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.
The 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. Pattern Directory is testing the submissions process.
Peter also noted that he’s been going through the enhancements milestoned for 6.0 and reviewing the code in patches and pull requests. He could use some help, he said, pointing out that these enhancements are due to commit before 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. 1. (Ed. note: Remember that Beta 1 freezes features and enhancements for the release.)
3b) The next minor is 5.9.3.
@mamaduka and @audrasjb will publish a schedule on Make/Core (that’s this very site) by the end of this week.
JB will also run a 5.9.3 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 today, Thursday, March 17, and another on Monday, March 21. Both will be at 20:00 UTC.
4. Open Floor
Open floor started with @jeffpaul asking about the future of the Debug Bar 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. @nalininonstopnewsuk brought up several tickets from the Help/About and Bulk/Quick Edit component bug scrub of Monday. At the top of the hour, @bobbingwide was in lively discussion of another ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker., #13459, with @davidb and @jeffpaul.
The Two-Factor plugin is nearing a 0.8.0 release and as part of that @georgestephanis and myself have scheduled 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. scrub for Wednesday, March 23rd at 13:00 UTC in the #core-passwordsSlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel.
The primary focus of the scrub will be reviewing PRs in the milestone to see which are ready (or close enough) to be wrapped up and merged versus punted to a future release. We will also review issues in the milestone that don’t have a linked PR to see if they’re urgent enough to work on a PR versus punted to a future release. The most pressing issue is two-factor#423 given its already impacting, so particular focus on that and its associated PR#427 will likely be where we begin the conversation.
The most helpful thing would for folks present during the scrub, or also helping asynchronously, will be testing those PRs in the milestone to ensure that they (1) resolve the root issue and (2) have no merge conflicts. Leaving a comment with your results on PRs will help dramatically.
There’s no immediate timeline for the 0.8.0 release though once we get through the bug scrub George and I will have a better sense of what work remains in getting 0.8.0 released. The sooner we can get a release out that includes a resolution for two-factor#423 the better, so thanks to all for helping!
“What’s new in 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/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-newtagtagA 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.)) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, discovering new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Full Site Editing project.
Depending on which hemisphere of the Earth you are at right now, either Spring or Autumn are coming soon. In either case, and regardless of your location, Gutenberg 12.8 is already here for everybody! This release comes with new APIs, iterative UXUXUser experience enhancements, and, as always, many bugfixes to increase the editor’s stability.
New Webfonts 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.
Since 2007, WordPress has provided a framework to help theme and 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 load scripts and styles in a standardized, integrated way. Now, for the first time, web fonts have the same types of tooling.
This API is the first step in helping people load fonts in a performance-friendly, privacy-friendly, and future-proof manner – something which has been tremendously difficult to do without such a framework.
That it’s taken so long to reach this point is a testament to how complex web fonts can be and evidence of how much work has gone into ‘getting this right.’ Now that this framework exists, more tools and optimizations can be built on top of it to ensure that WordPress delivers the best possible experience (and privacy) to end-users.
Gutenberg seeks to provide the best editing experience to all kinds of users, and power users will enjoy seeing inline links can now be inserted with a direct keyboard shortcut. If you thought using the slash inserter was fast, try the new [[ keyboard trigger to add an inline link without going through the inserter.
As with other enhancements aiming to improve the user experience, this new feature is gathering feedback; don’t hesitate to share your thoughts on the keyboard trigger and the overall experience.
The Media & Text 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. also comes with improved loading states. Starting in this version, the media being uploaded is also displayed behind the spinner.
Props to new contributors
Kudos to the first-time contributors that joined during the last release cycle!
@joshuafredrickson: Add a resolvable 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/. entry point to base-styles. (39240)
@mashikag: Fix Blocks list ordering in Global Styles. (39093)
@tomasztunik: Fix Global styles overriding block’s element styles. (39012)
@Tumas2: Spelling error in JustifyContentControl example. (39234)
If you are interested in contributing but do not know where to start, join the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Editor weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 14:00 UTC in #core-editor focused on all things Gutenberg.
