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.
There are no major announcements from the past week.
Forthcoming releases 🚀
WordPress 6.8.2 and beyond
The CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team is putting together a squad for future minor releases.
Next 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/ version: 20.9
Gutenberg 20.9 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
Discussion 💬
Refreshing Workflow Documentation
@SirLouen suggested updating the TracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. workflow keyword documentation, noting that some terms are outdated, misused, or conflicting. He plans to draft a revised version to provide clearer guidance for contributors and aims to publish it on the blogblog(versus network, site). The goal is to support future discussion and improve overall understanding of keyword use.
Improving the Local Development Environment
The current local development environment for WordPress is minimal and does not include all tools needed for comprehensive testing. Since different approaches are used, the documentation should be updated and improved to reflect the latest state.
Reducing Redundant Test Reports
@krupajnanda suggests limiting the number of test reports on simple tickets (e.g., UIUIUser interface/UXUXUser experience, accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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)) to around 5 and adding a message to guide contributors to more important tickets, to reduce redundant testing. @jorbin and others agree but emphasize that this shouldn’t be automated, as a person needs to verify the validity of test reports.
Additionally, once enough test reports are received, the needs-testing label should be removed to focus efforts on tickets still requiring testing.
Open floor 🎙️
Review Needed: Unicode Email Addresses
@agulbra is requesting a review for ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.#31992. The code was written last year, but it’s now ready to be merged since PHPMailer has released the required dependencies. @ironprogrammer has already reviewed it and suggested asking for further feedback here. It would be great if someone could take a look. Thanks!
Call for Core Bug Tickets for the WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. Europe 2025 | Contributor DayContributor DayContributor 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/.
@benjamin_zekavica mentioned that preparation for the WordCamp Europe Contributor Day in Basel should begin. To support this, suitable tickets need to be collected. If anyone finds higher-priority tickets that could be worked on during the event, they are encouraged to add them as comments in this article. This would help streamline the preparation process.
