Summary, Dev Chat, September 4, 2024

Announcements

There were no announcements this week.

Forthcoming Releases

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.: 6.7

We are currently in the WordPress 6.7 release cycle. WordPress 6.7 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 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1. The Road Map post was recently published.

Next minor releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality.: 6.6.2

The next maintenance release will be WordPress 6.6.2. RC1 is scheduled for Sept 4, and the full release is planned for Sept 10. See the Trac milestone for the release.

Next GutenbergGutenberg 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/ release: 19.2

The next Gutenberg release will be 19.2, scheduled for September 11.

Discussion

When discussing WordPress 6.7, we highlighted that @joen has listed some items that could use some help here, and @noisysocks reminded us that it’s always worth checking the Editor tasks board, especially items in the “Todo” and “Needs review” columns.

@peterwilsoncc asked for some additional eyes on this PR.

@noisysocks confirmed that the last Gutenberg RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). before the feature freeze is September 18, and these are the biggest items to keep an eye on:

• Gallery: Add lightbox support #62906
• Block Bindings: Allow only admin users to create and modify bindings by default #64570
• Block bindings: Add meta field to post types #64072

Open Floor

@ironprogrammer asked: Has there ever been a pre-Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. online hangout where people could get this help beforehand? And maybe more importantly, would it do any good toward getting folks prepared before they arrive? – @joemcgill mentioned the documentation in the handbook and offered to reach out to the WCUS organizers to see if there is a need for more support with the onboarding process this year.