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Jb Audras 11:54 am on February 13, 2024
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A Week in Core – February 12, 2024

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 February 5 and February 12, 2024.

  • 71 commits
  • 245 contributors
  • 82 tickets created
  • 11 tickets reopened
  • 82 tickets closed

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

  • Improve contrast and consistency of focus styles – #51870

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Fifteen: Add top margin to the File 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. button styles – #58498
  • Twenty Nineteen: Add border-radius to 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. images in the editor – #59285
  • Twenty Nineteen: Correct line height for Button block – #58443
  • Twenty Nineteen: Restore transition property to a single line – #58443
  • Twenty Sixteen: Add border-radius to avatar images in the editor – #59253
  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Add missing translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. functions to text strings – #60298
  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Prefix the block pattern categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. name – #59839
  • Twenty Twenty-Three: Include Latin-extended characters in DM Sans font files – #59008
  • Twenty Twenty-Two: Prefix the pages block pattern category name – #59839
  • Twenty Twenty: Fix Table block default and custom border colors – #58022
  • Twenty Twenty: Scope .privacy-policy styles to the footer only – #60469
  • Improve focus outline in Twenty Twenty-Four – #60334
  • Cast font URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org functions to string for add_editor_style() – #59704

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix 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. pulling local environment containers on Apple silicone – #59930
  • Generate a human-readable HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. coverage report – #60476
  • Make the props bot message shorter – #60417
  • Pin a specific commit for Hosting Test Reporter – #59647
  • Revert [57551] – #59647
  • Unpin PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 7.4 from the test coverage workflow – #59647
  • Adjust the 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. key time in wp_scheduled_delete() tests – #59938

Canonical

  • Introduce admin_canonical_url 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. – #59545

Coding Standards

  • Add missing fullstop to docblocks in wp-includes/vars.php – #41877
  • Replace alias join() in WP_Font_Utils – #60473

Editor

  • Add viewScriptModule handling to block.json metadata – #60233
  • Add wakeup magic method to the block bindings registry – #60282
  • Avoid double escaping on value passed for attribute in HTML 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.) processor
  • Expand Block Bindings for button block – #60481
  • Fix block style variation selector generation – #60453
  • Fix typo in FontUtils doc block – #59166
  • Improve code documentation for block bindings – #60282
  • Introduce WP_Block_Bindings_Source class – #60447
  • Make asset file optional for block scripts – #57234
  • Refactor block binding processing and attribute computation – #60282
  • Register the Google Font collection – #59166
  • Show the patterns page for classic themes – #58827
  • Update PHPDocPHPDoc (docblock, inline docs) for block bindings’s context arg – #59743
  • Update pattern overrides attribute format – #60456
  • Update the WordPress packages to GutenbergGutenberg The 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/ 17.7RC1 – #60315
  • Block 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.: Inject hooked blocks into modified templates and parts – #59646
  • Blocks: Allow reading the script handle from asset files – #60485
  • Interactivity 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.: Integrate Server Directive Processing – #60356
  • Interactivity API: Remove empty file – #60356

Filesystem API

  • Fix typo in ftp_base::restore() – #60497

General

  • Add an option to configure the site icon in general settings – #54370, #16434
  • Remove ableist language from code comments – #60247

HTML API

  • Add subclassed has_bookmark() and fix seek() – #60474
  • Join text nodes on 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.-tag-name boundaries – #60385

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.

  • Add Translator comments for Planet URLs – #58010

Media

  • Update progress spinner position on small screens – #33049
  • enable control of progressive image output – #21668

Networks and Sites

  • Improve switch_to_blog() docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #60332

Permalinks

  • Detect Caddy web server support – #41877

Plugins

  • Store 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 deletion results in temporary option – #59433

Quick/Bulk Edit

  • Pre-fill category fields with their status – #11302

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 featured_media field to attachments endpoint – #41692
  • Improve error handling in REST meta fields – #48823
  • Introduce the necessary endpoints for the font library – #59166
  • Provide detailed error data in REST API response – #60014

Script Loader

  • Add a timezone offset display value to wp.date.setSettings – #60105
  • Improve translators comments for wp.date.setSettings in compat file – #60412
  • always output core block global styles after base global styles – #60280
  • Add deregister module function – #60463

Shortcodes

  • Always return an array in shortcode_parse_atts() – #59249

Themes

  • Add ‘theme_files’ cache group to block pattern cache operations – #60120
  • update add_theme_support docblock – #60221

Toolbar

  • Add adminbar link for new sites in networknetwork (versus site, blog) installs – #41104

Upgrade/Install

  • Avoid update_option() calls during bootstrap – #60461, #60457, #60491
  • Upgrade/Install: Introduce Plugin Dependencies – #22316
  • Micro-optimizations for getting plugin_file in plugins loader loopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop. – #60510
  • Remove unnecessary individual subfiles from $_old_files array – #58995

