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marybaum 2:26 pm on May 13, 2021
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Dev chat summary: May 12, 2021

@lukecarbis and @jeffpaul led the 0500 UTC devchat and 2000 UTC devchats, respectively, on this agenda.

Here’s a combined summary from those discussions …

Highlights from blogblog (versus network, site) posts

In short order, the standout posts of the week are:

While the group opened browser tabs and bookmarked those posts, the chat moved on to …

Upcoming releases

A schedule reminder for 5.8: Feature Freeze is coming in 13 days (ed. note: at this writing, twelve) on Tuesday, May 25th. Per the published schedule, that means no commits for new enhancements or feature requests for the last two weeks before 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. 1. Instead, the CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. team will focus on bugs during that period.

To that end, @lukecarbis and @chaion07 have published the bug-scrub schedule. If you’d like to add a scrub, you can — whether you’re a developer or not, whether you’re already a contributor or not! And it gets you official props as a Core contributor to 5.8. (Ed. note: You are also free to tailor your scrub to the tickets, issues, and features that matter most to you. It is, quite literally, your scrub.)

There’s also a new(ish) kind of scrub called a testing scrub. If you’d like to get ready to help with those, here’s a handy how-to guide from @boniu91.

@helen reminded the group that 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.-based 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. editor needs a lot more testing.

Details on the Marketing plans for 5.8 are noted in the Full Site Editing Pre-Merge Overview post, if you’re interested in helping out there please consider attending Marketing meetings which are held every Wednesday at 14:00 UTC.

Components check-in and status updates.

For more details on any change, check the ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. that makes the commit. You’ll get the all the conversation about the issue, what changed and why, and — of course — the patches and screenshots that took the change from concept to commit, all in one place.

@sergeybiryukov:

  • Ticket #53101 updates the Requests library to version 1.8.0, making it a lot faster to use cURL.
  • Ticket #50105 pulls infinite scrolling out of the Media Library and replaces that feature with a Load More button that the user controls (accessibly!)
  • Also in Media, ticket #35725 brings WebP image-format support to Core.
  • No major news this week on Build/Test Tools, Date/Time, General, I18Ni18n Internationalization, 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., or Permalinks.

@audrasjb:

@marybaum checked in on Help/About. There’s no major news right now, but that component gets very busy starting at feature freeze.

Open Floor

@markparnell has a patchpatch A 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. on #49278 that’s passing unit tests, looking for review in hopes of landing in 5.8; @peterwilsoncc likes the approach of improving DQ query performance and feels it needs to be an early ticket but unsure if we’re still early in the 5.8 cycle for it to be considered; @lukecarbis noted some dev-feedback from someone experienced with SQL would help

@christos12 raised a concern about removing infinite scroll from the Media Library possibly surprising some users. A brief discussion followed, with @desrosj weighing in on the Load More button and @davidbaumwald noting that he has written a plugin that will let a user restore Infinite Scroll.

In a late-breaking comment on the devchat agenda, @paaljoachim asked the group for recommended resources on WordPress 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 design (not development or information design, but visual design). @jeffpaul suggested the Plugin Handbook; a little later, @megphillips91 recommended this guide to plugin UI in the block editor.

Props to @jeffpaul for reviewing this post.

#5-8, #core-css, #core-media, #dev-chat, #hosting, #mobile, #openverse, #summary

Hong Nga Nguyen 7:30 pm on May 6, 2021
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Media Meeting Recap – May 6, 2021

The following is a summary of the weekly Media component meeting that occurred on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 14:00 UTC. Weekly media meetings are held every Thursday at 14:00 UTC. A full transcript can be found here in the #core-media room in the Make WordPress Slack.

Attendees: @antpb, @mista-flo, @chaion07, @adamsilverstein, @paaljoachim, @hellofromtonya, @sergeybiryukov, @desrosj

Media 5.8 tickets

This meeting’s discussion focused around WebP and 5.8 Media features.

#35725: Add WebP support – WebP support has been merged! Please test on all configurations possible to ensure there are no edge case issues. Big props to @adamsilverstein and all who helped make this happen! Adam mentioned that a post is in progress that will provide an overview to the new WebP supports.

