Jb Audras 1:29 pm on October 12, 2021
Tags: 5.8.2 ( 11 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), core ( 330 ), week in core ( 140 )

A Week in Core – October 11, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between October 4 and October 11, 2021.

16 commits
30 contributors
29 tickets created
5 tickets reopened
17 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

Allow 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 action links row to wrap – #53275

Build/Test Tools

Change the 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. version used for testing the 5.6 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch". of PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher – #54223

Bundled Themes

Twenty Twenty-One: Remove duplicate width and height values from social icons – #54208

Coding Standards

Use strict type check for in_array() in register_block_script_handle() – #54206, #53359

Docs

Add a @since note for the new $parent_block parameter of several filters – #51612
Improve various inline documentation for adminadmin (and super admin) bar functions and hooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. – #53399
Miscellaneous inline documentation improvements, including: – #53399

Editor

Apply the pre_render_block, render_block_data, and render_block_context filters when rendering inner/nested blocks – #51612

External Libraries

Revert [51900] for now to investigate test failures – #54162
Update getID3 to version 1.9.21 – #54162
Update jQuery UIUI User interface to 1.13.0 final – #52163

Permalinks

Move the NginxNGINX NGINX is open source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and more. It started out as a web server designed for maximum performance and stability. In addition to its HTTP server capabilities, NGINX can also function as a proxy server for email (IMAP, POP3, and SMTP) and a reverse proxy and load balancer for HTTP, TCP, and UDP servers. https://www.nginx.com/. documentation link to help sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. in wp-admin/options-permalink.php – #39258

Privacy

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): Use red color for action buttons on the Erase Personal Data screen: – #49603

Site Health

Use an integer value as a fallback in the available disk space check – #51857

TaxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies.

Populate the WP_Terms_List_Table::$items property in ::prepare_items() – #54181

Upgrade/Install

Introduce a move_dir() function – #54166, #51857

Props

Thanks to the 30 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (4), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @azaozz (3), @mukesh27 (2), @sabernhardt (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @Clorith (2), @noisysocks (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @aristath (2), @sergeybiryukov (2), @joedolson (1), @carike (1), @arena (1), @desrosj (1), @timlappe (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @jrf (1), @gaambo (1), @Presskopp (1), @laxman-prajapati (1), @max-dayala (1), @swissspidy (1), @mattoakley (1), @mgol (1), @TobiasBg (1), @pbiron (1), @galbaras (1), @afragen (1), and @ankit-k-gupta (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week: @timlappe, @max-dayala, @mattoakley ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @hellofromtonya (3), @azaozz (2), @johnbillion (2), and @desrosj (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:11 pm on September 27, 2021
Tags: 5.8.2 ( 11 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), core ( 330 ), week in core ( 140 )

A Week in Core – September 27, 2021

22 commits
23 contributors
49 tickets created
6 tickets reopened
57 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

Remove the PHPUnit container from local Docker environment – #54112
Splits and improves compat tests – #39265, #53363
Update PHPUnit configuration for PHPUnit 9.5.10/8.5.21+ – #54183
Upgrades Tests_Multisite_MS_Permalink_Collision fixture methods and strict assertion – #51147

Code Modernization

Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation in _mb_substr() – #53635

Coding Standards

Fix the alignment of the array – [51855]
Remove duplicate assignment from a ternary operator in WP_MS_Sites_List_Table::site_states() – #38296

Docs

Add @since notes to register_setting() for the deprecated misc and privacy option groups – #53399
Document some more common names for dynamic hooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. and standardise the phrasing used – #53581
Fix typo in the $clear_working parameter description in WP_Upgrader methods – #54163
Miscellaneous docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) corrections and improvements – #52217, #53399
Update description for retrieve_widgets() per the documentation standards – #53811
Update and enhance the docs for retrieve_widgets() – #53811

Formatting

Pass the 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. instance as a parameter to the render_block filters – #53596