Users

  • Replace table tags for color palettes in profiles – #53157

Props

Thanks to the 245 (!!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @gziolo (14), @mukesh27 (13), @swissspidy (13), @sabernhardt (13), @poena (12), @shailu25 (11), @huzaifaalmesbah (9), @youknowriad (8), @oglekler (7), @joedolson (7), @jorbin (7), @audrasjb (7), @spacedmonkey (6), @SergeyBiryukov (6), @dmsnell (6), @get_dave (6), @hellofromTonya (5), @afercia (5), @kebbet (5), @harshgajipara (5), @johnbillion (5), @costdev (4), @nicolefurlan (4), @jonsurrell (4), @czapla (4), @TimothyBlynJacobs (3), @karmatosed (3), @pbiron (3), @desrosj (3), @afragen (3), @azaozz (3), @luisherranz (3), @dingo_d (2), @mikeschroder (2), @andraganescu (2), @johnjamesjacoby (2), @rajinsharwar (2), @nidhidhandhukiya (2), @cbravobernal (2), @dd32 (2), @wildworks (2), @pooja1210 (2), @wasiur195 (2), @scribu (2), @ajmcfadyen (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @pitamdey (2), @santosguillamot (2), @isabel_brison (2), @bernhard-reiter (2), @mcsf (2), @ocean90 (2), @aaronrobertshaw (2), @sadpencil (1), @cfinnberg (1), @viliamkopecky (1), @ecc (1), @rcorrales (1), @cvorko (1), @flixos90 (1), @joemcgill (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @_ck_ (1), @markoheijnen (1), @Japh (1), @pmeenan (1), @derekspringer (1), @buley (1), @ericlewis (1), @bahia0019 (1), @born2webdesign (1), @kushang78 (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @wonderboymusic (1), @dlh (1), @obenland (1), @jameskoster (1), @kjellr (1), @stacimc (1), @h71 (1), @krupajnanda (1), @jordesign (1), @monzuralam (1), @hrrarya (1), @fnpen (1), @mhshohel (1), @bedas (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @prionkor (1), @matveb (1), @benniledl (1), @jsnajdr (1), @mnydigital (1), @onemaggie (1), @luminuu (1), @pouicpouic (1), @ugyensupport (1), @jivygraphics (1), @sumitbagthariya16 (1), @kkmuffme (1), @talldanwp (1), @dartiss (1), @upadalavipul (1), @manfcarlo (1), @mayur8991 (1), @panchalhimani711 (1), @itpathsolutions (1), @thakordarshil (1), @Ankit-K-Gupta (1), @darshitrajyaguru97 (1), @pavelevap (1), @chasedsiedu (1), @helen (1), @joshcanhelp (1), @ubernaut (1), @Cyberchicken (1), @laumindproductscomau (1), @Marcoevich (1), @tomybyte (1), @thinkluke (1), @virtality-marketing-solutions (1), @Michalooki (1), @itecrs (1), @pannelars (1), @WHSajid (1), @samba45 (1), @Mte90 (1), @tomluckies (1), @soulseekah (1), @francina (1), @webcommsat (1), @balub (1), @sarathar (1), @glendaviesnz (1), @up1512001 (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @davidbinda (1), @westonruter (1), @retrofox (1), @joefusco (1), @colorfultones (1), @acosmin (1), @alh0319 (1), @beafialho (1), @javiercasares (1), @mmaattiiaass (1), @grantmkin (1), @oandregal (1), @ajlende (1), @ahoereth (1), @alanfuller (1), @alexkingorg (1), @amykamala (1), @anonymized_10690803 (1), @apeatling (1), @ashfame (1), @atimmer (1), @aristath (1), @batmoo (1), @beaulebens (1), @blobaugh (1), @bobbingwide (1), @boonebgorges (1), @brianhenryie (1), @chanthaboune (1), @chrisdavidmiles (1), @coolmann (1), @courane01 (1), @danielbachhuber (1), @davidperez (1), @Denis-de-Bernardy (1), @DJPaul (1), @dougal (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @ethitter (1), @filosofo (1), @georgestephanis (1), @giuseppemazzapica-1 (1), @goldenapples (1), @griffinjt (1), @husobj (1), @ideag (1), @jarednova (1), @jbobich (1), @jbrinley (1), @jltallon (1), @johnciacia (1), @joppuyo (1), @jsmoriss (1), @knutsp (1), @kraftbj (1), @kraftner (1), @kurtpayne (1), @lkraav (1), @logikal16 (1), @man4toman (1), @markjaquith (1), @matt (1), @mbijon (1), @megphillips91 (1), @mikeschinkel (1), @mordauk (1), @morehawes (1), @mrwweb (1), @mte90 (1), @mzaweb (1), @nacin (1), @norcross (1), @nvwd (1), @nwjames (1), @obliviousharmony (1), @paaljoachim (1), @pauldewouters (1), @pbaylies (1), @Philipp15b (1), @pogidude (1), @retlehs (1), @rmccue (1), @ryan (1), @sabreuse (1), @sc0ttkclark (1), @sereedmedia (1), @ShaneF (1), @shidouhikari (1), @soean (1), @stephenh1988 (1), @taylorde (1), @tazotodua (1), @threadi (1), @TJNowell (1), @tollmanz (1), @toscho (1), @tropicalista (1), @Viper007Bond (1), @westi (1), @whiteshadow (1), @williamsba1 (1), @wpsmith (1), @ZaneMatthew (1), @noisysocks (1), @kevin940726 (1), and @fabiankaegy (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 28 (!!) new contributors of the week: @sadpencil, @cfinnberg, @viliamkopecky, @ecc, @cvorko, @pmeenan, @derekspringer, @born2webdesign, @kushang78, @hrrarya, @fnpen, @mhshohel, @benniledl, @mnydigital, @up1512001, @alh0319, @anonymized_10690803, @blobaugh, @chrisdavidmiles, @giuseppemazzapica-1, @jltallon, @johnciacia, @logikal16, @pbaylies, @Philipp15b, @pogidude, @tropicalista, @whiteshadow ♥️

Core committers: @gziolo (11), @youknowriad (10), @sergeybiryukov (8), @audrasjb (7), @joedolson (7), @swissspidy (5), @desrosj (5), @spacedmonkey (3), @jorbin (3), @costdev (3), @hellofromtonya (2), @dmsnell (2), @isabel_brison (2), @adamsilverstein (1), @davidbaumwald (1), and @bernhard-reiter (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 8:09 pm on April 4, 2023
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Two Weeks in Core – April 3, 2023

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 March 20 and April 3, 2023. Sorry for not being able to publish a post last week, this one will cover two weeks!

  • 38 commits
  • 76 contributors
  • 120 tickets created
  • 19 tickets reopened
  • 86 tickets closed

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

  • Update dashboard welcome panel colors, remove broken link – #57759

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix issue with add method in object-cache.php – #57963
  • Add a@ticketreference forwp_list_pages()CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. classes test – #57841
  • Consistently sanitize expiration in the test suite’s Memcached implementation – #57841, #57963
  • Fix tests introduced in [55612] – #57814
  • Improveget_pages()tests organization – #57841
  • Movewp_dropdown_pages()tests to their own file – #57841
  • Move thewp_list_pages()test for CSS classes to a more appropriate place – #57841
  • Rename test class and improve tests for wp_get_global_stylesheet() – #57841, #57958
  • Split the tests frompost/template.phpinto individual test classes – #57841

Code Modernization

Coding Standards

  • Apply various alignment corrections fromcomposer format– #57994
  • Correct the closing PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 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.) placement in some adminadmin (and super admin) files – #58053
  • Escape some variables inwp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php– #57110
  • Escape the whole attributes inwp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php– #57110
  • Remove unused variable inWP_Plugins_List_Table::single_row()– #55132
  • Use strict comparison inwp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php– #57318
  • Use strict comparison inwp-admin/includes/user.php– #57317
  • Use the correct variable – #57318

Comments

  • Use correct escaping function inget_cancel_comment_reply_link()– #58025
  • Use wp_cache_get_multiple inWP_Comment_Query– #57803

Date/Time

Docs

  • Add missing@returntag forWP_Automatic_Updater::is_disabled()– #57680
  • Clarify the::hide_process_failed()return value 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 and theme installer – #57680
  • Document default values for optional parameters inwp_insert_attachment()– #58043
  • Use typed array notation forsearch_columnsinWP_Query::parse_query()– #57996

Editor

General

  • Remove Windows Live Writer manifest file – #41404

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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.

