Jeffrey Paul 3:05 am on May 12, 2017
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Dev Chat Summary: May 10th (4.8 week 2)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from May 10th (agenda, Slack archive).

4.8 Timing

  • Reminder of 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 on Friday, the complete 4.8 schedule is on Make/CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
  • At this point we’re not trying to get anything in 4.8 besides the core media widgets, dashboard news upgrade, and the next version of TinyMCE (4.6.0)
  • Merge deadline goal to have the target features today (Wednesday, May 10th), and things generally closing on Friday, May 12th
  • Friday 8 PM UTC as pencils down and the beta packaging process / release to happen
  • We’ll schedule a post hoc debrief on our workflows to be more like Chrome, with frequent, major, auto-updates

4.8 Bug Scrubs

4.8 Dev Notesdev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. / 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.

  • Target to post Dev Notes shortly so they can be combined, published in, and communicated with the Field Guide when the Release Candidaterelease 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). ships around May 25th
  • Updated listing of Dev Notes needed and those responsible:
    • 1) Editor: TinyMCE inline element / link boundaries – @iseulde & @azaozz
    • 2) Editor: TinyMCE version 4.6 – @iseulde & @azaozz
    • 3) Editor: Edge fixes – @iseulde & @azaozz
    • 4) Customize: Media widgets (#32417) – @obenland
    • 5) Customize: Visual text 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. (#35243) – @obenland
    • 6) Customize: Dynamically-resized controls pane (#32296) – @timmydcrawford
    • 7) WordCampWordCamp WordCamps 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. / meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. dashboard upgrade to the “news” section – @iandunn
  • Per the Releasing Major Versions page, we should aim for Dev Notes around Beta 1 so let’s call that sometime next week as current focus is on actually getting to commit for Beta 1 this week

Customize, Editor, and 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/. Updates

  • Customize: A general heads up to theme authors to please test the core medias widgets for compatibility issues. The sooner issues are identified the better to get them resolved before 4.8 ships.
  • Editor: They hope to 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.) a first pre-alpha release of 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 this week, so keep your radars scanning for that notification to jump in to test and provide feedback there. If you’re curious how they’re building out the foundation of 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/, then read “Editor: How Little Blocks Work“.
  • REST API: They would greatly appreciate any and all feedback on #38323, especially those of you familiar with 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.. This isn’t crucial for 4.8, is crucial for many use cases and any help getting this into an upcoming release would be great.

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