Jb Audras 10:43 am on June 8, 2021
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A Week in Core – June 7, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore 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 TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between May 31 and June 7, 2021.

  • 40 commits
  • 72 contributors
  • 53 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 77 tickets closed

Ticketticket 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

Administration

  • List Tables: Update spacing in action items on small screens – #48546, #47895

Application Passwords

  • Allow enter key to submit profile form – #52849

BlockBlock 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. Editor

  • Add a type property to allow Core to identify the source of the editor styles – #53175
  • Add the Site Logo block’s server implementation – #53247
  • Load the WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver class in wp-admin/load-styles.php – #53175
  • Package updates for 5.8 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. 1 – #52991
  • Update script versions – #52991
  • Correct some docblocks added in [50836] – #50328, #52620
  • Fix failing block editor test – #53301

Boostrap/Load

  • Add filterFilter 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. to allow disabling of object cache – #53322
  • Only reference recovery mode email when it can be sent – #52560

Build/Test tools

  • Remove the ::append_to_selector() method from Tests_Theme_wpThemeJson – #52991
  • Use assertSame() in some newly introduced tests – #52482

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Check for navigation element before using it – #52773

Coding Standards

  • Extraneous white space at end of line – #51189
  • Simplify a condition in wp-admin/admin-footer.php – #53306
  • Simplify the logic in WP_Widget::get_field_name() and ::get_field_id() – #16773, #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/options-media.php – #52627

Comments

  • Escape comment author’s email in the Edit Comment form – #53349
  • Return valid comment reply link if comments are paginated – #51189

Documentation

  • Add a @since note to wp_parse_id_list() and wp_parse_slug_list() about using wp_parse_list() – #52628
  • Correct type for the $widget parameter of the widget_block_content filter – #51566

External Libraries

  • Update the Requests library to version 1.8.1 – #53334

Plugins

  • Make sure Hello Dolly translations are deleted when the pluginPlugin 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 is deleted – #52817

REST APIREST 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 ‘delete_widget’ action to delete widgetWidget 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. endpoint – #53289
  • Delete fresh_site option when updating widgets via REST API – #53317
  • Fix delete widget endpoint – #53313
  • Rename the $creating parameter of rest_after_save_widget action to $update – #53317
  • Restore the $creating parameter of rest_after_save_widget action – #53317

Site Health

  • Conditionally run Authorization headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. test – #52642
  • Remove unnecessary function_exists() checks from WP_Site_Health::get_tests() – #52642

Themes

  • Fix accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (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) issues with controls in themes screen – #52649

TinyMCE

  • Don’t attempt to initialize the same instance twice. Follow up to [51082] – #52133, #52050
  • Fix initialization when the editor is in a postbox by delaying it until document.readyState === 'complete' – #52133, #52050

Upgrade/Install

Users

  • Add user’s localeLocale A locale is a combination of language and regional dialect. Usually locales correspond to countries, as is the case with Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazil). Other examples of locales include Canadian English and U.S. English. to password reset link to ensure login screen matches the language of the email – #34281, #52605, #53321

Widgets

  • Add widget_block_content filter – #51566
  • Add missing actions to widgets block editor – #53288
  • Enable MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. and Nav Menu widgets in Legacy Widget block – #53301
  • Make new WordPress installations use blocks in widget areas instead of widgets – #53324

Props

Thanks to the 72 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@TimothyBlynJacobs (4), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @nosolosw (3), @isabel_brison (3), @andraganescu (3), @alexstine (3), @costdev (3), @hellofromtonya (2), @sabernhardt (2), @joyously (2), @audrasjb (2), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @justinahinon (1), @jipmoors (1), @westonruter (1), @drebbits.web (1), @afragen (1), @stevenkword (1), @jorbin (1), @lukecarbis (1), @jdgrimes (1), @tamlyn (1), @solarissmoke (1), @5ubliminal (1), @helen (1), @celloexpressions (1), @Mte90 (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @kevin940726 (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @y_kolev (1), @Clorith (1), @Otshelnik-Fm (1), @JeffPaul (1), @talldanwp (1), @WebDragon (1), @dlh (1), @pbiron (1), @jamil95 (1), @sushmak (1), @stevegrunwell (1), @aliveic (1), @mkdgs (1), @williampatton (1), @aristath (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @ocean90 (1), @noisysocks (1), @promz (1), @poena (1), @metalandcoffee (1), @desrosj (1), @patkemper (1), @herrvigg (1), @spikeuk1 (1), @dway (1), @azaozz (1), @notlaura (1), @MrPauloEn (1), @paaggeli (1), @engahmeds3ed (1), @utsav72640 (1), @kapilpaul (1), @jrf (1), @schlessera (1), @mbabker (1), @walbo (1), @reynhartono (1), @Otto42 (1), @arunsathiya (1), @danfarrow (1), and @mukesh27 (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 12 new contributors of the week! @costdev, @5ubliminal, @WebDragon, @sushmak, @mkdgs, @patkemper, @herrvigg, @spikeuk1, @dway, @MrPauloEn, @kapilpaul, and @reynhartono. ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (15), @noisysocks (8), @joedolson (4), @youknowriad (3), @jorbin (2), @azaozz (2), @ryelle (2), @ocean90 (1), @johnbillion (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), and @clorith (1).

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