General

Fix code quality issues which were identified by static analysis – #52217

Posts, Post Types

Don’t add a trailing number when there is a unique post parent – #51147

Tests

Correct the @ticket reference in wp_terms_checklist() tests – #53363, #51137
Don’t skip some Ajax tests on multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also network, blog, site, add them to the ms-excluded group instead – #53363
Further improve the tests for avoid_blog_page_permalink_collision(): – #51147
Remove unnecessary setUp() and tearDown() methods in multisite tests – #53363
Rename classes in phpunit/tests/multisite/ per the naming conventions – #53363
Update the Services_JSON test for PHPUnit 9.5.10/8.5.21+ – #54183, #54029, #53363

Props

Thanks to the 23 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (5), @jrf (5), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @netweb (2), @joelcj91 (1), @MaximeCulea (1), @zieladam (1), @mukesh27 (1), @pbiron (1), @aezazshekh (1), @zenithcity (1), @whyisjake (1), @knutsp (1), @tubys (1), @Daschmi (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @audrasjb (1), @terriann (1), @stormrockwell (1), @johnbillion (1), @costdev (1), @desrosj (1), and @hellofromtonya (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 4 new contributors of the week: @aezazshekh, @zenithcity, @tubys, and @Daschmi ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @hellofromtonya (4), @johnbillion (4), @whyisjake (2), and @azaozz (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 4:30 pm on September 21, 2021
Tags: 5.8.2 ( 11 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), core ( 330 ), week in core ( 140 )

A Week in Core – September 20, 2021

21 commits
42 contributors
31 tickets created
0 tickets reopened
23 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

Code changes

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. editor

Cache global stylesheet by theme key – #53175

Build/Test Tools

Expect an absolute path in WP_TESTS_PHPUNIT_POLYFILLS_PATH constant – #46149
Improve messaging when PHPUnit Polyfills cannot be found – #46149
Improve messaging when PHPUnit Polyfills do not comply with version requirements – #46149
Make WP_TESTS_PHPUNIT_POLYFILLS_PATH more flexible – #46149
Reworks Tests_Option_Option::test_bad_option_names() into data provider – #53635

Bundled Themes

Twenty Eleven: Set a fixed height for search form when headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. image is added – #40398
Twenty Seventeen: Make blogblog (versus network, site) header margin more specific on front page – #43628
Twenty Twenty-One: Add missing escaping for the “Secondary menu” label – #54127

Coding Standards

Code Modernization: Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in WP_Comment_Query::get_comment_ids() – #53635
Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http::request() – #53359
Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http_Cookie::__construct() – #53359
Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http_Streams::request() – #53359
Rename the $processedHeaders variable to $processed_headers in WP_Http::request() – #53359
Use strict comparison in wp-inclues/class-wp-http-cookie.php – #53359

Documentation

Update description for the $wp_version global – #53413

Embeds

Add Pinterest as a trusted oEmbed provider – #53448

Internationalization

Add a translator comment to clarify the “Block HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers.” string in the Block widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. settings form – #54110

Media

Fix $content parameter default value in img_caption_shortcode() – #53635

Options, MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. APIs

Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecations to (get|add|update|delete)_option() – #53635

Upgrade/Install

Create a temporary backup of plugins and themes before updating – #51857

Props

Thanks to the 42 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (9), @jrf (8), @lucatume (4), @schlessera (4), @jeherve (4), @sabernhardt (3), @mukesh27 (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @pbearne (2), @azaozz (2), @dd32 (2), @muhammadfaizanhaidar (2), @NekoJonez (1), @Amieiro (1), @knutsp (1), @johnbillion (1), @namith.jawahar (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @laurelfulford (1), @hirofumi2012 (1), @jainnidhi (1), @mai21 (1), @fedepia (1), @Soean (1), @francina (1), @a2hosting (1), @Boniu91 (1), @richards1052 (1), @galbaras (1), @KZeni (1), @pento (1), @mikeschroder (1), @audrasjb (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @poena (1), @pbiron (1), @afragen (1), @aristath (1), @joedolson (1), @oandregal (1), @teucrium (1), @lukecavanagh (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 7 new contributors of the week: @NekoJonez, @Amieiro, @namith.jawahar, @mai21, @richards1052, @KZeni, and @teucrium ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @hellofromtonya (8), @pento (1), @jorgefilipecosta (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:13 pm on September 13, 2021
Tags: 5.9 ( 40 ), core ( 330 ), week in core ( 140 )

