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Jb Audras 8:09 pm on April 4, 2023
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Two Weeks in Core – April 3, 2023

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 March 20 and April 3, 2023. Sorry for not being able to publish a post last week, this one will cover two weeks!

  • 38 commits
  • 76 contributors
  • 120 tickets created
  • 19 tickets reopened
  • 86 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 and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • Update dashboard welcome panel colors, remove broken link – #57759

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix issue with add method in object-cache.php – #57963
  • Add a@ticketreference forwp_list_pages()CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. classes test – #57841
  • Consistently sanitize expiration in the test suite’s Memcached implementation – #57841, #57963
  • Fix tests introduced in [55612] – #57814
  • Improveget_pages()tests organization – #57841
  • Movewp_dropdown_pages()tests to their own file – #57841
  • Move thewp_list_pages()test for CSS classes to a more appropriate place – #57841
  • Rename test class and improve tests for wp_get_global_stylesheet() – #57841, #57958
  • Split the tests frompost/template.phpinto individual test classes – #57841

Code Modernization

Coding Standards

  • Apply various alignment corrections fromcomposer format– #57994
  • Correct the closing PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 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.) placement in some adminadmin (and super admin) files – #58053
  • Escape some variables inwp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php– #57110
  • Escape the whole attributes inwp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php– #57110
  • Remove unused variable inWP_Plugins_List_Table::single_row()– #55132
  • Use strict comparison inwp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php– #57318
  • Use strict comparison inwp-admin/includes/user.php– #57317
  • Use the correct variable – #57318

Comments

  • Use correct escaping function inget_cancel_comment_reply_link()– #58025
  • Use wp_cache_get_multiple inWP_Comment_Query– #57803

Date/Time

Docs

  • Add missing@returntag forWP_Automatic_Updater::is_disabled()– #57680
  • Clarify the::hide_process_failed()return value 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 and theme installer – #57680
  • Document default values for optional parameters inwp_insert_attachment()– #58043
  • Use typed array notation forsearch_columnsinWP_Query::parse_query()– #57996

Editor

General

  • Remove Windows Live Writer manifest file – #41404

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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.

  • Addhas_self_closing_flag()to Tag Processor – #58009

Help/About

  • Add Field GuideField guide The field guide is a type of blogpost published on Make/Core during the release candidate phase of the WordPress release cycle. The field guide generally lists all the dev notes published during the beta cycle. This guide is linked in the about page of the corresponding version of WordPress, in the release post and in the HelpHub version page. link – #57998
  • Make Field Guide link translatable – #57477
  • Updates to About page – #57477

Login and Registration

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

  • Improve the lazy loading meta API to include current object id – #57901

Posts, Post Types

  • Use WP_Query internally in get_pages – #12821

Script Loader

  • Return early in _wp_theme_json_webfonts_handler if theme.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. not present – #57814

Upgrade/Install

  • Include the removed Windows Live Writer manifest in$_old_files– #41404

Props

Thanks to the 76 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @sergeybiryukov (9), @spacedmonkey (6), @costdev (6), @hellofromTonya (6), @jrf (5), @mukesh27 (4), @flixos90 (4), @peterwilsoncc (4), @audrasjb (3), @desrosj (3), @ocean90 (3), @patelmohip (2), @jenilk (2), @johnbillion (2), @sabernhardt (2), @davidbaumwald (2), @laurlittle (2), @richtabor (2), @akmelias (2), @sakibmd (2), @ankitmaru (1), @wlindley (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @azouamauriac (1), @mikeschinkel (1), @nacin (1), @scribu (1), @filosofo (1), @jane (1), @garyc40 (1), @markoheijnen (1), @grandslambert (1), @kevinB (1), @dbernar1 (1), @ryokuhi (1), @atimmer (1), @mdawaffe (1), @helen (1), @benjibee (1), @joemcgill (1), @andraganescu (1), @get_dave (1), @mamaduka (1), @ntsekouras (1), @scruffian (1), @talldanwp (1), @jhabdas (1), @ironprogrammer (1), @tillkruess (1), @francina (1), @chintan1896 (1), @zenaulislam (1), @javiercasares (1), @oglekler (1), @clorith (1), @eboxnet (1), @wpfy (1), @vladytimy (1), @reputeinfosystems (1), @Rarst (1), @priethor (1), @nekojonez (1), @markjaquith (1), @codingchicken (1), @cbringmann (1), @tmatsuur (1), @joostdevalk (1), @faisalahammad (1), @zieladam (1), @dmsnell (1), @wtranch (1), @polevaultweb (1), @azaozz (1), @Frank Klein (1), @antonvlasenko (1), and @thomask (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 8 new contributors of the week: @patelmohip, @akmelias, @wlindley, @grandslambert, @benjibee, @wpfy, @reputeinfosystems, @wtranch ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (20), @spacedmonkey (6), @hellofromtonya (6), @audrasjb (2), @ryelle (2), @bernhard-reiter (1), and @dd32 (1).

