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Jb Audras 10:50 pm on April 19, 2021
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A Week in Core – April 19, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between April 12 and April 19, 2021.

  • 26 commits
  • 22 contributors
  • 44 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 37 tickets closed

WordPress 5.7.1 was released on April 14, 2021.

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Make adjustments to how often old branches are tested – #52653

Bundled Themes

  • Bump versions for WordPress 5.7.1 – #52859

Coding Standards

  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php – #52627
  • Fix WPCSWordPress Coding Standards A collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to validate code developed for WordPress. It ensures code quality and adherence to coding conventions, especially the official standards for WordPress Core. issues in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-walker-nav-menu-edit.php – #52627
  • Give a variable in WP_Automatic_Updater::after_core_update() a more meaningful name – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-custom-background.php – #52627
  • Rewrite a fragment in request_filesystem_credentials() for clarity and to avoid repetition – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/file.php – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php – #52627

Documentation

  • Correct comment format in `wp-adminadmin (and super admin)/edit-tags.php`, remove extra space – #46428

Editor

  • Update WordPress packages to use with WordPress 5.8 – #52991
  • Backportbackport A port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. changes for WordPress packages added in 5.7.1 – #52912
  • Blocks: Add is_default handling to server side 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. styles registry – #53006

External libraries

  • Include upstream GetID3 fix for PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8

Feeds

  • Rename “Summary” to “ExcerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox.” in Reading Settings – #52987

Internationalization

  • Add context to strings when updating a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party or theme with a ZIP package – #53017, #52625

Privacy

  • Ensure “Export Personal Data” does not generate invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. – #52892

REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.

  • Allow authors to read their own password protected posts

Site Health

  • Remove Ajax requests from dashboard 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. – #49814
  • Correct array key for the default tab – #47225
  • Support custom sub-menus and pages – #47225
  • Correct test result status for the HTTPSHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. test – #52783

Upgrade/Install

  • Correct the alignment of error messages for the language installer – #52989

Props

Thanks to the 22 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (3), @mukesh27 (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @jrf (2), @xknown (2), @xavivars (1), @dimadin (1), @desrosj (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @audrasjb (1), @sabernhardt (1), @immeet94 (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @arena (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @swissspidy (1), @zieladam (1), @andraganescu (1), @aristath (1), @youknowriad (1), @ramiy (1), and @ravipatel (1).

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @desrosj (4), @clorith (3), @gziolo (3), @davidbaumwald (3), @peterwilsoncc (1), and @ocean90 (1).

#5-7-1, #5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:11 pm on April 12, 2021
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A Week in Core – April 12, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between April 5 and April 12, 2021.

  • 26 commits
  • 42 contributors
  • 54 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 45 tickets closed

Reminder: WordPress 5.7.1 is planned for April 14, 2021. The release candidate is available for testing.

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Administration

  • Update various background colors for increased contrast – #52760

Build/Test Tools

  • Remove remaining Travis CI references – #52161, #52666
  • Prevent PHPUnit tests on push for forks/private mirrors – #52983
  • Update dependencies in default themes – #52624
  • Update development dependencies from WP packages – #52991
  • Revert package-lock.json change in [50682] – #52768
  • Update some dependencies – #52624

Bundled Themes

  • Update the “Tested up to” value – #52859
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Rebuild IE specific editor stylesheet – #52981, #52702

Coding Standards

  • Rewrite a fragment in request_filesystem_credentials() for clarity and to avoid repetition – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/file.php – #52627
  • Simplify the check for parent terms in export_wp() – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/credits.php – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/comment.php – #52627
  • Remove unnecessary unset() calls in WP_Importer methods – #52996
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php – #52627
  • Give a variable in wp-admin/themes.php a more meaningful name – #52627

Customize

  • Set `playsinline` attribute for custom 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. videos – #50111

Editor

  • Use a consistent way to retrieve post ID on Edit Post screens – #52995
  • Ensure wordpress/inteface package is listed as a dependency – #52991

Login and Registration

  • Check if $_GET['login'] is set before using it in wp-login.php – #52980

Media

  • Do not lazy load hidden images or embeds – #52768

Options, MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. APIs

  • Update default color scheme swatch to match CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. changes – #52750

REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.