#52876 Add capability to set default format for image sub-sizes. – This ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. is in progress and adds a new 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. where people can set a default image type such as WebP. @adamsilverstein has asked for some testing assistance to ensure everything works as intended. Testing instructions can be found here.

#50105: Remove infinite scrolling behavior from the Media grid – It was agreed during the meeting that for the button that moves focus to the first newly loaded media item, “Jump to first loaded item” is a great way to make this not focus on images or any other specific media type and still be clear. @hellofromtonya mentioned in the meeting on the pending count issue, “I think it would be a better experience for users if we could solve it before 5.8 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process.. That said, it would be good to get the patchpatch A 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. committed and then work on that specific issue as a follow-up.” It was agreed by multiple participants in the meeting that landing this sooner and iterating is ideal.

#37255: Update attachment functions to accept a post object in addition to ID – @hellofromtonya mentioned keeping this ticket focused on resolving the issues that were identified and moving any broader scope to a separate issue to avoid this being punted to a future release again.

Props @antpb for proofreading and final review.

#core, #media, #summary

Hong Nga Nguyen 8:53 pm on January 28, 2021
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Media Meeting Recap – January 28, 2021

The following is a summary of the weekly Media component meeting that occurred on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 15:00 UTC. Weekly media meetings are held every Thursday at 15:00 UTC. A full transcript can be found here in the #core-media room in the Make WordPress Slack.

Attendees: @antpb, @paaljoachim, @hellofromtonya, @joedolson, @ricjcs, @audrasjb, @mista-flo, @mkaz, @chaion07

Open Floor

This meeting’s focus began with an open floor for discussion on outstanding tickets and issues members wanted to address.

#47839: Extended file management in Media Library – @ricjcs brought up this ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. containing design samples of what folders could look like in the media library. Discussion occurred around what this feature would entail from a backwards compatibility perspective.

#52372: Ability to Replace image on the “attachment details” screen – This feature has been explored and ultimately closed after this comment in #49096. Per @antpb, “This is another one where I don’t think it’s a bad idea, in fact, it’s great, but it’s very much 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 territory to make the decisions for your individual site. What may be good for one site may not be good for all. Offering the ability to replace media by default offers folks ways to unintentionally break old content.”

5.7 Tickets

#52192: 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/.: Add batch image editing – This ticket is currently in review with @antpb and is aiming to be committed before alpha. It was discussed that this endpoint is low risk as it does not impact any existing endpoints and adds new ones.

#50025: Media Library not showing new uploads when filtering by date – This ticket is currently in review after it was found to have issues with the classic 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. media flow. @antpb is testing and will be aiming to commit before alpha.

#39004: Alt attributes should be searchable in media library – This ticket was discussed as being close to ready for commit, but talks after the meeting indicate it may need further testing with larger media libraries.

#52387: adjacent_image_link returns a link with no accessible text – @antpb has given an initial review and is aiming to commit soon after more testing.

Bug Scrub

There are a number of enhancement tickets that still need to be scrubbed. A 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. scrub has been scheduled for Monday, February 1 at 16:00 UTC to go over these tickets. Please join us if you would like to contribute!

Props @antpb for proofreading and final review.

#core, #media, #summary

Hong Nga Nguyen 8:36 pm on December 3, 2020
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Media Meeting Recap – December 03, 2020

The following is a summary of the weekly Media component meeting that occurred on Thursday, November 3, 2020 at 15:00 UTC. Weekly media meetings are held every Thursday at 15:00 UTC. A full transcript can be found here in the #core-media room in the Make WordPress Slack.

Attendees: @antpb, @sergeybiryukov, @joedolson, @hellofromtonya, @joel-yoder, @mista-flo, @aristath, @alexdeborba

Media Focus for 5.7

The focus for 5.7 was discussed and it was mentioned that there were many outstanding 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) issues that should be considered. It was agreed these should be moved into the scope of the release.

#50105: Remove infinite scrolling behavior from the Media grid

#50273: Media modal uses incorrect ‘checkbox’ role for list items

#47120: Media modals: Upload errors and field information are not associated with their control

#39004: Alt attributes should be searchable in media library

There has been a bit of buzz in the Media SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel around a desire for more modern media formats to be considered as a focus. @azaozz recommended prior to the meeting that the following is considered when modern image formats are considered for 5.7.

