Pascal Birchler 9:30 am on April 7, 2020
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XML Sitemaps Meeting: April 7th, 2020

Meeting Recap: March 24th & 31st

For reference, check out the previous blogblog (versus network, site) post from March 24th:

XML Sitemaps Meeting: March 24th, 2020

Things that have been discussed in the last two meetings:

  • 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 Conflicts (#146)
    We discussed the rewrite rules conflicts that might currently happen with certain plugins. A consensus hasn’t been reached so far, but it could actually be declared a non-issue: if plugin A overrides the default sitemap functionality, that might be intended behavior.
    Current status: needs decision.
  • Rewrite Rules (#147)
    A change was proposed to improve the way rewrite rules are registered for sitemaps. This would avoid having to flush rewrite rules when custom providers are added.
    Current status: needs contributors.
  • Last modified date (#145)
    The PR to remove all traces of lastmod has been updated to include documentation.
    Current status: needs reviews.
  • Filterable query args
    #137 has been closed in anticipation of an improved solution to filterFilter 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. query arguments.
    Current status: needs PR.
  • Private sites (#138)
    Current status: PR needs some work
  • Roadmap
    WordPress 5.5 is ought to be released in August. We need to continue working on the feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. so we have something merge-able in May or June. The tentative roadmap would be:
    • Fix remaining big issues – April
    • Refactor code to be closer to WP coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. standards, add safeguards so nothing breaks after merge – April
    • Publish Merge proposal – May

Agenda: April 7th

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 6th at 16.00 CET.

Today’s agenda is rather straightforward so far:

  • Plugin conflicts
  • Last modified date (#145)
  • Road towards WordPress 5.5
  • Currently open issues and pull requests
  • Open floor

Want to add anything to the above? Please leave a comment here or reach out on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

This meeting is held in the #core-sitemaps channel , to join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the Making WordPress Slack.

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