The WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:
Found a bugbugA 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.?Create a ticket in our bug tracker.
We use Slack for real-time communication. Contributors live all over the world, so there are discussions happening at all hours of the day.
Our core development meetings are every Wednesday at 05:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC in the #core channel on Slack. Anyone can join and participate or listen in!
Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to our standard list above?
Please leave a comment, and say whether or not you’ll be in the chat, so the group can either give you the floor or bring up your topic for you, accordingly.
This meeting happens in the #core channel. To join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the Making WordPress Slack.
The Full Site Editing Go/No Go demo took place a few days ago, where project leadership determined what new features should be included in WordPress 5.8 based on their current status, feedback gathered in calls for testing, and the prospect of achieving a solid implementation before the feature freeze.
This post aims to provide a high-level overview of the focuses to attend to before the feature freeze; linked individual actionable GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ items further develop lower-level requirements to complete. Individual items are also being tracked in the WordPress 5.8 FSE Must Haves project board.
Schedule
According to the WordPress 5.8 pre-planning schedule, the feature freeze will take place on May 25th, leaving room for the following GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/pluginPluginA 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 releases to be merged:
Gutenberg version
RC release date
Final release date
10.5
April 21st
April 28th
10.6
May 5th
May 12th
10.7
May 19th
May 26th
To align with this schedule, the last version to be merged in coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. before the feature freeze will be 10.7-RC, with any future bugfix applied before or after the final 10.7.0 being ported as well. Moreover, to ease new feature testing with more frequent merges, as suggested in a recent dev chat, Gutenberg 10.4 -without experimental features- is already available in WordPress core.
Next steps
Apart from all the incremental improvements included by merging up to 9 plugin releases, from Gutenberg 9.9 to 10.7, the following work-in-progress features are targeted for 5.8 and should become stable by Gutenberg 10.7.
BlockBlockBlock 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. theme building
Block themes might arguably represent one of the biggest core theme-building paradigm changes in the last decade. As such, a huge effort is being done to achieve a future-proof, evolvable foundation. With most of the infrastructure ready, the focus remains on the theme.json configuration file, and the “block supports” mechanism:
These blocks should display a badge in the inserter, denoting they are new blocks that, while completely stable and functional, might still need some UXUXUser experience polishing and are meant to experiment and tinker around.
Template editing within the post editor
With one of the targets for 5.8 being to introduce block templates, users will be able to create custom block templates for posts and pages in classic themes. Although this feature mostly relies on the existing site editing infrastructure already available in the plugin, these improvements will be focused on to provide a great user experience. User testing is planned in coordination with @annezazu from the FSE Outreach program during the WordPress 5.8 betaBetaA 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. phase. Users are encouraged to join this program as it provides invaluable feedback that helps drive the projects’ focus and determine feature usability.
Widgets Editor & Block Widgets in the CustomizerCustomizerTool 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.
The Widgets Editor project aims to bring the power of blocks to classic theme with two major milestones:
Adding support for blocks in widgetWidgetA 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. areas
Embedding a block editor in the customizer
Once these milestones have been completed, the remaining efforts towards 5.8 focus on providing stellar stability and backward compatibility, with an upcoming call for testing to be launched in the near future; if this is of interest to you, please keep an eye out for a future post on this blogblog(versus network, site). A detailed list of the next actions can be found at the Widgets Editor tracking issue.
WordPress 5.8 aims to introduce the new duotone design tool as a “block supports” feature, available by default in the core image and cover blocks. The PR introducing this feature is currently in its last polishing iterations and should be expected to land in the plugin soon.
Gallery block refactor
Last, but not least, work and a round of testing continue on the Gallery block refactor which seeks to be a wrapper around Image block rather than a separate block entirely. This will allow the Gallery block to benefit by default from all design tools and improvements made to the Image block. Feedback collected is addressed as part of the PR efforts; users are welcome to test and submit their feedback as early as possible so that it can be acted upon in the upcoming weeks.
Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTracAn 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.
