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Francesca Marano 8:30 pm on October 12, 2021
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Dev Chat Agenda for October 13, 2021

Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meeting to occur on October 13, 2021, at 20:00 UTC.

Please note that depending on your timezone, the time may have changed with the end of daylight saving time.

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights and announcements

Bringing to your attention some interesting reads and some call for feedback and/or volunteers:

Next releases status update

  • Next major releasemajor release A release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: WP 5.9
    👉 WordPress 5.9 Planning Roundup
    👉 Introducing Twenty Twenty-Two

Components check-in and status updates

  • Check-in with each component for status updates.
  • Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items 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.

#5-9, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

Jb Audras 1:29 pm on October 12, 2021
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A Week in Core – October 11, 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 October 4 and October 11, 2021.

  • 16 commits
  • 30 contributors
  • 29 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 17 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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 and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • Allow 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 action links row to wrap – #53275

Build/Test Tools

  • Change 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. version used for testing the 5.6 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch". of PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher – #54223

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove duplicate width and height values from social icons – #54208

Coding Standards

  • Use strict type check for in_array() in register_block_script_handle() – #54206, #53359

Docs

  • Add a @since note for the new $parent_block parameter of several filters – #51612
  • Improve various inline documentation for adminadmin (and super admin) bar functions and hooksHooks In 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. – #53399
  • Miscellaneous inline documentation improvements, including: – #53399

Editor

  • Apply the pre_render_block, render_block_data, and render_block_context filters when rendering inner/nested blocks – #51612

External Libraries

  • Revert [51900] for now to investigate test failures – #54162
  • Update getID3 to version 1.9.21 – #54162
  • Update jQuery UIUI User interface to 1.13.0 final – #52163

Permalinks

  • Move the NginxNGINX NGINX is open source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and more. It started out as a web server designed for maximum performance and stability. In addition to its HTTP server capabilities, NGINX can also function as a proxy server for email (IMAP, POP3, and SMTP) and a reverse proxy and load balancer for HTTP, TCP, and UDP servers. https://www.nginx.com/. documentation link to help sidebarSidebar A 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. in wp-admin/options-permalink.php – #39258

Privacy

  • 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 red color for action buttons on the Erase Personal Data screen: – #49603

Site Health

  • Use an integer value as a fallback in the available disk space check – #51857

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.

  • Populate the WP_Terms_List_Table::$items property in ::prepare_items() – #54181

Upgrade/Install

Props

Thanks to the 30 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (4), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @azaozz (3), @mukesh27 (2), @sabernhardt (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @Clorith (2), @noisysocks (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @aristath (2), @sergeybiryukov (2), @joedolson (1), @carike (1), @arena (1), @desrosj (1), @timlappe (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @jrf (1), @gaambo (1), @Presskopp (1), @laxman-prajapati (1), @max-dayala (1), @swissspidy (1), @mattoakley (1), @mgol (1), @TobiasBg (1), @pbiron (1), @galbaras (1), @afragen (1), and @ankit-k-gupta (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week: @timlappe, @max-dayala, @mattoakley ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @hellofromtonya (3), @azaozz (2), @johnbillion (2), and @desrosj (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:40 am on October 6, 2021
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Dev Chat Agenda for October 6, 2021

Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meeting to occur on October 6, 2021, at 20:00 UTC.

Please note that depending on your timezone, the time may have changed with the end of daylight saving time.

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights and announcements

Bringing to your attention some interesting reads and some call for feedback and/or volunteers:

Next releases status update

  • Next minor 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.: WP 5.8.2
    👉 WordPress 5.8.2 Deferred
  • Next major releasemajor release A release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: WP 5.9
    👉 WordPress 5.9 Planning Roundup

Components check-in and status updates

  • Check-in with each component for status updates.
  • Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items 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.

#5-8-2, #5-9, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

Jb Audras 10:48 pm on October 4, 2021
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A Week in Core – October 4, 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 September 27 and October 4, 2021.

