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Jb Audras 7:38 pm on August 24, 2022
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A Week in Core – August 22, 2022

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 August 15 and August 22, 2022.

  • 28 commits
  • 92 contributors
  • 39 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 32 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the 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., WP 6.1 🛠

The team has also started working on Twenty Twenty-Three, the next bundled theme that will be included with WP 6.1 🎨

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

Build/Test Tools

  • Enable running the tests on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.2 – #56009
  • Increase the Dependabot pull request limit for 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 – #55652
  • Only define WP_PLUGIN_DIR when running core tests – #39210
  • Assign created fixtures to the dedicated class properties in some test classes – #54662
  • Clean up test image before performing assertions in image tests – #55652
  • Consistently skip tests for non-implemented methods in 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/. test classes – #40538, #41463, #55652
  • Correct MariaDB version check in database charset tests – #53623

Code Modernization

  • Remove dynamic properties in theme tests – #56033

Coding Standards

  • Check for deprecated options before wp_installing() – #55647
  • Remove a one-time variable in themes.view.Installer.browse – #56283
  • Simplify the logic in wp_not_installed() – #55647

Database

  • Account for utf8 being renamed to utf8mb3 in newer MariaDB and MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. versions – #53623

Docs

  • Remove incorrect default value for $path argument of admin_url() – #55646
  • Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in WP_Tax_Query class, as per docblocks standards – #55646

Editor

  • Backportbackport A port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. 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 from GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ into Core for WP 6.0.2 RCrelease 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). – #56414
  • Ensure get_block_templates() returns unique templates or template parts – #56271

Embeds

  • Fix missing labels and duplicate IDs – #55664

External Libraries

  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.6.4 – #56016

Help/About

  • Improve vertical alignment in the Additional Design Tools section – #56210

Mail

  • Prevent the last character of names in “From” headers from being trimmed – #19847

Permalinks

  • Fix aria-live text when removing custom structure – #56230

Query

  • Cast the 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. key to BINARY for case-sensitive key comparisons in WP_Meta_Query – #51740

Script Loader

  • Remove default DNSDNS DNS is an acronym for Domain Name System - how you assign a human readable address to a website’s exact numeric coded location (ie. wordpress.org uses the actual IP address 198.143.164.252). prefetch entry for s.w.org – #40426, #37387

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.

  • Associate field descriptions with fields – #55651

Themes

  • Add a BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Themes 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 Theme Install Screen – #56283, #meta6330
  • Add support for Update URI 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. – #14179, #23318, #32101
  • Include a hyphen in the Block Themes tab key on Add Themes screen – #56283

Upgrade/Install

  • Make WP_Filesystem_FTPext::size() return false on failure – #51170

Props

Thanks to the 92 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @SergeyBiryukov (8), @costdev (4), @jrf (3), @swissspidy (2), @joyously (2), @audrasjb (2), @desrosj (2), @afercia (2), @ironprogrammer (2), @johnbillion (2), @sabernhardt (2), @Mte90 (1), @oglekler (1), @marybaum (1), @webcommsat (1), @dd32 (1), @weboccults (1), @rudlinkon (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @jonmackintosh (1), @antonvlasenko (1), @uofaberdeendarren (1), @leemon (1), @dougwollison (1), @tomepajk (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @zieladam (1), @superpoincare (1), @mattyrob (1), @kovshenin (1), @mikehansenme (1), @hakanca (1), @flixos90 (1), @aaemnnosttv (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @jhabdas (1), @joelhardi (1), @skithund (1), @rafiahmedd (1), @luminuu (1), @johnregan3 (1), @kebbet (1), @joedolson (1), @Synchro (1), @JavierCasares (1), @lev0 (1), @gregorlove (1), @benoitchantre (1), @ryno267 (1), @infolu (1), @miqrogroove (1), @afragen (1), @apedog (1), @markparnell (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @williampatton (1), @earnjam (1), @dingdang (1), @JeroenReumkens (1), @crazycoders (1), @nhuja (1), @sean212 (1), @filosofo (1), @design_dolphin (1), @mweichert (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @markjaquith (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @rmccue (1), @jdgrimes (1), @meloniq (1), @Otto42 (1), @chriscct7 (1), @aspexi (1), @nvartolomei (1), @mordauk (1), @knutsp (1), @GaryJ (1), @TJNowell (1), @gMagicScott (1), @mikejolley (1), @damonganto (1), @Ipstenu (1), @juliobox (1), @Rarst (1), @jb510 (1), @GeekStreetWP (1), @khromov (1), @georgestephanis (1), @jorbin (1), @joostdevalk (1), and @drewapicture (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 5 new contributors of the week: @jonmackintosh, @uofaberdeendarren, @tomepajk, @hakanca, @jhabdas ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (18), @joedolson (3), @desrosj (3), @audrasjb (3), and @gziolo (1).

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

marybaum 8:31 pm on June 17, 2022
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Let’s update the Core handbook! Sprints start June 20, 2022

In just a few weeks, the community empanels a new release squad to take on the focused work of WordPress 6.1, due in mid-October.

Some parts of the CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. handbook are need of review and update, especially to reflect big changes in how WordPress works — and in the way WordPress is made. This is hoped to also assist more people to be able to follow or get involved with releases and tickets. During the last few months, there has been some time spent on going through the handbook in preparation for contributor events at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe and WordCamp US, as well as exploring how it can help new contributors get involved with the project. During recent release cycles, a number of handbook updates have been made or identified for further work.

So on Monday June 20, 2022 at 20:00 UTC, @webcommsat and @marybaum will host the first of a series of sprints devoted to the Core handbook. It will be held in the #core 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/.. There will be opportunities to continue with the sprint asynchronously.

@webcommsat has been working behind the scenes to support contributors in different timezones get involved in the review, information gathering, and editing process. She is also identifying cross-links with relevant materials in the documentation and support blogs, and Learn WordPress. A spreadsheet and google docs will be shared on Monday and will be available for asynchronous contribution, and added to this post. The first sprint will be reviewed on Wednesday June 22, 2022 before the weekly dev chat meeting.

Please consider this post your personal invitation to get involved!

Finding a live collaboration session time that will suit everyone is always difficult, so we are proposing a series of dates and will be promoting asynchronous opportunities too:

It is also hoped to get feedback from the new contributor sessions.

If you want to help, have input for a particular page in the handbook, or can help with facilitating a live sprint, please add a comment to this post.

Thank you to @webcommsat for helping organize the events and to @meher and others for the review of the post.

