Welcome back to a new issue of Week in Core Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on Trac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between January 25, 2021 and February 1st, 2021.
- 57 commits
- 93 contributors
- 62 tickets created
- 8 tickets reopened
- 84 tickets closed
You might have noticed that the activity on Core increased this week. This is due to the end of the alpha cycle of WordPress 5.7 (next major release A release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.) and WordPress 5.6.1 (next minor) 🗓
5.7 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. 1 is planned for tomorrow and 5.6.1 is planned on Wednesday 3, 2021 🚀
Ticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.
Code changes
Administration
- Remove italic text to improve readability – #47327
- Accommodate long translations of user roles in the “Role” list table column – #52184
- Standardize colors used in CSS Cascading Style Sheets. to a single palette – #49999
- Respect the
prefers-reduced-motion media query for update icon spinner animations – #52263
Application Passwords
- Introduce fine grained capabilities – #51703
- Introduce introspection endpoint – #52275
- Improve validation and sanitization of the application name – #51941
Build/Test Tools
- Replace
node-sass with Dart Sass – #51763
Bundled Themes
- Twenty Twenty-One: Correct 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. name in
twenty_twenty_one_get_starter_content() DocBlock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #52410 - Twenty Twenty-One: Correct colors for the Menu button – #52374
- Twenty Twenty: Remove
aria-expanded on search modal close button – #52355
Comments
- Introduce a method for commenters to opt-in to receiving an email notification when their moderated comment gets approved – #33717
Editor
- Introduce a dynamic filter for the content of a single block Block 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. – #46187
- Update
@wordpress npm packages – #52334 - Add
enableCustomSpacing – #51760
Docs
- Switch a comment in
WP_Media_List_Table::prepare_items() to multi-line format, per the documentation standards – #52025 - Revert documentation change for
wp_get_attachment_metadata() – #52196
Login
- Enable filtering the
back to blog link – #35449
Mail
- Make sure the
SMTP class is only required once if a plugin 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 requires wp-includes/class-smtp.php directly – #52369
Media
- Remove unused
refresh from _requery – #50025 - Remove caching from filter by date in media library – #50025
- Ensure that
wp_get_attachment_metadata can return values from the global $post, if available – #52196
Menus
- Add sticky footer to avoid duplicate save buttons – #51631
Plugins
- Rotate the Updates icon in the admin (and super admin) bar when performing inline updates on the Plugins screen – #51476
Posts, Post Types
- Introduce new functions for determining if a post has a parent (
has_post_parent()) and to fetch the post parent (get_post_parent()) – #33045 - Introduce “Filter by date” and “Filter by category The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging.” as post type and taxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. labels, respectively – #42421
Privacy
- Ensure that exported user data reports can’t be found with directory listings – #52299
REST API The 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/.
- Add batch image editing endpoints – #52192
- Refactor
rest_validate_value_from_schema into separate validation functions per-type – #52375 - Introduce
modified_before and modified_after query parameters for the posts endpoints – #50617
Revisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision.
- Address PHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher/JS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. errors when viewing autosave on imported posts – #31249
- Generate correct number of columns in
wp_text_diff – #25473
Robots
- Add
max-image-preview:large directive by default – #51511
Security
- Allow short-circuiting the
wp_update_https_detection_errors() process – #47577 - Improve accuracy in messaging about HTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. support – #47577
Site Health
- Update the language around how PHP should be updated – #52327
- Update php update strings to not overpromise performance – #52327
- Only run the version checks on the main site – #52135
Taxonomy
- Declare and document the
sort and args properties of the WP_Taxonomy class – #52142
Upgrade/Install
- Display correct message about the current version in the admin footer – #51976
- Allow WordPress sites to opt-in to development releases – #51978
Users
- Enable admins to send users a reset password link – #34281
Props
Thanks to everyone who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:
@audrasjb (16), @SergeyBiryukov (10), @xkon (7), @hellofromTonya (6), @Mista-Flo (5), @afercia (5), @johnbillion (5), @adamsilverstein (5), @TimothyBlynJacobs (4), @sabernhardt (4), @whyisjake (4), @johnjamesjacoby (3), @joedolson (3), @timothyblynjacobs (3), @afragen (2), @kburgoine (2), @maxpertici (2), @garrett-eclipse (2), @DrewAPicture (2), @Clorith (2), @flixos90 (2), @peterwilsoncc (3), @poena (2), @teamdnk (2), @birgire (2), @hedgefield (2), @paaljoachim (2), @wonderboymusic (2), @knutsp (2), @mdwolinski (1), @cfinke (1), @melchoyce (1), @claytoncollie (1), @chanthaboune (1), @dilipbheda (1), @isabel_brison (1), @yakimun (1), @talldanwp (1), @youknowriad (1), @oellin (1), @mukesh27 (1), @freewebmentor (1), @lucasbustamante (1), @alexstine (1), @francina (1), @karmatosed (1), @engahmeds3ed (1), @notlaura (1), @danfarrow (1), @Boniu91 (1), @drw158 (1), @ravipatel (1), @Joen (1), @ibdz (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @mehulkaklotar (1), @aaribaud (1), @Ipstenu (1), @dd32 (1), @gziolo (1), @gunnard (1), @eventualo (1), @ericlewis (1), @JoshuaWold (1), @iseulde (1), @ramiy (1), @sebastianpisula (1), @desrosj (1), @ajlende (1), @manzoorwanijk (1), @noisysocks (1), @pbiron (1), @azaozz (1), @nicolalaserra (1), @ebinnion (1), @Chaton666 (1), @nosolosw (1), @kebbet (1), @jeffr0 (1), @swissspidy (1), @mrahmadawais (1), @jdgrimes (1), @obenland (1), @Monika (1), @imath (1), @helen (1), @joostdevalk (1), @tweetythierry (1), @westonruter (1), @pinkalbeladiya (1), @davidbaumwald (1) and @greatsaltlake (1)
Please welcome our 8 new Core contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@teamdnk, @oellin, @engahmeds3ed, @aaribaud, @gunnard, @nicolalaserra, @pinkalbeladiya and @greatsaltlake.
Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (12), @whyisjake (5), @johnbillion (4), @antpb (4), @joedolson (4), @timothyblynjacobs (4), @adamsilverstein (3), @flixos90 (3), @ryelle (2), @noisysocks (2) and @peterwilsoncc (1).
Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.
#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core