  • Addhas_self_closing_flag()to Tag Processor – #58009

Help/About

  • Add Field GuideField guide The field guide is a type of blogpost published on Make/Core during the release candidate phase of the WordPress release cycle. The field guide generally lists all the dev notes published during the beta cycle. This guide is linked in the about page of the corresponding version of WordPress, in the release post and in the HelpHub version page. link – #57998
  • Make Field Guide link translatable – #57477
  • Updates to About page – #57477

Login and Registration

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

  • Improve the lazy loading meta API to include current object id – #57901

Posts, Post Types

  • Use WP_Query internally in get_pages – #12821

Script Loader

  • Return early in _wp_theme_json_webfonts_handler if theme.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. not present – #57814

Upgrade/Install

  • Include the removed Windows Live Writer manifest in$_old_files– #41404

Props

Thanks to the 76 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @sergeybiryukov (9), @spacedmonkey (6), @costdev (6), @hellofromTonya (6), @jrf (5), @mukesh27 (4), @flixos90 (4), @peterwilsoncc (4), @audrasjb (3), @desrosj (3), @ocean90 (3), @patelmohip (2), @jenilk (2), @johnbillion (2), @sabernhardt (2), @davidbaumwald (2), @laurlittle (2), @richtabor (2), @akmelias (2), @sakibmd (2), @ankitmaru (1), @wlindley (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @azouamauriac (1), @mikeschinkel (1), @nacin (1), @scribu (1), @filosofo (1), @jane (1), @garyc40 (1), @markoheijnen (1), @grandslambert (1), @kevinB (1), @dbernar1 (1), @ryokuhi (1), @atimmer (1), @mdawaffe (1), @helen (1), @benjibee (1), @joemcgill (1), @andraganescu (1), @get_dave (1), @mamaduka (1), @ntsekouras (1), @scruffian (1), @talldanwp (1), @jhabdas (1), @ironprogrammer (1), @tillkruess (1), @francina (1), @chintan1896 (1), @zenaulislam (1), @javiercasares (1), @oglekler (1), @clorith (1), @eboxnet (1), @wpfy (1), @vladytimy (1), @reputeinfosystems (1), @Rarst (1), @priethor (1), @nekojonez (1), @markjaquith (1), @codingchicken (1), @cbringmann (1), @tmatsuur (1), @joostdevalk (1), @faisalahammad (1), @zieladam (1), @dmsnell (1), @wtranch (1), @polevaultweb (1), @azaozz (1), @Frank Klein (1), @antonvlasenko (1), and @thomask (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 8 new contributors of the week: @patelmohip, @akmelias, @wlindley, @grandslambert, @benjibee, @wpfy, @reputeinfosystems, @wtranch ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (20), @spacedmonkey (6), @hellofromtonya (6), @audrasjb (2), @ryelle (2), @bernhard-reiter (1), and @dd32 (1).

#6-2, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 8:57 pm on March 21, 2023
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A Week in Core – March 20, 2023

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 March 13 and March 20, 2023.

  • 30 commits
  • 70 contributors
  • 51 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 46 tickets closed

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

  • Define the $title global on the Menus screen for classic themes – #57918
  • Update dashboard welcome panel colors, remove broken link – #57759

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix issue with add method in object-cache.php – #57963
  • Revert [55553] – #57864
  • Add test class for wp_enqueue_stored_styles() – #57841
  • Add test class for wp_script_is() – #57841, #57958
  • Improve documentation and variable names in some formatting tests – #57841
  • Rename test class and improve tests for wp_get_global_stylesheet() – #57841, #57958
  • Use the data_ prefix for various data provider methods – #57841

Cache 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.

  • Add a warning when calling _get_non_cached_ids with 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. ids – #57593
  • Correct the second parameter’s name in _get_non_cached_ids() – #40420

Code Modernization

Coding Standards

  • Remove unused variable in WP_Plugins_List_Table::single_row() – #55132
  • Remove unused variables in WP_Comment_Query – #57482
  • Use single quotes for strings without variables in register_block_style_handle() – #57903

Date/Time

  • Remove usage of mysql2date in generate_postdata method – #57683

Docs

  • Fix typo in _validate_cache_id() description – #57593

Editor

  • Correctly load RTL stylesheets for non-core blocks – #57903
  • Show scheduled text when changing to new future dates – #31040
  • Update wordpress packages for 6.2 RC2 – #57471 – #57895
  • Update wordpress packages for 6.2 RC3 – #57471, #57929

External Libraries

  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.8.0 – #57873

Filesystem API

  • Return false for empty paths in FTPFTP FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol which is a way of moving computer files from one computer to another via the Internet. You can use software, known as a FTP client, to upload files to a server for a WordPress website. https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients. ::exists() methods – #33058

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. API

  • Add bookmark invalidation logic – #57788

Help/About

  • Add CDN images to About page – #57477
  • Updates to About page – #57477

KSES

  • Allow filter property to accept a URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org in safecss_filter_attr() – #57780

Posts, Post Types

  • Use WP_Query internally in get_pages – #12821

Quick/Bulk Edit

  • Show scheduled in status for future drafts – #38834

Widgets

  • Defer register inline script in WP_Widget_Custom_HTML and WP_Widget_Text – #57864

Props

Thanks to the 70 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @sergeybiryukov (8), @costdev (7), @hellofromTonya (6), @spacedmonkey (6), @flixos90 (4), @richtabor (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @antonvlasenko (2), @audrasjb (2), @azaozz (2), @scruffian (2), @mamaduka (2), @ironprogrammer (2), @laurlittle (2), @jrf (2), @sabernhardt (2), @mkox (1), @joedolson (1), @ipstenu (1), @MrFlannagan (1), @oglekler (1), @upadalavipul (1), @dingo_d (1), @Rarst (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @Synchro (1), @Zdrobau (1), @tyxla (1), @dd32 (1), @pbiron (1), @mukesh27 (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @dmsnell (1), @zieladam (1), @sakibmd (1), @westonruter (1), @nendeb55 (1), @david.binda (1), @tillkruess (1), @tobifjellner (1), @sdavis2702 (1), @jeryj (1), @markjaquith (1), @dbernar1 (1), @azouamauriac (1), @mikeschinkel (1), @nacin (1), @scribu (1), @filosofo (1), @jane (1), @garyc40 (1), @markoheijnen (1), @grandslambert (1), @kevinB (1), @wlindley (1), @atimmer (1), @ryokuhi (1), @mdawaffe (1), @helen (1), @benjibee (1), @johnbillion (1), @joemcgill (1), @andraganescu (1), @get_dave (1), @ntsekouras (1), @desrosj (1), @talldanwp (1), @thomask (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), and @davidbaumwald (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 6 new contributors of the week: @MrFlannagan, @Zdrobau, @grandslambert, @wlindley, @benjibee, @thomask ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (12), @hellofromtonya (7), @spacedmonkey (6), @ryelle (3), and @joedolson (2).

