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 May 3 and May 10, 2021.
- 32 commits
- 42 contributors
- 44 tickets created
- 4 tickets reopened
- 34 tickets closed
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 and/or focus.
Code changes
Bundled Themes
- Twenty Twenty-One: Fix “Opening PHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher tag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) must be on a line by itself” WPCS The collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) used to format and validate PHP code developed for WordPress according to the WordPress Coding Standards.
May also be an acronym referring to the Accessibility, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc. coding standards as published in the WordPress Coding Standards Handbook. issue – #52938
Coding Standards
- Use strict comparison in
wp-admin/includes/screen.php – #52627 - Fix a whitespace at end of line issue in
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php – #52627 - Use strict comparison in
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php – #52627
Comments
- Remove fourth parameter on
remove_filter call – #53113
Docs
- Correct
@since tags for new properties and functions related to infinite scrolling in Media Library – #50105, #40330, #52628 - Miscellaneous docblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) updates – #52628
- Use correct
@since tag notation – #16401 - Correct the
aria-current array key in the documentation for two widget A 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. filters – #43522, #52628 - Correct documentation for
wp_get_webp_info() return results – #35725 - Further synchronize documentation for some 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 API An 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. functions – #50531
Editor
- Update WordPress packages from Gutenberg The 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/ 10.5 – #52991
Formatting
- Verify emails with
+ characters are valid – #53130
General
- Use correct escaping function for form
action attributes – #53150 - Use correct escaping function for the plugin icon URL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org – #53151
Media
- Remove infinite scroll from media library and modal – #50105, #40330
- Avoid an infinite loop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop. between
wp_getimagesize() and wp_get_image_mime() – #35725 - Remove an extra variable and a redundant check in
WP_Image_Editor_Imagick::set_quality() – #35725 - Remove
_wp_webp_is_lossy() for now – #35725 - Correct an early return condition in
wp_get_webp_info() – #35725 - Move retrieving WebP image size information into
wp_getimagesize() – #35725 - Some documentation and test improvements for WebP support – #35725
- Images: enable WebP support – #35725
Network (versus site, blog) and Sites
- Display site icons in the My Sites menu – #46657
Permalinks
- Add labels for permalink configuration fields – #53142
Plugins
- Escape the currently installed version number on Add Plugins screen – #53020
- Standardize the terminology used for actions, filters, and callback functions – #50531
- Enable 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. for the
wp_block post type – #53072 - Improve the appearance of Site Health Status dashboard widget – #52966
- Include more ImageMagick/Imagick information in the Media Handling section – #53022
- Introduce the
delete_theme and deleted_theme action hooks In 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. – #16401 - Remove the “Featured” tab on Add Themes screen – #49487, #meta5044
Props
Thanks to the 42 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:
@desrosj (5), @audrasjb (5), @Clorith (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @joemcgill (2), @afercia (2), @chintan1896 (2), @ayeshrajans (2), @johnjamesjacoby (2), @matveb (1), @markoheijne (1), @poena (1), @kjellr (1), @celloexpressions (1), @marylauc (1), @blobfolio (1), @atjn (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @mikeschroder (1), @hellofromtonya (1), @flixos90 (1), @johnbillion (1), @diddledan (1), @youknowriad (1), @alexstine (1), @francina (1), @rmccue (1), @mblach (1), @hedgefield (1), @sabernhardt (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @joedolson (1), @ocean90 (1), @chetan200891 (1), @scottconnerly (1), @ptahdunbar (1), @pbiron (1), @vetyst (1), @m0ze (1), @bmcculley (1), @jnylen0 (1), and @jrf (1).
Congrats and welcome to our 6 new contributors of the week! @marylauc, @atjn, @mblach, @vetyst, @m0ze, @bmcculley ♥️
Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (18), @desrosj (8), @joedolson (2), @johnbillion (1), @gziolo (1), @davidbaumwald (1), and @adamsilverstein (1).
#5-8, #meta5044, #week-in-core