A Week in Core – September 13, 2021

37 commits
30 contributors
40 tickets created
4 tickets reopened
25 tickets closed

As expected, WordPress 5.8.1 was released last week! Props to @desrosj and @circlecube for leading this new point 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. 🌟

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

Code changes

Administration

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): Improve aria-label on networknetwork (versus site, blog) adminadmin (and super admin) Themes screen – #24442

Build/Test Tools

Fix CI for running tests on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1 – #53945
Add more invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. IP test cases and @covers to Tests_Functions_Anonymization – #53363
Add tests for wpdb::_real_escape() – #53363
Fix “null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in Tests_Admin_IncludesPlugin::test_get_plugin_files_folder() – #53635

Bundled Themes

Twenty Eleven: Set a fixed height for search form when headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. image is added – #40398

Code Modernization

Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation in wpdb::_real_escape() – #53635
Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in WP_Comment_Query::get_comment_ids() – #53635
Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notices in WP_Http::normalize_cookies() – #53635
Fix last parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::start_el() – #51553
Fix null to non-nullable deprecation in term_exists() – #53635
Fix null to non-nullable deprecation in wp_privacy_anonymize_ip() – #53635
Fix null to non-nullable deprecations in WP_Meta_Query::get_sql_for_clause() – #53635
Fix parameter name mismatch with parent in WP_Customize_Custom_CSS_Setting::validate() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Customize_Setting::sanitize() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Customize_Setting::update() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Image_Editor::save() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::column_cb() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::handle_row_actions() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_REST_Controller::prepare_item_for_response() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_max_num_pages() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_url_list() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Upgrader_Skin::error() – #51553
Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Widget::update() – #51553
Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Upgrader_Skin::feedback() – #51553
Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::end_el() – #51553
Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::start_el() – #51553
Improve @since message in WP_List_Table::column_default() – #51553

Documentation

Correct documentation for the in_plugin_update_message-{$file} filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. – #40006

Editor

Revert [51748] and [51649]. They intorduced 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. where wp.editor may be replaced with wp.oldEditor in certain cases – #53762
Editor: fix the replacement of wp.editor with wp.oldEditor in the inline script outputted when enqueueing the old editor – #53762

External Libraries

Update jQuery UIUI User interface to 1.13.0-rc2 – #52163

General

Only use _jsonp_wp_die_handler() for JSONP REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. requests

Site Health

Add Intl to the list of recommended PHP extensions – #52654
Site Health: Move the Imagick entry higher in the list of recommended PHP extensions – #52654

Users

Introduce a meta_input argument for wp_insert_user() – #41950

Widgets

Revert [51705] – #53811

Props

Thanks to the 30 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (26), @jrf (26), @azaozz (19), @desrosj (18), @johnbillion (15), @sergeybiryukov (15), @audrasjb (2), @david.binda (2), @sabernhardt (2), @Clorith (2), @Soean (1), @davidmosterd (1), @BinaryKitten (1), @donmhico (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @mdawaffe (1), @get_dave (1), @grantmkin (1), @fullofcaffeine (1), @lukecavanagh (1), @josklever (1), @mukesh27 (1), @zieladam (1), @andraganescu (1), @fedepia (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @mgol (1), @JavierCasares (1), @zeo (1), and @SergeyBiryukov (1).

Congrats and welcome to our new contributor of the week: @josklever ♥️

Core committers: @hellofromtonya (26), @sergeybiryukov (6), @azaozz (3), and @johnbillion (2).

#5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Francesca Marano 7:59 am on September 9, 2021
Tags: 5.8.x ( 13 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), dev chat ( 485 ), summary ( 479 )

Dev chat summary, September 8, 2021

@audrasjb led the chat on this agenda. You can also read the Slack logs.