#6-2, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 5:17 am on September 1, 2022
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A Week in Core – August 29, 2022

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 August 22 and August 29, 2022.

  • 33 commits
  • 99 contributors
  • 46 tickets created
  • 10 tickets reopened
  • 45 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on 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., WP 6.1 🛠

The team has also started working on Twenty Twenty-Three, the next bundled theme that will be included with WP 6.1 🎨

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

  • Automatically rerun a workflow the first time it fails – #56407
  • Enable running the tests on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.2 – #56009

Cache 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 private delegation from cache priming functions – #56386

Code Modernization

  • Explicitly declare WP-specific property in WP_SimplePie_File – #56033
  • Explicitly declare all properties created in set_up() methods of various test classes – #56033
  • Explicitly declare all properties in POMO_Reader et al – #56033
  • Explicitly declare all properties in WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin – #56033
  • Explicitly declare all properties in WP_Test_Stream – #56033
  • Explicitly declare all properties in various tests – #56033
  • Remove dynamic properties in Tests_Comment_Walker – #56033
  • Remove dynamic properties in WP_Test_REST_Posts_Controller – #56033
  • Remove dynamic properties in WP_Test_REST_Users_Controller – #56033
  • Remove dynamic properties in WP_UnitTestCase_Base – #56033
  • Remove unused dynamic property in WP_Test_REST_Pages_Controller – #56033

Coding Standards

  • Use strict comparisons in path_is_absolute() – #36308

Docs

  • Correct typo in wp_maybe_clean_new_site_cache_on_update() parameter description – #55646

Editor

  • 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. Patterns: Add new Footers categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. – #56416
  • Backportbackport A 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. 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. fixes from GutenbergGutenberg The 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/ into Core for WP 6.0.2 RCrelease candidate One 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). – #56414
  • Ensure get_block_templates() returns unique templates or template parts – #56271
  • Ensure that timezone.offset passed to @wordpress/date is a float – #56459

Help/About

  • Improve vertical alignment in the Additional Design Tools section – #56210

Media

  • Account for Windows when normalizing file paths – #36308

Query

  • Cache post ID database query within WP_Query – #22176, #55652

Site Health

  • Don’t show issue groups unless there are items in them – #47222
  • Improve the fatal error handling text in 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 scenarios – #48929
  • Introduce persistent object cache check – #56040

Themes

  • Add support for Update URI 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. – #14179, #23318, #32101

Props

Thanks to the 99 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (14), @costdev (8), @SergeyBiryukov (7), @antonvlasenko (5), @desrosj (4), @johnbillion (4), @audrasjb (3), @peterwilsoncc (2), @markjaquith (2), @ironprogrammer (2), @mukesh27 (2), @DavidAnderson (2), @jorbin (2), @dd32 (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @Clorith (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @tillkruss (2), @chriscct7 (2), @knutsp (1), @mordauk (1), @talldanwp (1), @nvartolomei (1), @aspexi (1), @benoitchantre (1), @GaryJ (1), @Ipstenu (1), @TJNowell (1), @gMagicScott (1), @Otto42 (1), @mikejolley (1), @lev0 (1), @juliobox (1), @Rarst (1), @jb510 (1), @GeekStreetWP (1), @khromov (1), @ryno267 (1), @rudlinkon (1), @gregorlove (1), @marybaum (1), @JavierCasares (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @skithund (1), @zieladam (1), @tomepajk (1), @Mte90 (1), @oglekler (1), @webcommsat (1), @dougwollison (1), @weboccults (1), @sabernhardt (1), @joostdevalk (1), @swissspidy (1), @jonmackintosh (1), @uofaberdeendarren (1), @leemon (1), @georgestephanis (1), @williampatton (1), @damonganto (1), @ocean90 (1), @birgire (1), @stevenlinx (1), @Whissi (1), @kebbet (1), @sergeybiryukov (1), @scribu (1), @ryan (1), @nacin (1), @meloniq (1), @drewapicture (1), @batmoo (1), @aaroncampbell (1), @poena (1), @robinwpdeveloper (1), @palmiak (1), @rkaiser0324 (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @jdgrimes (1), @furi3r (1), @crazycoders (1), @rmccue (1), @miqrogroove (1), @afragen (1), @apedog (1), @markparnell (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @earnjam (1), @mweichert (1), @joyously (1), @dingdang (1), @infolu (1), @JeroenReumkens (1), @nhuja (1), @sean212 (1), @filosofo (1), @design_dolphin (1), and @Synchro (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 4 new contributors of the week: @tillkruss, @tomepajk, @Whissi, @rkaiser0324 ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (20), @desrosj (3), @clorith (2), @antpb (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @noisysocks (1), @flixos90 (1), @mcsf (1), and @gziolo (1).

#6-1, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 7:38 pm on August 24, 2022
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A Week in Core – August 22, 2022

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 August 15 and August 22, 2022.

  • 28 commits
  • 92 contributors
  • 39 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 32 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on 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., WP 6.1 🛠

The team has also started working on Twenty Twenty-Three, the next bundled theme that will be included with WP 6.1 🎨

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

  • Enable running the tests on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.2 – #56009
  • Increase the Dependabot pull request limit for GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that 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/ Actions – #55652
  • Only define WP_PLUGIN_DIR when running core tests – #39210
  • Assign created fixtures to the dedicated class properties in some test classes – #54662
  • Clean up test image before performing assertions in image tests – #55652
  • Consistently skip tests for non-implemented methods in 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/. test classes – #40538, #41463, #55652
  • Correct MariaDB version check in database charset tests – #53623

Code Modernization

  • Remove dynamic properties in theme tests – #56033

Coding Standards

  • Check for deprecated options before wp_installing() – #55647
  • Remove a one-time variable in themes.view.Installer.browse – #56283
  • Simplify the logic in wp_not_installed() – #55647

Database

  • Account for utf8 being renamed to utf8mb3 in newer 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/. versions – #53623

Docs

  • Remove incorrect default value for $path argument of admin_url() – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in WP_Tax_Query class, as per docblocks standards – #55646

Editor

  • Backportbackport A 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. 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. fixes from GutenbergGutenberg The 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/ into Core for WP 6.0.2 RCrelease candidate One 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). – #56414
  • Ensure get_block_templates() returns unique templates or template parts – #56271

Embeds

  • Fix missing labels and duplicate IDs – #55664

External Libraries

  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.6.4 – #56016

Help/About

  • Improve vertical alignment in the Additional Design Tools section – #56210

Mail

  • Prevent the last character of names in “From” headers from being trimmed – #19847

Permalinks

  • Fix aria-live text when removing custom structure – #56230

Query

  • Cast the 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. key to BINARY for case-sensitive key comparisons in WP_Meta_Query – #51740

Script Loader

  • Remove default DNSDNS DNS is an acronym for Domain Name System - how you assign a human readable address to a website’s exact numeric coded location (ie. wordpress.org uses the actual IP address 198.143.164.252). prefetch entry for s.w.org – #40426, #37387

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.

