Dev Chat Agenda for February 17th 2021

Here is the agenda for this week’s meetings to occur at the following times: February 17th, 2021 at 5:00 UTC and February 17th, 2021 at 20:00 UTC.

Announcements

• WordPress 5.7 BetaBeta 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. 3 to be released (as of dev chat start) 🎉

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights

• Introducing new Post Parent related functions in WordPress 5.7
• Making WordPress Releases Easier
• Core Editor Improvement: New Preferences experience
• Bringing the power of blocks to Widgets
• A Week in Core – February 15, 2021
• Login & registration screens changes in WordPress 5.7

Components check-in and status updates

• Check-in with each component for status updates.
• Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to our standard list above?

Please leave a comment, and say whether or not you’ll be in the chat, so the group can either give you the floor or bring up your topic for you, accordingly.

This meeting happens in the #core channel. To join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the Making WordPress Slack.

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