The WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:
Found a bugbugA 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.?Create a ticket in the bug tracker.
WordPress 6.8 | Release Candidaterelease candidateOne 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). 1 is now available 🥳
@jeffpaul reminds all CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Committers to read this article and follow the outlined process for the upcoming steps: WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate Phase
We are in the process of finalizing the development notes, after which the Field GuideField guideThe field guide is a type of blogpost published on Make/Core during the release candidate phase of the WordPress release cycle. The field guide generally lists all the dev notes published during the beta cycle. This guide is linked in the about page of the corresponding version of WordPress, in the release post and in the HelpHub version page. will be released, followed by an email to PluginPluginA 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 Authors containing the necessary information.
GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ 20.5 is now available
The new version of the Gutenberg plugin is now available in our plugin directory.
Help Test 6.8 BetaBetaA 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. version 🧪
The Test-Team has written two helpful guides for people interested in testing:
The Release Candidate 2 release of WordPress 6.8 will be available on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
A detailed overview of the release schedule for WordPress 6.8 can be found here. The article also includes information about the individuals assigned to each release party.
Next Gutenberg version: 20.6
Gutenberg 20.6 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
@joemcgill created a follow-up ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. (#63175) to update the tests and might need additional support.
@johnbillion explained that the fail() method is being called because the test environment doesn’t support Argon2. There have been discussions about whether this should cause the test to fail or be skipped. Skipping would be risky, as it’s harder to spot if, for example, the PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher version in GitHubGitHubGitHub 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 suddenly stops supporting something the test depends on. @desrosj is currently investigating why the failures are happening in their setup.
RCrelease candidateOne 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).-Testing and Bug TriagetriageThe act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors.
@joemcgill reminded everyone to monitor the new tickets and forum feedback as RC testing begins. He emphasized flagging any bugs related to the 6.8 release, noting that a few tickets from yesterday still need triaging.
Open Floor 💬
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