  • Move the rest_jsonp_enabled 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. before setting the Content-Type header – #52691

Site Health

  • Reduce false reports of HTTPSHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. failures – #52783

Themes

  • Remove unused code fragment from wp-admin/themes.php – #53005

Props

Thanks to the 42 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@peterwilsoncc (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @mukesh27 (3), @johnbillion (2), @TimothyBlynJacobs (2), @ocean90 (2), @ravipatel (2), @klevyke (1), @annalamprou (1), @AnotherDave (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @bobbingwide (1), @Clorith (1), @dragongate (1), @geoffrey1963 (1), @eatsleepcode (1), @gab81 (1), @ninetyninew (1), @Ipstenu (1), @k3nsai (1), @mmuyskens (1), @nicegamer7 (1), @pwallner (1), @ryelle (1), @swissspidy (1), @desrosj (1), @melchoyce (1), @dd32 (1), @rkradadiya (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @jrf (1), @rachelbaker (1), @kebbet (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @audrasjb (1), @fabianpimminger (1), @flixos90 (1), @jonkastonka (1), @joyously (1), @SirStuey (1), @satrancali (1), and @Toru (1).

Please welcome our 17 (!!) new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@klevyke, @annalamprou, @AnotherDave, @dragongate, @geoffrey1963, @eatsleepcode, @gab81, @ninetyninew, @k3nsai, @mmuyskens, @nicegamer7, @pwallner, @rkradadiya, @fabianpimminger, @jonkastonka, @SirStuey, and @satrancali.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @desrosj (5), @peterwilsoncc (4), @ocean90 (2), @gziolo (2), @rachelbaker (1), and @ryelle (1).

#5-7-1, #5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 8:48 pm on April 5, 2021
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A Week in Core – April 5, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between March 29 and April 5, 2021.

  • 25 commits
  • 26 contributors
  • 41 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 34 tickets closed

Reminder: WordPress 5.7.1 is planned for April 14, 2021, so we are currently in the development cycle of the next point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality..

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Rename some Grunt tasks to use hyphens instead of camelCase – #52625
  • Fix jQuery deprecation – #51812
  • Cleanup link-manager.zip after REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. tests are finished – #52579
  • Prevent the workflow for testing old branches from running on forks – #52653

Coding Standards

  • Give some variables in WP_Importer a more meaningful name – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-*.php – #52627
  • Move some translator comments to the correct place – #52627
  • Remove some extra whitespace in get_item_schema – #52627
  • Removing unnecessary parentheses from require_once in wp-admin/options-privacy.php – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php – #52627
  • Remove some extra whitespace in _wp_translate_postdata() – #52627

Documentation

  • Clarify return results for a non-existing ID in metadata functions – #51797
  • Document the import_id parameter of wp_insert_post() – #52943
  • Add documentation for the ::setup_export_contents_test method used in personal data export tests – #51423
  • Fix indentation for wp_term_query->construct method parameters – #52839

Editor

  • Update the default writing prompt to match the 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 – #52948
  • Consolidate enqueueing block editor assets in wp-includes/default-filters.php – #52920
  • Enqueue assets for format library for the block editor – #52920

External Libraries

  • Update Underscore to version 1.12.1 – #45785
  • Upgrade PHPMailer from 6.3.0 to 6.4.0 – #52822
  • Update polyfill versions in the script loader – #52854
  • Update the path to polyfill-library files in Webpack – #52854
  • Update several polyfill libraries – #52854

Formatting

  • KSES: Add object-position to the list of safe CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. properties – #52961

REST API

  • REST API: Correct enum validation for numeric values – #52932

Props

Thanks to the 26 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (5), @desrosj (4), @audrasjb (3), @TimothyBlynJacobs (2), @rachelbaker (2), @gziolo (2), @yakimun (1), @Synchro (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @ellatrix (1), @donmhico (1), @ocean90 (1), @galbaras (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @tigertech (1), @Mamaduka (1), @johnbillion (1), @aristath (1), @stefanjoebstl (1), @davidkryzaniak (1), @icopydoc (1), @Joen (1), @TimoTijhof (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @mukesh27 (1), and @whyisjake (1).