#core-contributor-handbook

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

  • 76 commits
  • 138 contributors
  • 48 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 73 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next major release, WordPress 5.9 🛠

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

  • Restores “Customize” menu item for non-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. themes and moves for block themes – #54418

Build/Test Tools

  • Add the ruleset file to the cache key for PHPCSPHP Code Sniffer PHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS. and PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher compatibility scans – #54425
  • Cache the results of PHP_CodeSniffer across workflow runs – #49783
  • Restore the 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. URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org for browserify-aes – #54337
  • Update all 3rd party 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 to the latest versions – #53363

Bundled Themes

  • Update the “Tested up to” 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. to 5.9 – #53797
  • Twenty Nineteen: Apply coding standards fix from running composer format – #54392
  • Twenty Sixteen: Correctly align columns within table blocks as configured in the editor – #54317
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Check if anchor exists before triggering in-page navigation – #53619
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Correct description of Dark Mode 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. – #53892
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Prevent notice thrown in twenty_twenty_one_get_attachment_image_attributes() – #54464
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove RSS feedRSS Feed RSS is an acronym for Real Simple Syndication which is a type of web feed which allows users to access updates to online content in a standardized, computer-readable format. This is the feed. widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. icon link – #52880
  • Twenty Twenty-Two: Import the latest changes from GitHub – #54318
  • Twenty Twenty-Two: Sync updates from GitHub – #54318

Coding Standards

  • Wrap some long lines in js/_enqueues/admin/post.js per the JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. coding standards for better readability – #53359

Comments

  • Change new comment required text class – #16206
  • Don’t output “cancel comment reply link” if comments aren’t threaded – #37267
  • Fix PHP Notice “trying to get property of non-object” in comments_open() and pings_open() – #54159

Commit Standards

Database

  • Check if the $args[0] value exists in wpdb::prepare() before accessing it – #54453

Docs

  • Add missing null allowed type for the $id parameter of wp_set_current_user() – #53399
  • Add missing parameters in in_plugin_update_message-{$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
  • Corrections relating to types used in inline documentation for comment ID and site ID proprties – #53399
  • Improve the documentation for registering block patterns and block pattern categories – #53399
  • Remove instances of the “eg.” abbreviation in favor of “example” or “for example” – #53330
  • Restore [51733], accidentally reverted in [52212] – #40006
  • Update documentation for the $plugin_data parameter of various hooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. – #53399
  • Various corrections and improvements relating to types used in inline documentation – #53399

Editor

  • Add missing label to new-post-slug input on Classic Editor – #53725
  • Check the correct post type support property for initial_edits – #53813
  • Do not provide initial_edits for properties that are not supported by the current post type – #53813
  • Fix fatal call to add_query_args() – #54337
  • Fix how the Site Editor is linked to – #54337
  • Fix incorrect access of ID field – #54337
  • Load iframed assets in Site Editor – #54337
  • Update wordpress packages – #54337

External Libraries

  • Update the regenerator-runtime package to version 0.13.9 – #54027

Formatting

  • Add additional support for single and nestable tags in force_balance_tags() – #50225

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. 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.

  • Remove empty ? when only anchor remains in add_query_arg() – #44499

KSES

  • Use correct global in wp_kses_xml_named_entities() – #54060

Login and Registration

  • Wrap long usernames in login error message – #54168
  • auto-focus the reset password field – #40302

Media

  • Add support for v1 and v2 gallery block in get_post_galleries() – #43826
  • 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. modal loads only selected image – #42937
  • Featured image modal loads only selected image – #53765
  • Move dismiss upload errors button after errors – #42979
  • Revert media uploader input change in [52059] – #42937
  • improve error message for failed image uploads – #53985
  • Add audible notice on menu item add or remove – #53840

Posts, Post Types

  • Increment post_count option value during blogblog (versus network, site) creation – #54462, #53443
  • Increment post_count option value only 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 installations – #54462
  • Multisite: Decrement post_count option value when a post is deleted – #53443
  • Use global post as the default for wp_get_post_parent_id() – #48358

Query

  • Correct and standardise the 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. query documentation – #53467

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/.

  • Make the templates controller follow core REST patterns – #54422
  • Remove experimental block menu item types – #40878

Script Loader

  • Document path as an accepted value for $key in wp_style_add_data() – #53792

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.

  • Allow get_*_*_link() and edit_term_link() functions to accept a term ID, WP_Term, or term object – #50225
  • Clarify the taxonomy labels for customizing the field descriptions on Edit Tags screen: – #43060

Themes

  • Check both parent and child themes for a theme.json file – #54401
  • Force a scrollbar on the Themes page to prevent visual shake on hover – #53478

Toolbar

  • Refine “Edit site” link.php – #54441

Upgrade/Install

  • Add timezone info to last checked update time – #53554
  • Correct the weekly cron event for clearing the temp-backup directory: – #51857
  • Deactivate the 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/ 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 if its version is 11.8 or lower – #54405
  • Differentiate en_US version strings from localized ones – #53710
  • Improve the accuracy of the auto_update_{$type} filter docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #53330
  • Remove 5.8 function and fix deactivate Gutenberg plugin version compare < 11.9 – #46371

Users

  • Prevent infinite 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. when using capability checks during determine_current_user on multisite – #53386

WPDB

  • Call wp_load_translations_early() in wpdb::_real_escape() – #32315
  • Call wp_load_translations_early() in wpdb::query() and wpdb::process_fields() – #32315
  • Capture error in wpdb::$last_error when insert fails instead of silently failing for 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. data or value too long – #37267

