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Jb Audras 12:05 am on February 23, 2021
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A Week in Core – February 22, 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 February 15 and February 22, 2021.

  • 41 commits
  • 63 contributors
  • 91 tickets created
  • 7 tickets reopened
  • 85 tickets closed

You might have noticed that the activity on Core continued to increase this week, as we are close to the end of WordPress 5.7 betaBeta A 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. cycle. We’ll enter the Release candidaterelease candidate One 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). cycle on February 23. Worth also noting that WordPress 5.6.2 was released earlier today.

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.

Code changes

Administration

  • Apply background color to updated message in 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 list table – #52452
  • Apply the months_dropdown_results 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. separately from pre_months_dropdown_query – #51660

Build/Test tools

  • Tests: Add missing @covers tags for files in phpunit/tests/http/ – #39265

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add the px unit to the adminadmin (and super admin) bar height custom property – #52564
  • Twenty Nineteen: Add some space between the cookies checkbox and label in comment form – #46601
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove background color from Social Links the dark gray style – #52499
  • Twenty Ten: Correct the fallback to the default 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. if the featured imageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. width is narrower than the twentyten_header_image_width setting – #52516
  • Twenty Eleven: Correct the fallback to the default header if the featured image width is narrower than the twentyeleven_header_image_width setting – #52516
  • Twenty Twenty: Make sure the RTL list styles are preserved after npm run build – #52401
  • Fix alignment and styles for quote, verse, and code blocks – #52009
  • Support font size option for code 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. – #52431
  • Twenty Thirteen: Fix alignment of child blocks within the Cover block – #51224
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Display inline-images inline – #52287
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Match bullets between editor and frontend – #52412
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. source map files to committed files – #52377

Cron 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.

  • Add a missing $wp_error parameter to the pre_reschedule_event filter – #52572

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.

  • Bring admin color schemes back into the customizer – #52230

Editor

  • Additional tests for reusable blocks – #52364
  • Update packages with 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. fixes to be included in WP 5.7 beta 3 – #52525

Embeds

  • Allow posts with a public custom post status to be embedded – #47574

External Libraries

  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.3.0 – #52577
  • Revert the change to the tb_click() function in the Thickbox library – #51812
  • Further fix jQuery deprecations in WordPress core – #51812

Feeds

  • Fix the URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org returned by get_feed_link() when pretty permalinks are not in use – #51839

Filesystem API

  • Make sure to only call fread() on non-empty files in the PclZip library – #52018

General

  • Add noindex robots 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. 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.) to search results – #52457

Internationalization

  • Remove extra spaces from translatable strings in Privacy help tabs – #52583

Media

  • Explicitly declare the $pagenow global in wp_get_attachment_url() – #52606
  • Associate upload errors and field with controls – #47120

Posts, Post Types

  • Rename the new post parent conditional tag functions for clarity – #33045
  • Prevent duplicates in sticky posts option – #52007
  • Update the styling of the legacy Links editing screen – #48782

Security

  • Fix bug in wp_is_local_html_output() – #52542

Site Health

  • Update loopback test to POST to wp-cron – #52547
  • Use home page for loopback test – #52547

Script Loader

  • Prevent wp_localize_script() warnings – #52534
  • Explicitly declare the $pagenow global in wp_deregister_script() – #52566

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.

  • Optimize wp_delete_term() for large object counts without a default term – #52549
  • 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): Correct keyboard navigation for the Tags meta box in classic editor – #52408

Users

  • Correctly display an error message after clicking the “Send Reset Link” button – #52573

XML-RPC

  • Pass the method arguments and the XML-RPC server instance to the xmlrpc_call action – #52524

Props

Thanks to the 63 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@peterwilsoncc (10), @poena (10), @sabernhardt (7), @audrasjb (7), @mukesh27 (5), @SergeyBiryukov (5), @jrf (3), @paaljoachim (3), @talldanwp (2), @johnbillion (2), @macmanx (2), @ayeshrajans (2), @TimothyBlynJacobs (2), @melchoyce (2), @dd32 (2), @afragen (2), @kjellr (2), @kburgoine (1), @antonlukin (1), @tobifjellner (1), @cristinasoponar (1), @pbiron (1), @burnuser (1), @ryelle (1), @grzim (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @yakimun (1), @fierevere (1), @hauvong (1), @afercia (1), @anevins (1), @antpb (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @jeroenrotty (1), @mahfuz01 (1), @tejwanihemant (1), @patopaiar (1), @desrosj (1), @joedolson (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @abagtcs (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @lukecarbis (1), @tmatsuur (1), @clorith (1), @nico23 (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @Levdbas (1), @rahmohn (1), @archon810 (1), @burtrw (1), @ryokuhi (1), @jonoaldersonwp (1), @goaroundagain (1), @xkon (1), @bordoni (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @monikarao (1), @Boniu91 (1), @almendron (1), @jose64 (1), @alexstine (1), and @isabel_brison (1).