InputControl: Allow onBlur for empty values to commit the change, move reset behaviour to ESCAPE key. (39109)
Block Editor
Add a link completer for inline links to posts. (29172)
Site Editor
Add 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. to export file. (39048)
Raise z-index of content div relative to sidebars. (38893)
Media
MediaReplaceFlow: Add ‘onError’ prop to handle error notifications. (39197)
AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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)
Block settings dropdown: Use block display title in remove label. (39110)
Create Block: Add support for more plugin 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. fields. (39096)
Bug Fixes
Block Library
Buttons: Added aria label to the button block with icon. (38966)
Buttons: Fixes Button highlight popover overflow conflictconflictA conflict occurs when a patch changes code that was modified after the patch was created. These patches are considered stale, and will require a refresh of the changes before it can be applied, or the conflicts will need to be resolved. with link popover. (38771)
Buttons: Don’t set a placeholder text color. (39034)
Image: Display errors after failed upload. (39178)
Media & Text: Display errors after failed upload. (39245)
Navigation: Fix 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. error when menus are not yet fetched. (39151)
Post Comments Form: Show correctwarning relative to post/page context. (38011)
Post Expert: Fix missing class in 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.. (38747)
Post Terms: Unescape HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. entities in term names. (39216)
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. Group: Make save() markup the same as render_callback markup. (38510)
Styles
Fix Blocks list ordering in Global Styles. (39093)
Fix default duotone preset SVG and style generation. (38681)
Improve in_footer handling in gutenberg_override_script(). (39497)
Post Editor
Avoid error when ‘styles’ settings are removed. (39091)
URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org: Fix code drift in the Editor package by removing duplicate cleanForSlug function. (39033)
Site Editor
Expose plugin area to site editor’s List page. (39078)
Other Packages
apiFetch: Handle urlencoded and rest_route query params. (38914)
Base Styles: Add a resolvable JavaScript entry point to base-styles. (39240)
Compose: Avoid memory leak in use-drop-zone. (39038)
Render SVG props that have dashes correctly. (38936)
Change copying PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher files to dist directory to opt-in via a CLICLICommand Line Interface. Terminal (Bash) in Mac, Command Prompt in Windows, or WP-CLI for WordPress. flag. (39171)
Create Block: Add confirm prompt before showing the plugin options. (39105)
Fix npm run docs:Build crashing when a block.json lacks supports key. (39241)
Packages: Automate npm publishing as part of Gutenberg release workflow. (39259)
Packages: Automatically acceppt all Lerna commands when run with CI flag. (39199)
Packages: Update CLI publishing tool to run in CI mode. (38993)
Plugin
Account for upcoming changes in styles metadata in WordPress 5.9. (36327)
Don’t filterFilterFilters 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. ‘theme_templates’ when running WP 5.9. (39017)
Performance Benchmark
The following benchmark compares performance for a particularly sizeable post over the last releases. Such a large post isn’t representative of the average editing experience but is adequate for spotting variations in performance.
Post Editor
Version
Time to first block
KeyPress Event
Gutenberg 12.8
5.01s
38.86ms
Gutenberg 12.7
5.07s
40.42ms
WordPress 5.9
5.22s
38.11ms
Site Editor
Version
Time to first block
KeyPress Event
Gutenberg 12.8
4.99s
33.12ms
Gutenberg 12.7
5.01s
37.61ms
WordPress 5.9
4.74s
32.03ms
Kudos to all 54 contributors that participated in the release! 👏
Traditionally coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. meetings shift to accommodate for DST
We will adjust our meeting to its original time of 16:00 UTC after DST goes into effect worldwide on Sunday, March 25
@shetheliving (Google 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 support lead), @jamesosborne (who works on support for Google plugins), and @mitogh (one of the technical leads on the project for 10up) will be monitoring the support forumSupport ForumWordPress Support Forums is a place to go for help and conversations around using WordPress. Also the place to go to report issues that are caused by errors with the WordPress code and implementations. and replying to topics
We’re always looking for help, so if you’re interested in being designated as a plugin support representative, please reach out to Bethany
@mikeschroder has made good progress on testing the best compression levels to use for WebP here. Started as a way to determine the best compression “quality” level to use for WebP images that will match the visual quality of our JPEG images. Important because it compares jpeg and webp images in actual WordPress output context, using the same GD and Imagick libraries typical WordPress sites use, so it is a real “field” test. Testing so far indicates a savings of 26-29% in average file size. Next steps will include expanding the image set coverage, including some known “outliers” where WebP may not perform well.
@eugenemanuilov: Recall that too many cache set/get calls has some negative impact as well; wish we could test this on a big site with lots of content and page views
@spacedmonkey: These changes do mean fewer cache gets
We’re seeking 1-2 POCs for this group; if you’re interested, please comment here or pingPingThe act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” in SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.
