Dev Chat Agenda, March 4, 2015

Welcome!

The WordPress coreCore Core 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 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.? Create a ticket in the bug tracker.

Want to contribute? Get started quickly with tickets marked as good first bugs for new contributors or join a bug scrub. There’s more on the reports page, like patches needing testing, and on feature projects page.

Other questions? Here is a detailed handbook for contributors, complete with tutorials.

Here’s the agenda for Wednesday’s Dev Chat in the #core channel on Slack.

» BetaBeta A 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 is one week away, along with the enhancements deadline.

Time/Date: March 4 2015 21:00 UTC:

Feature Updates
1. CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. Theme Switcher – @ocean90 / @celloexpressions
2. Press This – @michael-arestad / @stephdau / @azaozz
3. Shiny Updates – @pento
4. Emoji – @pento
Component Updates
1. AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) – @afercia
2. Mobile – @ryan
Release Schedule Recap
Daylight Saving Time reminder
Open Floor – Looking for dev feedback on a ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.? Use this part of the meeting to let us know!

#4-2, #agenda

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