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Upgrade/Install Component meeting summary – October 13, 2020
These are the weekly notes for the Updates/Install component meeting that happened on Tuesday October 13, 2020. You can read the full transcript on the coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.-auto-updatesSlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel.
The meeting was focused on the component’s major project for 5.6: an UIUIUser interface for opting in to core auto-updates: #50907.
@audrasjb sent a first patchpatchA special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing. for this feature and shared a screenshot of the first workaround:
This approach adds two checkboxes, to provide the ability to enable/disable auto-updates for both minor and major auto-updates.
@pbiron pointed out that disabling auto-updates for minor releases was already discussed during previous meetings, and the decision is that it is not an option the Core team wants to provide to end-users. It needs to be disabled by a 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 or by using the existing 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. or PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher constants. @audrasjb will update his patch accordingly, so there will be only one available option: opt-in for major releases auto-update.
@estelaris added that there is already 4 buttons on this screen. It would be nice to avoid adding a new one. She added that we should use a toggle button instead of a checkbox + a submit button. @audrasjb answered that there is no existing toggle component in WordPress Core for now. This eventual new component also would need to be designed, developed, and its accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) would need to be tested and reviewed. It doesn’t look realistic for WP 5.6 BetaBetaA 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.
@paaljoachim proposed to move the auto-updates opt-in to General Settings. @pbiron and @audrasjb are not enthusiastic about this proposal as for now, the Updates screen seems to be the more natural place to find Core auto-updates settings.
@karmatosed pointed out that this screen is already a very dense interface. She will share some alternative designs this week on this Figma file, to help design decisions. @audrasjb will work on the patch implementation at the end of the week.
For beta 1, the team agreed that a robust technical implementation is needed, so we have a UI basis for this new feature. Then, the team will focus on phrasing and on polishing the interface elements.
@estelaris asked for documentation about plugins and themes auto-updates. The team shared all the existing documentation:
Technical documentation (WordPress 5.5 dev notesdev noteEach 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.):
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