Please welcome our 3 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@stefanjoebstl, @davidkryzaniak, and @icopydoc.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @davidbaumwald (7), @desrosj (4), @ocean90 (1), @jorbin (1), and @gziolo (1).

#5-7-1, #5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:43 pm on March 29, 2021
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A Week in Core – March 29, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between March 22 and March 29, 2021.

  • 27 commits
  • 41 contributors
  • 60 tickets created
  • 13 tickets reopened
  • 51 tickets closed

Reminder: WordPress 5.7.1 is planned for April 14, 2021, so we are currently in the development cycle of the next point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality..

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Administration

  • Use a darker gray color for various adminadmin (and super admin) UIUI User interface items – #52760

Build/Test Tools

  • Remove explicit puppeteer dependency – #52843
  • Update some devDependencies – #52624
  • Run code coverage workflow when the file is updated – #52786
  • Run code coverage workflow using parallel jobs – #52923
  • Do not checkout the Importer pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party in the Code Coverage workflow – #52625
  • Fix code coverage reporting to generate report from src – #52786, #51734
  • Run test workflows on old branches on a schedule – #52653
  • Disable fail-fast for the NPM testing workflow – #52625

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twelve: Change theme version back to 3.3 – #52704

Documentation

  • Spell “non-existent” in a consistent way – #52628
  • Fix description for $htmlhint argument in code editor settings – #52628

Editor

  • Add image default size to 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 settings – #52896
  • Add new theme categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. for block types – #52883

General

  • Check if the _export_data_grouped post metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. is an array when generating a personal data export file – #51423
  • Correct expected data type for WP_User_Search::$page property – #51423

Login and Registration

  • Restore the “Error:” prefix for the “Unknown username” message – #52914, #52915
  • Add the “Error:” prefix to some password reset messages – #52914
  • Prevent button misalignment on login screen – #52834
  • Prevent button misalignment on password reset screen – #52834

Media

  • Conditionally pass 2nd parameter to getimagesize() – #52826

Posts, Post Types

  • Remove / from non-self-closing “clear” div tags – #52878

Privacy

  • Print screen reader text for the “Copy suggested policy text…” action button – #52891
  • Privacy: Wrap text in buttons on privacy policy guide – #52751

Query

  • Consistently include a space in parentheses in WP_Meta_Query::get_sql_for_clause() – #49279

REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.

  • Prevent database error when deleting meta data – #52787

Robots

  • Remove contradictory directive check in wp_robots() – #52713

Script Loader

  • Escape HTML5 boolean attribute names – #52894

TaxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies.

  • Use a consistent check for the $rewrite['hierarchical'] parameter – #52882

Props

Thanks to the 41 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (7), @sabernhardt (5), @audrasjb (5), @jrf (3), @hellofromTonya (2), @mukesh27 (2), @ryelle (2), @johnbillion (2), @dd32 (2), @xknown (2), @whyisjake (2), @Mamaduka (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @Tkama (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @flixos90 (1), @jaymanpandya (1), @Cybr (1), @paaljoachim (1), @palmiak (1), @joyously (1), @BrechtVds (1), @goaroundagain (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @sumitsingh (1), @akabarikalpesh (1), @tmatsuur (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @kaavyaiyer (1), @jillebehm (1), @pavelvisualcomposer (1), @terriann (1), @RogerTheriault (1), @rinatkhaziev (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @Mista-Flo (1), @hellofromtonya (1), @azaozz (1), @desrosj (1), @isabel_brison (1), and @matveb (1).