TicketticketCreated 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
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
BackportbackportA 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 blockBlockBlock 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 PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8
Feeds
Rename “Summary” to “ExcerptExcerptAn 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 pluginPluginA 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 invalidinvalidA 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.JSONJSONJSON, 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 APIThe 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 widgetWidgetA 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 test result status for the HTTPSHTTPSHTTPS 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:
@markparnell and @audrasjb led the weekly meetings of the WordPress CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. team, respectively at 05:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. Here is the meeting agenda.
Since no issue was raised after the release candidate, WordPress 5.7.1 was released a few hours after the devchat. It contains 26 bugfixes and 2 security fixes.
General (@sergeybiryukov): Sergey has started chipping away at some long-standing coding standards issues in core, see ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.#52627 for more details.
Build/Test Tools, Date/Time, Internationalization, Permalinks (@sergeybiryukov): No major news this week.
Cache APIAPIAn 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.
@marybaum volunteered to maintain the Help/About component. This request was accepted by the Core team.
Open floor
@webcommsat shared that lots of people have been asking about WCEU dates (7-10 June 2021). The community team is looking at how they promote contributing this year too. More soon.
Ticket #53014 was mentioned in both 5:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC devchats. It’s in milestone 5.8. It wasn’t fixed in previous releases as it still needs a patchpatchA special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing. and proper testing.
If there’s any topic you’d like to discuss, or if you have suggestions for discussion questions, please leave a comment below!
Housekeeping
Review discussion outcomes from last week (CSS deprecation path, JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. targeting naming conventions)
Two weeks have passed since the last GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ release, which means a new version is already available! Gutenberg 10.4 introduces cool features like blockBlockBlock 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. widgets in the CustomizerCustomizerTool 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., enhancements to the Site Editor, improvements to rich text placeholders, and, as always, many bugbugA 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 as well.
Block widgets in the Customizer
As part of the Block-based WidgetWidgetA 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. Editor project, one goal is to enable block widgets in the Customizer, with Gutenberg 10.4 introducing the first iteration of this feature.
The publishing content UI found in block editors now includes the site icon and name so that it’s clearer in certain cases, such as full-screen or mobile, where you are publishing to.
Revert template to theme defaults within the Site Editor
Until now, to revert a template to the default provided by a theme, it had to be done outside the Site Editor. Thanks to this new feature, it is now possible to revert template customizations directly in the editor.
Rich text placeholder enhancements
To improve the editing experience, rich text block placeholders have seen a few tweaks in this release. Starting in Gutenberg 10.4, blocks containing rich text will display a shorter placeholder text that will remain shown even when being focused.
Post ExcerptExcerptAn 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.: Fix toolbar for post excerpt warning. (30280)
Post Title: Fix “‘length’ of undefined” error. (30208)
Query: Use a WordPress loopLoopThe Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop. for the query block. (30405)
Site Logo: Delete sitelogo option when custom logo does not exist or was removed. (30427)
Block List: Fix mover position in the docked toolbar. (30242)
Code Editor: Revert save editors value on change (#27717). (30524)
Post Editor:
Avoid focus attempt on a non-existent post title in code editor. (29922)
Fix the post author selector for contributor roles. (30218)
Gutenberg PluginPluginA 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: Ensure that plugin does not error with older versions of WordPress. (30230)
Inner blocks: Memoize allowedBlocks to prevent needlessly updating settings. (30311)
Server side renderer: Fix errors in template part editor context. (29246)
Polish navigation menuNavigation MenuA theme feature introduced with Version 3.0. WordPress includes an easy to use mechanism for giving various control options to get users to click from one place to another on a site. submenus. (30335)
Add description for templateParts in theme jsonJSONJSON, 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.. (30118)
Add instructions for finding attributes for use in templates. (30258)
Added a practical example of adding a component to the sidebarSidebarA sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme.. (30379)
Remove deprecations planned for 10.3 release. (30417)
Update the objectFitPolyfill vendor library. (30507)
PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher Coding Standards fixes. (30346)
Tools
Add /packages/stylelint-config to CODEOWNERS. (30264)
Build: Ensure non-JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. changes are processed in the watch mode. (30343)
Testing:
Added end-to-end tests for navigation menu name editor. (29774)
GHA workflow improvements when setting up NodeJS. (29078)
The following benchmark compares performance for a particularly sizeable post (~36,000 words, ~1,000 blocks) over the last releases. Such a large post isn’t representative of the average editing experience but is adequate for spotting variations in performance.
