This post summarizes the latest Default Theme meeting (agenda).
Status update
The work on Twenty Twenty-Five is happening in the GitHub repository. At the time of the meeting, there were 54 open issues and 19 open pull requests.
There were about 45 patterns designed in total. 31 patterns were built/merged or had open in-progress PRs. 14 patterns were not yet built.
There were 34 templates designed in total, 22 templates are built (the default personal blog (versus network, site) and alternative ones for personal, photo and news blogs). Due to time constraints, the “blogging with sidebar” alternative likely won’t get built.
There’s an open issue to create the “combined” global style variations. 1 of the 8 variations has been created, 4 others are assigned.
It is possible to see what’s 🟢 built/ 🟡 not built/ 🔴 may not be built in the Figma file.
Some important information regarding the project timing was shared: the theme needs to be more or less complete before October 1, 2024, after that it is bug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes only. And text strings need to be final before October 22, 2024.
Priorities
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. patterns are the highest priority now, and need to be completed as soon as possible to be used to create the other layouts such as landing pages and homepages. There are “High priority” labels and they will also dictate what’s becoming a priority along the project.
Call notes
According to the agenda, a short, informal call happened to take a look at what’s built and what’s not, and determine if some of the original designs need to be left out. Those present were @beafialho, @poena, @juanfra, @luminuu and @oncecoupled.
The call focused on the progress and challenges of the development of Twenty Twenty-Five.
Key points:
- The completion of personal default templates and alternatives, with some patterns still pending-
- Four patterns are blocked due to the lack of image support for categories in search templates and the new accordion block’s delay, leading to the possibility to leave out three “category The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging.” patterns
- The team discussed the feasibility of adding patterns directly from the patterns sidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. and the need for consistent naming and ordering of section styles
- The team also considered the impact of WordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. US contributions and the need for thorough testing and accessibility 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) checks
Action items:
- Follow up on the new accordion block PR and status
- Evaluate building search result patterns or leaving them out
- Consider adding a “page” category for patterns
- Eventually ping The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” accessibility reviewers for testing
Thanks to @juanfra for reviewing the summary.
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