A Media Focus Lead for 5.7 would be good if everybody here thinks we’ll manage to add support for (at least) .webp . Currently this is still at the “exploratory” stage. Main questions that needs solid answers:

How to resize WebP images?

How to detect browsers that don’t support WebP and serve fallback images?

Would WP expect the users to upload WebP images or would it convert JPEGs, PNGs and GIFs to WebP?

Seems that ideally WP will convert uploaded images to WebP and serve them when the site visitor’s browser supports them. The originally uploaded images would serve as fallback. Determining browser support would be best by “Server-side content negotiation via Accept headers”. Replacing <img> with <picture> on the fly would bring a lot of side effects/compat problems. Frankly not sure if that would be ready by the cut-off time of early to mid February, even if work starts right now  On the other hand, this needs to be done, 5.7 or not.

@azaozz

After a bit of discussion from attendees, it was generally agreed that for modern media formats there is still discovery work that needs to happen, a proposal to scope the work, and an outline of risks and blockers. The questions asked by @azaozz above are a good starting point in thinking this through.

@joedolson asked “Is there any reason modern image types can’t be staged across multiple releases? E.g., add support for uploading & inserting modern image types, and expand usage later? There’s nothing about adding WebP and SVG that requires them to be globally used; just made available. The bigger problems seem to be in what happens if you start auto-switching existing images between img/picture, etc.”

We’ll leave these these notes on 5.7 with an invitation to comment below about further considerations.

Time of Meeting

For frequent attendees it was determined that the current time of 15:00 UTC is currently working for most people’s schedules. If there are any thoughts on this time, feel free to comment below!

Props @antpb for proofreading and final review.

#core, #media, #summary

Hong Nga Nguyen 8:23 pm on November 12, 2020
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Media Meeting Recap – November 12, 2020

The following is a summary of the weekly media component meeting that occurred on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 15:00 UTC. Weekly media meetings are held every Thursday at 15:00 UTC. A full transcript can be found here in the #core-media room in the Make WordPress Slack.

Attendees: @antpb, @sageshilling, @johnbillion, @paaljoachim, @hellofromtonya, @mista-flo, @hongnizzle

5.6 Remaining Tickets

@mista-flo mentioned two tickets that were not included in the 5.6 milestone but should have. These have been committed as of today.

#39968 – Media Library: deleting all items on the last page loses the pagination/navigation buttons and shows message – The ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. is related to existing changes in 5.6 and wasn’t added to the milestone. This has been reviewed and committed.

#51396 – [Media upload.php] Switch back from grid to list mode reopen the modal – Consensus from those present in the media meeting was that this was a safe change to include in the 5.6 milestone. It has since been committed.

Because there wasn’t time to complete the agenda item to review new tickets that require attention, @antpb is proposing a 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. scrub away from the regular meeting times. The list has grown quite a bit, so any assistance is appreciated! Please leave a comment below with a time that works for you.

Props @antpb for proofreading and final review.

#core, #media, #summary

Hong Nga Nguyen 8:01 pm on October 29, 2020
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Media Meeting Recap – October 29, 2020

The following is a summary of the weekly media component meeting that occurred on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 14:00 UTC. Weekly media meetings are now held every Thursday at 15:00 UTC. A full transcript can be found here in the #core-media room in the Make WordPress Slack.

Attendees: @antpb, @sageshilling, @mista-flo, @hongnizzle, @johnbillion 

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

The team discussed moving the regular meeting time to adjust for daylight savings time. It was agreed moving forward, the meeting will be taking place on Thursdays 15:00 UTC time as opposed to the current 14:00 UTC time. 

5.6 Remaining Tickets

#50972 – media_handle_sideload() does not allow $post_data to override – Currently owned by @sergey and set to reviewing, this ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. needs unit tests at the moment. @johnbillion mentioned that the functions aren’t very testable without refactoring, so the group agreed this ticket is a candidate to move to 5.7.

#41648 – Alignment issue on media-new.php when browse uploader screen is active – Patchpatch A 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. is ready to go and @antpb will review and commit. 

#39968 – Media Library deleting all items on the last page loses pagination/navigation buttons – This has been addressed by @mista-floand is ready for review. It was agreed that this was related to existing changes in 5.6 so it is safe to test and commit before the next 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.