Please join me to say welcome to our 10 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@cristinasoponar, @burnuser, @grzim, @mahfuz01, @tejwanihemant, @abagtcs, @nico23, @goaroundagain, @almendron, and @jose64.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (18), @peterwilsoncc (9), @ryelle (7), @johnbillion (4), @flixos90 (1), @joedolson (1), and @youknowriad (1).

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:33 pm on February 8, 2021
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A Week in Core – February 8, 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 February 1 and February 8, 2021.

  • 41 commits
  • 123 contributors
  • 64 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 79 tickets closed

You might have noticed that the activity on Core continued to increase this week, due to WordPress 5.7 betaBeta A 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. cycle. Also, WordPress 5.6.1 was released on Wednesday 3, 2021.

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.

Code changes

Administration

  • Fix background color of 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 update row on small screens – #52452
  • New 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. ahead of the months drop-down – #51660
  • use shorthand css properties to improve readability – #52148
  • Coding Standards: Update links to be httpsHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. in package-lock.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. – [50163]

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix tests after [50185] – #52341
  • Specify a version range within engines for node and npm – #52455

Docs

  • Clarify the @return value for wp_get_attachment_image_url() and get_the_post_thumbnail_url() – #52183

Editor

  • Correct the check for unsaved content in wp.autosave.server.postChanged() – #52440

Media

  • Use a unique name for the nonce of the custom fields toggle form – #51483
  • Pause any playing media when closing the the media modal – #48562
  • Consistency in logic to pass wp_getimagesize() tests – #49889

Privacy

  • Remove gray left border on the inline notices in Privacy Policy Guide – #52430
  • Update URLs to the Privacy Policy Guide in help tabs – #52430
  • Rename the $send_confirmation_email parameter of wp_create_user_request() to $status, for clarity – #52430
  • Update colors to match new color palette – #52436
  • Redesign the Privacy settings pages – #49264

Security

  • add Content-Security-Policy script loaders – #39941

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.

  • Add filter for post statuses when updating term count – #38843

Users

  • Allow the role of users to be bulk changed to no role from the Users listing screen – #52238

Props

Thanks to the 123 people (that’s HUGE) who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@hellofromTonya (12), @xkon (10), @TimothyBlynJacobs (7), @audrasjb (6), @paaljoachim (5), @peterwilsoncc (5), @mukesh27 (5), @dd32 (4), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @hedgefield (4), @garrett-eclipse (4), @sabernhardt (4), @afragen (3), @birgire (3), @whyisjake (3), @johnbillion (3), @Mista-Flo (3), @desrosj (2), @poena (2), @davidbaumwald (2), @knutsp (2), @estelaris (2), @noisysocks (2), @flixos90 (2), @adamsilverstein (2), @dlh (2), @afercia (2), @Clorith (2), @kurtpayne (1), @jaymanpandya (1), @anyssa (1), @sippis (1), @AmethystAnswers (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @lukecavanagh (1), @magicroundabout (1), @erichmond (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @Ipstenu (1), @nico_martin (1), @eventualo (1), @bduclos (1), @yannkozon (1), @wonderboymusic (1), @ericlewis (1), @joyously (1), @pento (1), @tinodidriksen (1), @markhowellsmead (1), @jrf (1), @ianmjones (1), @nacin (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @prettyboymp (1), @r-a-y (1), @ryan (1), @dimadin (1), @stevenkword (1), @jfarthing84 (1), @aristath (1), @7studio (1), @kara.mcnair (1), @swissspidy (1), @pbiron (1), @Howdy_McGee (1), @netweblogic (1), @burtrw (1), @megabyterose (1), @souri_wpaustria (1), @pixelverbieger (1), @e_baker (1), @scruffian (1), @iprg (1), @Joen (1), @viablethought (1), @GunGeekATX (1), @mkaz (1), @jeroenrotty (1), @ovidiul (1), @bonniebeeman (1), @magnuswebdesign (1), @hmabpera (1), @worldedu (1), @dbtedg (1), @bartosz777 (1), @nwjames (1), @roger995 (1), @tonysandwich (1), @ibiza69 (1), @archon810 (1), @hwk-fr (1), @naveen17797 (1), @GeekPress (1), @vandestouwe (1), @amolv (1), @justinahinon (1), @davecpage (1), @tomdxw (1), @herregroen (1), @ankitmaru (1), @jnylen0 (1), @jason_the_adams (1), @mayankmajeji (1), @karmatosed (1), @wesselvandenberg (1), @allendav (1), @iandunn (1), @TZ-Media (1), @azaozz (1), @joedolson (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @jadeddragoon (1), @geoffguillain (1), @jorbin (1), @antpb (1), @clorith (1), @ocean90 (1), @enricocarraro (1), @alinod (1), @epicfaace (1), @mallorydxw (1), @jrchamp (1), and @JoshuaWold (1).