  • Associate field descriptions with fields – #55651

Themes

  • Add a 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. Themes 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. in Theme Install Screen – #56283, #meta6330
  • Add support for Update URI 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. – #14179, #23318, #32101
  • Include a hyphen in the Block Themes tab key on Add Themes screen – #56283

Upgrade/Install

  • Make WP_Filesystem_FTPext::size() return false on failure – #51170

Props

Thanks to the 92 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @SergeyBiryukov (8), @costdev (4), @jrf (3), @swissspidy (2), @joyously (2), @audrasjb (2), @desrosj (2), @afercia (2), @ironprogrammer (2), @johnbillion (2), @sabernhardt (2), @Mte90 (1), @oglekler (1), @marybaum (1), @webcommsat (1), @dd32 (1), @weboccults (1), @rudlinkon (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @jonmackintosh (1), @antonvlasenko (1), @uofaberdeendarren (1), @leemon (1), @dougwollison (1), @tomepajk (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @zieladam (1), @superpoincare (1), @mattyrob (1), @kovshenin (1), @mikehansenme (1), @hakanca (1), @flixos90 (1), @aaemnnosttv (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @jhabdas (1), @joelhardi (1), @skithund (1), @rafiahmedd (1), @luminuu (1), @johnregan3 (1), @kebbet (1), @joedolson (1), @Synchro (1), @JavierCasares (1), @lev0 (1), @gregorlove (1), @benoitchantre (1), @ryno267 (1), @infolu (1), @miqrogroove (1), @afragen (1), @apedog (1), @markparnell (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @williampatton (1), @earnjam (1), @dingdang (1), @JeroenReumkens (1), @crazycoders (1), @nhuja (1), @sean212 (1), @filosofo (1), @design_dolphin (1), @mweichert (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @markjaquith (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @rmccue (1), @jdgrimes (1), @meloniq (1), @Otto42 (1), @chriscct7 (1), @aspexi (1), @nvartolomei (1), @mordauk (1), @knutsp (1), @GaryJ (1), @TJNowell (1), @gMagicScott (1), @mikejolley (1), @damonganto (1), @Ipstenu (1), @juliobox (1), @Rarst (1), @jb510 (1), @GeekStreetWP (1), @khromov (1), @georgestephanis (1), @jorbin (1), @joostdevalk (1), and @drewapicture (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 5 new contributors of the week: @jonmackintosh, @uofaberdeendarren, @tomepajk, @hakanca, @jhabdas ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (18), @joedolson (3), @desrosj (3), @audrasjb (3), and @gziolo (1).

#6-1, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:36 pm on July 25, 2022
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A Week in Core – July 25, 2022

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 July 18 and July 25, 2022.

It was quite a busy week, with 121 people contributing to 62 commits!

Worth noting that we never had so many new contributors in a week since we restarted the Week in Core blogposts 2 years ago! 😱😍

  • 62 commits
  • 121 contributors
  • 46 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 49 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on 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., WP 6.1 🛠

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

  • Add labels to read-only form fields – #54302
  • Correct the escaping in documentation lookup for 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 editor – #56007
  • Remove unused CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. selectors related to old format menu icons – #35717

Application Passwords

  • Link a more accurate documentation page in User profile edit screen – #56267

Build/Test Tools

  • Add 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.) pattern matching for the testing NPM workflow – #55652
  • Correctly detect the first workflow run for a 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". or tag – #55652
  • Make the GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Action pattern matching for tags more specific – #55652
  • Add failure messages for site icon and custom logo tests – #55652
  • Correct the test for passing all expected parameters to the preprocess_comment 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. – #55647, #56244
  • Declare custom-logo theme support for custom logo tests – #55652

Bundled Themes

  • Update NPM dependencies for Twenty Twenty and Twenty Nineteen – #55652
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add 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. type suggestions to block patterns – #53647
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Rebuild the IE specific stylesheet – #55989
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Update NPM dependencies – #55652

Cache 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.

  • Add wp_cache_flush_group function – #4476
  • Make the placement of wp_cache_flush_group() more consistent – #55647, #4476

Coding Standards

  • Adjust the logic slightly in wp_ajax_replyto_comment() – #55647
  • Check if the _deprecated_file() function exists in wp-db.php – #56268, #55647
  • Improve variable names in wp-trackback.php – #55647, #56244
  • Move wp-includes/wp-db.php to wp-includes/class-wpdb.php – #56268, #55647
  • Remove extra comma in a compact() call – #55647, #56244
  • Remove unused variable in wp-trackback.php – #55647
  • Rename $comment_post_ID and $comment_author_IP variables in various files – #55647, #56244
  • Replace the old wp-db.php filename in phpcompat.xml.dist – #56268, #55647
  • Standardize on user_id when passing data to comment functions – #55647, #56244
  • Use __DIR__ instead of ABSPATH in wp-db.php – #56268, #55647
  • Use consistent placement for ::prepare_links() methods – #55647

Docs

  • Add a @since note for get_post_permalink() returning false on failure – #45329
  • Add function description and @since mention for get_upload_iframe_src() – #55646
  • Add missing function description in wp-admin/includes/comment.php – #55646
  • Add missing function description in wp-admin/includes/template.php – #55646
  • Document that the $file_format parameter of metadata filters can be null – #55646, #55828
  • Fix indentation issues in block-template-utils.php docblocks, as per docs standards – #55646
  • Fix indentation issues in wp_read_video_metadata and wp_read_audio_metadata docblocks – #55646
  • List the expected type first in a few functions: – #55646
  • Provide a more accurate description for wp_is_theme_directory_ignored() – #56257, #55646
  • Refine @return docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) mentions for esc_sql(), wp_slash() and wp_unslash() – #53946, #55646
  • Remove an obsolete function description in addslashes_gpc() – #56233, #55646
  • Update do_action() docblock code example – #55977
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in block-template.php and block-template-utils.php – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in general-template.php, as per docblocks standards – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in wp-admin/includes/comment.php, as per docblocks standards – #55646

Editor

  • Fix register_block_type does not recognise ancestor block setting – #56184

Embeds

  • Add Pocket Casts as a trusted oEmbed provider – #55860

External Libraries

  • Update the Moment library to version 2.29.4 – #56031

Formatting

Media

  • Allow filtering audio file metadata in wp_read_audio_metadata() – #55828
  • Prevent URLs from overflowing their container in the media editor – #55393
  • enable generating multiple mime types for image uploads; specifically WebP versions for JPEG images by default – #55443

Plugins

  • Improve color contrast on plugins screen when recovery mode is activated – #56190

Posts, Post Types

  • Check if the post type exists in wp_insert_post() – #55877
  • Correct the check for non-existing post in get_post_permalink() – #45329

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 prepare_links method to WP_REST_Post_Types_Controller class – #56019
  • Add prepare_links method to WP_REST_Taxonomies_Controller class – #56020
  • Avoid unnecessarily preparing item links – #52992
  • Prime post caches in comments endpoint – #56272
  • Use wp_get_lastest_revision_id_and_total_count function in WP_REST_Posts_Controller class – #55857

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.