Please welcome our 5 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@BrechtVds, @sumitsingh, @kaavyaiyer, @jillebehm, and @pavelvisualcomposer.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (9), @desrosj (8), @peterwilsoncc (6), @davidbaumwald (4), @gziolo (2), and @ryelle (1).

#5-7-1, #5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:00 pm on March 22, 2021
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A Week in Core – March 22, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between March 15 and March 22, 2021.

  • 24 commits
  • 21 contributors
  • 92 tickets created
  • 7 tickets reopened
  • 85 tickets closed

Reminder: WordPress 5.7.1 is planned for April 14, 2021, so we are currently in the development cycle of the next point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality..

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Administration

  • Make focus states consistent in adminadmin (and super admin) menu when collapsed – #32579

Build/Test Tools

  • Update some devDependencies – #52624
  • Revert [50540] – #52843
  • Remove explicit puppeteer dependency – #52843
  • Move the get_current_commenter() method next to the test it’s used in – #52625
  • Correct some newly introduced @covers tags – #39265

Coding Standards

  • Move some translator comments to the correct place – #52627
  • Add missing semicolon to some endif keywords – #52627
  • Use strict comparison for return type checks in a few functions – #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php – #52627
  • Add a space before / character in some self-closing HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. tags – #52870
  • Use strict comparison for JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. fragment in some admin files – #52845, #41988

Documentation

  • Fix typo in pre_term_link 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. description – #52628
  • Correct formatting for the description of some register_post_type() parameters – #52836

Emoji

  • Update the Twemoji library to version 13.0.2 – #52852

External libraries

  • Update generated script loader version hashes – #52850
  • Further fix jQuery deprecations in WordPress core – #51812
  • Update the jQuery Form library – #52685
  • Update Clipboard.js library to version `2.0.8` – #52850
  • Update jQuery Color library to version `2.2.0` – #51405

Internationalization

  • Update list of continents and cities for the timezone selection – #52861
  • Remove duplicate entries from the list of continents and cities – #52861

Media

  • Pass the appropriate reference into wp_getimagesize – #52826

Pointers

  • Make pointer border darker to match arrow tip – #52670

Props

Thanks to the 21 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (2), @laxman-prajapati (1), @Bueltge (1), @audrasjb (1), @isabel_brison (1), @rnaby (1), @nayanchamp7 (1), @desrosj (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @Clorith (1), @melchoyce (1), @afercia (1), @wangql (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @whyisjake (1), @rinatkhaziev (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @Mista-Flo (1), @terriann (1), @mukesh27 (1), and @jrf (1).

Please join me to welcome our 2 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@nayanchamp7 and @wangql

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (13), @desrosj (7), @ryelle (2), @whyisjake (1), and @peterwilsoncc (1).

#5-7-1, #5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:42 pm on March 15, 2021
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A Week in Core – March 15, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between March 8 and March 15, 2021.

  • 12 commits
  • 17 contributors
  • 63 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 70 tickets closed

There has been a low activity this week, as WordPress 5.7 was released last week.

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Administration

  • AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility): Use a darker color for post dates in the Activity and Quick Draft dashboard widgets – #52760

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Seventeen: Remove extra space around post editor – #52816

Site Health: Use a singular string in dashboard 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. if there is only one critical issue or recommendation – #52521
Docs: Correct unregister_block_style param for $block_name – #52795

Coding Standards

  • Consistently format opendir() calls in get_plugins() – #44250

Docs

Editor

  • Make 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. type aware of variations – #52688
  • Classic Editor: Make sure word count is hidden if JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. is disabled – #52662

Help/About

  • Run image comparison script after all assets have loaded – #52758
  • Use absolute URLs for inline images on About pages – #52743
  • Correct the WebM video URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org on About page – #52756

Props

Thanks to the 17 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@audrasjb (4), @sabernhardt (3), @vladytimy (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @mihdan (1), @subrataemfluence (1), @TobiasBg (1), @Otshelnik-Fm (1), @gwwar (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @joyously (1), @kraftner (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @Presskopp (1), @joseeyoast (1), @sergeybiryukov (1), and @mukesh27 (1).