And we also have a new Week in Core record! Please join me to say welcome to our 21 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@alinod, @jadeddragoon, @mallorydxw, @epicfaace, @hwk-fr, @enricocarraro, @geoffguillain, @nwjames, @GeekPress, @viablethought, @naveen17797, @ibiza69, @tonysandwich, @roger995, @bartosz777, @dbtedg, @worldedu, @hmabpera, @magnuswebdesign, @vandestouwe, and @bonniebeeman.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (14), @antpb (6), @desrosj (3), @timothyblynjacobs (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @ryelle (2), @adamsilverstein (2), @whyisjake (2), @joemcgill (2), @ocean90 (1), @johnbillion (1), @jorbin (1), and @iandunn (1).

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 12:14 am on February 2, 2021
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A Week in Core – February 1st, 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 January 25, 2021 and February 1st, 2021.

  • 57 commits
  • 93 contributors
  • 62 tickets created
  • 8 tickets reopened
  • 84 tickets closed

You might have noticed that the activity on Core increased this week. This is due to the end of the alpha cycle of WordPress 5.7 (next 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.) and WordPress 5.6.1 (next minor) 🗓
5.7 betaBeta A 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. 1 is planned for tomorrow and 5.6.1 is planned on Wednesday 3, 2021 🚀

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.

Code changes

Administration

  • Remove italic text to improve readability – #47327
  • Accommodate long translations of user roles in the “Role” list table column – #52184
  • Standardize colors used in CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. to a single palette – #49999
  • Respect the prefers-reduced-motion media query for update icon spinner animations – #52263

Application Passwords

  • Introduce fine grained capabilities – #51703
  • Introduce introspection endpoint – #52275
  • Improve validation and sanitization of the application name – #51941

Build/Test Tools

  • Replace node-sass with Dart Sass – #51763

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Correct 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. name in twenty_twenty_one_get_starter_content() DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #52410
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Correct colors for the Menu button – #52374
  • Twenty Twenty: Remove aria-expanded on search modal close button – #52355

Comments

  • Introduce a method for commenters to opt-in to receiving an email notification when their moderated comment gets approved – #33717

Editor

  • Introduce a dynamic filter for the content of a single 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. – #46187
  • Update @wordpress npm packages – #52334
  • Add enableCustomSpacing – #51760

Docs

  • Switch a comment in WP_Media_List_Table::prepare_items() to multi-line format, per the documentation standards – #52025
  • Revert documentation change for wp_get_attachment_metadata() – #52196

Login

  • Enable filtering the back to blog link – #35449

Mail

  • Make sure the SMTP class is only required once 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 wp-includes/class-smtp.php directly – #52369

Media

  • Remove unused refresh from _requery – #50025
  • Remove caching from filter by date in media library – #50025
  • Ensure that wp_get_attachment_metadata can return values from the global $post, if available – #52196

Menus

  • Add sticky footer to avoid duplicate save buttons – #51631

Plugins

  • Rotate the Updates icon in the adminadmin (and super admin) bar when performing inline updates on the Plugins screen – #51476

Posts, Post Types

  • Introduce new functions for determining if a post has a parent (has_post_parent()) and to fetch the post parent (get_post_parent()) – #33045
  • Introduce “Filter by date” and “Filter by categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging.” as post type and 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. labels, respectively – #42421

Privacy

  • Ensure that exported user data reports can’t be found with directory listings – #52299

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/.

  • Add batch image editing endpoints – #52192
  • Refactor rest_validate_value_from_schema into separate validation functions per-type – #52375
  • Introduce modified_before and modified_after query parameters for the posts endpoints – #50617

RevisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision.

  • Address PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher/JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. errors when viewing autosave on imported posts – #31249
  • Generate correct number of columns in wp_text_diff – #25473

Robots

  • Add max-image-preview:large directive by default – #51511

Security

  • Allow short-circuiting the wp_update_https_detection_errors() process – #47577
  • Improve accuracy in messaging about HTTPSHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. support – #47577

Site Health

  • Update the language around how PHP should be updated – #52327
  • Update php update strings to not overpromise performance – #52327
  • Only run the version checks on the main site – #52135

Taxonomy

  • Declare and document the sort and args properties of the WP_Taxonomy class – #52142

Upgrade/Install

  • Display correct message about the current version in the admin footer – #51976
  • Allow WordPress sites to opt-in to development releases – #51978

