • Adds helper UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. to Choose a Domain screen to provide a hint of what a domain is. [#15962]
  • Filterable categories to the site design picker when creating a WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/ site, and includes single-page site designs [#15933]
P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/.
  • P2 users can create and share group invite links via the Invite Person screen under the People Management feature. [#16005]

Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.9, gutenberg-mobile 1.48

Test Setup

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
  • Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use Block Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

What Testing is Most Needed

  1. Reader: please read the changes above and use the Reader. Like, follow, block, comment, discover new content….anything you think of!
  2. P2: try out the new Invite Person feature! To get started testing, set up your own external p2!

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

meaghanthompson 7:14 pm on February 23, 2021  

Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 16.8

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 16.8 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.

Release Notes

IOS 14 WIDGETS
  • This Week Widgets to display This Week Stats in your home screen. [#15844]
STORIES
  • Stories! 🎉 There is now a new Story post type available to quickly and conveniently post images and videos to your blog. [multiple PRs]
BLOCKBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. EDITOR
  • Fixed block mover title wording for better clarity from ‘Move block position’ to ‘Change block position’. [#3049]
  • Add support for setting Cover block focal point. [#3028]
NEW USER EXPERIENCE (NUX)
  • Quick Start: Completing a step outside of a tour now automatically marks it as complete. [#15712]
    Please note there are a few caveats to testing this, explained in the PR. 
BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
  • Prevent deleting, or converting to draft, a published homepage which would have the effect of breaking a site. [#15797]
    • Also prevented this action from the Posts and Pages lists
  • Under-the-hood improvements to the Reader Stream, People Management, and Sharing Buttons [#15849, #15861, #15862]
  • Site Comments: updated UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing.. Should be no functional changes. [#15944]

Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.8, gutenberg-mobile 1.47

Please Make Sure You Are Testing the Correct Build

Not part of the internal beta program yet? Check out the details in the Field Guide on how to join.

Test Setup

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
  • Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use Block Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

What Testing is Most Needed

  1. Stories!
    • Use the Learn More link to Support
    • Create a story post from the FAB on My Site and the Posts list
    • You can be most helpful by using this feature for fun! So please go for a hike, take a run on the beach, watch the sunset or cook a great meal and show us! Use color, fonts and all the features you can find to tell your stories. 🎉
    • Tell us what isn’t working as expected, but also please share what it was like to use it. What excited you? What frustrated you? What came as a surprise, good or bad?
  2. Quick Start
    • Please try doing each step of the guide on your own and make sure the prompt clears
    • Read the PR and note the conditions
    • Use Quick Start as intended, following the prompts each step of the way. Does it work as it used to?
  3. This Week widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user.
    • Please install the Today, All Time and This Week widget once you have the app installed. Use them to verify data you know, open the app from them and compare their behaviour and data against each other. Log out and log in on different accounts, verify that you see what you expect.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

meaghanthompson 7:12 pm on February 9, 2021  

Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 16.7

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 16.7 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.

Release Notes

Site Creation
  • Adds the option to choose between mobile, tablet or desktop thumbnails and previews in the home page design picker when creating a WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/ site [#15688]
  • Enables dot blog subdomains for each site design. [#15736]
BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor
  • New Block! 🎉 🎶 Audio 🎶 [#2854, #3070]
  • Add support for setting heading anchors [#2947]
  • Disable Unsupported Block Editor for Reusable blocks [#3067]
  • Add proper handling for single use blocks such as the more block [#3042]
  • Fix issue with uploading media after exiting the editor multiple times [#15656].
iOS 14 WIDGETS
  • New All Time Widgets to display the All Time Stats on your iPhone/iPad home screen. [#15771, #15794]
Reader
  • Fixed an issue where the options in post details did not match those on post cards. [#15778]
  • Site filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. in Reader: show unseen post count. [#15581]
  • Post card and post details: added ability to mark a followed post as seen/unseen. [#15638, #15645, #15676]

Please Make Sure You Are Testing the Correct Build

Not part of the internal beta program yet? Check out the details in the Field Guide on how to join.

Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.7, gutenberg-mobile 1.46

Test Setup

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
  • Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use Block Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

What Testing is Most Needed

  1. Audio Block – Get creative!
  2. New All Time widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. – please note this is not an update to existing widgets, you have to manually add the new widget.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

designsimply 11:08 pm on January 27, 2021
Tags: 16.5, , ,   

Call for Testing: WordPress for Android 16.6

WordPress for Android version 16.6-rc-2 is available for testing on the BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. channel. You can ask to join the Beta Program at Android App Testing on Google Play. Once you have been accepted, click the “Become a Tester” button at the same link.