Widgets

  • Wraps long widget titles in classic Widgets screen – #37451

Props

Thanks to the 138 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (20), @sabernhardt (16), @audrasjb (13), @costdev (10), @sergeybiryukov (7), @johnbillion (7), @desrosj (6), @poena (5), @afercia (5), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @peterwilsoncc (4), @davidbaumwald (4), @birgire (4), @jeffpaul (3), @dilipbheda (3), @henry.wright (3), @pbearne (2), @TimothyBlynJacobs (2), @swissspidy (2), @shaunandrews (2), @glendaviesnz (2), @antpb (2), @kjellr (2), @talldanwp (2), @pento (2), @ramonopoly (2), @manishamakhija (2), @melchoyce (2), @dlh (2), @jrf (2), @dd32 (2), @chaion07 (2), @hareesh-pillai (2), @joedolson (2), @anthonyeden (1), @anandau14 (1), @asif2bd (1), @dpegasusm (1), @datainterlock (1), @mnelson4 (1), @ovann86 (1), @dlt101 (1), @xkon (1), @sabrib (1), @pankajmohale (1), @ianhayes94 (1), @hitendra-chopda (1), @gkloveweb (1), @drewapicture (1), @bravokeyl (1), @fpcsjames (1), @nettsite (1), @galbaras (1), @henrywright (1), @TobiasBg (1), @chrisvanpatten (1), @sourovroy (1), @jorbin (1), @szaqal21 (1), @PieWP (1), @danielbachhuber (1), @benitolopez (1), @ocean90 (1), @soniakash (1), @rachelbaker (1), @jigneshnakrani (1), @zoiec (1), @jdgrimes (1), @woodyhayday (1), @travisnorthcutt (1), @skunkbad (1), @richardfoley (1), @psufan (1), @procodewp (1), @nlpro (1), @david.binda (1), @lukecarbis (1), @lucasw89 (1), @liammitchell (1), @kwisatz (1), @justindocanto (1), @mista-flo (1), @celloexpressions (1), @Mamaduka (1), @kafleg (1), @umesh84 (1), @robertghetau (1), @musabshakeel (1), @rixeo (1), @marybaum (1), @felipeloureirosantos (1), @tmatsuur (1), @hasanuzzamanshamim (1), @wetah (1), @ravipatel (1), @mukesh27 (1), @westonruter (1), @mjaschen (1), @saju4wordpress (1), @otto42 (1), @joen (1), @flixos90 (1), @clucasrowlands (1), @beafealho (1), @luminuu (1), @netweb (1), @richtabor (1), @ovidiul (1), @h71 (1), @andy-schmidt (1), @mkaz (1), @noisysocks (1), @pbiron (1), @wparslan (1), @zieladam (1), @hellofromtonya (1), @benjaminanakenam (1), @webcommsat (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @tellyworth (1), @takahashi_fumiki (1), @russhylov (1), @lynk (1), @youknowriad (1), @donmhico (1), @tobiasbg (1), @danielpost (1), @nacin (1), @alexislloyd (1), @vdwijngaert (1), @ComputerGuru (1), @benjamingosset (1), @Presskopp (1), @thimalw (1), @dufresnesteven (1), @kingkero (1), @clorith (1), and @spacedmonkey (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 8 new contributors of the week: @robertghetau, @musabshakeel, @mjaschen, @saju4wordpress, @clucasrowlands, @russhylov, @lynk, @danielpost ♥️

Core committers: @hellofromtonya (14), @audrasjb (13), @desrosj (12), @joedolson (10), @sergeybiryukov (9), @noisysocks (6), @johnbillion (3), @jffng (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @davidbaumwald (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @ryelle (1), and @timothyblynjacobs (1).

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

Jb Audras 9:19 pm on June 29, 2021
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A Week in Core – June 28, 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 June 21 and June 28, 2021.

  • 60 commits
  • 64 contributors
  • 79 tickets created
  • 8 tickets reopened
  • 78 tickets closed

Please note that the WordPress Core team released WordPress 5.8 beta 3 and beta 4 last week. Everyone is welcome to help testing the 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. of WordPress 🌟

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

Build/Test tools

  • Add the regenerator-runtime script as a dependency to wp-polyfill – #52941
  • Correct PHPUnit version requirement in tests using ::createPartialMock() – #52625
  • Replace assertEquals() with assertSameSets() in text widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. tests – #52482, #52625
  • Require PHPUnit >= 6 in tests using ::createPartialMock() – #52625
  • Use assertSame() in _wp_to_kebab_case() tests – #52482, #52625, #53397
  • Use more appropriate assertions in a few tests – #52625

Bundled Themes

  • Improve display of blocks in widget areas – #53422
  • Improve 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/ check before activating an FSE theme – #53410
  • Prevent a Full Site Editing theme from being activated when Gutenberg is not active – #53410
  • Remove mention of “FSE” in Core – #53497
  • Remove unexpected border around the Theme Details button – #53473
  • Twenty Nineteen: Update margins on full- and wide-aligned blocks in the editor – #53428
  • Twenty Thirteen: Improve the display of the Query 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. 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. – #53438
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add margins around content in Post Template block – #53389, #53398
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add spacing around Query block when there is a background color – #53398
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Use the theme version when enqueueing theme assets – #53502
  • Twenty Twenty: Remove extra margin within the Query Loop block – #53482

Coding standards

  • Apply an alignment fix from running composer format – #53481
  • 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. issues in [51227] – #53475
  • Use a consistent check for parent items in WP_Walker – #53474

Docs

  • Document api_version and variations properties in WP_Block_Type::__construct() – #53518
  • Fix typo in widgets-block-editor feature documentation – #53424
  • Remove inaccurate @since tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) – #53461, #50105
  • Shorten the copyright notice for the WP_REST_Sidebars_Controller class – #41683
  • Update documentation for WP_Widget_Block per the documentation standards – #52628, #53461
  • Various docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) corrections for code added in 5.8 – #53461
  • Various 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. docblock improvements – #52920

Editor

  • Allow custom-units to be an array – #53472
  • Correct variable names in get_block_editor_settings() – #53458
  • Ports 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. changes for 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. 3 – #53397
  • Do not load a default font family for themes with theme.json
  • Move caching to endpoint for unique responses – #53435
  • Package updates for Beta 3 – #53397
  • Package updates including fixes from Gutenberg for WordPress 5.8 RC1 – #53397
  • Remove empty blocks/query-loop directory – #52991
  • Send 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., version with remote pattern requests – #53435
  • Update the packages with a number of fixes targeted for Beta 4 – #53397

General

  • Ensure svn:eol-style is consistently set for all recently added files – #53528

Media

  • Add lazy-loading support to block-based widgets – #53463, #53464
  • Correct undefined variable in wp_ajax_query_attachments – #50105
  • Improve upload page media item layout on smaller screens – #51754
  • Prevent uploading and show an error message when the server doesn’t support editing of WebP files and image sub-sizes cannot be created – #53475
  • Prevent uploading and show an error message when the server doesn’t support editing of WebP images, take II. Add new, better error message for it – #53475
  • Revert r51211 to restore ms-files.php assets – #53492, #53475

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/.