Users

  • Enable admins to send users a reset password link – #34281

Props

Thanks to everyone who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@audrasjb (16), @SergeyBiryukov (10), @xkon (7), @hellofromTonya (6), @Mista-Flo (5), @afercia (5), @johnbillion (5), @adamsilverstein (5), @TimothyBlynJacobs (4), @sabernhardt (4), @whyisjake (4), @johnjamesjacoby (3), @joedolson (3), @timothyblynjacobs (3), @afragen (2), @kburgoine (2), @maxpertici (2), @garrett-eclipse (2), @DrewAPicture (2), @Clorith (2), @flixos90 (2), @peterwilsoncc (3), @poena (2), @teamdnk (2), @birgire (2), @hedgefield (2), @paaljoachim (2), @wonderboymusic (2), @knutsp (2), @mdwolinski (1), @cfinke (1), @melchoyce (1), @claytoncollie (1), @chanthaboune (1), @dilipbheda (1), @isabel_brison (1), @yakimun (1), @talldanwp (1), @youknowriad (1), @oellin (1), @mukesh27 (1), @freewebmentor (1), @lucasbustamante (1), @alexstine (1), @francina (1), @karmatosed (1), @engahmeds3ed (1), @notlaura (1), @danfarrow (1), @Boniu91 (1), @drw158 (1), @ravipatel (1), @Joen (1), @ibdz (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @mehulkaklotar (1), @aaribaud (1), @Ipstenu (1), @dd32 (1), @gziolo (1), @gunnard (1), @eventualo (1), @ericlewis (1), @JoshuaWold (1), @iseulde (1), @ramiy (1), @sebastianpisula (1), @desrosj (1), @ajlende (1), @manzoorwanijk (1), @noisysocks (1), @pbiron (1), @azaozz (1), @nicolalaserra (1), @ebinnion (1), @Chaton666 (1), @nosolosw (1), @kebbet (1), @jeffr0 (1), @swissspidy (1), @mrahmadawais (1), @jdgrimes (1), @obenland (1), @Monika (1), @imath (1), @helen (1), @joostdevalk (1), @tweetythierry (1), @westonruter (1), @pinkalbeladiya (1), @davidbaumwald (1) and @greatsaltlake (1)

Please welcome our 8 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@teamdnk, @oellin, @engahmeds3ed, @aaribaud, @gunnard, @nicolalaserra, @pinkalbeladiya and @greatsaltlake.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (12), @whyisjake (5), @johnbillion (4), @antpb (4), @joedolson (4), @timothyblynjacobs (4), @adamsilverstein (3), @flixos90 (3), @ryelle (2), @noisysocks (2) and @peterwilsoncc (1).

Please note: it only includes commits with proper props attribution.

#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:12 pm on January 18, 2021
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A Week in Core – January 18, 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 January 11, 2021 and January 18, 2021.

  • 18 commits
  • 41 contributors
  • 47 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 102 tickets closed

As we get closer to the first betaBeta A 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. of WordPress 5.7, the Core activity has started to increase again this week 📈😎

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.

Code changes

Administration

  • Update hover and focus states in adminadmin (and super admin) menu – #28599
  • 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): Remove <strong> tags from labels 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 – #52232

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove duplicate CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. rules – #52158
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove leftover file from `build:rtl` task – #52293

Coding Standards

  • Improve code layout in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php – #51014
  • Coding Standards: Fix WPCSWPCS The collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) used to format and validate PHP code developed for WordPress according to the WordPress Coding Standards. May also be an acronym referring to the Accessibility, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc. coding standards as published in the WordPress Coding Standards Handbook. issue in [49963] – #52316

Customize

  • Update button label reference in themes help text to reflect the label introduced in [41626] – #52271

Docs

  • Correct description for wp_slash() and wp_unslash() – #51800
  • Docs: Clarify the instructions on starting the local environment for the first time – #52278

I18Ni18n Internationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.

  • Add support for German (Austria) localeLocale A locale is a combination of language and regional dialect. Usually locales correspond to countries, as is the case with Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazil). Other examples of locales include Canadian English and U.S. English. in remove_accents() – #52110
  • I18N: Add context for the Public string in site attributes list on Edit Site screen – #52309

Media

  • Use consistent method for instantiating an attachment author object in Media Library – #52030

Menus

  • Fix minor UIUI User interface issues on Edit Menus screen on smaller viewports – #49245, #51706

Posts, Post Types

  • Introduce a 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. paginate_links() output – #44018

Privacy

  • Use more consistent wording for strings related to personal data requests – #51849

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/.

  • Allow sending an empty array to delete multi 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. keys – #50790

Script Loader

  • Remove unused source file for wp-a11y.js which was replaced with the @wordpress/a11y package – #50093

Widgets

  • Implement TinyMCE on text widgets in Accessibility Mode – #52073

Props

Thanks to everyone who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@audrasjb (7), @mukesh27 (3), @afercia (3), @sabernhardt (2), @ibdz (2), @poena (1), @rianrietveld (1), @Boniu91 (1), @ravipatel (1), @jomisica (1), @accessiblejoe (1), @florianziegler (1), @hedgefield (1), @michaelarestad (1), @ryan (1), @yoavf (1), @chemiker (1), @paaljoachim (1), @estelaris (1), @SergeyBiryukov (1), @passoniate (1), @nonverbla (1), @pawki07 (1), @alexstine (1), @carloscastilloadhoc (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @re.ardestani (1), @laxman-prajapati (1), @hansjovisyoast (1), @MadtownLems (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @chrisvanpatten (1), @dariak (1), @xkon (1), @transl8or (1), @ovidiul (1), @johnbillion (1), @patopaiar (1), @antpb (1) and @justinahinon (1).

Please welcome our 8 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@jomisica, @nonverbla, @pawki07, @carloscastilloadhoc, @reardestani, @dariak, @ovidiul and @patopaiar.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @ocean90 (3), @ryelle (2), @joedolson (1) and @timothyblynjacobs (1)..

#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:01 pm on January 11, 2021
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A Week in Core – January 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 January 4, 2021 and January 11, 2021.