Highlighted blogblog (versus network, site) posts

The attendees did not add comments to the posts highlighted in the agenda.

Worth mentioning

Thanks to the 61 contributors of the past week, including 7 new contributors! Kudos to the 7 coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. committers of the week, too
A Week in Core – September 6, 2021

Announcements

WordPress 5.8.1 release team ran into an issue with GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can 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/ that required a chunk of manual work. WordPress 5.8.1 went out few hours after the chat.
The Polyglots TeamPolyglots Team Polyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating plugins, themes, documentation, and front-facing marketing copy. https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. is currently organizing the 2021 edition of the WordPress Translation Days.
Work on the jquery upgrade is rolling on now, @azaozz is working on the PR

Component maintainers

Build/Test Tools

Work has continued on adding missing @covers tags to unit tests for more accurate coverage. See ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #39265 for more details.

General

Work has continued on:

#51553 – Fixing parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes for PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8 named parameter support.
#53635 – Making various compatibility fixes for PHP 8.1. Thanks @jrf and @hellofromtonya!

Upgrade/Install

Upgrade/Install Meeting Notes, September 7

Open Floor

The attendees briefly discussed #53784 – Additional review welcome.

@annezazu reminded everyone about the FSE Program Exploration: Help with the future of Block Theme Switching

#5-8-x, #5-9, #dev-chat, #summary

Jb Audras 9:31 pm on September 6, 2021
Tags: 5.8.1 ( 8 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), core ( 330 ), week in core ( 140 )

A Week in Core – September 6, 2021

23 commits
61 contributors
41 tickets created
12 tickets reopened
52 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.1) and major (5.9) releases.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

Double escape quotation marks(“) for SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. “messages” – #52644
Clean css/dist as part of the webpack build step – #53719
Add missing @covers tags for Tests_Admin_IncludesComment – #39265
Add missing @covers tags for Tests_Admin_wpCommunityEvents – #39265
Add missing @covers tags for actions’ tests – #39265

Code Modernization

Code Modernization: Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::column_default() – #51553
Apply coding standards on CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. – #53866

Customize

Add wp-embed-responsive class to body if using widgets 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. editor – #53609

Documentation

Correct the post_submitbox_minor_actions hook description – #54045
Fix typo in a comment in WP_Customize_Manager::get_return_url() – #53399
Improve documentation in wp-signup.php – #41566
Move @since notes from the safe_style_css filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. to the safecss_filter_attr() function – #53731
Provide a more accurate description for a few script and style functions – #54044
Сlarify that term_id is a valid value for the $field parameter of get_term_by() – #54065

Editor

Update block editor packages for WordPress 5.8.1 – #54052, #52818

Media

Remove documentation detailing specific edge cases in the image_editor_output_format filter – #53955
Apply the wp_editor_set_quality filter not only when loading an image in the editor but also when saving an converted image, after the mime-type of the output image has changed – #53667
Media: fix showing of the “Filter Media” filds when replacing an image from the media modal – #53833

Site Health

Remove MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. query cache size from the Site Health Info screen – #53845

Widgets

Pass correct context to get_block_categories() calls – #53757
Rename and soft deprecate retrieve_widgets() – #53811
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Props

Thanks to the 61 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (8), @hellofromTonya (5), @pbearne (4), @jrf (4), @azaozz (4), @sabernhardt (4), @desrosj (3), @zieladam (2), @walbo (2), @kevin940726 (2), @johnbillion (2), @andraganescu (2), @netweb (2), @sergeybiryukov (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @mukesh27 (2), @circlecube (2), @zodiac1978 (1), @noisysocks (1), @antonvlasenko (1), @terraling (1), @dariak (1), @vladytimy (1), @bedas (1), @ramonopoly (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @mikeschroder (1), @mkaz (1), @mhuntdesign (1), @hudson-atwell (1), @mark-k (1), @alexstine (1), @Enchiridion (1), @mt8biz (1), @westonruter (1), @jayupadhyay01 (1), @joen (1), @aristath (1), @toro_unit (1), @juanmaguitar (1), @gazchap (1), @tmatsuur (1), @muhammadfaizanhaidar (1), @ankitmaru (1), @pbiron (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @oandregal (1), @gziolo (1), @ntsekouras (1), @jblz (1), @talldanwp (1), @ribaricplusplus (1), @youknowriad (1), @paaljoachim (1), @kreppar (1), @ellatrix (1), @ajlende (1), and @mamaduka (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 7 (!) new contributors of the week! @terraling, @bedas, @hudson-atwell, @Enchiridion, @juanmaguitar, @gazchap, and @muhammadfaizanhaidar ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @hellofromtonya (5), @desrosj (4), @azaozz (2), @ryelle (1), @noisysocks (1), and @peterwilsoncc (1).

