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Summary of 5/7 dev chat (IRC log):

Proposed 4.0 ideas

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 enhancements: SSLSSL Secure Sockets Layer. Provides a secure means of sending data over the internet. Used for authenticated and private actions., get site creation/editing UIs in line with the arbitrary domain/path support. Planning on weekly office hours.
Mobile experience: media modal and upload flow, Press This feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins..
oEmbed discoverability, usability, and caching improvements.
Widgets: JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. 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. (#28093)
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. roadmap, part one.
Background images in the customizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings..
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 installer improvements: better search and more information (needs .org API support), upgrading a plugin or theme via zip upload (#19641)
Export API improvements/overhaul (#22435)
Post metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress.: support for revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision. (#20564)
APIs for posts/comment types/statuses. PingPing The 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.” @nacin if interested in collaborating (#12706).
Continuous a11yAccessibility 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) enhancements, particularly in the media modal.
Texturize patches, continuing on performance enhancements and bugfixes in 3.9.

If you are interested in any of the above, sound off in the comments below.

Potential themes for the release:

More visual cues in the adminadmin (and super admin) for user tasks, as has been done for themes.
Continuing to improve the editing and media experiences.
Lots of under the hood things and API attention to make devs happy.

Feature Plugins

Front-end Editor looks like it’ll continue past 4.0, as enabled by being a feature as a plugin, but we should continuously keep an eye on it and see what improvements can be brought into coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. sooner.
Media Grid View and Press This are under way.
WP API continues to move forward.

Patches needing early dev attention

#17689: Terms should not be sanitized inside term_exists(). This is the first step in moving along with the taxonomy roadmap, so please look here if this has been of interest to you. Potentially needs more unit tests. Thanks to @aaroncampbell for the latest 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..
#14759: Improve the way oEmbed deals with caching (patch from @markjaquith).

And finally, 3.9.1 is out now, if you haven’t already updated or been updated.

#4-0, #dev-chat

Schwarttzy 5:21 am on May 9, 2014

How about featured background images?
Florian Girardey 7:51 am on May 9, 2014

How about better UIUI User interface for 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. images ?
helgatheviking 7:55 am on May 9, 2014

More adminadmin (and super admin) 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./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. everywhere! And love for the quick edit.
RicaNeaga 9:49 am on May 9, 2014

Here’s what the roadmap looks like for Cpanel, from here… http://features.cpanel.net/responses/as-a-server-administrator-i-want-mariadb-support-so-that-i-can-accomodate-both-innodb-and-noninnodb-users

”1. We introduce MariaDB 10 with cPanel & WHM version 11.50

2. In version 11.50 both MariaDB and MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. are provided, and wholly supported, by cPanel

3. With version 11.52 we announce that MySQL is considered deprecated, and will be removed in version 11.54

4. With version 11.54 we no longer provide the MySQL RPMs.”

So in ~ a year from now a major web hosting control panel is going to ship without any trace of MySQL. Then why not fully supporting MariaDB (10) in the 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., 4.0, and include MariaDB (10) as an alternative for MySQL in the requirements page? https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/
- Andrew Nacin 3:03 pm on May 9, 2014
  
  WordPress already supports MariaDB, and has for a long time, since MariaDB is a compatible replacement for MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/.. We could put it in the requirements somewhere but it’s still pretty esoteric at this time.
  - RicaNeaga 5:33 pm on May 9, 2014
    
    Thanks for the answer and info. MariaDB 10 however is a combination of MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. 5.5 and 5.6, and with features of its own, it won’t be a 100% drop-in replacement for either of them (MySQL 5.5 or 5.6).
    
    So maybe it’s a good idea to make sure everything it’s ok, and put it in the requiremets after that. The sooner the better I think, it would make a statement that the wordpress project is also supporting MariaDB in the long run, alongside Google, CPanel, Plesk, RHEL and other major Linux distros.
    
    Right now I’m annoyed since I’d like to buy a managed server from Germany, and their control panel supports by default only MySQL and PostgreSQL. ”Spreading the word” about MariaDB hopefully would make others ”embrace the future” sooner 🙂
Jon Brown 4:55 am on May 10, 2014

I’m assuming the Metadata 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./UIUI User interface is still too far out to be considered for 4.0, but I’m going to cross my fingers and hope for it anyway: https://github.com/wordpress-metadata/metadata-ui-api/
- Helen Hou-Sandi 6:39 pm on May 10, 2014
  
  I would think of this as more of a working group that also happens to have a particular end goal in mind, and improvements can (and should be) ongoing. That end goal does not seem likely for 4.0 though, no.
Robert Chapin 4:03 pm on May 10, 2014

#10041 needs early dev attention. Come on guys. If we don’t do this now, 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. will go stale.
rajlaksh 7:25 am on May 13, 2014

what about categories like tags in new post page? so u have to enter categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. name then auto complete search 🙂

Easy then scrolling 500+ categories.

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