Dev Chat Agenda: July 18th (4.9.8 week 3)

This is the agenda for the weekly devchat meeting on July 18, 2018 at 20:00 UTC.

  • 4.9.8 update from release leads:
    • 4.9.8 beta 1 is available for testing
    • Next steps: “Try 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/” callout / beta2 ; 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)., Final Release planning.
  • Updates from focus leads and component maintainers.
  • General announcements.

If you have anything to propose to add to the agenda or specific items related to the above, please leave a comment below. See you there!