  • 11 commits
  • 21 contributors
  • 31 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 23 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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 and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • Enable first and last page buttons in WP_List_Table::pagination() – #42763

App Passwords

  • Remove placeholder from the app password name input field – #54047

Coding Standards

  • Remove duplicate assignment from a ternary operator in WP_MS_Sites_List_Table::site_states() – #38296
  • Use strict comparison in wp-includes/class-http.php – #53359
  • Use strict comparison in wp-includes/class-wp-http-ixr-client.php – #53359

Docs

  • Improve documentation for WP_Admin_Bar methods – #54191

HTTPHTTP HTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. 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.

  • Remove the DST Root CA X3 certificate expired on September 30, 2021 – #54207, #50828

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/.

  • Sort 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. types by their id – #53303

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Keep the closing </span> 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.) in footer links – #54209
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove duplicate class name from localized font-family elements – #54196
  • Twenty Twenty: Remove duplicate class name from localized font-family elements – #54196

Props

Thanks to the 21 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (4), @sabernhardt (3), @hellofromTonya (2), @mukesh27 (2), @aezazshekh (2), @tmatsuur (2), @rehanali (2), @joelcj91 (1), @SergeyBiryukov (1), @yagniksangani (1), @joedolson (1), @bradleyt (1), @seedsca (1), @fierevere (1), @Pillai (1), @Hareesh (1), @knutsp (1), @ronakganatra (1), @wp_kc (1), @spacedmonkey (1), and @desrosj (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 4 new contributors of the week: @rehanali, @yagniksangani, @Pillai, and @wp_kc ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @hellofromtonya (2), and @timothyblynjacobs (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 8:42 am on September 29, 2021
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Dev Chat Agenda for Sept 29, 2021

Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meeting to occur at September 29, 2021, at 20:00 UTC.

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights and announcements

Bringing to your attention some interesting reads and some call for feedback and/or volunteers:

Next releases status update

  • Next minor 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.: WP 5.8.2
    👉 WordPress 5.8.2+ Release Schedule
  • Next major releasemajor release A release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: WP 5.9
    👉 WordPress 5.9 Planning Roundup

Components check-in and status updates

  • Check-in with each component for status updates.
  • Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items 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.

#5-8-2, #5-9, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

Jb Audras 10:11 pm on September 27, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 27, 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 September 20 and September 27, 2021.

  • 22 commits
  • 23 contributors
  • 49 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 57 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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 and/or focus.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Remove the PHPUnit container from local Docker environment – #54112
  • Splits and improves compat tests – #39265, #53363
  • Update PHPUnit configuration for PHPUnit 9.5.10/8.5.21+ – #54183
  • Upgrades Tests_Multisite_MS_Permalink_Collision fixture methods and strict assertion – #51147

Code Modernization

  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation in _mb_substr() – #53635

Coding Standards

  • Fix the alignment of the array – [51855]
  • Remove duplicate assignment from a ternary operator in WP_MS_Sites_List_Table::site_states() – #38296

Docs

  • Add @since notes to register_setting() for the deprecated misc and privacy option groups – #53399
  • Document some more common names for dynamic hooksHooks In 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 standardise the phrasing used – #53581
  • Fix typo in the $clear_working parameter description in WP_Upgrader methods – #54163
  • Miscellaneous docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) corrections and improvements – #52217, #53399
  • Update description for retrieve_widgets() per the documentation standards – #53811
  • Update and enhance the docs for retrieve_widgets() – #53811

Formatting

  • Pass 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. instance as a parameter to the render_block filters – #53596

General

  • Fix code quality issues which were identified by static analysis – #52217

Posts, Post Types

  • Don’t add a trailing number when there is a unique post parent – #51147

Tests

  • Correct the @ticket reference in wp_terms_checklist() tests – #53363, #51137
  • Don’t skip some Ajax tests on multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also network, blog, site, add them to the ms-excluded group instead – #53363
  • Further improve the tests for avoid_blog_page_permalink_collision(): – #51147
  • Remove unnecessary setUp() and tearDown() methods in multisite tests – #53363
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/multisite/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Update the Services_JSON test for PHPUnit 9.5.10/8.5.21+ – #54183, #54029, #53363

