The WordPress coreCoreCore 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 bugbugA 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.
GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ 8.1 release mostly contains developments/enhancements on experimental screens, bugbugA 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, and performance improvements. It also contains some new features available on the general editor screens, described bellow.
New blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. pattern features
Gutenberg 8.1 brings pattern search to make it easier to insert the desired patterns and a new pattern: the testimonials.
Copy block action
The copy block action is a small quality of life improvement for touchscreen users or users who don’t use keyboard shortcuts. Gutenberg 8.1 adds a button to the collapsed block actions (next to duplicate, etc.) to copy the selected block(s). The feature is quite similar to the “Copy all blocks” but then for the selected block.
Code to HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. block and the opposite. (21779)
Implement Block Navigator selection on the Nav Menus page. (22017)
Write block patterns in PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher to allow i18ni18nInternationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.. (21946)
Delete menus in nav menus experimental screen. (21486)
Visual and experience improvements to existing sub-navigation flow. (22107)
Reduce font-size and line-height of “it’s time”. (21627)
Template Loader: Introduce get_template_hierarchy(), drop gutenberg_template_include_filter(). (21980)
Make parts of the BlockNavigationList overridable using slots. (21948)
Change the color alpha input step to match the slider step. (21953)
Navigation: fallback for undefined orientation. (22057)
Remove the subscription button from the blogblog(versus network, site) template. (22129)
Move the Entities Saved States from Modal to SidebarSidebarA sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme.. (21522)
APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. Changes
Update the Patterns API to avoid ambiguity. (21970)
Expose the registered pattern slugs in get_all_registered. (21619)
Fix doc-building pre-commit API hook issue. (22116)
REST APIREST APIThe 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/.: Block directory – Typecast author_block_count as integer. (17594)
Block API: Block Context: FilterFilterFilters 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. content, prepare attributes at render, pass a block to render. (21925)
Experimental
Add undo-redo UIUIUser interface to edit-site and edit-widgets. (21955)
Update: Use EntityProvider on the widgetWidgetA 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. area. (22008)
Reduce re-renders from block nodes context. (22134)
Move memo() from BlockStyles to BlockPreview. (21993)
Avoid rerenders of the entire BlockInspector when block attributes change. (21990)
Optimize BlockStyles by using hooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. and React.memo (instead of HOCs). (21973)
ESLint PluginPluginA 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: Relax check for i18n-text-domain rule. (21928)
Block Library: Fix ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. does not recognize isSelected prop in Spacer block. (21924)
Reinitialize the iframeiframeiFrame is an acronym for an inline frame. An iFrame is used inside a webpage to load another HTML document and render it. This HTML document may also contain JavaScript and/or CSS which is loaded at the time when iframe tag is parsed by the user’s browser. after the parent block is moved around. (21916)
Configure the navigation editor with correct __experimentalFetchLinkSuggestions. (21873)
Create the proper shortcodeShortcodeA shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. on paste. (21864)
Refactor FontSizePicker component. Fix bug on undo. (21757)
Embed: use the same SmugMug URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org regex as the coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. (21744)
Navigation block: use new icon in placeholder. (21713)
Build Tools: Validate package-lock.jsonJSONJSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. for “resolved” errors. (22237)
Build Tools: Disable ESLint no-console for bin directory. (22033)
Build Tools: Changelog: Normalize entry to end with period. (22010)
Update diff to 4.0.2 and work around tree-shaking issues. (21994)
Increase the severityseverityThe seriousness of the ticket in the eyes of the reporter. Generally, severity is a judgment of how bad a bug is, while priority is its relationship to other bugs. of jsdoc/no-undefined-types. . (21942)
Add an example for how to choose a style variation for a block variation. (21927)
Add documentation for onSelectURL property. (20799)
Document the old patterns API deprecation. (22177)
Coding Guidelines:
Document JavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript 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/. language support commitment. (22030)
Add “gotchas” section about ES2020 optional chaining. (22029)
Merge release branchbranchA directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch". back to master for v1.27.1. (22234)
Wrap button blocks with buttons blocks in page templates. (21939)
Components: Create a separate .native entry for ToolbarItem. (22229)
Performance Benchmark
The following benchmark compares performance for a particularly sizeable post (~ 36000 words, ~ 1000 blocks) over the last releases. Such a large post isn’t representative of the average editing experience but is adequate for spotting variations in performance.