Download 16.6-rc-2 APK

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

Release Notes

  • Reader: adds site filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. capability to Followed P2s tab page. Now the sites listed in the filters are only those relevant to the page (Following/Followed P2s) [13766]
  • Site Creation: Adds the option to choose between mobile, tablet or desktop thumbnails in the home page design picker when creating a WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/ site [13674]
  • Site Creation: Adds the option to choose between mobile, tablet or desktop home page design previews when creating a WordPress.com site [13673]
  • Quick Start: Removed the browse theme step and added guidance for reviewing pages and editing your Homepage. [13855]

What to Test

To prepare:

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy settings and turn on the “Collect information” and “Crash reports” options.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • Switch to Dark Theme when testing Android 9.0+ devices. On the device, go to Settings > Display > Advanced > Device theme and choose “Dark”.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

To test:

  1. Go to Reader > Manage and follow some sites including at least one P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org (such as madefortestingp2011221.wordpress.com). Go to Reader > Following and filter to see one of the sites, swipe right until you see the Followed P2s tab and apply a filter again. Swipe back to Following and confirm the previously selected filter is still applied. Swipe back to Followed P2s and confirm the previously selected filter is still applied. (13766)
  2. Go to My Site > Choose Site > + and try out the different preview options (mobile, tablet, desktop) for the home page design selection screen (13674) and the the design preview screen (13673) after picking a design.
  3. Create a site, select “Yes, Help Me” when prompted, walk through the full tour and expect NOT see “Browse themes”, “Customize your site”, or “Create a new page” in the list or in “Complete” section of the list. See 13855 for more testing tips.

Updates that went into this release: WordPress-Android 16.6 and gutenberg-mobile 1.45.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHub at WordPress-Android or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

+make.wordpress.org/test/

#16-5, #android, #call-for-testing, #mobile

meaghanthompson 6:11 pm on January 26, 2021  

Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 16.6

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 16.6 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.

Release Notes

MY SITE
  • Activity Log: adds support for Date Range and Activity Type filters. [#15192]
iOS 14 WIDGETS
  • Today Widgets to display your Today Stats in your home screen. [#15664]
New User Experience (NUX) & SIGNUP
  • Quick Start: Removed the Browse theme step and added guidance for reviewing pages and editing your Homepage. [#15680]

Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.6, gutenberg-mobile 1.45

Test Setup

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
  • Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

What Testing is Most Needed

  1. Dogfooding – After reading the list of changes, create content and use our app! Discover new blogs in the Reader
    • Follow/unfollow topics you are interested in.
    • Share what you think is worth sharing.
    • Opinions, ideas, frustrations, likes….leave it all in the comments!
  2. Please read over all the release notes above and find ways to naturally flow through these changes in different ways.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

designsimply 10:44 am on January 13, 2021
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Call for Testing: WordPress for Android 16.5

WordPress for Android version 16.5-rc-1 is available for testing on the BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. channel. You can ask to join the Beta Program at Android App Testing on Google Play. Once you have been accepted, click the “Become a Tester” button at the same link.

Download 16.5-rc-1 APK

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

Release Notes

  • BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor: Cross-post suggestions are now available by typing the + character (or long-pressing the toolbar button labelled with an @-symbol) in a post on a P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. site. [13184]
  • Block Editor: Image block – Add link picker to the block settings and enhance link settings with auto-hide options. [2841]
  • Block Editor: Add move to top/bottom when long pressing on respective block movers. [2872]
  • Block Editor: Full-width and wide alignment support for Columns. [2919]
  • Block Editor: Fix button link setting, rel link will not be overwritten if modified by the user. [2894]
  • Activity Log: Add support for Date Range and Activity Type filters. [13268]
  • Page List: Add duplicate page functionality. [13607]

What to Test

To prepare:

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy settings and turn on the “Collect information” and “Crash reports” options.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use Block Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • Switch to Dark Theme when testing Android 9.0+ devices. On the device, go to Settings > Display > Advanced > Device theme and choose “Dark”.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

To test:

  1. 13184 While editing a post on a P2, add any RichText-based block and either type a + character at the beginning of the block or after a space or long-press the @ button on the format bar and select “Crosspost” from the bottom sheet. Try it with no internet connection. Try it with a non-P2 site. Publish the post and verify the x-post works correctly in the app and on the web.
  2. 2841 Create a post and add some images. Add links to the images both by pasting a URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org from the clipboard and by searching for content on the site and linking to that. Verify that the “Open in new tab” and “Link Rel” settings are not shown unless a link is present.
  3. 2894 Create a post and add a button block with a link, modify the “Link Rel” setting, toggle the “Open in new tab” setting, and verify the modified “Link Rel” setting isn’t overwritten.
  4. 2872 Open a post with a lot of blocks in it. Long-press the mover buttons to move blocks to the top or bottom of the post.
  5. 2919 Create a new post and add a few different columns blocks and some paragraph blocks. Make some of the columns wide-width and some full-width. Publish the post and verify it appears as expected on the web.
  6. 13268 On a Jetpack site, go to My Site > Activity, filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. by date and activity type, interact with some the activities to see if they do what you would expect.
  7. 13607 Go to My Site > Pages, tap the overflow menu (three dots) for any page, tap Duplicate, make a few changes to the title and/or content, publish the page, verify the page looks correct in the app and on the web. Try with draft and published pages. Try using pages with local changes or conflicts.

Updates that went into this release: WordPress-Android 16.5, gutenberg-mobile 1.44.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHub at WordPress-Android or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

+make.wordpress.org/test/

#16-4, #android, #call-for-testing, #mobile

meaghanthompson 6:25 pm on January 12, 2021  

Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 16.5

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 16.5 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.

Release Notes

BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor
  • Full-width and wide alignment support for Columns (#2919)
  • Added move to top/bottom when long pressing on respective block movers (#2872)
  • Image block – Add link picker to the block settings and enhance link settings with auto-hide options (#2841)
  • Cross-post suggestions are now available by typing the + character (or long-pressing the toolbar button labelled with an @-symbol) in a post on a P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. site (#15139)
  • Fix button link setting, rel link will not be overwritten if modified by the user (#2894)
New User Experience (NUX) & SIGNUP
  • Choose a Domain will now return more options in the search results, sort the results to have exact matches first, and let you know if no exact matches were found. (#15482)
PAGES/ Posts List
  • Page List: Adds duplicate page functionality (#15515)
Reader
  • Selected filters now persist while in app.(#15594)
Comments
  • In the Comments view, overly-large twemoji are sized the same as Apple’s emoji. (#15503)
Bug Fixes and Adjustments
  • Invite People: add link to user roles definition web page. (#15530)

Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.5, gutenberg-mobile 1.44

Test Setup

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
  • Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use Block Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

What Testing is Most Needed

  1. Page Duplication – please try to include all the Block Editor changes above!
  2. Dogfooding – After reading the list of changes (especially the Block Editor, Site Creation and Reader notes), create content and use our features! Discover new blogs in the Reader and follow/unfollow topics you are interested in. Share everything you think is worth sharing. Opinions, ideas, frustrations, likes….leave it all in the comments! Please read over all the release notes above and find ways to naturally flow through these changes in the app.

This block contains unexpected or invalid content.Attempt Block RecoveryYou can also check out all of the updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.4, gutenberg-mobile 1.43

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

meaghanthompson 6:57 pm on December 15, 2020
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Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 16.4


WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 16.4 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.

Release Notes

BLOCKBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. EDITOR
  • New Block: File [#2835]
  • Fix Gallery block uploads when the editor is closed. [#15457]
POSTS LIST
  • Adds duplicate post functionality [#15460]
READER
  • Added ‘P2s’ stream. [#15442]
  • Removes gray tint from site icons that contain transparency (located in Reader > Settings > Followed sites). [#15474]
  • [internal] Removed unused Reader files. Should be no functional changes. [#15414]
COMMENTS
  • For DotCom and Jetpack sites, you can now subscribe to comments by tapping the “Follow conversation” button in the Comments view. [#15424]
BUG FIXES AND ADJUSTMENTS
  • Prologue: updates site address button to say “Enter your existing site address” to reduce confusion with site creation actions. [#15481]
  • Add a new P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. default site icon to replace the generic default site icon. [#15430]
  • Added shadow to thumbnail cells on Site Creation and Page Creation design pickers to add better contrast [#15418]
  • Adjusted the search box background color in dark mode on Choose a domain screen to be full width. [#15419]

Test Setup

  • Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
  • Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
  • Go to My Site > Settings > Use Block Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
  • If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

What Testing is Most Needed

  1. Reader, Comment Following and Duplicate Posts.
  2. Dogfooding – After reading the list of changes (especially the Block Editor, Site Creation and Reader notes), create content and use our features! Discover new blogs in the Reader and follow/unfollow topics you are interested in. Share everything you think is worth sharing. Opinions, ideas, frustrations, likes….leave it all in the comments! Please read over all the release notes above and find ways to naturally flow through these changes in the app.

You can also check out all of the updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.4, gutenberg-mobile 1.43

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

  • Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
  • For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
  • Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
  • Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.

Thanks for testing! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

#16-4, #ios, #wordpress-mobile, #wpios