Please join me to say welcome to our 2 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@Otshelnik-Fm and @joseeyoast

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (6), @ryelle (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @davidbaumwald (1), and @gziolo (1).
Shout out to @davidbaumwald for his first commit 🌟

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 4:38 pm on March 9, 2021
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A Week in Core – March 8, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between March 1st and March 8, 2021.

  • 20 commits
  • 42 contributors
  • 64 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 81 tickets closed

You might have noticed that the activity on Core is still pretty high this week, as we are very close to release WordPress 5.7.

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Ensure the test_php_and_js_shortcode_attribute_regexes_match() test can run when testing using either the src or build directory – #51734
  • Pin SHA versions to the remaining 3rd party actions – #52625
  • Generalize the NPM test workflow – #52658
  • Add path detection when running 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/ Actions on pull_request – #52667
  • Change the cancel-workflow-action version to a SHA value – #52625
  • Pin the welcome-action to a specific commit SHA – #52625

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Make text readable when dark background is selected for the Media & Text 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. – #52702
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Correct inner container background color for Cover Blocks – #52676
  • Twenty Fifteen & Twenty Sixteen: Remove extra space around post editor – #52646

Docs

  • Add a @since note to wp_admin_bar_edit_menu() about the “View Post” link on Comments screen for a single post – #42366

Editor

  • Classic Editor: Make sure word count is hidden if JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. is disabled – #52662
  • Block Editor: Fix color support for dynamic blocks – #52709

Help/About

  • Clarify two strings – #52347
  • Clarify a string about lazy-loading iframes – #52347
  • Iterate on the 5.7 About Page – #52693

Roles/Caps

  • Return same result from current_user_can and user_can() – #52076

Site Health

  • Do not store HTTPSHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. request error messages in an option – #52484

Upgrade/Install

  • Display version number on the “Update now” button on WordPress Updates screen – #52513
  • Upgrade/Install: Invalidate OPcache for version.php during update – #36455

XML-RPC

  • Pass an empty array to the xmlrpc_call action in methods that have no arguments – #52524

Props

Thanks to the 42 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@johnbillion (6), @audrasjb (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @paaljoachim (3), @hellofromTonya (3), @desrosj (3), @sabernhardt (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @davidbaumwald (2), @marybaum (2), @pbiron (2), @flixos90 (1), @tmatsuur (1), @tikifez (1), @lukecarbis (1), @dianeco (1), @mikeschroder (1), @kjellr (1), @sergeybiryukov (1), @cenay (1), @antonlukin (1), @krstarica (1), @stodorovic (1), @francina (1), @clorith (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @melchoyce (1), @sarahricker (1), @youknowriad (1), @rafhun (1), @nosolosw (1), @mukesh27 (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @ryelle (1), @poena (1), @jdy68 (1), @dd32 (1), @alexstine (1), @munyagu (1), @janak007 (1), @afragen (1), and @felipeelia (1).

Please join me to say welcome to our 3 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@tikifez, @cenay, and @rafhun.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (6), @desrosj (6), @ryelle (4), @johnbillion (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @noisysocks (1), and @mikeschroder (1).

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:23 pm on March 1, 2021
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A Week in Core – March 1st, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between February 22 and March 1st, 2021.

  • 27 commits
  • 44 contributors
  • 92 tickets created
  • 7 tickets reopened
  • 85 tickets closed

You might have noticed that the activity on Core is still pretty high this week, as we entered the WordPress 5.7 Release Candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). cycle.