Props

Thanks to the 23 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (5), @jrf (5), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @netweb (2), @joelcj91 (1), @MaximeCulea (1), @zieladam (1), @mukesh27 (1), @pbiron (1), @aezazshekh (1), @zenithcity (1), @whyisjake (1), @knutsp (1), @tubys (1), @Daschmi (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @audrasjb (1), @terriann (1), @stormrockwell (1), @johnbillion (1), @costdev (1), @desrosj (1), and @hellofromtonya (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 4 new contributors of the week: @aezazshekh, @zenithcity, @tubys, and @Daschmi ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @hellofromtonya (4), @johnbillion (4), @whyisjake (2), and @azaozz (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:05 pm on September 21, 2021
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Dev Chat Agenda for Sept 22, 2021

Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meeting to occur at September 22, 2021, at 20:00 UTC.

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights and announcements

Bringing to your attention some interesting reads and some call for feedback and/or volunteers:

Next releases status update

  • Next minor 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.: WP 5.8.2
  • Next major releasemajor release A release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: WP 5.9

Components check-in and status updates

  • Check-in with each component for status updates.
  • Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items 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.

#5-8-2, #5-9, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

Jb Audras 4:30 pm on September 21, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 20, 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 September 13 and September 20, 2021.

  • 21 commits
  • 42 contributors
  • 31 tickets created
  • 0 tickets reopened
  • 23 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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 and/or focus.

Code changes

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

  • Cache global stylesheet by theme key – #53175

Build/Test Tools

  • Expect an absolute path in WP_TESTS_PHPUNIT_POLYFILLS_PATH constant – #46149
  • Improve messaging when PHPUnit Polyfills cannot be found – #46149
  • Improve messaging when PHPUnit Polyfills do not comply with version requirements – #46149
  • Make WP_TESTS_PHPUNIT_POLYFILLS_PATH more flexible – #46149
  • Reworks Tests_Option_Option::test_bad_option_names() into data provider – #53635

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Eleven: Set a fixed height for search form when 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. image is added – #40398
  • Twenty Seventeen: Make blogblog (versus network, site) header margin more specific on front page – #43628
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add missing escaping for the “Secondary menu” label – #54127

Coding Standards

  • Code Modernization: Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in WP_Comment_Query::get_comment_ids() – #53635
  • Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http::request() – #53359
  • Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http_Cookie::__construct() – #53359
  • Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http_Streams::request() – #53359
  • Rename the $processedHeaders variable to $processed_headers in WP_Http::request() – #53359
  • Use strict comparison in wp-inclues/class-wp-http-cookie.php – #53359

Documentation

  • Update description for the $wp_version global – #53413

Embeds

  • Add Pinterest as a trusted oEmbed provider – #53448

Internationalization

  • Add a translator comment to clarify the “Block HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers.” string in the Block 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. settings form – #54110

Media

  • Fix $content parameter default value in img_caption_shortcode() – #53635

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

  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecations to (get|add|update|delete)_option() – #53635

Upgrade/Install

  • Create a temporary backup of plugins and themes before updating – #51857

Props

Thanks to the 42 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (9), @jrf (8), @lucatume (4), @schlessera (4), @jeherve (4), @sabernhardt (3), @mukesh27 (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @pbearne (2), @azaozz (2), @dd32 (2), @muhammadfaizanhaidar (2), @NekoJonez (1), @Amieiro (1), @knutsp (1), @johnbillion (1), @namith.jawahar (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @laurelfulford (1), @hirofumi2012 (1), @jainnidhi (1), @mai21 (1), @fedepia (1), @Soean (1), @francina (1), @a2hosting (1), @Boniu91 (1), @richards1052 (1), @galbaras (1), @KZeni (1), @pento (1), @mikeschroder (1), @audrasjb (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @poena (1), @pbiron (1), @afragen (1), @aristath (1), @joedolson (1), @oandregal (1), @teucrium (1), @lukecavanagh (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 7 new contributors of the week: @NekoJonez, @Amieiro, @namith.jawahar, @mai21, @richards1052, @KZeni, and @teucrium ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @hellofromtonya (8), @pento (1), @jorgefilipecosta (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 2:32 pm on September 15, 2021
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Dev Chat Agenda for Sept 15, 2021

Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meeting to occur at September 15, 2021, at 20:00 UTC.