  • Correct the function name for retrieving the last revision ID and total count – #55857
  • Rename the function for retrieving the latest revision ID and total count – #55857
  • Update the “last revision” wording to “latest revision” in various files – #55857

Themes

  • Add a hook to filter theme 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 URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org – #56180

Upgrade/Install

  • Improve plugin update icon alignment – #56123
  • Upgrade/Install: track php extensions and image library support for WebP and AVIF – #48116

Props

Thanks to the 121 (wow!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (11), @SergeyBiryukov (11), @peterwilsoncc (6), @timothyblynjacobs (5), @Spacedmonkey (5), @mukesh27 (5), @sabernhardt (4), @mikeschroder (3), @dlh (3), @costdev (3), @desrosj (3), @pento (2), @mitogh (2), @pbiron (2), @dd32 (2), @joedolson (2), @poena (2), @flixos90 (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @johnbillion (2), @rafiahmedd (2), @afercia (2), @kasparsd (1), @dainemawer (1), @karinclimber (1), @cagsmith (1), @seedsca (1), @scofennellgmailcom (1), @jb510 (1), @annezazu (1), @trevorpfromsandee (1), @clorith (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @codekraft (1), @Presskopp (1), @clarkeemily (1), @mxbclang (1), @eugenemanuilov (1), @akshitsethi (1), @tweetythierry (1), @eherman24 (1), @mehulkaklotar (1), @joegrainger (1), @baxbridge (1), @chynnabenton (1), @sobatkras (1), @masteradhoc (1), @isabel_brison (1), @manzoorwanijk (1), @renegeuze (1), @hztyfoon (1), @mattwondra (1), @kebbet (1), @ryokuhi (1), @thakkarhardik (1), @dilipbheda (1), @leogermani (1), @webbeetle (1), @mmaumio (1), @feastdesignco (1), @jeffpaul (1), @markhowellsmead (1), @imarkinteractive (1), @olliejones (1), @garymatthews919 (1), @kwillmorth (1), @barneydavey (1), @tonylocalword (1), @lovor (1), @eatingrules (1), @azaozz (1), @studiolxv (1), @ryan (1), @pbearne (1), @tillkruess (1), @dg12345 (1), @lucasbustamante (1), @dougal (1), @dhilditch (1), @Ste_95 (1), @scribu (1), @sc0ttkclark (1), @filosofo (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @luigipulcini (1), @JustinSainton (1), @Chouby (1), @byohann6 (1), @malthert (1), @mitweka (1), @circlecube (1), @anantajitjg (1), @alamgircsebd (1), @kapilpaul (1), @rachelbaker (1), @furi3r (1), @MatthiasReinholz (1), @helen (1), @whaze (1), @greg24 (1), @onnimonni (1), @dxd5001 (1), @virgar (1), @nuryko (1), @laboiteare (1), @ironprogrammer (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @rodrigosevero (1), @ocean90 (1), @aristath (1), @markoheijnen (1), @gitlost (1), @p_enrique (1), @nunomorgadinho (1), @nacin (1), @targz (1), @NumidWasNotAvailable (1), @nareshbheda (1), @pratiweb (1), @justinahinon (1), and @ryelle (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 41 (!!) new contributors of the week: @dainemawer, @karinclimber, @cagsmith, @scofennellgmailcom, @trevorpfromsandee, @codekraft, @clarkeemily, @mxbclang, @eugenemanuilov, @akshitsethi, @joegrainger, @baxbridge, @chynnabenton, @sobatkras, @masteradhoc, @renegeuze, @mattwondra, @webbeetle, @feastdesignco, @imarkinteractive, @olliejones, @garymatthews919, @kwillmorth, @barneydavey, @tonylocalword, @studiolxv, @dg12345, @dhilditch, @Ste_95, @byohann6, @mitweka, @alamgircsebd, @MatthiasReinholz, @greg24, @dxd5001, @virgar, @nuryko, @laboiteare, @rodrigosevero, @targz, @nareshbheda ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (23), @audrasjb (21), @desrosj (8), @spacedmonkey (5), @peterwilsoncc (2), @adamsilverstein (2), and @gziolo (1).

#6-0-1, #6-1, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 11:39 pm on May 24, 2021
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A Week in Core – May 24, 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 May 17 and May 24, 2021.

  • 65 commits
  • 120 contributors
  • 49 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 64 tickets closed

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

Boostrap/Load

  • Further update the language in wp-config-sample.php – #37199

Build/Test Tool

  • Use deterministic module ids in webpack for media – #53192
  • Use hashed/deterministic moduleIDs in webpack config – #53192
  • Use the new concurrency setting for GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that 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/ Actions – #53080
  • Use assertInstanceOf() instead of assertTrue() in some tests – #52625
  • Improve PHPUnit version retrieval – #52625
  • Remove trailing commas in function calls in _wp_array_get() tests – #51461, #51720, #52625
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/privacy/ per the naming conventions – #52625
  • Rename some classes in phpunit/tests/theme/ per the naming conventions – #52625
  • Correct description for the Tests_Functions_wpArraySet class – #53175, #52625
  • Add missing tests for the _wp_array_get() function – #51461, #51720, #52625

Documentation

  • Some documentation and test improvements for WP_Theme_JSON and WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver classes: – #52991, #53175
  • Use 3-digit, x.x.x-style semantic versioning for two _doing_it_wrong() calls – #52628
  • Include @since in register_block_type definition – #53233

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty: Hide some elements for print that are not useful in that context – #50433
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Re-add px unit to the adminadmin (and super admin) bar height custom property – #52624, #52564
  • Update devDependencies for default themes – #52624
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Update devDependencies – #52624
  • Twenty Nineteen: Update theme information in the package.json file – #53196
  • Twenty Twenty: Update theme information in the package.json file – #53196
  • Twenty Twenty: Correct label attribute references to aria_label in get_search_form – #51877, #53225
  • Themes: Add an indication of whether a theme is a child themeChild theme A Child Theme is a customized theme based upon a Parent Theme. It’s considered best practice to create a child theme if you want to modify the CSS of your theme. https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/. on networknetwork (versus site, blog) admin Themes screen – #30240