@flixos90: Would like some more thoughts here. Like the idea of pointing out a problem where relevant, but concerned that there’s a lack of actionable guidance here. Three options here:
Merge it as is regardless of the concerns
Merge it as experimental for now while addressing the concerns for a follow-up release
Delay merging until the concerns have been addressed
@furi3r: Intention was that this would be used by hosting companies and all of them have guides on how to tackle the problem. By default, we’re pointing to https://wordpress.org/support/article/optimization/.
@flixos90: Fair point, but we should also have some sort of useful default
@spacedmonkey: With white screen of death protection, we added a filterFilterFilters 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. to enable hosting companies to link off to resources to help. I think this issue is the same. Handling messaging and resolving this, is for the hosting company, IMO.
@flixos90: We also included a default way for the user to fix the problem, though, which is missing more detail
@spacedmonkey: Agreed that once this goes into core, we need a solution. But for now, we don’t need one in the plugin, as everything in it is experimental.
@flixos90: “Experimental” has some nuance; some modules are days away from a feature proposal, others are more recent and earlier in exploration.
@tweetythierry: The definition of “experimental” has come up enough that we should document and define it.
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/.
@flixos90: We now have plugin assets (banner and icon) in Performance Lab: Branding #144; just opened https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/231 to add to the repo and will deployDeployLaunching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it's available to visitors. to wordpress.orgWordPress.orgThe community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ in the next release. Merged a few PRs in the last few days, including 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. fix. Ready to enable branchbranchA 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". auto-deletion in #209 after chat. With all these enhancementenhancementEnhancements are simple improvements to WordPress, such as the addition of a hook, a new feature, or an improvement to an existing feature. and fixes, proposing (and confirmed with team) that we will ship our next 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. release next Monday, March 21, two weeks after the first release. We only have a few issues and PRs in the milestone, which we can probably merge this week. If you have concerns, please comment on Prepare 1.0.0-beta.2 release #213.
@jeffpaul: Are there any core patches (e.g., new hook in media library) that would be helpful to get into WP 6.0 to benefit this feature pluginFeature PluginA plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. work ahead of whatever future feature merge (e.g., in WP 6.1)? I want to make sure we get to those things before WP 6.0 Beta 1 on April 12th.
@flixos90: If you’ve been working on one of the enhancements or want to work on something where you’re limited e.g. by lack of core filters or actions, now it’s the time to flag those problems
@craigfrancis: Can someone do a quick check on my very basic PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher perf test for #52506 at https://wpdb.eiv.dev/ (press the “001” button to see the PHP code for the first test)? I appreciate it does not account for TurboBoost, CPU temperature changes, or other processes on this VM or others, etc… I’m just wondering if this is “good enough” to check the patch isn’t likely to cause problems.
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 March 7 and March 14, 2022.
32 commits
69 contributors
61 tickets created
7 tickets reopened
44 tickets closed
Last week, the WordPress Core Team released WordPress 5.9.2, which is a Security and Maintenance update.
The Core team is currently working on the next 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., WP 5.9.3, and on the next major, WP 6.0 🛠
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 and/or focus.
Code changes
Bundled Themes
Twenty Nineteen: Display Image 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. at the same size whether the image is linked or not – #48697
Twenty Nineteen: avoid columns set to full width to extend beyond editor bounds – #54169
Twenty Sixteen: Remove .entry-content selector from button styles – #55167
Twenty Thirteen: Add gradient background options using the theme color scheme – #49762
Twenty Twenty-One: Reverse logic for prefers-reduced-motion media query – #54174
Build/Test Tools
Add trashTrashTrash in WordPress is like the Recycle Bin on your PC or Trash in your Macintosh computer. Users with the proper permission level (administrators and editors) have the ability to delete a post, page, and/or comments. When you delete the item, it is moved to the trash folder where it will remain for 30 days. and restore of a single post e2e tests – #54843
Canonical
Check if the URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org scheme exists in strip_fragment_from_url() – #55333
Coding Standards
Fix minor alignment issue in wp_ajax_install_theme() – #54728
Docs
Further clarify the description for install_dashboard() – #54729
Miscellaneous fixes in wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php and wp-admin/includes/plugin.php – #54729
Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php – #54729
Editor
Site Editor: Improve Global Styles filtering order
Site Editor: Fix typo in the description of the tagtagA 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.) template – #55374
Site Editor: Rename the default attachment template from “Media” to “Attachment” – #55373
External libraries
Update jQuery.query to version 2.2.3
Formatting
Use safecss_filter_attr in wp_get_layout_style() – #55356
HTTPHTTPHTTP 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.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.
