Jb Audras 10:32 pm on June 27, 2022
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A Week in Core – June 27, 2022

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 June 20 and June 27, 2022.

  • 49 commits
  • 43 contributors
  • 71 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 44 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next major releasemajor 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., WP 6.1 and on the next minor, WP 6.0.1 🛠

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

Application Passwords

  • Ensure long passwords don’t break the “new password” notice – #54581

Build/Test Tools

  • Add missing @covers tags and fix the docs for the Cron test group – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for the AJAX test group – #39265
  • Adjust SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. notifications logic to account for expected non push events – #55652
  • Allow changes to the code coverage workflow to run on pull request – #55652
  • Configure Xdebug modes in the local Docker environment – #56022
  • Fix erroneous file name, from convertInvalidEntries.php to convertInvalidEntities.php – #55652
  • Return an error when uploading a test coverage report fails – #55652
  • Update 3rd party GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Actions – #55652
  • Update NPM devDependencies to their latest versions – #55652
  • Update the actions/cache action – #55652
  • Always include the error message in assertNotWPError() and assertNotIXRError() – #55652
  • Correct the expected result for wp_ajax_replyto_comment() test with a draft post – #39265
  • Further improve Tests_Image_Functions::test_wp_crop_image*() tests – #55652
  • Give the tests for adding empty post 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. values more consistent names – #55652
  • Improve Tests_Image_Functions::test_wp_crop_image*() tests – #55652
  • Improve the test for sticky posts not being moved to the front in sitemaps – #55633
  • Move assertQueryTrue() closer to the other custom assertions in WP_UnitTestCase_Base – #55652
  • Put @covers tags before @params in Ajax and Formatting groups – #39265
  • Refactor Tests_Image_Functions::test_load_directory() to split the tests and use a data provider – #55652
  • Remove multiple $wpdb::placeholder_escape() calls in wpdb tests – #55652
  • Replace esc_url_raw() calls with sanitize_url() – #39265, #55652
  • Use consistent punctuation in failure messages in Tests_Image_Functions – #55652
  • Use more consistent wording when referring to PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher deprecation notices – #55652

Code Modernization

  • Remove dynamic properties in Tests_*_Slashes – #56033
  • Remove dynamic properties in Tests_Media – #56033
  • Use the integer portion of an item position in add_submenu_page() – #55656, #54798

Comments

  • Add contextual autocomplete attributes to comment form fields – #55779

Database

  • Add %i placeholder support to $wpdb->prepare to escape table and column names – #52506
  • Add missing @since mention in get_posts_query_args() – #55633
  • Correct the return type for wp_save_image_file() – #55646
  • Improve documentation for WP_Image_Editor::save() and related functions – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in Bookmark related files, as per docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) standards – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in Tests_Image_Functions, per the documentation standards – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in Tests_Sitemaps_wpSitemapsPosts, as per docblock standard – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in the Feed APIAPI 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., as per docblock standards – #55646

Editor

  • Add utility classnames back to blocks that have layout attributes specified – #56058
  • Universalize functions for checking 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 status – #51819

Embeds

  • Remove MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. as an oEmbed source since the related endpoint has been deprecated – #55997

External Libraries

  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.6.3 – #56016

General

  • Revert an earlier define of the WPINC constant in src/index.php – #54233

I18Ni18n Internationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.

  • Correct and improve inline docsinline docs (phpdoc, docblock, xref) and tests for functionality related to nooped plurals – #55646, #55652

Media

  • Use correct escaping function for URLs in some legacy media functions – #56064

Posts, Post Types

  • Add caching to _find_post_by_old_slug and _find_post_by_old_date functions. – #36723

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/.

  • Move all links to prepare_links method in theme REST API controller – #56018

Sitemaps

  • Remove duplicate sticky Posts from Sitemap Post Query – #55633

Themes

  • Add actions to template loading to assist with collecting debug info – #54541

Upgrade/Install

  • Add a conditional to facilitate testing of the Rollbacks feature project – #56057, #51857, #54166

Props

Thanks to the 43 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (9), @SergeyBiryukov (9), @costdev (5), @hellofromTonya (4), @pbeane (4), @antonvlasenko (4), @ironprogrammer (4), @audrasjb (4), @peterwilsoncc (4), @afragen (3), @johnbillion (3), @mukesh27 (2), @Spacedmonkey (2), @desrosj (2), @swissspidy (2), @pbiron (2), @dd32 (1), @pbearne (1), @jorbin (1), @ethitter (1), @flixos90 (1), @tabrisrp (1), @rmccue (1), @RavanH (1), @aristath (1), @zieladam (1), @yannielsen (1), @craigfrancis (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @juliemoynat (1), @bhrugesh96 (1), @sabernhardt (1), @tellyworth (1), @iandunn (1), @apokalyptik (1), @hasanuzzamanshamim (1), @smit08 (1), @glendaviesnz (1), @andrewserong (1), @matveb (1), @samikeijonen (1), @Presskopp (1), and @Synchro (1).

Congrats and welcome to our new contributor of the week: @yannielsen ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (24), @desrosj (7), @audrasjb (7), @azaozz (4), @davidbaumwald (2), @johnbillion (2), @spacedmonkey (2), and @jorbin (1).

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