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Administration

  • Revert the change to click event handler for fly-out submenus – #52638

Bootstrap/Load

  • Check if the error_reporting() function exists in wp-load.php – #52226

Build/Tests Tools

  • Add missing `@covers` tags for files in phpunit/tests/load/ – #39265
  • Add missing `@covers` tags for files in phpunit/tests/link/ – #39265
  • Split the PHPUnit tests for PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher versions below 7.0 in half, allowing them to run in parallel and reduce the overall test run duration
  • Avoid attempting to redeclare the origin remote prior to sending the test results to the test reporting APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. – #51734
  • Switch back to running the PHPUnit test suite against the src directory instead of build – #51734
  • Prevent the NPM/Composer caches 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/ Actions from snowballing – #52660
  • Disable fail-fast for PHPUnit testing – #52612
  • Reset current screen after setting it to dashboard in add_submenu_page() tests – #52607
  • Introduce a CONTRIBUTING.md file – #33043
  • Stop running the restapi-jsclient tests separately – #52608
  • Add a missing word to the CONTRIBUTING.md file – #33043
  • GitHub Actions – #52645

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Improve transparent PNG logo visible on focus – #52257

Docs

  • Use correct variable in the style_loader_tag 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. DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #52673
  • Improve documentation for WP_Block_Type properties – #48640

External Libraries

  • Install jQuery via NPM – #52647
  • Further fix jQuery deprecations in WordPress core – #51812
  • Correct click event handling in the Thickbox library – #52618

Help/About

  • Remove extra space in the 5.7 About page copy – #52632
  • WordPress 5.7 About Page – #52347

Security

  • move Content-Security-Policy script loaders – #39941

Script Loader

  • Prevent wp_localize_script() warnings – #52534

Users

  • Use localized site title for password reset emails – #52605
  • Only include the IP address in password reset email if the user is not logged in – #34281
  • Ensure reset password emails are in the receiving user’s localeLocale A locale is a combination of language and regional dialect. Usually locales correspond to countries, as is the case with Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazil). Other examples of locales include Canadian English and U.S. English. – #52605
  • Relocate the Password Reset feature to the Account Management section – #52597

Props

Thanks to the 44 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@peterwilsoncc (9), @audrasjb (6), @johnbillion (5), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @desrosj (3), @hellofromTonya (3), @jrf (3), @sephsekla (2), @chouby (2), @kraftbj (2), @johbillion (2), @adamsilverstein (2), @hedgefield (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @metalandcoffee (1), @noisysocks (1), @netweb (1), @melchoyce (1), @ad7six (1), @francina (1), @marybaum (1), @lukecarbis (1), @boonebgorges (1), @meher (1), @sarahricker (1), @ediamin (1), @webcommsat (1), @Ipstenu (1), @aristath (1), @Clorith (1), @gmariani405 (1), @carike (1), @ryelle (1), @sabernhardt (1), @poena (1), @tobifjellner (1), @jorbin (1), @gziolo (1), @iandunn (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @fijisunshine (1), @rima1889 (1), and @mukesh27 (1).

Please join me to say welcome to our 2 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@fijisunshine and @rima1889.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (12), @desrosj (7), @johnbillion (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), and @ryelle (1).

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 12:05 am on February 23, 2021
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A Week in Core – February 22, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between February 15 and February 22, 2021.

  • 41 commits
  • 63 contributors
  • 91 tickets created
  • 7 tickets reopened
  • 85 tickets closed

You might have noticed that the activity on Core continued to increase this week, as we are close to the end of WordPress 5.7 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. cycle. We’ll enter the Release candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). cycle on February 23. Worth also noting that WordPress 5.6.2 was released earlier today.