  • Include the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. ID when saving a widget – #53452
  • Retrieve latest widgets before loading sidebars – #53489

Site Health

  • Add a unique wrapper for dashboard widget content – #53521

Widgets

  • Fix non-multi widgets not appearing in wp_inactive_widgets – #53534
  • Add editor styles to the widgets block editor – #53344. – #53388
  • Add missing label and description to 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. controls – #53487
  • Add support for the Widgets Editor on after_setup_theme instead of widgets_init – #53424
  • Avoid a TypeError when adding a widget in the Customizer – #53488, #53421, #53419
  • Fix 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. value” warning when adding a new widget in the Customizer – #53479
  • Fix widget preview not working if widget registered via a instance
  • Remove unnecessary gutenberg_ functions – #53441
  • Stop loading wp-editor and the Block Directory assets on the widgets screen – #53437, #53397

Props

Thanks to the 64 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @noisysocks (10), @desrosj (9), @ryelle (7), @hellofromTonya (5), @nosolosw (4), @zieladam (4), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @spacedmonkey (4), @aristath (3), @scruffian (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @azaozz (3), @audrasjb (3), @gziolo (3), @johnbillion (3), @walbo (3), @caseymilne (3), @youknowriad (2), @jorbin (2), @Mamaduka (2), @dd32 (2), @joedolson (2), @kevin940726 (2), @jamesros161 (2), @chanthaboune (2), @timothyblynjacobs (2), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @marybaum (1), @ocean90 (1), @daisyo (1), @tellyworth (1), @sumaiyasiddika (1), @danieldudzic (1), @mkaz (1), @Presskopp (1), @joen (1), @sabernhardt (1), @andraganescu (1), @sunxiyuan (1), @isabel_brison (1), @kraftner (1), @onemaggie (1), @jffng (1), @otto42 (1), @Boniu91 (1), @Clorith (1), @alanjacobmathew (1), @mbabker (1), @ntsekouras (1), @strategio (1), @poena (1), @naoki0h (1), @ixkaito (1), @antpb (1), @aleperez92 (1), @iandunn (1), @barry (1), @mukesh27 (1), @herregroen (1), @jeherve (1), @hellofromtonya (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @cbringmann (1), and @AlePerez92 (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week! @sumaiyasiddika, @sunxiyuan, and @alanjacobmathew ♥️

Core committers: @desrosj (24), @sergeybiryukov (11), @ryelle (4), @youknowriad (3), @noisysocks (3), @iandunn (3), @jorbin (2), @azaozz (2), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @clorith (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @joedolson (1), @flixos90 (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), and @antpb (1).

#5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:57 pm on June 14, 2021
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A Week in Core – June 14, 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 June 7 and June 14, 2021.

  • 63 commits
  • 105 contributors
  • 57 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 65 tickets closed

Please note that the WordPress Core team released WordPress 5.8 beta 1 last week. Everyone is welcome to help testing the 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. of WordPress 🌟

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

  • Adjust Internet Explorer message to be a bit more clear – #48743
  • Escape the values of data-colname – #40401
  • Introduce dashboard notice to discourage use of out of date browser – #48743

Application Passwords

  • Allow enter key to submit profile form – #52849

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

  • Add a type property to allow Core to identify the source of the editor styles – #53175
  • Add the Site Logo block’s server implementation – #53247
  • Allow themes to add inline styles for all blocks when using lazy styles loading – #53358
  • Fix typo in the typography block support – #52991
  • Ignore generated CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. files in Page List and Post Template blocks – #52991, #53309
  • Include the page list block server-side code – #53309
  • Package updates for 5.8 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 – #52991
  • Package updates for WordPress 5.8 beta 1 (batch2) – #52991
  • Prevent duplicate queries – #53280, #53176
  • Ensure that the block editor can be used on the page post type – #45537

Boostrap/Load

  • Add 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 disabling of object cache – #53322

Build/Test Tools

  • Ensure that we are using https:// urls – #39589
  • Silence jQuery Migrate console warnings when running E2E tests – #52860
  • Update devDependencies for bundled themes – #52624
  • Update several devDependencies – #52624

Bundled Themes

  • Introduce block patterns for Twenty Eleven – #51106
  • Introduce block patterns for Twenty Ten – #51107
  • Twenty Nineteen: Fix pullquote styling in editor when block has alignment – #53112
  • Twenty Nineteen: Set a default color for button links in the editor – #52555
  • Twenty Thirteen: Add “No Shadow” style to button block – #51223
  • Twenty Twenty: Ensure custom primary color is applied to text in the editor – #50120
  • Twenty Twenty: Regenerate the RTL editor stylesheet – #50120
  • Apply an alignment fix – #53246
  • Extraneous white space at end of line – #51189
  • Use single quotes when there are no variables withi/n the string – #48743

Comments

  • Return valid comment reply link if comments are paginated – #51189

Documentation

  • Correct DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) formatting for some revision tests – #52628
  • Document the usage of $wp_widget_factory global in WP_Customize_Widgets::sanitize_widget_instance() – #53394
  • Update documentation for some WP_Customize_Widgets methods per the documentation standards – #52628

Emoji

  • Update the Twemoji library to version 13.1.0 – #52852

Feeds

  • Avoid notices in get_post_comments_feed_link() – #52814

Login and Registration

  • Improve the unknown username error message – #52915
  • Wrap long site titles to a new line – #52776

Media

  • Add new functions to return the previous/next attachment links – #45708
  • Allow multi-uploads in Galleries – #53169
  • Ensure that post_id variable is initiated ahead of usage – #39589
  • Restore AJAX response data shape in media library – #50105

Permalinks

  • Limit pagination for posts with comments – #50233
  • Revert the changes stemming from pagination limits – #50233

Privacy

  • Improve naming of user confimed action email filters – #44314

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.

  • Check and return errors for insertions to revisions – #30009

Script Loader

  • Fix 404 errors for the jquery-masonry script when SCRIPT_DEBUG is true – #47353

Site Health

  • Display a list of file formats supported by the GD library – #53022

Tests

  • Fix typo in a get_bookmarks() test name – #52625
  • Fix typo in a retrieve_widgets() test name – #52625
  • Ignore EOL differences in some tests using multiline string assertions – #52625
  • Introduce some E2E tests for the Quick Draft dashboard widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. – #523905
  • Use assertSameSets() in some newly introduced tests – #52625

Themes

  • Fix 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) issues with controls in themes screen – #52649

TinyMCE

TinyMCE

  • Fix initialization when the editor is in a postbox by delaying it until document.readyState === 'complete' – #52133, #52050

Upgrade/Install

  • Built files should not be included in the $_old_files list – #53367
  • Remove parsing of readme.txt files for 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 or theme requirements – #48520, #48515, #meta2952, #meta4514, #meta4621
  • Update the $_old_files list for 5.8 – #52991, #52846, #53246, #53367

