Jb Audras 10:43 pm on January 15, 2024
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A Week in Core – January 15, 2024

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 January 8 and January 15, 2024.

  • 37 commits
  • 64 contributors
  • 51 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 58 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

  • 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): Improve color contrast of the Copy buttons success message – #60140
  • Introduce new_admin_email_subject 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. – #59250
  • Remove invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. attribute maxlength on number input – #40610

Bundled Themes

  • Add missing text domain to various 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. patterns. – #60245
  • Twenty Seventeen: Fix wrong text-domain introduced in [57281] – #60245
  • Twenty Seventeen: Revert usage of str_contains() in theme files – #60241
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Revert usage of str_contains() in theme files – #60241
  • Twenty Twenty: Revert usage of str_contains() in theme files – #60241

Comments

  • Use post_password_required() for comment capability checks – #59929

Customize

  • Correct a typo in a console warning message – #60222

Docs

  • Add a mention of appearance-tools as a possible value for add_theme_support() – #60118
  • Correct some typos in docblocks and inline comments – #60069, #59651
  • Fix wrong inline comment in delete_theme() – #60246, #59651
  • Improve wp_admin_notice() function docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #59887

Editor

  • Allow default duotone styles if not explicitly disabled in theme.jsonJSON 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. – #60136
  • Clarify single post and page template descriptions – #60216
  • add CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. var parsing for fontSize and fontFamily – #59982
  • add size and repeat to background image support – #60175
  • fix inline comment formatting – #60134
  • output palette presets when appearance tools or border are enabled – #60134
  • update npm packages in trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision. for 6.4.3 – #59943, #59943

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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.

  • Add support for list elements – #60215

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.

  • Cache list of language file paths in WP_Textdomain_Registry – #58919

JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/.

  • Add new Modules API – #56313

Media

  • Fix handling of multibyte exif description metadata – #58082
  • Fix inaccurate docs for wp_attachment_is() – #59698

Modules API

TaxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies.

  • Check for empty term after DB sanitization in wp_insert_term() – #59995

Tests

  • Add hook priority call order tests – #60193
  • Correct the @group annotation in some tests – #59647
  • Fix tests following r57265 – #60216
  • Move wp_parse_list() tests to their own file – #59647
  • Remove some leftover debugging in WP_REST_Revisions_Controller tests – #59875

Themes

  • Add theme support for appearance tools – #60118

Upgrade/Install

  • Check theme compatibility during bulk upgrades – #59758

Upgrade/Install

  • Fix JavaScript localization on install page – #58696

Users

  • Remove periods in checkbox labels for consistency – #43814

Props

Thanks to the 64 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @mukesh27 (7), @joedolson (5), @andrewserong (5), @poena (4), @sabernhardt (3), @swissspidy (2), @costdev (2), @audrasjb (2), @wildworks (2), @jonsurrell (2), @mikachan (2), @benniledl (2), @Presskopp (2), @noisysocks (2), @mreishus (1), @NekoJonez (1), @jornp (1), @MadtownLems (1), @johnbillion (1), @alexanderkoledov (1), @shooper (1), @Marc_J (1), @nikmeyer (1), @xlthlx (1), @devmuhib (1), @nuhel (1), @shailu25 (1), @tmatsuur (1), @pratikthink (1), @nirav7707 (1), @Arena94 (1), @afercia (1), @luisherranz (1), @idad5 (1), @neffff (1), @joemcgill (1), @jorbin (1), @flixos90 (1), @gziolo (1), @westonruter (1), @fotodrachen (1), @antpb (1), @mikinc860 (1), @azaozz (1), @nicolefurlan (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @jayadevankbh (1), @alexstine (1), @isabel_brison (1), @czapla (1), @andraganescu (1), @joen (1), @ellatrix (1), @youknowriad (1), @ntsekouras (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @dd32 (1), @valendesigns (1), @drrobotnik (1), @ramonopoly (1), @salcode (1), @lakshmananphp (1), @fgiannar (1), and @kraftbj (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 8 new contributors of the week: @benniledl, @alexanderkoledov, @Marc_J, @nikmeyer, @xlthlx, @idad5, @fotodrachen, @jayadevankbh ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (10), @isabel_brison (6), @audrasjb (5), @joedolson (5), @swissspidy (2), @bernhard-reiter (2), @costdev (2), @jorbin (2), @afercia (1), @dmsnell (1), and @hellofromtonya (1).

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