Editor

  • Use 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. editor context in filters that used the editor name – #52920
  • Hide the quicktags toolbar when JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript 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/. is disabled – #40570
  • Update color merging algorithm – #53175
  • Add Global Styles support using theme.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. file – #53175
  • Remove gutenberg text domain from Query and Social Links block patterns – #53265, #53248
  • Remove unused param in get_default_block_editor_settings – #52920
  • Rename the unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. file for _wp_array_set function – #53175
  • Fix failing unit test for 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. support in theme.json – #52991
  • Remove editor type specific filters for block editor configuration – #52920
  • Rename should_load_separate_core_block_assets for consistency – #50328
  • Add Global Settings support using theme.json file – #53175
  • Extend register_block_type to accept the path file or folder with block.json – #53233
  • Update WordPress packages published for GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 10.6 – #52991
  • Update lodash to the latest version 4.17.21 – #52991
  • Add missing class WP_Block_Editor_Context – #52920
  • Extract block_editor_rest_api_preload method for use with different editor screens – #52920
  • Add missing unit tests for block_has_support – #53257, #52991
  • Updated the WordPress packages from Gutenberg 10.7.0 RCrelease candidate One 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). – #52991
  • Add missing unit tests for construct_wp_query_args – #53240, #52991
  • Removed useless block editor render context value – #53250
  • Block Patterns: Include the Query and Social Icons block patterns from Gutenberg 10.7.0 – #53248

Internationalization

  • Combine escaping and translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. functions – #53153
  • Improve the wording of some error messages – #50382

Formatting

  • KSES: Allow calc() and var() values to be used in inline CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. – #46197, #46498
  • KSES: Remove duplicate object-position property – #52991

General/Administration

  • Avoid unnecessary calls to update_user_option() – #43339
  • Some documentation and test improvements for the _wp_array_set() – #53175, #52625
  • Add _wp_array_set function – #53175
  • Ensure consistent type for integer properties of a bookmark object – #53235
  • Ensure consistent type for integer properties of WP_Post, WP_Term, and WP_User – #53235, #52995
  • List Tables: Wrap long search terms onto a new line – #52749

Media

  • Some documentation and test improvements for the image_editor_output_format 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.: – #52867
  • Introduces image_editor_output_format filter for setting default MIME type of sub size image output – #52867

Menus

  • Do not auto-set locations for new menus – #52949

Plugins

  • Add support for Update URI 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. – #14179, #23318, #32101

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.

  • add a new filter for revisions to keep by post type – #51550

Script Loader

  • Stop loading polyfills specific to Internet Explorer – #53078

Site Health

  • Make sure the submit_button() function is available in request_filesystem_credentials() – #53206
  • Skip REST tests during scheduled events – #52112

Widgets

  • Make sure WP_Widget constructor creates a correct classname value for a namespaced 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. class – #44098
  • Make sure WP_Widget constructor creates a correct id_base value for a namespaced widget class – #44098

XML-RPC

  • Set 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. status code in accordance with the spec – #52958

Props

Thanks to the 120 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (9), @youknowriad (6), @poena (5), @ntsekouras (5), @nosolosw (5), @johnbillion (5), @desrosj (4), @mukesh27 (4), @peterwilsoncc (3), @audrasjb (3), @williampatton (3), @joyously (3), @jorgefilipecosta (3), @sabernhardt (3), @Boniu91 (2), @azaozz (2), @gziolo (2), @jorbin (2), @hermpheus (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @justinahinon (2), @ocean90 (2), @hareesh-pillai (2), @chrisvanpatten (2), @timothyblynjacobs (2), @nhuja (1), @mweichert (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @meloniq (1), @miqrogroove (1), @afragen (1), @markjaquith (1), @apedog (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @markparnell (1), @JeroenReumkens (1), @design_dolphin (1), @filosofo (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @sean212 (1), @earnjam (1), @rmccue (1), @infolu (1), @dingdang (1), @jdgrimes (1), @crazycoders (1), @Ipstenu (1), @nvartolomei (1), @chriscct7 (1), @mordauk (1), @knutsp (1), @GaryJ (1), @benoitchantre (1), @TJNowell (1), @gMagicScott (1), @Otto42 (1), @mikejolley (1), @juliobox (1), @aspexi (1), @Rarst (1), @ryno267 (1), @lev0 (1), @jb510 (1), @gregorlove (1), @jamesbonham (1), @GeekStreetWP (1), @khromov (1), @georgestephanis (1), @joostdevalk (1), @damonganto (1), @dd32 (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @olafklejnstrupjensen (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @Mte90 (1), @ariskataoka (1), @kjellr (1), @Presskopp (1), @karmatosed (1), @Travel_girl (1), @helen (1), @jacklenox (1), @bradt (1), @seanchayes (1), @welcher (1), @Mista-Flo (1), @dpik (1), @Clorith (1), @lakrisgubben (1), @DeusTron (1), @obenland (1), @zkancs (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @jrf (1), @rogerlos (1), @dlh (1), @displaynone (1), @grantmkin (1), @aristath (1), @arkrs (1), @mcsf (1), @matveb (1), @dimadin (1), @jeremy80 (1), @kishanjasani (1), @ipulc2 (1), @sergiomdgomes (1), @Chouby (1), @dartiss (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @szaqal21 (1), @sahilmepani (1), @sumitsingh (1), @antpb (1), @mikeschroder (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @schlessera (1), @swissspidy (1), and @dougwollison (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 11 (!) new contributors of the week! @jeremy80, @hermpheus, @ariskataoka, @dpik, @lakrisgubben, @DeusTron, @zkancs, @grantmkin, @arkrs, @ipulc2, and @sahilmepani. ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (26), @gziolo (16), @desrosj (8), @youknowriad (5), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @davidbaumwald (2), @adamsilverstein (1), @antpb (1), @ryelle (1), and @clorith (1).

#5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:43 pm on May 17, 2021
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A Week in Core – May 17, 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 May 10 and May 17, 2021.

  • 28 commits
  • 90 contributors
  • 47 tickets created
  • 8 tickets reopened
  • 40 tickets closed

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

Boostrap/Load

  • Have language in wp-config-sample.php better match install instructions – #37199
  • Boostrap/Load: Strengthen language in wp-config-sample.php – #37199
  • Bootstrap/Load: Improve docs for error reporting – #41902

Build/Test Tools

  • Update the several dependencies – #52624

Bundled Themes

  • Update twenty_twenty_one_password_form function to actually use a $post parameter – #53091

Coding Standards

  • Adds spacing so define() statements displayed when creating a networknetwork (versus site, blog) – #53182

Docs

  • Update documentation in wp-config-sample.php per the documentation standards – #52628
  • Update help key documentation link in 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/. response – #53162
  • Miscellaneous DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) corrections – #52628
  • Update documentation in phpunit/includes/abstract-testcase.php per the documentation standards – #52628
  • Clarify the @since note for unlink-homepage-logo in get_custom_logo() – #51075, #52628