Widgets

  • Don’t decode HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. entities ahead of the widget constructor – #53138
  • Make new WordPress installations use blocks in widget areas instead of widgets – #53324
  • Ensure that HTML entities are converted in widget descriptions – #53138
  • Improve unit tests for RSS Widget – #53278
  • Prevent infinite 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. in PHP8+ if the URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org for the widget instance is incorrectly defined – #53278

Props

Thanks to the 105 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@audrasjb (10), @SergeyBiryukov (8), @desrosj (8), @hellofromTonya (7), @sabernhardt (5), @isabel_brison (4), @whyisjake (4), @dd32 (3), @johnbillion (3), @alexstine (3), @adamsilverstein (3), @kjellr (3), @melchoyce (3), @antpb (2), @jorbin (2), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @beafialho (2), @jeffpaul (2), @aristath (2), @davidbaumwald (2), @mukesh27 (2), @chanthaboune (2), @youknowriad (2), @poena (2), @ocean90 (2), @azaozz (2), @DrewAPicture (2), @nosolosw (2), @boniu91 (1), @geekpress (1), @mikejolley (1), @ntsekouras (1), @scruffian (1), @mcsf (1), @sumitsingh (1), @Chouby (1), @onemaggie (1), @danieldudzic (1), @devnel (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @notlaura (1), @metalandcoffee (1), @paaggeli (1), @MrPauloEn (1), @mkdgs (1), @dway (1), @spikeuk1 (1), @herrvigg (1), @patkemper (1), @promz (1), @pondermatic (1), @andraganescu (1), @hellofromtonya (1), @noisysocks (1), @Boniu91 (1), @williampatton (1), @joyously (1), @Otto42 (1), @afragen (1), @wpgurudev (1), @hannahmalcolm (1), @achbed (1), @coffee2code (1), @coreymckrill (1), @rmccue (1), @marybaum (1), @dlh (1), @lukecarbis (1), @xkon (1), @helen (1), @TZ-Media (1), @pento (1), @Mista-Flo (1), @pbiron (1), @lifeforceinst (1), @birgire (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @kapilpaul (1), @jontyravi (1), @david.binda (1), @joedolson (1), @glendaviesnz (1), @flixos90 (1), @gitlost (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @kraftbj (1), @justinahinon (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @rellect (1), @knutsp (1), @grantmkin (1), @ArnaudBan (1), @Fantasy1125 (1), @swissspidy (1), @mor10 (1), @cameronjonesweb (1), @jeherve (1), @netweb (1), @afercia (1), @chaion07 (1), @sumanm (1), @carike (1), @devrekli (1), and @engahmeds3ed (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 6 new contributors of the week! @pondermatic, @lifeforceinst, @Fantasy1125, @cameronjonesweb, @sumanm, and @devrekli ♥️

Core committers: @desrosj (16), @whyisjake (10), @sergeybiryukov (8), @ryelle (8), @youknowriad (7), @joedolson (5), @antpb (4), @jorbin (3), @azaozz (2), @peterwilsoncc (1), and @noisysocks (1).

#5-8, #meta2952, #meta4514, #meta4621, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:43 am on June 8, 2021
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A Week in Core – June 7, 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 May 31 and June 7, 2021.

  • 40 commits
  • 72 contributors
  • 53 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 77 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

  • List Tables: Update spacing in action items on small screens – #48546, #47895

Application Passwords

  • Allow enter key to submit profile form – #52849

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

  • Add a type property to allow Core to identify the source of the editor styles – #53175
  • Add the Site Logo block’s server implementation – #53247
  • Load the WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver class in wp-admin/load-styles.php – #53175
  • Package updates for 5.8 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 – #52991
  • Update script versions – #52991
  • Correct some docblocks added in [50836] – #50328, #52620
  • Fix failing block editor test – #53301

Boostrap/Load

  • Add 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 disabling of object cache – #53322
  • Only reference recovery mode email when it can be sent – #52560

Build/Test tools

  • Remove the ::append_to_selector() method from Tests_Theme_wpThemeJson – #52991
  • Use assertSame() in some newly introduced tests – #52482

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Check for navigation element before using it – #52773

Coding Standards

  • Extraneous white space at end of line – #51189
  • Simplify a condition in wp-admin/admin-footer.php – #53306
  • Simplify the logic in WP_Widget::get_field_name() and ::get_field_id() – #16773, #52627
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/options-media.php – #52627

Comments

  • Escape comment author’s email in the Edit Comment form – #53349
  • Return valid comment reply link if comments are paginated – #51189

Documentation

  • Add a @since note to wp_parse_id_list() and wp_parse_slug_list() about using wp_parse_list() – #52628
  • Correct type for the $widget parameter of the widget_block_content filter – #51566

External Libraries

  • Update the Requests library to version 1.8.1 – #53334

Plugins

  • Make sure Hello Dolly translations are deleted when the 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 is deleted – #52817

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 ‘delete_widget’ action to delete widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. endpoint – #53289
  • Delete fresh_site option when updating widgets via REST API – #53317
  • Fix delete widget endpoint – #53313
  • Rename the $creating parameter of rest_after_save_widget action to $update – #53317
  • Restore the $creating parameter of rest_after_save_widget action – #53317

Site Health

  • Conditionally run Authorization 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. test – #52642
  • Remove unnecessary function_exists() checks from WP_Site_Health::get_tests() – #52642

Themes

  • Fix 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) issues with controls in themes screen – #52649

TinyMCE

  • Don’t attempt to initialize the same instance twice. Follow up to [51082] – #52133, #52050
  • Fix initialization when the editor is in a postbox by delaying it until document.readyState === 'complete' – #52133, #52050

Upgrade/Install

Users

  • Add user’s 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. to password reset link to ensure login screen matches the language of the email – #34281, #52605, #53321

Widgets

  • Add widget_block_content filter – #51566
  • Add missing actions to widgets block editor – #53288
  • Enable 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. and Nav Menu widgets in Legacy Widget block – #53301
  • Make new WordPress installations use blocks in widget areas instead of widgets – #53324