Version
Loading Time
KeyPress Event (typing)
Gutenberg 10.4
5.94s
35.14ms
Gutenberg 10.3
5.98s
32.58ms
WordPress 5.7
5.05s
31.34ms
Kudos to all the contributors that helped with the release! 👏
Thanks @youknowriad for managing the release and @critterverse for helping with the release post assets.
GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 10.4 release.
@youknowriad shared that the release post will be coming shortly (later today or tomorrow). It’s a release with a lot of work related to FSE, FSE Blocks, editor/frontend parity and many other updates.
Full Site Editing Scope for WP5.8
The post was shared during the chat and attention directed towards the outline of the 5.8 plans for FSE, and @annezazu shared that there is a new call for testing available. Also we now have a board with WordPress 5.8 FSE Must Haves.
Monthly Priorities & Key Project Updates
Global Styles
@nosolosw shared in his GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ tracking issue:
Landed:
Parts of theme.jsonJSONJSON, 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. with elements PR:29891
i18ni18nInternationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill. process: make it not depend on a particular path PR:30604
add mechanism to migrate from a v0 schema to the latest PR:30600
border radius for the button blockBlockBlock 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.PR:30194
font size & font family for the button block PR:30394
For the Block based WidgetWidgetA 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. Editor the main focus these days is improving the performance of the block editor in the customizerCustomizerTool 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. and moving our attention to testing the level of back compat existing and achievable.
ongoing discussion about the block’s markup and the work on adding a Links List block
Update on the post schedule component
@retrofox shared an update about a couple of enhancements in the post-schedule component. Now, it shows calendar events with a small blue bullet. Events are scheduled and published posts.
I mainly worked on enhancementenhancementEnhancements are simple improvements to WordPress, such as the addition of a hook, a new feature, or an improvement to an existing feature. issues:
Working on all things FSE Outreach Program — responding to feedback for the fourth call for testing/opening lots of issues, held a hallway hangout about FSE, still testing FSE everyday, and am going to ship a fifth call for testing today with a summary post of the fourth call for testing to follow later this week.
@poena announced that last week there was a contributor day at Yoast with user testing and code contributions to FSE. A large amount of feedback issues were open and some that are already being solved.
Issues and PRs needing eyes and contributions
Discussion: documentation handbook plans for site editing and beyond: Issue:30637
FSE: Finalizing the name and menu item placement Issue: 29630
Shared block editor settings PR, which requires some updates to the existing PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higherhooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. and could use some eyes for sanity checks and reviews PR: 1118
Status of the existing Block Template APIAPIAn 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.
@itsjusteileen asked about the future of the Block Template API in the context of FSE developments and noted that the code examples in the handbook don’t work anymore. It doesn’t appear that the block template API will go away and we should have some issues open if the documentation is outdated or the API broken.
Feedback needed on several widgets/blocks discussions
a discussion about allowing users to insert a Classic Block in a SidebarSidebarA sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. on the Widgets (betaBetaA 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.) screen
a discussion about reconstructing Widgets Screen to use the Customize API. This is a fancy way to say that we should or could remove the standalone editor as the new block based widgets editor lands in a future WP release.
a question: assuming the block based widgets editor is an opt out feature what is the preferred way to opt out
Design process for the widgets updates
@Anthony Nolan brought up a question around where can one find the process that led up to the current state in the block based widgets editor project, and was guided towards going through closed issues such as this one or this one, which cover updating the customizer or look at the open project to see how the stand alone widgets editor progresses.
