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213 open tickets in the Build/Test Tools component

213 open tickets	defect (bug)	enhancement	feature request	task (blessed)
7.2	5	1	0	7
Awaiting Review	47	47	5	9
Future Release	29	40	5	17
7.1	0	0	0	1

213 open tickets. Last 7 days: +1 ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.

15 tickets that have no replies

View list on Trac

• #29066  Grunt clean:dynamic task does not delete file/s from /build during grunt watch task
• #46804  wp-phpunit calls _delete_all_posts() too early during bootstrap
• #53118  Tests: review of correctly setting output expectations docs
• #53506  When using the WordPress Development Environment (wpenv) links to missing asset files do not return 404 and are redirected
• #53842  Review the type of select return values rest-api
• #56087  Configure Codecov status checks
• #56785  Automatically catch potential security issues before release
• #60874  Better BlockBlock 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. Management System required
• #61568  Only share Playground testing details when appropriate
• #62944  Allow a single theme to be tested/built
• #63083  Fail tests making external HTTPHTTP HTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. requests that are not in the `external-http` group.
• #64222  Improve the upgrade process for the Twemoji library javascriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com
• #64296  Make the workflow file responsible that commits changes to built files more maintainable
• #64970  Create a GitHubGitHub GitHub 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 by the repository owner. https://github.com/ Actions workflow for running visual 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. testing
• #65621  Tests: Make sure to preserve the contents of the uploads directory

14 tickets slated for 7.2

View list in Trac

• #29792  Grunt: Add a stylelint precommit task to check for CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. syntax errors accessibilityAccessibility 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) css coding-standards
• #64895  Tests: Reduce usage of assertEquals for 7.2
• #64958  Copy ReactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org vendor scripts from 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/, update version number
• #65064  Flaky test: test_get_theme_featured_list_api fails with external HTTP unavailability tests
• #65208  Introduce namespacing for the test classes for 7.2 tests
• #65278  PHPCSPHP Code Sniffer PHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS. scans can fail after running `build:dev`
• #65432  CI: Upgrade GitHub Actions to support Node.js 24
• #65451  Update Node.js to 24.x
• #65484  Loopback requests fail in the wordpress-develop Docker environment
• #65634  Text compression is not enabled in the Docker local dev environment performance
• #65722  Retry transient Docker image pull failures in PHPUnit workflows
• #65819  Test tool and unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. improvements for 7.2
• #65845  GitHub Actions updates and improvements for 7.2
• #65857  Update/Audit NPM Dependencies for 7.2

213 open tickets

Open enhancements: 88 View list on Trac
Open tasks: 34 View list on Trac
Open feature requests: 10 View list on Trac
Open defects: 81 View list on Trac

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