#6-2, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 8:57 pm on March 21, 2023
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A Week in Core – March 20, 2023

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 March 13 and March 20, 2023.

  • 30 commits
  • 70 contributors
  • 51 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 46 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 and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • Define the $title global on the Menus screen for classic themes – #57918
  • Update dashboard welcome panel colors, remove broken link – #57759

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix issue with add method in object-cache.php – #57963
  • Revert [55553] – #57864
  • Add test class for wp_enqueue_stored_styles() – #57841
  • Add test class for wp_script_is() – #57841, #57958
  • Improve documentation and variable names in some formatting tests – #57841
  • Rename test class and improve tests for wp_get_global_stylesheet() – #57841, #57958
  • Use the data_ prefix for various data provider methods – #57841

Cache 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 warning when calling _get_non_cached_ids with 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. ids – #57593
  • Correct the second parameter’s name in _get_non_cached_ids() – #40420

Code Modernization

Coding Standards

  • Remove unused variable in WP_Plugins_List_Table::single_row() – #55132
  • Remove unused variables in WP_Comment_Query – #57482
  • Use single quotes for strings without variables in register_block_style_handle() – #57903

Date/Time

  • Remove usage of mysql2date in generate_postdata method – #57683

Docs

  • Fix typo in _validate_cache_id() description – #57593

Editor

  • Correctly load RTL stylesheets for non-core blocks – #57903
  • Show scheduled text when changing to new future dates – #31040
  • Update wordpress packages for 6.2 RC2 – #57471 – #57895
  • Update wordpress packages for 6.2 RC3 – #57471, #57929

External Libraries

  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.8.0 – #57873

Filesystem API

  • Return false for empty paths in FTPFTP FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol which is a way of moving computer files from one computer to another via the Internet. You can use software, known as a FTP client, to upload files to a server for a WordPress website. https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients. ::exists() methods – #33058

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. API

  • Add bookmark invalidation logic – #57788

Help/About

  • Add CDN images to About page – #57477
  • Updates to About page – #57477

KSES

  • Allow filter property to accept a URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org in safecss_filter_attr() – #57780

Posts, Post Types

  • Use WP_Query internally in get_pages – #12821

Quick/Bulk Edit

  • Show scheduled in status for future drafts – #38834

Widgets

  • Defer register inline script in WP_Widget_Custom_HTML and WP_Widget_Text – #57864

Props

Thanks to the 70 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @sergeybiryukov (8), @costdev (7), @hellofromTonya (6), @spacedmonkey (6), @flixos90 (4), @richtabor (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @antonvlasenko (2), @audrasjb (2), @azaozz (2), @scruffian (2), @mamaduka (2), @ironprogrammer (2), @laurlittle (2), @jrf (2), @sabernhardt (2), @mkox (1), @joedolson (1), @ipstenu (1), @MrFlannagan (1), @oglekler (1), @upadalavipul (1), @dingo_d (1), @Rarst (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @Synchro (1), @Zdrobau (1), @tyxla (1), @dd32 (1), @pbiron (1), @mukesh27 (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @dmsnell (1), @zieladam (1), @sakibmd (1), @westonruter (1), @nendeb55 (1), @david.binda (1), @tillkruess (1), @tobifjellner (1), @sdavis2702 (1), @jeryj (1), @markjaquith (1), @dbernar1 (1), @azouamauriac (1), @mikeschinkel (1), @nacin (1), @scribu (1), @filosofo (1), @jane (1), @garyc40 (1), @markoheijnen (1), @grandslambert (1), @kevinB (1), @wlindley (1), @atimmer (1), @ryokuhi (1), @mdawaffe (1), @helen (1), @benjibee (1), @johnbillion (1), @joemcgill (1), @andraganescu (1), @get_dave (1), @ntsekouras (1), @desrosj (1), @talldanwp (1), @thomask (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), and @davidbaumwald (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 6 new contributors of the week: @MrFlannagan, @Zdrobau, @grandslambert, @wlindley, @benjibee, @thomask ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (12), @hellofromtonya (7), @spacedmonkey (6), @ryelle (3), and @joedolson (2).

#6-2, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:13 pm on September 13, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 13, 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 September 6 and 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 🛠

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

  • 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

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

Morgan Estes 7:37 pm on September 29, 2015
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Week in Core: Sept. 21-27, 2015

Oh Snap!, it’s time to usher in a new edition of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.! If you have the time, throw a house party with some friends and read the full force of changes on Trac; if not, don’t sweat it — take simple pleasure in these highlights.

This post covers changesets [34362]–[34658], committed during Sept. 21–27, 2015. Let’s give a hi-five and some TLC to the 102 contributors for a combined 296 updates! Together, we’re making WordPress nice & smooth.

Continue reading →

#4-4, #week-in-core

Ryan Boren 4:43 pm on September 2, 2015
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Component Page Updates for 4.4

Now that 4.4 is underway, let’s update the component pages to reflect 4.4 activity. The Customize, Editor, and Press This pages serve as good templates, though they all need 4.4 updates. The component pages are targeted at 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. testers. They should describe the component, list milestones (roadmap), and explain what needs testing and how to test it. Good component pages assist triage. For details, see the previous round of component page updates.