#51396 – [Media upload.php] Switch back from grid to list mode reopen the modal. – This is a quick fix for an existing 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.. @mista-flo mentioned that this is not a critical bug so please chime in in the comments below if you have any thoughts on this fix being implemented in 5.6 or if it should wait for 5.7.

Props @antpb for proofreading and final review.

#media, #summary

Carike 7:57 pm on August 19, 2020
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Minutes: Core Privacy Meeting 19 August 2020

The Consent 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.:

The Consent API is the oldest of the privacy initiatives currently under active development, not yet merged into CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress..
It was created in response to the following ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44043 (Framework for logging/retrieving a user’s consent state)
The proposed feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. can be found here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-consent-api/
The code is extremely light-weight (13KB, excluding the readme.txt and the licence).
The Consent API could greatly benefit from a wp_set_cookie(); function in WordPress Core, which would make adoption by 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 and theme developers more likely than the current has_consent(‘type’) approach.
These two items have natural synergies and would do well scoped together.
In its current form, the Consent API does not have any User Interface.
However, it would be more valuable to allow registered users to save their consent (functional, preferences, anonymous statistics, statistics and marketing) more permanently under their profile page for when they are logged in. There could also be settings for whether or not to make the profile visible to search engines, etc.
Logged out users, or users who are not signed up for an account, would not have a UIUI User interface in Core, but instead their UI would be provided via a cookie banner or comprehensive consent management plugin.

The Disclosures Tab:

The Disclosures Tab is intended to aggregate the information collected from individual disclosures.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. files in individual plugins, themes and Core.
Compiling a disclosures.json file for Core would be a significant undertaking, as, among other things, it is intended to disclose any external references (calls to other sites, available APIs, feeds, etc.)
The intention of the tab is to help site owners and admins to understand what information their site collects, where it is stored and where it is sent.
This will help site owners / admins to make more informed privacy-related choices and understand their privacy risk profile.
Any actual “controlling” (the Permissions Tab) is likely more suited as an optional plugin.
The Disclosures tab would require creating a JSON schema and writing a function (first in a plugin and then in core) to validate the schema.
The UI would most likely exist as a new tab under the Settings tab.

Enter the Local AvatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name. Project:

CNDs have privacy considerations in that, at least in theory, it is possible for the CDN to track users across sites. Some CDNs do use data obtained this way as a source of marketing analytics data. Furthermore, the hashing that is used can be brute-forced, which may lead to unwanted disclosures of someone’s identity.

The Local Avatar Project has tremendous value as a case study in best practices.
Avatars are a highly relatable way to explain complex privacy concepts to users and developers like.
Furthermore, it has tremendous persuasive potential for achieving developer buy-in, as a common refrain includes “But avatars do the same thing!”

The UI for registered users would be located on the user’s profile page.
This UI would allow a registered user to upload an avatar (and could be extended by plugin to allow for more options, like selecting from a pre-set).
The UI for authorized users would be located as a new tab under the Media tab.
The UI for site-level settings would be located where the avatar settings are currently located, as this would most likely be the most intuitive for users.

Vision:

Each of the above projects can be developed in a modal way in order to achieve a cohesive privacy-by-design vision.
This would require distinct, but complimentary education drives for developers and for site owners / admins.

#consent-api, #core-media, #core-privacy, #disclosures-tab, #local-avatar-project, #minutes

Carike 1:23 pm on August 17, 2020
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Agenda: Office Hours 19 August 2020 at 18:00 UTC

@paaljoachim has asked what the UI needs to look like for a Privacy screen in Core. You can read the conversation here: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C9695RJBW/p1597418745430800 (a Slack account is needed)

  • Site-level privacy
    Initiatives: 1.) Disclosures and Permissions Tab; 2.) Local AvatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name. Project (in collaboration with the #core-media team)

    The DPT would require writing a 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. schema, as well as a coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. function to validate it (hopefully in collaboration with the #core-restapi team).
    The UIUI User interface would most likely be under Settings -> Privacy.
    This interface should help site owners / admins understand what information their site collects (by means of individual plugins, themes, as well as Core), where it is stored and where it is sent.
    Ideally, this would provide a mechanism for the site owner to prevent data from being transmitted off-site / make choices with regards to third party access.