Props

Thanks to the 72 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@TimothyBlynJacobs (4), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @nosolosw (3), @isabel_brison (3), @andraganescu (3), @alexstine (3), @costdev (3), @hellofromtonya (2), @sabernhardt (2), @joyously (2), @audrasjb (2), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @justinahinon (1), @jipmoors (1), @westonruter (1), @drebbits.web (1), @afragen (1), @stevenkword (1), @jorbin (1), @lukecarbis (1), @jdgrimes (1), @tamlyn (1), @solarissmoke (1), @5ubliminal (1), @helen (1), @celloexpressions (1), @Mte90 (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @kevin940726 (1), @garrett-eclipse (1), @y_kolev (1), @Clorith (1), @Otshelnik-Fm (1), @JeffPaul (1), @talldanwp (1), @WebDragon (1), @dlh (1), @pbiron (1), @jamil95 (1), @sushmak (1), @stevegrunwell (1), @aliveic (1), @mkdgs (1), @williampatton (1), @aristath (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @ocean90 (1), @noisysocks (1), @promz (1), @poena (1), @metalandcoffee (1), @desrosj (1), @patkemper (1), @herrvigg (1), @spikeuk1 (1), @dway (1), @azaozz (1), @notlaura (1), @MrPauloEn (1), @paaggeli (1), @engahmeds3ed (1), @utsav72640 (1), @kapilpaul (1), @jrf (1), @schlessera (1), @mbabker (1), @walbo (1), @reynhartono (1), @Otto42 (1), @arunsathiya (1), @danfarrow (1), and @mukesh27 (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 12 new contributors of the week! @costdev, @5ubliminal, @WebDragon, @sushmak, @mkdgs, @patkemper, @herrvigg, @spikeuk1, @dway, @MrPauloEn, @kapilpaul, and @reynhartono. ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (15), @noisysocks (8), @joedolson (4), @youknowriad (3), @jorbin (2), @azaozz (2), @ryelle (2), @ocean90 (1), @johnbillion (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), and @clorith (1).

#5-8, #meta2952, #meta4514, #meta4621, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:34 pm on June 1, 2021
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A Week in Core – May 31, 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 May 24 and May 31, 2021.

  • 65 commits
  • 98 contributors
  • 48 tickets created
  • 11 tickets reopened
  • 83 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

  • Improve the message about installing the Link Manager 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 to use legacy Links screen – #52669

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

  • Load the classic layout stylesheet conditionallty – #53175
  • Add the layout block support – #53175
  • Declare the wp_template post type as built-in – #53176
  • Only load the WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver class once – #53175, #51104
  • Add support for the pattern directory – #53246
  • Fix logic to enable custom colors, gradients, and font sizes – #53175
  • Update the 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/ 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". used to launch Gutenberg e2e tests – #52991
  • Update packages and backportbackport A port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. the latest Gutenberg fixes – #52991
  • Introduce block templates for classic themes – #53176
  • Load theme resolver class in script loader – #53175

Build/Test Tools

  • Update the several dependencies – #52624
  • Minimize the chances of signature conflicts for assertEqualsWithDelta() – #52625
  • Use deterministic module ids in webpack for media – #53192
  • Remove the ::append_to_selector() method from Tests_Theme_wpThemeJson – #52991
  • Use the Composer-installed version of PHPUnit for Grunt tasks – #53015
  • Use hashed module IDs for minified files – #53192

Bundled Themes

  • Introduce block patterns for Twenty Fourteen – #51103
  • Introduce block patterns for Twenty Fifteen – #51102
  • Update the “Tested up to” value – #53276
  • Introduce block patterns for Twenty Twelve – #51105
  • Twenty Thirteen: Fix missing translations in block patterns, add image credits – #51104

Coding Standards

  • Move assignment out of condition in phpunit/includes/speed-trap-listener.php – #52625
  • Further update the code for bulk menu items deletion to better follow WordPress coding standardsWordPress Coding Standards The Accessibility, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc. coding standards as published in the WordPress Coding Standards Handbook. May also refer to The collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) used to format and validate PHP code developed for WordPress according to the PHP coding standards. – #21603
  • Apply some minor coding standards fixes – #21603
  • Simplify a condition in wp-admin/admin-footer.php – #53306
  • Use strict comparison in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php – #52627
  • Apply some minor coding standards adjustments – #41683, #53156, #53175

Comments

  • Include a “View Post” link on the Comments screen for a single post – #52353

Documentation

  • Improve documentation for get_option(). Clean up, clarify the returned types and the exceptions, and add few
  • Improve documentation for the wp_resource_hints 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. – #52842
  • Document that has_block() does not check reusable blocks – #53140
  • Improve documentation for wp_list_filter() and wp_filter_object_list() – #52808
  • Use a duplicate hook reference for widgets_admin_page in wp-admin/widgets-form-blocks.php – #51506

External Libraries

  • Update two polyfill libraries to their latest versions – #52854
  • Update the phpass library to version 0.5 – #51549

Formatting

  • Add ‘main’ 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 kses – #53156
  • Introduce the document_title filter – #51643

General

  • Correct the inline code examples for _wp_array_get() and _wp_array_set() – #53264
  • Avoid a PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher warning when checking the mbstring.func_overload PHP value – #53282
  • Pass the scheme to the *_url filters – #52813

Media

  • Replace basename() usage on media upload screen with wp_basename() for better multibyte filenames support – #51754
  • Add button in media upload page for copying the media url – #51754

Menus

  • Add bulk delete for menu items – #21603

Posts, Post Types

  • Improve post_exists() query – #34012
  • Speed cached get_pages() calls – #51469
  • Remove some unused strings from built-in post type declarations – #53176

Site Health, Privacy

  • Combine shared CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. for Site Health & Privacy Settings – #52429

Themes

  • Display the number of available theme updates in the adminadmin (and super admin) menu – #43697

Toolbar

  • Prevent username from wrapping when avatars are disabled – #26933

Upgrade/Install

  • Update sodium_compat to v1.16.1 – #53274

Users

  • Pass on the user data received by wp_insert_user() to related hooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. – #53110

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/.