  • 10 commits
  • 19 contributors
  • 64 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 41 tickets closed

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.

Code changes

Bootstrap/Load

  • Add missing <p> tags to error message in wp-load.php – #52254

Customize

  • 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): Add an empty alt attribute to the <img> 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.) used as a hidden placeholder in the 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. preview when no logo is chosen – #51846

Docs

  • Correct description for wp_parse_list() – #51800

Editor

  • Support filtering arguments in 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. type registration from metadata – #52138

Help/About

  • Accessibility: Use more descriptive link text for the Privacy Policy link on the Privacy screen – #52233

Login and Registration

  • Introduce the lostpassword_user_data 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. which allows for the user data object during a password reset request to be filtered – #51924

Posts, Post Types

  • Introduce the wp_list_table_show_post_checkbox filter which allows the visibility of the bulk edit checkbox on the post list table to be controlled separately from the edit_post capability of the current user – #51291

Privacy

  • Clarify the “Contact information” heading in default privacy policy content – #52272

Quick/Bulk Edit

  • Aaaand our best commit message of the week so far, by @johnbillion (read the full commit message here) 😂
    By the power vested in me, I hereby declare the top bulk actions and the bottom bulk actions joined forever in MatrimonyScript – #46872

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/.

  • Fix fatal error 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 when calling the single item 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 routes – #52205

Props

Thanks to everyone who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@audrasjb (4), @mukesh27 (2), @shital-patel (1), @marcelo2605 (1), @carike (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @pbiron (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @subrataemfluence (1), @clayray (1), @sabernhardt (1), @swissspidy (1), @TylerTork (1), @laxman-prajapati (1), @alexstine (1), @coreyw (1), @oakesjosh (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1) and @johnjamesjacoby (1).

Please welcome our 2 new Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. of the week ♥️
@TylerTork and @coreyw.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (5), @johnbillion (3), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @and @gziolo (1).

#5-6-1, #5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 11:50 pm on December 21, 2020
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A Week in Core – December 21, 2020

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 December 14 and December 21, 2020.

  • 41 commits
  • 57 contributors
  • 81 tickets created
  • 12 tickets reopened
  • 90 tickets closed

Now that WordPress 5.6 « Simone » was smoothly delivered to millions of people, the WordPress Core Team is quietly moving to WordPress 5.7.

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.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Build/Test Tools: Support the use of MariaDB in the local Docker environment – #51744
  • Build/Test Tools: Run the Ajax test group for 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 – #46567
  • Build/Test Tools: Generate a code coverage report using 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Actions – #52034

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Do not specify `loading=“eager”` for single post thumbnails – #52139
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Allow local anchor links to be used in primary navigation – #52006
  • Twenty Ten: Correct `$post_title` variable name in `loopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop.-attachment.php` – #52121
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Clarify a sentence in `readme.txt` – #52120
  • Twenty Nineteen: Add “Continue reading” link for post excerpts – #46177
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Correct `since` inline documentation tags – #51958
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Make text within code blocks readable in Dark Mode – #51985
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Prevent `iframeiframe iFrame is an acronym for an inline frame. An iFrame is used inside a webpage to load another HTML document and render it. This HTML document may also contain JavaScript and/or CSS which is loaded at the time when iframe tag is parsed by the user’s browser.` embeds from being too narrow – #52004
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Fix typos in some inline comments – #52071XML-RPC: Emit an appropriate 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. status code when an error is returned in response to an XML-RPC request – #48213

Docs

  • Use a canonical form of “knowledgeable” in `readme.htmlHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers.` – #52125
  • Fix typo in `getCursorMarkerSpan()` DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) in `js/_enqueues/wp/editor/base.js` – #52128

Editor

  • Fix improper triggering of the “Are you sure” prompt when navigating away from the old, “classic” Edit Post screen and there are no changes. Was
  • Blocks: Align with 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/ the name of generated asset handle for core blocks – #50328

Feed

  • Replace `join()` with `implode()` for safety – #51056
  • Merge multiple 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. values to avoid fatal error – #51056

Mail

  • Introduce a `pre_wp_mail` 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 allow short-circuiting the `wp_mail()` function without having to override the pluggable function – #35069

Media

  • Editor: Fix improper triggering of the “Are you sure” prompt when navigating away from the old, “classic” Edit Post screen and there are no changes. Was triggered when there is an instance of TinyMCE in the ExcerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. postbox – #52038
  • Enable lazy-loading of iframes by adding the `loading=”lazy”` attribute to iframe tags on the front-end – #50756
  • Uploads: Introduce the `{$action}_overrides` filter that allows the overrides parameter for file uploads and file sideloads to be filtered – #16849
  • Fix the template for the “Align” and “Link To” fields in the media modal when inserting an image from URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org

Query

  • Respect post-type specific capabilities when querying for multiple post types – #13509, #48968, #48556
  • Ensure the author archive title always shows the name of the queried author, regardless of whether there are results – #44183