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Administration

  • Apply background color to updated message in pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party list table – #52452
  • Apply the months_dropdown_results 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. separately from pre_months_dropdown_query – #51660

Build/Test tools

  • Tests: Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/http/ – #39265

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add the px unit to the adminadmin (and super admin) bar height custom property – #52564
  • Twenty Nineteen: Add some space between the cookies checkbox and label in comment form – #46601
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove background color from Social Links the dark gray style – #52499
  • Twenty Ten: Correct the fallback to the default 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. if the featured imageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. width is narrower than the twentyten_header_image_width setting – #52516
  • Twenty Eleven: Correct the fallback to the default header if the featured image width is narrower than the twentyeleven_header_image_width setting – #52516
  • Twenty Twenty: Make sure the RTL list styles are preserved after npm run build – #52401
  • Fix alignment and styles for quote, verse, and code blocks – #52009
  • Support font size option for code 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. – #52431
  • Twenty Thirteen: Fix alignment of child blocks within the Cover block – #51224
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Display inline-images inline – #52287
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Match bullets between editor and frontend – #52412
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. source map files to committed files – #52377

Cron APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

  • Add a missing $wp_error parameter to the pre_reschedule_event filter – #52572

CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.

  • Bring admin color schemes back into the customizer – #52230

Editor

  • Additional tests for reusable blocks – #52364
  • Update packages with bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes to be included in WP 5.7 beta 3 – #52525

Embeds

  • Allow posts with a public custom post status to be embedded – #47574

External Libraries

  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.3.0 – #52577
  • Revert the change to the tb_click() function in the Thickbox library – #51812
  • Further fix jQuery deprecations in WordPress core – #51812

Feeds

  • Fix the URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org returned by get_feed_link() when pretty permalinks are not in use – #51839

Filesystem API

  • Make sure to only call fread() on non-empty files in the PclZip library – #52018

General

  • Add noindex robots metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) to search results – #52457

Internationalization

  • Remove extra spaces from translatable strings in Privacy help tabs – #52583

Media

  • Explicitly declare the $pagenow global in wp_get_attachment_url() – #52606
  • Associate upload errors and field with controls – #47120

Posts, Post Types

  • Rename the new post parent conditional tag functions for clarity – #33045
  • Prevent duplicates in sticky posts option – #52007
  • Update the styling of the legacy Links editing screen – #48782

Security

  • Fix bug in wp_is_local_html_output() – #52542

Site Health

  • Update loopback test to POST to wp-cron – #52547
  • Use home page for loopback test – #52547

Script Loader

  • Prevent wp_localize_script() warnings – #52534
  • Explicitly declare the $pagenow global in wp_deregister_script() – #52566

TaxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies.

  • Optimize wp_delete_term() for large object counts without a default term – #52549
  • AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility): Correct keyboard navigation for the Tags meta box in classic editor – #52408

Users

  • Correctly display an error message after clicking the “Send Reset Link” button – #52573

XML-RPC

  • Pass the method arguments and the XML-RPC server instance to the xmlrpc_call action – #52524

Props

Thanks to the 63 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@peterwilsoncc (10), @poena (10), @sabernhardt (7), @audrasjb (7), @mukesh27 (5), @SergeyBiryukov (5), @jrf (3), @paaljoachim (3), @talldanwp (2), @johnbillion (2), @macmanx (2), @ayeshrajans (2), @TimothyBlynJacobs (2), @melchoyce (2), @dd32 (2), @afragen (2), @kjellr (2), @kburgoine (1), @antonlukin (1), @tobifjellner (1), @cristinasoponar (1), @pbiron (1), @burnuser (1), @ryelle (1), @grzim (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @yakimun (1), @fierevere (1), @hauvong (1), @afercia (1), @anevins (1), @antpb (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @jeroenrotty (1), @mahfuz01 (1), @tejwanihemant (1), @patopaiar (1), @desrosj (1), @joedolson (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @abagtcs (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @lukecarbis (1), @tmatsuur (1), @clorith (1), @nico23 (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @Levdbas (1), @rahmohn (1), @archon810 (1), @burtrw (1), @ryokuhi (1), @jonoaldersonwp (1), @goaroundagain (1), @xkon (1), @bordoni (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @monikarao (1), @Boniu91 (1), @almendron (1), @jose64 (1), @alexstine (1), and @isabel_brison (1).

