The release candidate package for 4.9.6 has been released and is now available for testing. Please help test the release candidate version to ensure the version works as expected.
This package contains 30 bug 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 since the beta 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.. This brings the total number of bug fixes in 4.9.6 to 40 while the number of enhancements/feature requests remains at 34.
Even more than usual, we need testers to help polish this release. This version (4.9.6) introduces the first round of tools that help WordPress site owners and admins meet the new requirements for user privacy regulations.
The official 4.9.6 release is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
Bug Fixes
A full list of bugs fixed in 4.9.6 Release 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). can be found on Trac. The tickets listed below are only those committed since the beta was released.
Customize
- #43945 – Missing closing button tag 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.) in ‘Live Preview’ button
General
- #43934 – Missing doc for the user_request_key_expiration filter 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.
- #43951 – Typos in `WP_Privacy_Policy_Content::get_default_content()`
- #44016 – user_request_action_email_content filter hook documentation inaccurate
- #43583 – Account for
SimpleXMLElement and `ResourceBundle` in is_countable()
Privacy
- #43964 – “Email Data” button text – Make it more clear that an export link is sent, not the whole data
- #43920 – Use the terms erase / erasure instead of remove / removal for personal data
- #43905 – Personal data export link does not work
- #43913 – On sending the personal data export email, the request should be marked COMPLETED
- #43922 – Data removal/erasure requests don’t get marked as “Completed” after erasure happens
- #44015 – Add `id` attribute to each row of privacy post list tables
- #43852 – Fix spacing on responsive for Use This Page button in Privacy Tools
- #43966 – Prioritize the User group in Personal Data Exports to right below the About group
- #43968 – Add Request Type into Confirmation Email Subject for GDPR
- #44023 – Remove help tab from settings privacy until we have something helpful to say
- #43908 – Export keeps generating new .zip files on Windows installations
- #43970 – Add request type to the confirmation confirmation page – GDPR
- #43973 – Email user once removal request completed – GDPR
- #44040 – Potential PHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher notice in
wp_ajax_wp_privacy_erase_personal_data()
- #43954 – Showing the privacy policy admin (and super admin) notice on all screens is intrusive
- #43933 – Make the Privacy Policy page intro text shorter and more friendly
- #43909 – Improve styling on personal data tables
- #43967 – Admin emails after email confirmation don’t work for GDPR requests
- #43961 – Privacy Policy popup covers collapsed admin menu
- #43929 – Privacy pages: buttons should be buttons and other coding standards
- #44031 – Add personal data export request ID to the
wp_privacy_personal_data_export_file_created hook
- #43980 – Consider outputting the suggested privacy policy content to a new page instead of a postbox
- #44023 – Remove help tab from settings privacy until we have something helpful to say
TinyMCE
- #43984 – Customize: JavaScript 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/. error when opening Text widget 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.
- #43969 – Custom themes will not work in TinyMCE 4.7
A full list of all changes in 4.9.6 can also be found on Trac.
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