Props

Thanks to everyone who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@mukesh27 (5), @poena (5), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @audrasjb (2), @johnbillion (2), @Mte90 (2), @azaozz (2), @sabernhardt (2), @flixos90 (2), @westonruter (1), @justinahinon (1), @slaFFik (1), @leogermani (1), @helen (1), @thorlentz (1), @laurelfulford (1), @ericmann (1), @kevin940726 (1), @rodrigosprimo (1), @jonathanstegall (1), @alex27 (1), @noisysocks (1), @david.binda (1), @litemotiv (1), @inc2734 (1), @NicolasKulka (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @mbabker (1), @skithund (1), @desrosj (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @mdrockwell (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @metalandcoffee (1), @swissspidy (1), @ryelle (1), @macmanx (1), @t-p (1), @aristath (1), @iandunn (1), @jakub.tyrcha (1), @nacin (1), @wonderboymusic (1), @DvanKooten (1), @jtsternberg (1), @ocean90 (1), @ericlewis (1), @birgire (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @Tkama (1), @subrataemfluence (1), @shahinsid07 (1), @voboghure (1), @gkibria69 (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @netweb (1) and @manzurahammed (1).

Core committers: @desrosj (8), @sergeybiryukov (5), @johnbillion (4), @azaozz (2), @iandunn (2), @gziolo (1), @boonebgorges (1) and @flixos90 (1).

Thanks @annezazu for proofreading this post.

#5-7, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:00 pm on November 23, 2020
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A Week in Core – November 23, 2020

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 November 16 and November 23, 2020.

  • 29 commits
  • 76 contributors
  • 72 tickets created
  • 13 tickets reopened
  • 129 tickets closed

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

Code changes

Application Passwords

  • Regenerate the .htaccess file to add a new rule – #51723
  • Unify availability language – #51513

Build/Test Tools

  • Update the package.json engines to point to the new LTS versions of Node/NPM – #51749

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Sync the latest changes for 5.6 RC1 – #51526

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.

  • Temporary fix for autosave restore notice not being removed
  • #51425
  • Ensure multiple CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. classes are passed to nav_menu_link_attributes as an array
  • #43113

Documentation

  • Add documentation for the $type and $mime_type properties in WP_Customize_Image_Control – #44411
  • Add documentation for the $type, $mime_type, and $button_labels properties in WP_Customize_Upload_Control – #44411
  • Use more specific type in parameter descriptions for in_category() and is_object_in_term() – #51825

Editor

  • Update WordPress packages for RC1 – #51793

Embeds

  • Document $args in wp_oembed_get() – #51269

External libraries

  • Update jQuery Migrate to 3.3.2 – #50564

Feeds

  • Add an early exit when calling RSS functions directly – #35835

General

  • Rename the wp_error_checked action to is_wp_error_instance for clarity – #40568
  • Code Modernization: Only call libxml_disable_entity_loader() in PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher < 8 – #50898

Help/About

  • Move trailing punctuation in the jQuery Migrate Helper 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 link outside of the HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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.) – #51813
  • Correct placeholder for the 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) statement feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. link – #51415
  • Clarify accessibility features. Captions are uploaded in 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. editor, and not created in the editor. Avoid making an 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. claim of WCAGWCAG WCAG is an acronym for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines are helping make sure the internet is accessible to all people no matter how they would need to access the internet (screen-reader, keyboard only, etc) https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/. 2.1 conformance or trivialize the efforts still required to build an accessible and compliant site – #51415

Internationalization

  • Avoid PHP notices for relative URLs in load_script_textdomain() – #49145

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

  • More consistency for clean_dirsize_cache() – #19879

Permalinks

Plugins

  • Check if _error_nonce is set before attempting to verify it – #43876
  • Make sure the HTML ID attributes for plugin checkboxes are unique – #51256

Site Health

  • Check if $core_updates is an array before iterating on it – #51818
  • Add missing i18ni18n Internationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill. for the App Passwords documentation link – #51815

Upgrade/Install

  • Replace the conditionals that check the AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED constant and the automatic_updater_disabled 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. in update-core.php with a call to WP_Automatic_Updater::is_disabled(). This prevents a PHP warning, the logic, and considers wp_is_file_mod_allowed( 'automatic_updater' ) when determining the UIUI User interface state – #51827
  • Consistent layout and accurate messages on the update screen – #51742