Our next bugbugA 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. scrub will be on 22 April at 8pm UTC. If anyone is interested in leading it please let us know in the #core-css channel
@helenpreviously outlined an approach in this post – deprecated CSS would be moved to a deprecated file that plugins can still optionally enqueue. It would be helpful if it could run standalone, and if an example of how to implement and run it could be provided e.g. as a GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ Action workflow
Deprecated CSS would generally be at the selector level
We agreed that .icon16 would be a good deprecation candidate to test the process
@notlaura suggested adding deprecated selectors to a disallowed list in stylelint, and a PostCSS script to build the deprecated.css stylesheet. PostCSS & stylelint could share the same config file to track deprecated selectors
@Ahmed Saeed suggested adding a deprecation notice as a CSS custom property which would be discoverable in dev tools
@ryelle added that we would probably want multiple ways to flag deprecated CSS and @tellthemachines agreed it would need to be part of the build process
@notlaura suggested a deprecated-with-warnings.css file which is enqueued if WP_DEBUG is on
@ryelle clarified the two parts of the problem: identifying the deprecated CSS, and developing external tools for pluginPluginA 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 developers
Next step
The next step would be writing a TracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress.ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. outlining the solution & raising it in dev chat
@tellthemachines offered to write the ticket
Discussion: CSS naming and usage conventions for JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. targeting (#40686)
The intention is to establish a convention for naming CSS classes which are intended for use with JavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript 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/.
There was some discussion to clarify the problem, but in relation to CSS deprecation we need to ensure we’re not deprecating CSS classes that are used by JavaScript
We agreed that a js- prefix would clarify that a particular classname is intended for JavaScript interaction
Open Floor + CSS Link Share
CSS Audit (#49582) @ryelle has updated the readme & started the process of transferring the repo over to the WordPress org
Custom property naming@ryelle has started drafting a make/coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. post about the custom property naming discussions which she’ll share in the channel before posting
Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTracAn 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.
TicketticketCreated 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
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 headerHeaderThe 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
Options, MetaMetaMeta 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 CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets. changes – #52750
REST APIREST APIThe 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_enabledfilterFilterFilters 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 HTTPSHTTPSHTTPS 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:
This is the weekly meetings summary of the WordPress CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. team. The facilitator for this week’s chats was @peterwilsoncc at 05:00 UTC and @francina at 20:00 UTC. Here is the meeting agenda.
Release Candidaterelease candidateOne 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).: Wednesday 7 April, 2021 around 23:00 UTC (released)
Final release: Wednesday 14 April, 2021 around 23:00 UTC
@audrasjb announced (and hosted) a new bugbugA 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. scrub right after the devchat.
@francina shared some blogposts worth reading, where a new, experimental, release cycle is proposed, and the early bug scrubs schedule is now available.
@annezazu shared that the current FSE call for testing is now open for feedback until April 12th rather than April 8th. Hopefully, this gives people an extra weekend to chime in and share their experience.
@chanthaboune pointed out that the first go/no go date for FSE in WP5.8 is next Tuesday.
Build/Test Tools (@sergeybiryukov): Work has continued on backporting recent build and test tool improvements to the older branches still receiving security updates. See ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.#52653 for more details. A post is also upcoming on make/core.
Date/Time, General, I18Ni18nInternationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill., Permalinks (@sergeybiryukov): No major news this week.
Menus, Widgets, Upgrade/Install (@audrasjb): No major news this week.
Site Health (@clorith): The only ticket in milestone 5.7.1 was committed in time.
The attendees discussed about maintainers recruitment. If anyone is interested to help to maintain a component, @audrasjb pointed out that he would be happy to mentor/explain what he is doing on the few components he maintains. @francina proposed an online meeting/Q&A, like the casual online gatherings hosted by the community team.
Open floor
@paaljoachim asked what is the definition of what can and not not be included in a minor releaseMinor ReleaseA 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..
@jeffpaul quoted the Core team handbook: “A minor release is intended for bugfixes and enhancements that do not add new deployedDeployLaunching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it's available to visitors. files and are at the discretion of the release leadRelease LeadThe community member ultimately responsible for the Release. with suggestions/input from component maintainers and committers.”
@sergeybiryukov added that generally, minor releases are addressing regressions introduced in the latest release and some follow-up changes to new features, with occasional fixes for bugs from other recent releases, and occasional enhancements that the release leads feel are necessary.