#5-8-1, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Francesca Marano 8:26 am on September 2, 2021
Tags: 5.8.x ( 13 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), dev chat ( 485 ), summary ( 479 )

Dev chat summary, September 1, 2021

@hellofromtonya led the chat on this agenda. You can also read the Slack logs.

Highlighted blogblog (versus network, site) posts

The attendees did not add comments to the posts highlighted in the agenda.

Worth mentioning

Thanks to the 34 people who contributed to WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. last week, including 2 new contributors! Kudos to the 8 core committers of the week, too
A Week in Core – August 30, 2021

Announcements

WordPress 5.8.1 RC 1 was released right before the dev-chat.
- You can see the process in the Core channel in Slack.
- Announcement
@webcommsat announced that the 6th edition of WordPress Translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. Day has started on September 1st and will run through the whole month: you can check the dedicated website.
@annezazu reported that a proof of concept for a migrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. to Playwright was shared during the core editor meeting and well received thus far.
Tonya noted that the Test team is working on updating the local testing docs in the handbook to include not only wp-env but also multiple workflow alternatives.

Empower everyone to contribute!
Tonya Mork

Component maintainers

Build/Test Tools

Work continues on improving the PHPUnit test suite and PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1 fixes.

Help/About

@webcommsat and @marybaum are meeting to plan ahead for WordPress 5.9 and what are the implications of auto-updates on the About page.

Upgrade/Install

The maintainers had a discussion about update logs and update email containing changelog link that can be read in the core-auto-updates channel.
The Rollback Update Failure feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. now has similar function as the proposed PR1492 for #51857. @sergeybiryukov is reviewing an issue with servers that disable disk_free_space()

Open Floor

Tonya brought up #53450 and asked for feedback. Two committers added positive comments so it looks like it’s a good candidate for WordPress 5.9.

Abha reminded everyone about the resources and links that the Marketing team created to promote multiple Make teams.

Michale Rehnert asked about how to set up a Docker container for contributing purposes. @helen suggested two resources:

https://github.com/10up/wp-local-docker-v2
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/03/03/wp-env-simple-local-environments-for-wordpress/
- Reminder from @azaozz: wp-env is “fully automated” and easiest to use. Any *AMP can also be used, but needs to be configured.

Colin Stewart asked for feedback on #53152.

See you next week!

#5-8-x, #5-9, #dev-chat, #summary

Jb Audras 7:03 am on August 31, 2021
Tags: 5.8.1 ( 8 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), core ( 330 ), week in core ( 140 )

A Week in Core – August 30, 2021

33 commits
34 contributors
63 tickets created
11 tickets reopened
49 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.1) and major (5.9) releases.

Code changes

Administration

Remove a misleading pointer cursor from list items in the adminadmin (and super admin) menu – #51551

Build/Test Tools

Install the Composer package dependencies within the Docker environment as part of the local development environment installation and testing processes – #53945
Preserve text within backticks in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. notifications – #52644
Remove shell: bash from PHPUnit test workflow – #53363
Remove shell: bash from code coverage workflow – #53363
Use list format when defining environment variables in Docker compose file – #53820
Remove css/dist in grunt clean command – #53719
Improve bootstrap error message for when ABSPATH folder does not exist
Move wp_list_filter() tests to their own file – #53363, #53987
Move wp_list_pluck() tests to their own file – #53363, #53987
Move wp_list_sort() tests to their own file – #53363, #53987
Remove duplicate wp_list_pluck() tests – #53363, #53987
Rename the test file and class for wp_filter_object_list() tests – #53363, #53987

