The WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:
Found a bugbugA bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority.?Create a ticket in the bug tracker.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion of proposals and releases, updates on 6.5, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections, as below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please do continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements
WordPress 6.5 RC 2 was released on March 12, 2024. Thanks to everyone involved and those who helped test.
Forthcoming releases
Next major releasemajor releaseA release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: 6.5
Updates from the release squad can be shared in the Dev Chat.
Please continue to test the 6.5 release. See this list of key features to test, which was published alongside WP 6.5 BetaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 3.
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ release: 18.0
Gutenberg 18.0 is scheduled for release on March 27 and will include these issues.
Discussions
This week the discussion will focus on any priority topics that need to be raised before the next RCrelease candidateOne of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). for WordPress 6.5.
Proposed topics
Are there any priority topics needed for discussion ahead of WordPress 6.5 RC 3?
Update on A Call for 6.6 release squad
Should we reduce the number of leads on a release squad?
Feel free to suggest additional topics related to this release in the comments.
CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Editor Updates
Color and typography presets that are defined in theme variations are now exposed within the color and typography sections of Global Styles.
List blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. items can now be indented using the tab key.
Users can now shuffle between random patterns via the block toolbar when inserting a pattern.
Tickets for 6.5 will be prioritized. Please include detail of tickets / PR and the links into comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting if there are any questions or will be async.
WordPress 6.5 Release Candidaterelease candidateOne of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). 2 is today
Reminder on timezone difference for the next 3 weeks, this chat will remain at 16:00 UTC
Priority items
WordPress performance TracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. tickets
Performance Lab pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party (and other performance plugins)
Active priority projects
Plugin checker
Improve template loading
INP opportunities research
Open floor
If you have any topics you’d like to add to this agenda, please add them in the comments below.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion of proposals and releases, updates on 6.5, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections, as below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please do continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements
WordPress 6.5 RC 1 was released on March 5, 2024. Thanks to everyone involved and those who helped test.
Forthcoming releases
Next major releasemajor releaseA release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: 6.5
Updates from the release squad can be shared in the Dev Chat.
Please continue to test the 6.5 release. See this list of key features to test, which was published alongside WP 6.5 BetaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 3.
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ release: 17.9
This week the discussion will focus on any priority topics that need to be raised before the next RCrelease candidateOne of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). for WordPress 6.5.
Proposed topics
Are there any priority topics needed for discussion ahead of WordPress 6.5 RC 2?
How can we make it easier to follow the decision process of major decisions across the project?
Discussion continues around where to store uploaded fonts in the Font Library.
The pattern selector has been added to the template inspector panel, making it easier for users to switch out templates and template parts for patterns.
Pattern styles: a new tracking issue for work that would enable theme authors to ship multiple ways of styling content based on a single palette, using theme.jsonJSONJSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML..
Latest design share, including an initial Inspector and Select mode refresh.
Upcoming PR for 17.9 that Adds Shuffle option to sections via pattern category, starting work that, in the future, could allow you to shuffle through patterns using the same content (this is randomized currently).
Tickets for 6.5 will be prioritized. Please include detail of tickets / PR and the links into comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting if there are any questions or will be async.
WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Asia is this week
Updated agenda format to match CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. dev chat as suggested in previous chats
Reminder on timezone difference for the next 3 weeks, this chat will remain at 16:00 UTC
Priority items
WordPress performance TracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. tickets discussion
Performance Lab pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party (and other performance plugins) discussion
Active priority projects
Plugin checker
Improve template loading
INP opportunities research
Open floor
If you have any topics you’d like to add to this agenda, please add them in the comments below.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion of proposals and releases, updates on 6.5, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections, as below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please do continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements
WordPress 6.5 Beta 3 was released on February 27, 2024. Thanks to everyone involved and who came to help test.
Forthcoming releases
Next major releasemajor releaseA release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: 6.5
Updates from the release squad can be shared in the Dev Chat.
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ release: 17.8
This week the discussion will focus on any final priority topics that need to be raised prior to 6.5 RCrelease candidateOne of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). 1.
General interface: A PR is underway to Move legacy meta boxes to a toggle to help improve the UXUXUser experience of those with these legacy metaMetaMeta 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. boxes in place.
Section specific styling: Very early draft PR exploring per-instance stylesheets for application of block style variations. As noted, the plan is to use this PR to inform what foundational changes we might make e.g. new APIs, hooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. etc., such that the implementation of extended blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. style variations here can be much cleaner. This is all part of unlocking section specific styling which was punted out of 6.5.
Layout: the experimental flag has been removed from the Grid group variation, stabilizing the option in the Gutenberg pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.
Tickets for assistance
Tickets for 6.5 will be prioritized. Please include detail of tickets / PR and the links into comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting if there are any questions or will be async.
Here is the agenda for this week’s performance team meeting scheduled for Feb 27, 2024 at 16:00 UTC. If you have any topics you’d like to add to this agenda, please add them in the comments below.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion of proposals and releases, updates on 6.5, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections, as below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please do continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements
WordPress 6.5 Beta 2 was released on February 20, 2024. Thanks to everyone involved and who came to help test.
Gutenberg 17.8 RC release is planned for today, stable release scheduled for Feb 28, 2024. Please help test.
Forthcoming releases
Next major releasemajor releaseA release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: 6.5
Updates from the release squad can be shared in the Dev Chat.
Call to test betaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. versions of the release as they come out.
Call for Testers early draft for 6.5. Discussion on SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. if you are able to help. Update – this is now closer to finalization and open for final comments.
Discussions
Check in on the experimental format we’ve been using for these meetings. has discussion on open proposals been effective? Are there topics that have not been covered that you’d like to see included?
