Dev Chat Agenda – July 23, 2025

Announcements 📢

WordPress 6.9 Planning Proposal and Call for Volunteers

The planning phase for Release 6.9 is now underway.
Applications for the various roles should be submitted here.

What’s new in 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/ 21.2?

@priethor published a detailed post about the release of Gutenberg pluginPlugin A 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 version 21.2. There you’ll find a comprehensive overview of all the changes and new features introduced in this version.

Forthcoming releases 🚀

WordPress 6.9

WordPress 6.9 is scheduled on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

Gutenberg 21.3

The release of Gutenberg 21.3 is scheduled for Wednesday, July 30.

Discussions 💬

The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.

Proposal to Include PHPStan in WordPress 6.9

The proposal to introduce PHPStan as a static analysis tool in WordPress 6.9 is ready for further discussion. The goal is to determine whether and how PHPStan can be integrated into the core workflow. Key open points and areas requiring input are outlined in #61175.

Regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. in Media Playlist – Ticket #63583

A bugbug 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. affecting media playlists has been reported in Trac ticket #63583. The issue has been successfully reproduced and a patchpatch A special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing. is already available. @rollybueno has asked whether the ticket can be assigned to a milestone so that progress can continue.

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/. Table Leads Needed for WCUS 2025

We need to discuss who from the Core Team will be available on-site at WordCampWordCamp 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 to serve as table lead or assist with onboarding and coordination during Contributor Day on August 26. Confirmation is needed by July 25.

Open floor  🎙️

Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.

Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.