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights and announcements

Bringing to your attention some interesting reads and some call for feedback and/or volunteers:

Components check-in and status updates

  • Check-in with each component for status updates.
  • Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items 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.

#5-8, #5-9, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

Jb Audras 10:13 pm on September 13, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 13, 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 September 6 and September 13, 2021.

  • 37 commits
  • 30 contributors
  • 40 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 25 tickets closed

As expected, WordPress 5.8.1 was released last week! Props to @desrosj and @circlecube for leading this new 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. 🌟

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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 and/or focus.

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): Improve aria-label on networknetwork (versus site, blog) adminadmin (and super admin) Themes screen – #24442

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix CI for running tests on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1 – #53945
  • Add more 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. IP test cases and @covers to Tests_Functions_Anonymization – #53363
  • Add tests for wpdb::_real_escape() – #53363
  • Fix “null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in Tests_Admin_IncludesPlugin::test_get_plugin_files_folder() – #53635

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Eleven: Set a fixed height for search form when 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. image is added – #40398

Code Modernization

  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation in wpdb::_real_escape() – #53635
  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in WP_Comment_Query::get_comment_ids() – #53635
  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notices in WP_Http::normalize_cookies() – #53635
  • Fix last parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::start_el() – #51553
  • Fix null to non-nullable deprecation in term_exists() – #53635
  • Fix null to non-nullable deprecation in wp_privacy_anonymize_ip() – #53635
  • Fix null to non-nullable deprecations in WP_Meta_Query::get_sql_for_clause() – #53635
  • Fix parameter name mismatch with parent in WP_Customize_Custom_CSS_Setting::validate() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Customize_Setting::sanitize() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Customize_Setting::update() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Image_Editor::save() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::column_cb() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::handle_row_actions() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_REST_Controller::prepare_item_for_response() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_max_num_pages() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_url_list() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Upgrader_Skin::error() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Widget::update() – #51553
  • Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Upgrader_Skin::feedback() – #51553
  • Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::end_el() – #51553
  • Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::start_el() – #51553
  • Improve @since message in WP_List_Table::column_default() – #51553

Documentation

  • Correct documentation for the in_plugin_update_message-{$file} 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. – #40006

Editor

  • Revert [51748] and [51649]. They intorduced 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. where wp.editor may be replaced with wp.oldEditor in certain cases – #53762
  • Editor: fix the replacement of wp.editor with wp.oldEditor in the inline script outputted when enqueueing the old editor – #53762

External Libraries

  • Update jQuery UIUI User interface to 1.13.0-rc2 – #52163

General

  • Only use _jsonp_wp_die_handler() for JSONP 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/. requests

Site Health

  • Add Intl to the list of recommended PHP extensions – #52654
  • Site Health: Move the Imagick entry higher in the list of recommended PHP extensions – #52654

Users

  • Introduce a meta_input argument for wp_insert_user() – #41950

Widgets

Props

Thanks to the 30 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (26), @jrf (26), @azaozz (19), @desrosj (18), @johnbillion (15), @sergeybiryukov (15), @audrasjb (2), @david.binda (2), @sabernhardt (2), @Clorith (2), @Soean (1), @davidmosterd (1), @BinaryKitten (1), @donmhico (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @mdawaffe (1), @get_dave (1), @grantmkin (1), @fullofcaffeine (1), @lukecavanagh (1), @josklever (1), @mukesh27 (1), @zieladam (1), @andraganescu (1), @fedepia (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @mgol (1), @JavierCasares (1), @zeo (1), and @SergeyBiryukov (1).

Congrats and welcome to our new contributor of the week: @josklever ♥️

Core committers: @hellofromtonya (26), @sergeybiryukov (6), @azaozz (3), and @johnbillion (2).

#5-9, #core, #week-in-core