Could you help curate a Call for Volunteers to review the open proposals on Make/Core and create a list of unresolved ones to discuss during Dev Chat meetings?
Tickets for 6.5 will be prioritized. Please include detail of tickets / PR and the links into comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting if there are any questions or will be async.
(Update GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 17.7 under announcements)
The live meeting will focus on the discussion of proposals and releases, updates on 6.5, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections, as below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please do continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements
WordPress 6.5 Beta 1 was released on February 13, 2024. Thanks to everyone involved and who came to help test.
Could you help curate a Call for Volunteers to review the open proposals on Make/Core and create a list of unresolved ones to discuss during Dev Chat meetings?
On TracTracAn 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
245 contributors during this period and 28 new contributors!
Core editor improvements post. This post highlights some of the power of details in 6.5 which can transform current workflows.
For the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Editor side, @annezazu has called out the Gutenberg issue 58773.
Next major releasemajor releaseA release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: 6.5
Updates from the release squad can be shared in the Dev Chat.
Call to test betaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. versions of the release as they come out.
Call for Testers early draft for 6.5. Discussion on SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. if you are able to help. Update – this is now closer to finalization and open for final comments.
Tickets for assistance
Tickets for 6.5 will be prioritized. Please include detail of tickets / PR and the links into comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting if there are any questions or will be async.
Here is the agenda for this week’s performance team meeting scheduled for Feb 13, 2024 at 16:00 UTC. If you have any topics you’d like to add to this agenda, please add them in the comments below.
Release 2.9.0 of the Performance Lab pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party is scheduled for Monday February 19
Call for opinions on the naming of the ‘Image Loading Optimizations’ plugin [see here]
(Updated with pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party dependencies feature discussion request)
The live meeting will focus on the discussion of proposals and releases, updates on 6.5, and have an open floor section. Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please do continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this post.
Quick links to agenda sections
Announcements
Welcome to the two team reps for the remainder of 2024: Joe McGill (@joemcgill) and Sarah Norris (@mikachan)! With the increasing collaborative approach between coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and core-editor, it is wonderful to have reps from both parts of the team. A post formally introducing them will be published later this month.
@hellofromtonya and @webcommsat are doing a handover, and Abha (@abhanonstopnewsuk on SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. to tagtagA directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) with any updates) will continue to curate the agenda until Sarah is back on February 21.
This post recommends next steps, including a rename of the channel as ‘outreach’ to use it more widely to reach site builders and extenders. It could also be used to assist several projects which could use Slack support in the WordPress space for discussion, clarification, and overall ruminating on future features coming to WordPress.
Timescales:
Feedback deadline: February 12, 2024.
A Hallway Hangout is scheduled on February 20, 2024, at 15:00 UTC to further discuss this proposal, the comments, and the next steps.
Could you help curate a Call for Volunteers to review the open proposals on Make/Core and create a list of unresolved ones to discuss during Dev Chat meetings?
A Week in Core – February 5, 2024 – props to @audrasjb. On TracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress., between January 29 and February 5, 2024, there were.
66 commits
117 contributors
79 tickets created
8 tickets reopened
56 tickets closed
welcome to 25 new core contributorsCore ContributorsCore contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. in core
Props to @annezazu for collating and sharing this list.
17.7 RC1 is set to be released this week, marking the last GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ version to make it into 6.5.
Font Library: work continues to merge the Font Library APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. redesign and a quick change was made to make the Font Library more discoverable, with the need for more feedback as betaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 1 lands.
Pattern overrides: a PR is underway to add the block name to the pattern content data to help support future features, like shuffling patterns that are within the same categoryCategoryThe 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. and a larger effort is underway to tighten up the accessibility of these non-editable bound fields.
BlockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Bindings: after lots of discussions in slack, block bindings is moving forward to support custom fields and the ability to override blocks in synced patterns. The project as a whole is very open to feedback from extenders to see what can be added in the future.
If you are interested in taking on a topic from this list or know someone who would be a good person to writer about them, comment on the issue or in the #core-dev-blog channel.
Forthcoming release updates
Next major releasemajor releaseA release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: 6.5
Updates from the release squad can be shared in the Dev Chat. In addition, there are also the following updates identified and discussed in Slack.
For anyone following on in the 6.5 release leads channel, the latest async updates from the various areas starts at this Slack message.
This includes an update on the monitoring of a performance regression, which is being addressed.
A final decision is needed on a design concept for the feature tiles.
Discussion on Patterns in Classic Themes feature and reviews to help progress this area. Update 16:06 UTC, Feb 7: this is regarded as resolved. Thank you for all those who were involved.
Actions include: getting more general feedback from core devs. Updated: resolved, as above.
4. Call for Testers early draft for 6.5. Publication date is just before Beta 1. Discussion on Slack if you are able to help.
5. Next general bugbugA bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. scrubs for 6.5:
You can also view discussions taking place in #core-upgrade-install channel on Slack. This has been highlighted as a potentially very valuable feature for 6.5 and was merged into ‘trunktrunkA directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision.’ on Tuesday. Note this is the last dev chat before Beta 1.
Also see the links under the Core-editor updates for 6.5 heading above.
Tickets to highlight for assistance
Tickets for 6.5 will be prioritized. Tickets can be referenced in the comments section of this agenda if you are unable to make the meeting and for asynchronous involvement.
Open floor
Raising awareness and amplifying the new core contributor sessions – the ticket is on the Marketing Team GitHub. It picks up a discussion in the sessions and from recent contributor days.
Action: comment on the ticket for any support you may be able to offer or if you can identify opportunities to amplify awareness of the sessions.