  • Update “object” strings to use the appropriate nouns – #40720
  • Add widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. endpoints – #41683
  • Revert widget endpoints – #41683
  • Add widget endpoints – #41683
  • Add support for modifying the term relation when querying posts – #41287
  • Remove WP_Test_REST_Widgets_Controller tests – #41683
  • Re-introduce WP_Test_REST_Widgets_Controller tests – #41683
  • Remove duplicates in the widget types endpoint – #53305

Widgets

  • Adds the widgets block editor to widgets.php and customize.php – #51506
  • Ignore CSS files in legacy widgets block – #51506
  • Perform ‘widgets_admin_page’ action in block widget editor – #51506
  • Remove unnecessary enqueue of ‘format-library’ assets – #51506

Props

Thanks to the 98 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (7), @peterwilsoncc (7), @audrasjb (6), @melchoyce (6), @isabel_brison (5), @TimothyBlynJacobs (5), @onemaggie (4), @desrosj (4), @nosolosw (4), @kjellr (4), @johnbillion (3), @mukesh27 (3), @kevin940726 (3), @noisysocks (3), @youknowriad (2), @ayeshrajans (2), @jnylen0 (2), @gziolo (2), @francina (2), @lukecarbis (2), @talldanwp (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @beafialho (2), @andraganescu (2), @hareesh-pillai (1), @dd32 (1), @tw2113 (1), @joen (1), @ocean90 (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @david.binda (1), @jorgefilipecosta (1), @zieladam (1), @paaggeli (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @dragunoff (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @glendaviesnz (1), @otto42 (1), @maxpertici (1), @wphound (1), @paragoninitiativeenterprises (1), @chaion07 (1), @vladytimy (1), @trejder (1), @lephleg (1), @ryelle (1), @oxyrealm (1), @carlomanf (1), @welcher (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @boniu91 (1), @sabernhardt (1), @5um17 (1), @bhwebworks (1), @paaljoachim (1), @iandunn (1), @jamil95 (1), @joyously (1), @jeffikus (1), @boonebgorges (1), @apokalyptik (1), @ntsekouras (1), @djbu (1), @thomasplevy (1), @akabarikalpesh (1), @ribaricplusplus (1), @jffng (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @poena (1), @vyskoczilova (1), @Rahmohn (1), @vanyukov (1), @imath (1), @azaozz (1), @ReneHermi (1), @brettshumaker (1), @MikeHansenMe (1), @sannevndrmeulen (1), @Mista-Flo (1), @Boniu91 (1), @pixolin (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @joedolson (1), @shaunandrews (1), @claytoncollie (1), @antpb (1), @ryokuhi (1), @whyisjake (1), @anotia (1), @clorith (1), @notlaura (1), @xkon (1), @sebbb (1), @Clorith (1), @earnjam (1), @dlh (1), and @jrf (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 13 new contributors of the week! @dragunoff, @wphound, @trejder, @lephleg, @oxyrealm, @carlomanf, @bhwebworks, @jamil95, @djbu, @brettshumaker, @sannevndrmeulen, @anotia, and @sebbb ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (22), @ryelle (8), @desrosj (8), @noisysocks (7), @youknowriad (6), @peterwilsoncc (6), @timothyblynjacobs (2), @joedolson (2), @azaozz (1), @jorgefilipecosta (1), @antpb (1), and @jorbin (1).

#5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 11:39 pm on May 24, 2021
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A Week in Core – May 24, 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 May 17 and May 24, 2021.

  • 65 commits
  • 120 contributors
  • 49 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 64 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

Boostrap/Load

  • Further update the language in wp-config-sample.php – #37199

Build/Test Tool

  • Use deterministic module ids in webpack for media – #53192
  • Use hashed/deterministic moduleIDs in webpack config – #53192
  • Use the new concurrency setting for 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 – #53080
  • Use assertInstanceOf() instead of assertTrue() in some tests – #52625
  • Improve PHPUnit version retrieval – #52625
  • Remove trailing commas in function calls in _wp_array_get() tests – #51461, #51720, #52625
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/privacy/ per the naming conventions – #52625
  • Rename some classes in phpunit/tests/theme/ per the naming conventions – #52625
  • Correct description for the Tests_Functions_wpArraySet class – #53175, #52625
  • Add missing tests for the _wp_array_get() function – #51461, #51720, #52625

Documentation

  • Some documentation and test improvements for WP_Theme_JSON and WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver classes: – #52991, #53175
  • Use 3-digit, x.x.x-style semantic versioning for two _doing_it_wrong() calls – #52628
  • Include @since in register_block_type definition – #53233

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty: Hide some elements for print that are not useful in that context – #50433
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Re-add px unit to the adminadmin (and super admin) bar height custom property – #52624, #52564
  • Update devDependencies for default themes – #52624
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Update devDependencies – #52624
  • Twenty Nineteen: Update theme information in the package.json file – #53196
  • Twenty Twenty: Update theme information in the package.json file – #53196
  • Twenty Twenty: Correct label attribute references to aria_label in get_search_form – #51877, #53225
  • Themes: Add an indication of whether a theme is a child themeChild theme A Child Theme is a customized theme based upon a Parent Theme. It’s considered best practice to create a child theme if you want to modify the CSS of your theme. https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/. on networknetwork (versus site, blog) admin Themes screen – #30240

Editor

  • Use 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 context in filters that used the editor name – #52920
  • Hide the quicktags toolbar when JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. is disabled – #40570
  • Update color merging algorithm – #53175
  • Add Global Styles support using 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. file – #53175
  • Remove gutenberg text domain from Query and Social Links block patterns – #53265, #53248
  • Remove unused param in get_default_block_editor_settings – #52920
  • Rename the unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. file for _wp_array_set function – #53175
  • Fix failing unit test for 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. support in theme.json – #52991
  • Remove editor type specific filters for block editor configuration – #52920
  • Rename should_load_separate_core_block_assets for consistency – #50328
  • Add Global Settings support using theme.json file – #53175
  • Extend register_block_type to accept the path file or folder with block.json – #53233
  • Update WordPress packages published for 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/ 10.6 – #52991
  • Update lodash to the latest version 4.17.21 – #52991
  • Add missing class WP_Block_Editor_Context – #52920
  • Extract block_editor_rest_api_preload method for use with different editor screens – #52920
  • Add missing unit tests for block_has_support – #53257, #52991
  • Updated the WordPress packages from Gutenberg 10.7.0 RCrelease 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). – #52991
  • Add missing unit tests for construct_wp_query_args – #53240, #52991
  • Removed useless block editor render context value – #53250
  • Block Patterns: Include the Query and Social Icons block patterns from Gutenberg 10.7.0 – #53248

Internationalization

  • Combine escaping and translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. functions – #53153
  • Improve the wording of some error messages – #50382

Formatting

  • KSES: Allow calc() and var() values to be used in inline CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. – #46197, #46498
  • KSES: Remove duplicate object-position property – #52991

General/Administration

  • Avoid unnecessary calls to update_user_option() – #43339
  • Some documentation and test improvements for the _wp_array_set() – #53175, #52625
  • Add _wp_array_set function – #53175
  • Ensure consistent type for integer properties of a bookmark object – #53235
  • Ensure consistent type for integer properties of WP_Post, WP_Term, and WP_User – #53235, #52995
  • List Tables: Wrap long search terms onto a new line – #52749

Media

  • Some documentation and test improvements for the image_editor_output_format 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.: – #52867
  • Introduces image_editor_output_format filter for setting default MIME type of sub size image output – #52867

Menus

  • Do not auto-set locations for new menus – #52949

Plugins

  • Add support for Update URI 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. – #14179, #23318, #32101

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.