Coding Standards

Add missing visibility keywords for wp_filter_object_list() and wp_list_pluck() tests – #53363, #53987
Fix WPCSWordPress Coding Standards A collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to validate code developed for WordPress. It ensures code quality and adherence to coding conventions, especially the official standards for WordPress Core. issue in [51682] – #54030
Fix indentation and remove ignore annotation in wp_privacy_send_personal_data_export_email() – #53359
Make ignore annotation more specific in WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates::test_vcs_abspath() – #53359
Remove redundant ignore annotation in populate_options() – #53359
Update the config for WordPress.PHP.FileName in PHPCSPHP Code Sniffer PHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS. ruleset – #53359
Update the config for WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors in PHPCS ruleset – #53359
Use static closures when not using $this – #53359
Pass correct default value to http_build_query() in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_sitemap_url() – #53635

Customize

Prevent collapsing expanded panel/section/control when Esc is pressed on a 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. editor instance – #54030
Respect prefers-reduced-motion media query in CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. animations – #53542

Documentation

Add missing @since tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) for the $check_signatures parameter of WP_Upgrader::run() – #53399
Clarify a comment in WP_Upgrader::run() – #53399

Editor

Ensure block attribute serialization in PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher matches the 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/. equivalent – #53936

Filesystem APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

Make sure to only call fread() on non-empty files in PclZip::privAddFile() – #54036

Media

Fix wp_unique_filename() to check for name collisions with all alternate file names when an image may be converted after uploading. This includes possible collinions with pre-existing images whose sub-sizes/thumbnails are regenerated – #53668

Menus

Save display locations for new menus – #53877

Plugins

Display a message on Plugins list table if a 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 requires a higher version of PHP or WordPress – #53990

REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.

Correct the description for the last_updated property in the block-directory endpoint – #53595

Security

Correct the inline docsinline docs (phpdoc, docblock, xref) for the wp_kses_allowed_html filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. – #53597

Toolbar

Provide a CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. custom property for the admin bar height – #52623

Props

Thanks to the 34 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (10), @hellofromTonya (8), @SergeyBiryukov (6), @desrosj (5), @johnbillion (3), @dlh (2), @azaozz (2), @netweb (2), @sabernhardt (1), @pbearne (1), @swissspidy (1), @youknowriad (1), @nico23 (1), @ocean90 (1), @pbrearne (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @kevinfodness (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @mikeschroder (1), @mamaduka (1), @TacoVerdo (1), @zieladam (1), @isabel_brison (1), @kevin940726 (1), @earnjam (1), @gwwar (1), @opurockey (1), @ryelle (1), @kurudrive (1), @circlecube (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @mukesh27 (1), @andraganescu (1), and @ianmjones (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 2 new contributors of the week! @kevinfodness and @kurudrive ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (12), @hellofromtonya (7), @desrosj (5), @johnbillion (4), @peterwilsoncc (2), @mikeschroder (1), @ryelle (1), and @azaozz (1).

#5-8-1, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Francesca Marano 8:49 am on August 26, 2021
Tags: 5.8.x ( 13 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), dev chat ( 485 ), summary ( 479 )

Dev chat summary, August 25, 2021

@francina led the chat on this agenda. You can also read the Slack logs.

Highlighted blogblog (versus network, site) posts

The attendees did not add comments to the posts highlighted in the agenda.

Worth mentioning

Thanks to the 21 people who contributed to WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. last week, including 5 new contributors! Kudos to the 5 core committers of the week, too.
A Week in Core – August 23, 2021

Announcements

Not in the agenda, but fresh from the press: An Update on the Classic Editor Plugin.