Fix typo in and improve readability of wp_parse_url()docblockdocblock(phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #55355
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.
Move wp_get_list_item_separator() to a more appropriate place – #39733
Media
Add a “Copy URL to clipboard” function to the list table view – #54426
Allow wp_check_filetype() to support query strings in URLs – #30377
Note ClipboardJS as a global in /js/_enqueues/adminadmin(and super admin)/media.js – #54426
Relocate wp_filesize() function for use in frontend and backend. – #55367
Revert query string support for wp_check_filetype() – #30377
Fix “Retry” action after a personal data export failure – #53032
Quick/Bulk Edit
Check the show_in_quick_edittaxonomyTaxonomyA 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. property when populating the data for the posts list table – #42916, #49701
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/.
Correct the wording for show_in_nav_menus property description in post type visibility settings – #55340
Sitemaps
Pass term object to wp_sitemaps_taxonomies_entryfilterFilterFilters 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. – #55239
Taxonomy
Improve code quality within _prime_term_caches() – #55162
Only store term_ids and object_ids in WP_Term_Query query caches – #37189
Use get_terms instead of a database lookup in term_exists() – #36949
i18n
Define List item separator as a WP_Locale property – #39733
NOTE: Because the United States changed to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 14, but UTC has not yet changed, this week and next week’s meeting are one hour later than usual if you are in the United States.
Shipped useEntityRecord and useEntityRecords convenience hooksHooksIn 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., recently I also proposed a convenience-oriented set of throwing actions for creating, deleting, and updating entity records
@get_dave – I’ve been working on both refactoring the Nav 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. and improving the its UIUIUser interface feedback when importing classic menus and creating empty menus.
Some bugs were found since the last time it was brought up in a meeting, but those are now fixed.
There does remain one quirk, as described in the latest comment, but I don’t think it’s a blockerblockerA bug which is so severe that it blocks a release..
Really wanting to get this one merged in time for 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/ 12.8.
Feedback request: editing Navigation menus in isolation from the Nav block
@get_dave highlighted two interesting PRs happening on the Navigation Menus system to allow menus to be manipulated in isolation from the Navigation block:
With one month to the first WordPress 6.0 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., let’s review the WordPress 6.0 cycle status.
Live-streamed walkthrough and feature freeze
As an iteration over WordPress 5.8 and 5.9’s Go/No Go demo, WordPress 6.0 will offer a hosted walkthrough on April 5th. In this event, placed closer to Beta than past demos, WordPress leads will review the features ready for the next major releasemajor releaseA 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. together with the community in a live, moderated stream.
As a result of this demo and to address contributor feedback received in the last two major release cycles, the effective feature freeze will happen with Beta 1 on April 12th.
This adjustment will give core contributorsCore ContributorsCore contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. two extra weeks over the original schedule. Together with the live demo, they will offer enough buffer time to identify and address any last-minute blockerblockerA bug which is so severe that it blocks a release. issues found during the walkthrough, reducing the amount of backports post- Beta 1.
5 April 2022
Live-streamed walkthrough
12 April 2022
Beta 1, effective Feature Freeze
19 April 2022
Beta 2
26 April 2022
Beta 3
3 May 2022
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). 1
10 May 2022
Release candidate 2
17 May 2022
Release candidate 3
23 May 2022
Dry run
24 May 2022
WordPress 6.0 stable release
Release team
With the exception of the AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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) Lead, the release team is nearly complete. Thanks to all participating volunteers!
Release LeadRelease LeadThe community member ultimately responsible for the Release.:Matt Mullenweg
TriagetriageThe act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. Lead:Ahmed Chaion and Colin Stewart.
All release decisions will ultimately be this release teams’ to make and communicate while gathering input from the community. Coordination between the whole squad primarily occurs in the public #6-0-release-leadsSlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel, and contributors are welcome to join the release team in this process.
How To Help
If you are still interested in being a part of 6.0’s release squad or shadowing a lead to participate in future releases, please show your interest in the comments below or the #6-0-release-leads Slack channel. If you want to dive deeper into 6.0, join the weekly meetings in the #core Slack channel, which occur every Wednesday at 20:00 UTC.
Start of the meeting on the Make WordPress CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel.