    Part of the Local Avatar Project would overlap with site-level privacy in the following areas: Settings, Permissions and Library.
    There is currently still a discussion as to whether a fully-fledged library is needed (defined as that image 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.-data needs to be edit-able).
  • Website-visitor level privacy
    Initiatives: 1.) Consent 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.; 2.) Local Avatar User Upload Screen

    The Consent API in its current form is not intended to have any UI.
    This is due to the fact that website visitors who are not registered / not logged in still need to be able to exercise privacy choices.
    However, it may be nice to allow logged-in users to save their privacy choices on a more permanent basis, perhaps by making use of user_meta. In this case, there would need to be a UI on the user’s profile screen to support this.
    There would presumably still be no UI for users who are not logged in. A UI could be provided by means of a consent management 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.

    Additionally, the Team needs to discuss which filters / functions may be necessary in Core in order to convert the Consent API feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. into a more fully-fledged API, e.g. wp_set_cookie();

    Part of the Local Avatar Project would overlap with website-visitor level privacy. This would mainly be in the following area(s): User Profiles. For example, users may want to indicate that they do not wish for their avatars to be indexed by search engines.

Please join us for this week’s office hours to discuss what these solutions may look like!

#consent-api, #core-privacy, #disclosures-tab, #local-avatar-project, #privacy

Anthony Burchell 12:24 am on June 26, 2020
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Media Meeting Recap – June 25, 2020

Here’s a summary of the #core-media chat from June 25, 2020. Weekly media meetings happen on Thursdays at 14:00 UTC; see the full transcript here, in the Make WordPress Slack.

Attendees: @paaljoachim, @joemcgill, @desrosj, @chaion07, @cdog, @sageshilling, @antpb, @afercia, @swissspidy, @JJJ, @pbiron

Discuss Media 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/. endpoints

The below post was discussed as an effort to bring visibility to the changes in image editing. Please take a moment if you haven’t to consider any Media implications of the changes. Many great ideas have been documented in the post.

Shipping Experimental Endpoints in Core: REST API Meeting Summary June 11, 2020

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #50105: Remove infinite scrolling behavior from the Media grid

#50105 was discussed and there is some help needed testing the most recent patchpatch A 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. to remove the infinite scrolling behavior in Media grid. Separately from this issue, a new 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. was found that needs some attention. The unintended consequence of the changes were that the number of items counted for the “Load More” button are incorrect as they calculate images that do not render. The ticket at minimum before 5.5 needs a more accurate count to better represent what is left to load. An issue to track this can be found in #50410.

Media Meeting Continued June 26 at 14:00 UTC

One topic that did not get a chance to be discussed was #16020 “Upload custom avatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name. for user in Dashboard” which was recently commented with a recommendation to remove from the 5.5 scope. Given the timeframe and wide range of complexities, this needs some time to:

  1. Discuss tomorrow at 14:00 UTC to determine next steps
  2. Collaborate with the Privacy team to ensure this is done in the best way for everyone and in a featured 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.

Please feel free to continue the momentum of this issue join in on the discussion tomorrow.

#core, #core-accessibility, #core-media, #media, #summary

Anthony Burchell 7:51 pm on June 24, 2020
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Media Chat Agenda: 24th June, 2020

This is the agenda for the weekly Media Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 24, 2020, 04:00 PM GMT+2.

This meeting is held in the #core-media channel in Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

– Topics to Discuss

Implications of the proposed experimental 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/. endpoints for image editing: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/06/14/shipping-experimental-endpoints-in-core-rest-api-meeting-summary-june-11-2020/

#50105: Remove infinite scrolling behavior from the Media grid – Discuss next steps. Seems that this could use testing and dev-notes. Let’s see how we can help here!

Custom AvatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name. feedback that @cdog provided last week:
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/06/18/media-chat-agenda-18th-june-2020/#comment-38779  

Discuss support for WebP – @joemcgill said in #core-media, “Given the announcement yesterday that Safari is about to support WebP, I’m wondering how we might go about supporting the format in coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., revisiting this discussion: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02SX62S6/p1581005513097600“

Even if you cannot make the meeting, you are encouraged to share anything relevant for the discussion. If you have anything to propose for the agenda or other specific items related to those listed above, please leave a comment below.

#agenda, #media