Component maintainers

Build/Test Tools

During a working session, on August 24, 2021, a group of contributors overhauled the PHPUnit documentation for the WordPress 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. suite: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/automated-testing/phpunit/

External libraries

To remove the jQuery Migrate script from Core, the maintainers are waiting on a release from jQuery UIUI User interface. The 1.13.0-alpha.1 version of the library was already released.

Hareesh Pillai pointed the attendees to #52163.

General

#53635 – Work continues on making various compatibility fixes for PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1.

Media

There are few fixes planned for 5.8.1, mostly around WebP support and image conversion.

The bigger/more complex #53668 is already in trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision., more testing appreciated as always.
#53667 also is getting checked by @azaozz

Upgrade/Install

#51857 is getting close to commit status. A few issues came up in the Site Health and they were documented in the ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. by @afragen. Related #51928.
#15134 has 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. and @pbiron asked for testing. Related #36710.
Work on symlinked plugins would be very helpful for many developers, but it’s not a blockerblocker A bug which is so severe that it blocks a release. for 51857. The support has been in place since 4.x but is not “universal” aka there are still some places where the wrong thing happens.

See you next week!

#5-8-x, #5-9, #dev-chat, #summary

Jb Audras 7:35 pm on August 24, 2021
Tags: 5.8.1 ( 8 ), 5.9 ( 40 ), core ( 330 ), week in core ( 140 )

A Week in Core – August 23, 2021

27 commits
21 contributors
58 tickets created
5 tickets reopened
43 tickets closed

Pending the appointment of the WordPress 5.9 team, a number of tickets have been fixed, waiting for the next minor and 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.(s).

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

Include the commit short summary in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. messages – #52644
Move loading the PO class to set_up_before_class() – #53363
Move loading the WP_Community_Events class to set_up_before_class() – #53363
Rename classes in phpunit/tests/admin/ per the naming conventions – #53363
Rename classes in phpunit/tests/editor/ per the naming conventions – #53363
Rename classes in phpunit/tests/error-protection/ per the naming conventions – #53363
Rename classes in phpunit/tests/feed/ per the naming conventions – #53363
Rename classes in phpunit/tests/formatting/ per the naming conventions – #53363
Use a better return type check for parse_url() in do_enclose() tests – #53635

Code Modernization

Check the input type in validate_file() – #53635
Check the return type of parse_url() in WP::parse_request() – #53635
Check the return type of parse_url() in download_url() – #53635
Check the return type of parse_url() in ms_cookie_constants() – #53635
Check the return type of parse_url() on 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/Theme Editor screens – #53635
Correct handling of null in wp_parse_str() – #53635
Only set auto_detect_line_endings in PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher < 8.1 – #53635
Pass correct default value to http_build_query() in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_sitemap_url() – #53635
Silence the deprecation warning for auto_detect_line_endings – #53635

Customize

Hide native control on background position field – #53803

Editor

Replace the remaining references to wp.editor with wp.oldEditor – #53762

External Libraries

Restore the phpcs:ignore statements in PHPMailer – #53953
Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.5.1 – #53953

Media

Check the return type of _get_cron_array() in WP_Media_List_Table::prepare_items() – #53949
Fix layout of media library modal on narrow screens – #53679
Increase number of media items displayed per page – #53827

Privacy

Add space below page selector – #53782

REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.

Remove trailing slashes when preloading requests and add unit tests for it – #51636

Toolbar

Limit the icon transition style to color only – #43423

Props

Thanks to the 21 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (10), @SergeyBiryukov (9), @hellofromTonya (8), @mukesh27 (4), @sabernhardt (3), @joedolson (2), @zieladam (2), @audrasjb (2), @earnjam (1), @moch11 (1), @desrosj (1), @andraganescu (1), @wb1234 (1), @walbo (1), @antpb (1), @AlGala (1), @ravipatel (1), @antonvlasenko (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @guillaumeturpin (1), and @lucatume (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 5 new contributors of the week! @moch11, @wb1234, @AlGala, @antonvlasenko, and @guillaumeturpin ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (19), @peterwilsoncc (3), @azaozz (2), @ryelle (2), and @desrosj (1).

#5-8-1, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

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