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 June 14 and June 21, 2021.
- 58 commits
- 61 contributors
- 83 tickets created
- 7 tickets reopened
- 52 tickets closed
Please note that the WordPress Core team released WordPress 5.8 beta 2 last week. Everyone is welcome to help testing the 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. of WordPress 🌟
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
Administration
- Consistently escape
admin_url() links – #53426 - Consistently escape
network_admin_url() links – #53459
Build/Test Tools
- Ignore sourceMaps for non WordPress Core files – #52689
- Replace the deprecated
@babel/polyfill – #52941 - Use Git Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. Most modern plugin and theme development is being done with this version control system. https://git-scm.com/. when fetching the WordPress Importer for use in tests – #52909
- Correct
svn:eol-style property for test data with CR line endings – #52625 - Make some optional parameters required in unit tests for previous/next attachment links – #45708, #52625
- Use more appropriate assertions in
clean_dirsize_cache() tests – #52625 - Use more appropriate assertions in a few tests – #52625
Bundled Themes
- Improve 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/ check before activating an FSE theme – #53410
- Make sure
get_file_data() recognizes headers prefixed by <?php 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.) – #33387 - Prevent a Full Site Editing theme from being activated when Gutenberg is not active – #53410
- Remove unexpected border around the Theme Details button – #53473
- Twenty Thirteen: Improve the display of the Query 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. 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. – #53438
- Twenty Twenty-One: Add margins around content in Post Template block – #53389, #53398
Coding Standards
- Apply some alignment fixes – #50105
- Bring some consistency to HTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. formatting in
wp-admin/comment.php – #52627 - Fix WPCS A public benefit corporation and a subsidiary of the WordPress Foundation, established in 2016. issue in [51174] – #53407
- Remove a one-time
$message variable in WordPress version requirement notices for bundled themes – #52627 - Remove a one-time
$message variable in some _doing_it_wrong() calls – #52627 - Use consistent formatting for
_wp_posts_page_notice() and _wp_block_editor_posts_page_notice() – #45537, #52627
Documentation
- Add a reference to
WP_Site_Query::__construct() for information on accepted arguments in get_sites() – #42156 - Add missing documentation for
wp_migrate_old_typography_shape() – #52991, #52628 - Correct DocBlock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) formatting for
Core_Upgrader::upgrade() – #52628 - Correct
@since version in the wp-includes/version.php file header 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. – #52628 - Document the
VALID_ORIGINS constant in WP_Theme_JSON – #52628 - Document the usage of
$_wp_current_template_content global in a few block template functions – #52628 - Document the usage of
$wp_embed global in WP_oEmbed_Controller::get_proxy_item() – #52628 - Update syntax for multi-line comment in
wp_generate_attachment_metadata() per the documentation standards – #52603 - Update syntax for some multi-line comments per the documentation standards – #52628
Editor
- Remove code from a translatable string in
wp_migrate_old_typography_shape() – #52991 - Allow
custom-units to be an array – #53472 - Check if
supports metadata key is defined before migrating typography keys – #53416 - Include Cover block in the list of block types registered using metadata files – #53440
- Replace a Gutenberg specific function with the Core equivalent – #53369
- Package updates for 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. 3 – #53397
- Prevent duplicate queries – #53280, #53176
- Second batch of fixes for 5.8 beta 2 – #53397
- Update the WordPress packages with the fixes for 5.8 beta 2 – #53397
- Ports theme.json JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. changes for beta 3 – #53397
External Libraries
- Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.5.0 – #53430
Internationalization
- Remove redundant
default text domain parameter in some __() calls – #52627 - Use consistent pattern for placeholder references in translator comments for some bundled theme strings – #52628
Media
- Adapt response shape depending on type of query – #53421, #53419
- Ensure
$post_ids is evaluated properly when processing bulk actions – #53411 - Improve upload page media item layout on smaller screens – #51754
- Make sure
wp_generate_attachment_metadata() always returns an array – #52603 - Restore AJAX response data shape in media library – #50105
- Update total attachment count when media added or removed – #53171
Quick/Bulk Edit
- Ensure that
$post_ids variable is initialized ahead of usage – #39589, #53411
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/.
- Decode HTML entities in 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. names and descriptions in widget types controller – #53407
- Decode single and double quote entities in widget names and descriptions – #53407
Upgrade/Install
- Deactivate the Gutenberg 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 if its version is 10.7 or lower – #53432
Users
- Escape
get_author_posts_url() link in wp_list_authors() – #50698
Widgets
- Add editor styles to the widgets block editor – #53344, #53388
- Stop loading
wp-editor and the Block Directory assets on the widgets screen – #53437, #53397
Props
Thanks to the 61 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @desrosj (6), @noisysocks (5), @nosolosw (4), @youknowriad (4), @ryelle (4), @adamsilverstein (3), @audrasjb (3), @walbo (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @chintan1896 (3), @jorbin (3), @hellofromTonya (3), @david.binda (2), @joedolson (2), @ramonopoly (2), @gziolo (2), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @mukesh27 (2), @Presskopp (2), @alexstine (1), @jnylen0 (1), @czapla (1), @francina (1), @markparnell (1), @kraftner (1), @justinahinon (1), @afragen (1), @johnbillion (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @Synchro (1), @Chouby (1), @aristath (1), @ntsekouras (1), @mcsf (1), @chaion07 (1), @Clorith (1), @ocean90 (1), @pbiron (1), @chanthaboune (1), @Mamaduka (1), @mkaz (1), @joen (1), @isabel_brison (1), @andraganescu (1), @caseymilne (1), @sabernhardt (1), @marybaum (1), @AlePerez92 (1), @azaozz (1), @scruffian (1), @birgire (1), @felipeelia (1), @dd32 (1), @m_uysl (1), @thomas-vitale (1), @boblinthorst (1), @oglekler (1), and @JeffPaul (1).
Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week! @czapla, @caseymilne, and @AlePerez92 ♥️
Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (33), @desrosj (13), @joedolson (3), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @youknowriad (2), @ryelle (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @antpb (1), @davidbaumwald (1), and @jorbin (1).
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