Editor

  • Remove editor type specific filters for 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 configuration – #52920
  • Rename should_load_separate_core_block_assets for consistency – #50328
  • Some documentation and test improvements for loading separate assets for core blocks – #50328, #52620, #53180
  • Fix regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. introduced with loading separate block assets – #53180
  • Enqueue script and style assets only for blocks present on the page – #50328, #52620

External Libraries

  • Update the Requests library to version 1.8.0 – #53101

KSES

  • Allow calc() and var() values to be used in inline CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. – #46197, #46498
  • Remove duplicate object-position property – #52991

Login, Users

  • Use a monospace font to display passwords – #40275

Network and Sites

  • Display site icons in the My Sites menu – #46657

Plugins

  • Add support for Update URI 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. – #14179, #23318, #32101

Post Thumbnails

  • Display the “Remove featured imageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts.” link in the classic editor in red color – #45198

Posts, Post Types

  • Enable 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. for the wp_block post type – #53072

Site Health

  • Remove status text indentation – #52966
  • Improve the appearance of Site Health Status dashboard 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. – #52966

Toolbar

  • Reset box-shadow on links – #40594

Props

Thanks to the 90 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (4), @dd32 (3), @desrosj (3), @rmccue (3), @audrasjb (3), @aristath (3), @jorbin (3), @sabernhardt (3), @joyously (3), @hareesh-pillai (2), @hedgefield (2), @schlessera (2), @mukesh27 (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @utz119 (1), @ryno267 (1), @benoitchantre (1), @chriscct7 (1), @monikarao (1), @robdxw (1), @florianbrinkmann (1), @kraftbj (1), @dougwollison (1), @gregorlove (1), @sasagar (1), @lev0 (1), @youknowriad (1), @TimothyBJacobs (1), @mcsf (1), @westonruter (1), @aduth (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @matveb (1), @joemcgill (1), @Clorith (1), @mblach (1), @afercia (1), @paulschreiber (1), @burhandodhy (1), @aspexi (1), @netweb (1), @justinahinon (1), @soulseekah (1), @ozh (1), @travisnorthcutt (1), @carlalexander (1), @skithund (1), @jrf (1), @GaryJ (1), @JeroenReumkens (1), @nhuja (1), @sean212 (1), @filosofo (1), @infolu (1), @dingdang (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @williampatton (1), @earnjam (1), @design_dolphin (1), @mweichert (1), @jamesbonham (1), @olafklejnstrupjensen (1), @displaynone (1), @poena (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @markjaquith (1), @meloniq (1), @markparnell (1), @apedog (1), @mikejolley (1), @Ipstenu (1), @juliobox (1), @Rarst (1), @Otto42 (1), @gMagicScott (1), @mordauk (1), @knutsp (1), @TJNowell (1), @jb510 (1), @GeekStreetWP (1), @crazycoders (1), @miqrogroove (1), @afragen (1), @jdgrimes (1), @damonganto (1), @khromov (1), @georgestephanis (1), @joostdevalk (1), and @nvartolomei (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 18 (!!) new contributors of the week! @ryno267, @gregorlove, @sasagar, @lev0, @mblach, @aspexi, @carlalexander, @JeroenReumkens, @sean212, @infolu, @dingdang, @design_dolphin, @jamesbonham, @olafklejnstrupjensen, @displaynone, @gMagicScott, @GeekStreetWP, and @damonganto ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @desrosj (4), @gziolo (4), @jorbin (3), @davidbaumwald (2), @ryelle (2), and @clorith (1).

#5-8, #week-in-core

Morgan Estes 9:08 pm on September 21, 2015
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Week in Core: Sept. 13-21, 2015

Welcome to the Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. — Week Four, with super-exciting news from around WordPress-land, and Core changes and updates for Sept. 13–21, 2015 (commits [34093]–[34361]). This week’s core contributorsCore Contributors Core 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. number 106! I’m especially jazzed about the number of new names on the list, and want to thank everyone for your effort this week.

News you can use

The WP 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/. team submitted a proposal to merge the 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 into core, with a two-phase integration plan. The merge proposal blog post also does a nice job of presenting the history of the plugin and some use cases.

Do you use my-hacks.php in your site? Don’t. (A quick search through the plugin and theme repos shows only 10 plugins and 3 themes that mention the file.)

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 is making some pretty big changes, including the addition of the  WP_Network class. Check out this blog post, which outlines some of the changes and a roadmap for future updates for 4.4.

Interested in the user-focused part of WordPress? Of course you are! Join in the conversation about “Potential UI/UX projects in core.”

Code changes

Here are some highlights from the 268 change sets published to TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress.; the complete report is available online in plain-text format for a bit more in-depth coverage.

Continue reading →

#4-4, #week-in-core

Morgan Estes 9:04 pm on September 16, 2015
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Week in Core: Aug. 31 – Sept. 12, 2015

Welcome to the Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., with updates from weeks 2 & 3: Aug. 31 – Sept. 12, 2015, changesets [33821]–[34092].

It’s been a busy couple of weeks in Core, with almost too many changes to count (for the record, this one covers 271 commits!). I’m going to keep this update shorter than usual and highlight some of the bigger changes.

If you’re interested in helping write this weekly post, 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.” @morganestes in #core-weekly-update on Slack.

Special Note: WordPress 4.3.1 was released this week, with three security-related fixes. Be sure to update your sites!

Here’s some highlights of recent changes in core, along with some future plans and ongoing initiatives. Remember, Core moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

  • WordPress will support PHP7 when it’s released. Huzzah!
  • 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./2 is coming! Here’s a list of tickets that need attention to get WordPress ready.
  • Get involved in Twenty Sixteen, which is in active development on GitHub.
  • Write better commit messages. The world will thank you for it. 🙂
  • As described in this post by @johnbillion, the show_ui flag for post types now gets fully honored. See #33763 for the ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. discussion.
  • A new helper function, wp_validate_action( $action = '' ), was introduced in [34059] and is used throughout adminadmin (and super admin) instead of directly accessing $_REQUEST['action'].
  • A new file, wp-admin/includes/noop.php, was created to load all of the noop functions for load-script|styles.php and is only loaded by those files. DRYs in the process. [34037] #33813
  • Schema change introduced in [34030] to increase the length of wp_options.option_name to 191 chars. #13310
  • Implement a priority system for Help Tabs to add them at specific positions. [33985] #19828
  • 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: Don’t allow sites to be created with the following reserved slugs: wp-admin, wp-content, wp-includes [33952] #33615
  • Updated recommendations for minimum versions of PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher (5.6) 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/. (5.5), with a special note that Oracle only actively supports MySQL for 5 years after a General Availability release. [33937] [33946]

For the full report, visit https://core.trac.wordpress.org/log/?verbose=on&format=changelog&rev=34092&stop_rev=33821&limit=400&mode=stop_on_copy.

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