From 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/ Times: Introducing the Museum of Block Art
Really helpful series on improvements to the core editor thanks to @annezazu and others. Choose your style. This is part of a series dedicated to highlighting new features, improvements, and more to discover the various Core Editor related projects. Just click on the tagtagA 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.)#core-editor-improvement tag in the Make WordPress core blog to keep up-to-date on this.
3. Upcoming releases
a) Next major releasemajor releaseA 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. 6.0
A great source of information about the next release is the 6.0 release development cycle section on the Make WordPress core.
Release co-ordinators: @annezazu has agreed to be a co-release coordinator this week alongside @priethor.
Progress for 6.0: the biggest pieces are moving along for the core editor including Styles engine, pattern integration, improvements to 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 creation process, and improvements in the works for switching to block themes.
Editor Tech Lead: @jeffpaul: any traction on confirming the Editor Tech Lead? @annezazu advised the core editor tech lead is known and in progress of being resolved. She will update in dev chat and agreed it is critical to have this role in place.
Bug scrubs for 6.0
Five weeks out from 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. 1, query on 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. scrubs. Suggestion to add a bug scrub schedule to the 6.0 development cycle page when it is available. @annezazu to follow up on what is missing on bug scrubs.
Update post dev chat: @costdev is joining as a co-TriagetriageThe act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. lead. The change has been updated on the release page. It allows us to have great timezone coverage for the squad in a very important role. Next step: to get a bug scrub schedule in place (more context).
@webcommsat: On March 14, 2022, at 20:00 UTC, bug scrubs on the About Page and Quick/ Bulk Edit components will begin. Requested to @marybaumand @audrasjb for these to be added to the bug scrub schedule.
b) 5.9.2 Next Maintenance Release Update:
Trac tickets (1 already backported and 4 ready for 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., on 22 tickets)
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/ issues (22 fixed, on 69 issues): https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/projects/63
@audrasjb and @mamaduka will publish a release schedule on Make/Core for the next maintenance release in the next couple of days.
c) Gutenberg
Released Gutenberg 12.8 RC1 in the #core-editor channel.
4. Open Floor
Tickets/ PRs
@clorith asked if there was an editor lead for 5.9.2? @annezazu will try to follow up.
@afragen: discussion re: 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 dependencies in the issues https://github.com/WordPress/wp-plugin-dependencies/issues/ Mostly around architecture and design initially.
Request from @craigfrancis on TracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. tickets #52506 and #54042 to get them ready for 6.0, and thanks to @peterwilsoncc for some tweaks on the former
Request for anyone able to also test the 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. in Trac ticket 42916 ahead of bug scrub on Monday on Quick Edit.
Gutenberg updates in dev chat
@webcommsat: Request to be able to better highlight Gutenberg updates in dev chat in the blog posts or release sections of the meeting? @annezazu: to think through if there could be an async update to share to tie in with the 6.0 update.
Update post dev chat on March 10, 2022: Light Process for 6.0 Updates for Core Dev Meetings @annezazu chatted with @priethor and @peterwilsoncc about how best to handle updates for 6.0, partially due to timezone spread. To make things easier, we are going to embrace async updates for the win that can then be shared in the meeting. This matches an approach the Core Editor meeting has taken for project updates. As a result, expect the following:
An async thread started each Tuesday (a day before core dev meetings) where release leads can share their updates at some point before the core dev meeting. @annezazu and @priethor will expect to usually hear from the Core Tech, Core Editor Tech and release coordinator leads but all are welcome to share anything relevant. For core editor, aim to summarize what’s shared earlier in the day for the core editor meeting (example).
From there, those updates can be re-shared by @marybaum /@webcommsat during meetings.
Volunteer for dev chat notes
If you could volunteer for dev chat summary in the future, reach out to @marybaum and @audrasjb, the Core Team Reps. It’s a great way to keep up with all the moving parts of a release, and with the things that happen in between!
Props to: @marybaum for the agenda and leading the meeting, and to @webcommsat for co-facilitating and the dev chat summary.Thanks for review by: @marybaum and @annezazu.
From 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/ Times: Introducing the Museum of Block Art
3. Upcoming releases
The next major is 6.0.
The next minor is 5.9.2.
4. Open floor
See you at Devchat!
Please feel free to add your announcement(s), blog posts, agenda item(s), and tickets that need eyeballs, to the comments! And if you’re a component maintainer with an update or a request, please add that too.