Also, if your component has a corresponding 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/. chat, link to the component page from the chat’s channel topic. This assists using Slack in beta testing flows.

Component maintainers, here are your component pages…

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#components, #maintainership

Andrew Nacin 9:26 pm on December 31, 2013
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Commit announcements for 3.9

Lots of news to share! First: Helen Hou-Sandí has had guest commit for the past three release cycles. She’s been spending the last year reviewing contributions, mentoring contributors, and working on some of our larger UIUI User interface projects. I’m proud to announce @helen is now a permanent committercommitter A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component. to WordPress!

We’ve invited John Blackbourn (@johnbillion) to be a committer for the 3.9 cycle. His strong, consistent contributions have been backed by excellent judgment and temperament.

Matt Thomas, who led the dashboard redesign in 3.8 (and 3.2, and 2.7, etc.), will keep his commit to continue to maintain and improve WordPress UI. He’s been a great mentor to many contributing designers and his long-term impact is indelible.

For the last few years, we’ve been granting commit access on per-cycle basis, sometimes for a particular component, feature, etc. Generally, after about a year, a guest committer can be considered for permanent commit access. Dominik Schilling, Sergey Biryukov, Drew Jaynes, and Scott Taylor have all had their commit extended for 3.9.

Drew (@DrewAPicture) was given temporary commit for inline documentation starting with 3.7. He’s been heading up the long-running initiative to document every hook in WordPress. Scott (@wonderboymusic) also started committing during 3.7, and has a particular penchant for digging deep into the query 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. APIs. And Sergey (@SergeyBiryukov) and Dominik (@ocean90), well, they are forces of nature.

(@aaroncampbell was also given guest commit in 3.7, but he ended up not having much time to use it.)

Here’s a full list of those with permanent commit: @markjaquith, @ryan, @westi, @matt, @azaozz, @dd32, @koopersmith, @duck_, @helen, and me (@nacin); @lancewillett for bundled themes; @iammattthomas for UI. You might have also seen commits before from @josephscott (XML-RPC), @nbachiyski (internationalization), and @mdawaffe (secret weapon for really tricky problems).

Next weekly meeting is January 8. Happy new year, everyone. Here’s to a great 2014.

#3-9, #commit

Erick Hitter 7:43 pm on February 5, 2013
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Revisions Update, 2/5

Yesterday’s meeting focused on 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. to the revisions interface :). @lessbloat joined us to ask some great questions, and helped refocus the UIUI User interface changes that have been proposed and mocked up so far. We started off by trying to identify the major uses of revisions, and settled on two primary cases: undoing mistakes by finding the last correct revisions, and reviewing changes as part of an editorial workflow.

In light of those focuses, we’ve decided to revisit the UI mockups we’ve (namely, @karmatosed and @adamsilverstein) worked on so far. The general consensus is that they’ve become overly complicated, and led to feature creep (looking at you, line-by-line accept/reject capabilities). @karmatosed is working on some new mockups for Thursday’s office hours. One possible source of inspiration may be @benbalter’s post forking plugin.

On the code side, @mdawaffe worked out a pretty comprehensive 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. for the display of incorrect authors on revisions (#16215). We’ll be reviewing that, along with the patches added to the other tickets we’ve scoped for 3.6. As was the case when I last posted, progress is slow at this point due to travel and the ongoing UI discussions.

[IRC log]

#3-6, #revisions

Andrew Nacin 11:42 pm on September 18, 2011
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Write a tutorial for setting up a local dev environment

A section of the coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. contributor handbook will be about how to set up a local test install, including a web server, Subversion, and WordPress. Because of the various operating systems and software packages out there, we’re going to need a few different tutorials.

I need some people willing to write up procedures for a number of standard setups. This includes:

  • WordPress on XAMPP (both Windows and Mac) MAMP, and MacPorts
  • TortoiseSVN and a tutorial on command-line Subversion usage, including co, up, revert, diff; 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.; conflicts, etc.
  • Whatever you Linux guys use 🙂

I’d also love an article on getting the test suite up and running. Anything I’m missing?

So, for these procedures, people can volunteer (probably for their current setup). Once steps are written, others will need to test them. Many procedures may heavily borrow from or link to outside resources (such as the vendor sites themselves) — this is fine. And, there may already be some good things in the Codex or on other sites about getting WordPress running. Again, fine. (There are SVNSVN Subversion, the popular version control system (VCS) by the Apache project, used by WordPress to manage changes to its codebase. articles by both @westi and @markjaquith, and those are probably great to start from.) Gather links, screenshots, further reading, whatever will help.

So, who is in?

#core-contributor-handbook

Andrew Nacin 8:49 pm on August 26, 2010
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/extend is currently being upgraded. Cur…

/extend is currently being upgraded. Currently @mdawaffe is working on the plugins directory. Please excuse any ceiling tiles if you’re hit with one.

#3-org, #infrastructure