Users

  • Use do_action_ref_array() for pre_get_users and pre_get_terms actions – #50961

Props

Thanks to everyone who contributed to WordPress Core last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (8), @audrasjb (6), @helen (5), @hellofromTonya (4), @pbiron (3), @sabernhardt (2), @dlh (2), @poena (2), @hellofromtonya (2), @isabel_brison (2), @johnbillion (2), @ryelle (2), @TimothyBlynJacobs (2), @subrataemfluence (2), @joedolson (2), @azaozz (2), @peterwilsoncc (1), @thib3113 (1), @williampatton (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @andy (1), @flymike (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @desrosj (1), @TheGP (1), @dd32 (1), @mkaz (1), @jorbin (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @Toro_Unit (1), @Mte90 (1), @alexstandiford (1), @jnylen0 (1), @luminuu (1), @kjellr (1), @aristath (1), @nourma (1), @kishanjasani (1), @mukesh27 (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @karthikbhatb (1), @jrf (1), @justinahinon (1), @psmits1567 (1), @archon810 (1), @marybaum (1), @tobifjellner (1), @fierevere (1), @markscottrobson (1), @wponlinesupport (1), @jamesros161 (1), @paulschreiber (1), @princeahmed (1), @tai (1), @mgol (1), @elmastudio (1), @melchoyce (1), @karmatosed (1), @webcommsat (1), @meher (1), @SeBsZ (1), @OGlekler (1), @lmurillom (1), @vimes1984 (1), @sabrinazeidan (1), @nalininonstopnewsuk (1), @afshanadiya (1), @michelleames (1), @bmcdede (1), @yvettesonneveld (1), @sarahricker (1), @chanthaboune (1), @cbringmann (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @marks99 (1) and @ocean90 (1).

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (13), @helen (3), @desrosj (3), @noisysocks (3), @azaozz (2), @ryelle (2), @peterwilsoncc (1), @whyisjake (1) and @timothyblynjacobs (1).

#week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:17 am on November 10, 2020
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A Week in Core – November 9, 2020

Three years after the last post published using the #week-in-core 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.), CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps @francina and @audrasjb wanted to restore the Week in Core tradition, thanks for @helen reminder that such thing existed. The idea is to provide a general overview on what changed on core from one week to another. So let’s take a look on what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between November 2 and November 9, 2020.

  • 35 commits
  • 57 contributors
  • 47 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 79 tickets closed

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

Code changes

About/Help

  • Optimize freedoms sprite and add 2 column layout – #46363

Build/Test Tools

  • Check if all the required PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher extensions are loaded before running the test suite – #50640
  • Disable update attempts while running unit tests – #51670
  • Clean up the new contributor welcome message – #50401
  • Remove PHP >= 5.3 check – #51737
  • Remove duplicate fields key in WP_Query test – #51344

Bundled Themes

  • Sync Twenty Twenty-One with the latest changes from 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ – #51526
  • Correct list 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. alignment in editor styles – #51157
  • Twenty Thirteen: Correct alignment of blocks inside a full-width or wide-width group block – #51440
  • Twenty Twenty: Correct heading blocks alignment in editor styles – #51148
  • Twenty Twenty: Correctly indent nested unordered lists in RTL editor styles – #51574

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.

  • Customize: Ensure menu items expand horizontally on large screens – #51647

Documentation

  • Improve return value description for esc_url() – #50585
  • Fix typo in a comment in Walker::display_element() – #51713.
  • Improve documentation for is_archive() – #50545
  • Change the @since entry for template and template_lock post type arguments to 5.0.0 – #46261
  • Document the $linkdata parameter of wp_insert_link() using hash notation – #50853.
  • General: Make some inline comments more descriptive – #51683
  • Clean up the new contributor welcome message – #50401

Editor

Feeds

  • Don’t treat media URLs with fragments as unique for enclosures – #47421

Formatting

  • Update docs for $context in sanitize_title_with_dashes() – #50569

Internationalization

  • Merge duplicate “Column” strings, remove unnecessary context – #47259
  • Unify various “Back to…” vs. “Return to…” vs. “Go to…” strings – #47235

Login and Registration

  • App Passwords: Further 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) improvements – #51580

Media

  • Restore the ability of WP_Image_Editor_Imagick->save() to create a missing directory when needed – #51665
  • Adjust box-sizing for audio players – #51685
  • Adjusts alignment of file name text in browser uploader – #41648

Networks and Sites (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)

  • Assign the array of site or networknetwork (versus site, blog) data returned from filters to the respective class property – #51333

Privacy

  • More precise checking of user request action names – #46536

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/.

  • Use _n() in some error messages for proper plural forms support – #51727.

Site Health

  • Validate the test result data format in JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. before using it – #50145.
  • Site errors are for *this* site, not necessarily *your* site – #51524

Upgrade/Install

  • Change the notice displayed after saving auto-update settings to .notice-success – #51701
  • Update help tab text to include major WordPress updates – #51653
  • Prevent removal of additional data from 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 update info – #51609

Props

Thanks to everyone who contributed to WordPress Core last week:

@sergeybiryukov (18), @audrasjb (11), @sabernhardt (7), @helen (6), @desrosj (5), @stevenlinx (4), @garrett-eclipse (4), @johnbillion (3), @TimothyBlynJacobs (4), @ryelle (2), @ocean90 (2), @kjellr (2), @ramiy (2), @Clorith (3), @justinahinon (2), @amolv (1), @francina (1), @david.binda (1), @antpb (1), @Lumne (1), @metalandcoffee (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @techboyg5 (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @poena (1), @luminuu (1), @aristath (1), @felipeelia (1), @jrf (1), @valentinbora (1), @tobifjellner (1), @mikeschroder (1), @noisysocks (1), @ravipatel (1), @alexstine (1), @afercia (1), @archduck (1), @dshanske (1), @joedolson (1), @jeffpaul (1), @eemitch (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @whyisjake (1), @p00ya (1), @kharisblank (1), @yakimun (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @dogwithblog (1), @kraftbj (1) and @joostdevalk (1).