Please join me to say welcome to our 10 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@cristinasoponar, @burnuser, @grzim, @mahfuz01, @tejwanihemant, @abagtcs, @nico23, @goaroundagain, @almendron, and @jose64.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (18), @peterwilsoncc (9), @ryelle (7), @johnbillion (4), @flixos90 (1), @joedolson (1), and @youknowriad (1).

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:43 pm on February 15, 2021
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A Week in Core – February 15, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between February 8 and February 15, 2021.

  • 36 commits
  • 43 contributors
  • 63 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 67 tickets closed

You might have noticed that the activity on Core continued to increase this week, due to WordPress 5.7 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. cycle.

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code changes

Administration

  • Update color contrast on UIUI User interface elements – #52402

Bundled Themes

  • Support font size option for code 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. – #52431
  • Twenty Thirteen: Fix alignment of child blocks within the Cover block – #51224
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Correct accent marks in block pattern alt text – #52500
  • Twenty Twenty: Make ordered list styling in classic editor match the front-end style – #50454
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Use correct value for the global line-height CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. variable – #52477
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Update editor styles of search block – #52433
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Adapt vertical buttons to text length – #52432
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Support font size option for code block – #52431
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Prevent Dark Mode related JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. error – #52473

Build/Tests tools

  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/http/ – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/hooks/ – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/general/ – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/external-http/ – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/error-protection/ – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/editor/ – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/dependencies/ – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/db/ – #39265
  • Install WordPress Importer pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party when installing the Docker-based local environment – #49720
  • Replace most instances of assertEquals() in phpunit/includes/ with assertSame() – #38266, #52482
  • Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/date/ – #39265
  • Synchronize svn:ignore with .gitignore – #49784
  • Correct the test for NOT BETWEEN comparison operator in WP_Date_Query – #39265, #51802

Canonical

  • Rename wp_force_plain_ugly_permalink() to match UI terminology – #5272

Comments

  • Extend the duration of the window within which unapproved comments are visible by their author – #52406

Editor

  • Block Editor: Update packages with bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes to be included in WP 5.7 beta 3 – #52525
  • Block Editor: Remove extra quotes from the default font stack for editor styles – #46169

External Libraries

  • Further fix jQuery deprecations in WordPress core – #51812

Internationalization

  • Fix wp.i18n.isRTL() – #52441

Media

  • Make adjacent_image_link() include alt text when returning an image – #52387
  • Allow post_date to be respected in media_handle_sideload() – #50972

Posts, Post Types

  • Clarify the documentation about the return value of get_post() when a falsey value is passed – #33068
  • Improve documentation of get_posts() – #51852, #51800

Site Health

  • Update site-health script dependencies – #52483
  • Link to the support article on troubleshooting in “There has been a critical error” message – #52392
  • Site Health: Clarify the recommendation in file uploads test when post_max_size is defined as 0 – #51466

Props

Thanks to the 43 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@jrf (11), @patopaiar (10), @poena (6), @hellofromTonya (6), @Clorith (4), @paaljoachim (4), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @mukesh27 (4), @audrasjb (4), @peterwilsoncc (4), @joedolson (3), @johnbillion (3), @kjellr (2), @dd32 (2), @jeroenrotty (2), @Mista-Flo (2), @sabernhardt (2), @justinahinon (1), @Rahe (1), @juliobox (1), @jonsurrell (1), @pixolin (1), @rolfsiebers (1), @jamesgol (1), @helen (1), @youknowriad (1), @ratneshk (1), @ocean90 (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @dariak (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @alexstine (1), @imath (1), @Ipstenu (1), @acerempel (1), @sebastienserre (1), @geekzebre (1), @gmariani405 (1), @kafleg (1), @Joen (1), @isabel_brison (1), @melchoyce (1), and @dam6pl (1).

Please join me to say welcome to our 4 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@ratneshk, @acerempel, @geekzebre, and @dam6pl.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (17), @peterwilsoncc (7), @ryelle (3), @desrosj (3), @antpb (2), @johnbillion (2), @youknowriad (1), and @noisysocks (1).

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core