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov, @helen, @desrosj, @noisysocks, @antpb, @TimothyBlynJacobs and @johnbillion.

thelmachido a11n 11:20 pm on October 21, 2020
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Dev Chat Summary – 21 October 2020

This post summarizes this week’s meetings happening on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 07:00 AM GMT+2 and Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2 on the agenda.

0500 coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. devchat

0500 Full meeting transcript on 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/.: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1599022834165200

@peterwilsoncc facilitated the meeting and took notes.

2000 core devchat

The meeting was facilitated by @laurora while @thelmachido took notes. Full meeting transcript on slack. 

Both groups followed this agenda.

First item: celebrating the first beta release of WordPress 5.6 on October 20! Please download the betaBeta A 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, experiment with it on a test installation (not a live site!) and share any bugs you find or issues that come up.

Announcements

@annezazu announced the Widgets Screen won’t land in 5.6. A Make Core post is coming soon that will discuss where the feature is and what the next steps will be. And though the feature isn’t ready for the current release, it is still on the roadmap, and the team points out they still need feedback on the current work. You can give them that feedback, or share any other thoughts, here or on GitHub.

Highlighted Posts

Introducing Github actions for automated testing.

Please check it out! Your contributions are welcome.

Component Updates

PHP 8 call for testing

@sergeybiryukov highlighted the PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher call for testing.

Build/Test Tools

Again, 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Actions are now running automated tests. See this post and this ticket for more.

@whyisjake is looking at a 5.5.2 release on Tuesday, October 27 or Thursday. October 29. He hopes to run a scrub tomorrow and then put the release docs together over the weekend.

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)

With the Beta 1 released, the team plans to switch gears to accessibility: namely, to review and package the Accessibility Statement feature as 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. @jonnyvaughan and Alice Williams, who have begun coding the feature, would love some feedback and testing. Interested? Check out this GitHub repo.

Media

@mikeschroder asked for testing on #42663, which landed on October 20. He’s especially interested in your help if you write plugins that use stream wrappers.

He has two priorities:

  1. Make sure existing stream implementations still work.
  2. How hard is it to integrate those implementations with this new one?

Look for a dev notedev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. from Mike as we get closer to final release. slack

Open Floor

@garrett-eclipse opened #51584 to ask if anyone else had hit the problem. After some discussion, the group concluded it is reproducible but doesn’t appear to be a 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 WP 5.6 slack

@garrett-eclipse shared that he’s been wondering if WP notices should be active or passive. He has been leaning towards the convention that Google has and was wondering if he can add that to the handbook? @pbiron mentioned that US English spelling is mentioned in the handbook. Follow the conversation here slack.

Next Dev Chat meetings

The next meetings will take place on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 07:00 AM GMT+2 and Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2 in the #core Slack channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account. 

#5-6, #dev-chat, #summary

Dan Farrow 11:41 pm on October 16, 2020
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CSS Chat Summary: 15 October 2020

Full meeting transcript here on Slack. @notlaura facilitated the meeting.

Housekeeping

Reminder that @kburgoine will be leading the biweekly coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. 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. scrub next Thursday, October 22, one hour before the CSS Chat meeting.

CSS Audit (#49582)

@ryelle reported her progress of having written up an issue about adding configuration file support to her CSS Audit tool, to which @notlaura reported having been prompted by the issue to begin work on the feature!

The generated reports are now accessible as 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ pages (here for example). @ryelle observed that eventually this tool should be migrated to the WordPress github repos.

@notlaura mentioned that a comment about report generation should be added to the TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker., for community reference and put a call out for a volunteer to do this, specifying:

the key items to include in a comment are the link to the generated report (https://ryelle.github.io/css-audit/public/wp-admin) and the next steps, which are to complete the data (missing property values) and to style the template

Color Scheming (#49999)

@ryelle reported that she has kept her reduced-color branch testing site up-to-date with WordPress 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.. There followed a short discussion about the pros and cons of proposing to merge the 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". into the 5.6 betaBeta A 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.. @garrett-eclipse suggested seeking a champion from #design, otherwise punting it to 5.7, which, @ryelle observed, would allow us to focus on bug-scrubbing & Twenty Twenty One issues over the coming weeks.

CSS links share + Open floor

@danfarrow (me!) shared a link to a portfolio site ichimnetz.com which has a quirky “adjust CSS” slider feature which demonstrates the effect of using more or less CSS.

@danfarrow also shared an informative recent CSS Tricks article about media queries which includes a reference to a browser feature forced colors mode:

Some browsers will limit the number of available colors that can be used to render styles. This is called “forced colors mode” and, if enabled in the browser settings, the user can choose a limited set of colors to use on a page. As a result, the user is able to define color combinations and contrasts that make content more comfortable to read.

And, with that, the meeting was concluded. Thanks everybody!

#core-css, #summary