  • add a new filter for revisions to keep by post type – #51550

Script Loader

  • Stop loading polyfills specific to Internet Explorer – #53078

Site Health

  • Make sure the submit_button() function is available in request_filesystem_credentials() – #53206
  • Skip REST tests during scheduled events – #52112

Widgets

  • Make sure WP_Widget constructor creates a correct classname value for a namespaced widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. class – #44098
  • Make sure WP_Widget constructor creates a correct id_base value for a namespaced widget class – #44098

XML-RPC

  • Set 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 in accordance with the spec – #52958

Props

Thanks to the 120 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (9), @youknowriad (6), @poena (5), @ntsekouras (5), @nosolosw (5), @johnbillion (5), @desrosj (4), @mukesh27 (4), @peterwilsoncc (3), @audrasjb (3), @williampatton (3), @joyously (3), @jorgefilipecosta (3), @sabernhardt (3), @Boniu91 (2), @azaozz (2), @gziolo (2), @jorbin (2), @hermpheus (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @justinahinon (2), @ocean90 (2), @hareesh-pillai (2), @chrisvanpatten (2), @timothyblynjacobs (2), @nhuja (1), @mweichert (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @meloniq (1), @miqrogroove (1), @afragen (1), @markjaquith (1), @apedog (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @markparnell (1), @JeroenReumkens (1), @design_dolphin (1), @filosofo (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @sean212 (1), @earnjam (1), @rmccue (1), @infolu (1), @dingdang (1), @jdgrimes (1), @crazycoders (1), @Ipstenu (1), @nvartolomei (1), @chriscct7 (1), @mordauk (1), @knutsp (1), @GaryJ (1), @benoitchantre (1), @TJNowell (1), @gMagicScott (1), @Otto42 (1), @mikejolley (1), @juliobox (1), @aspexi (1), @Rarst (1), @ryno267 (1), @lev0 (1), @jb510 (1), @gregorlove (1), @jamesbonham (1), @GeekStreetWP (1), @khromov (1), @georgestephanis (1), @joostdevalk (1), @damonganto (1), @dd32 (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @olafklejnstrupjensen (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @Mte90 (1), @ariskataoka (1), @kjellr (1), @Presskopp (1), @karmatosed (1), @Travel_girl (1), @helen (1), @jacklenox (1), @bradt (1), @seanchayes (1), @welcher (1), @Mista-Flo (1), @dpik (1), @Clorith (1), @lakrisgubben (1), @DeusTron (1), @obenland (1), @zkancs (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @jrf (1), @rogerlos (1), @dlh (1), @displaynone (1), @grantmkin (1), @aristath (1), @arkrs (1), @mcsf (1), @matveb (1), @dimadin (1), @jeremy80 (1), @kishanjasani (1), @ipulc2 (1), @sergiomdgomes (1), @Chouby (1), @dartiss (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @szaqal21 (1), @sahilmepani (1), @sumitsingh (1), @antpb (1), @mikeschroder (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @schlessera (1), @swissspidy (1), and @dougwollison (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 11 (!) new contributors of the week! @jeremy80, @hermpheus, @ariskataoka, @dpik, @lakrisgubben, @DeusTron, @zkancs, @grantmkin, @arkrs, @ipulc2, and @sahilmepani. ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (26), @gziolo (16), @desrosj (8), @youknowriad (5), @jorgefilipecosta (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @davidbaumwald (2), @adamsilverstein (1), @antpb (1), @ryelle (1), and @clorith (1).

#5-8, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:43 pm on May 17, 2021
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A Week in Core – May 17, 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 May 10 and May 17, 2021.

  • 28 commits
  • 90 contributors
  • 47 tickets created
  • 8 tickets reopened
  • 40 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

Boostrap/Load

  • Have language in wp-config-sample.php better match install instructions – #37199
  • Boostrap/Load: Strengthen language in wp-config-sample.php – #37199
  • Bootstrap/Load: Improve docs for error reporting – #41902

Build/Test Tools

  • Update the several dependencies – #52624

Bundled Themes

  • Update twenty_twenty_one_password_form function to actually use a $post parameter – #53091

Coding Standards

  • Adds spacing so define() statements displayed when creating a networknetwork (versus site, blog) – #53182

Docs

  • Update documentation in wp-config-sample.php per the documentation standards – #52628
  • Update help key documentation link in 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/. response – #53162
  • Miscellaneous DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) corrections – #52628
  • Update documentation in phpunit/includes/abstract-testcase.php per the documentation standards – #52628
  • Clarify the @since note for unlink-homepage-logo in get_custom_logo() – #51075, #52628

Editor

  • Remove editor type specific filters for 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 configuration – #52920
  • Rename should_load_separate_core_block_assets for consistency – #50328
  • Some documentation and test improvements for loading separate assets for core blocks – #50328, #52620, #53180
  • Fix 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. introduced with loading separate block assets – #53180
  • Enqueue script and style assets only for blocks present on the page – #50328, #52620

External Libraries

  • Update the Requests library to version 1.8.0 – #53101

KSES

  • Allow calc() and var() values to be used in inline CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. – #46197, #46498
  • Remove duplicate object-position property – #52991

Login, Users

  • Use a monospace font to display passwords – #40275

Network and Sites

  • Display site icons in the My Sites menu – #46657

Plugins

  • Add support for Update URI 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. – #14179, #23318, #32101

Post Thumbnails

  • Display the “Remove 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.” link in the classic editor in red color – #45198

Posts, Post Types

  • Enable 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. for the wp_block post type – #53072

Site Health

  • Remove status text indentation – #52966
  • Improve the appearance of Site Health Status dashboard widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. – #52966

Toolbar

  • Reset box-shadow on links – #40594

Props

Thanks to the 90 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:

@SergeyBiryukov (4), @dd32 (3), @desrosj (3), @rmccue (3), @audrasjb (3), @aristath (3), @jorbin (3), @sabernhardt (3), @joyously (3), @hareesh-pillai (2), @hedgefield (2), @schlessera (2), @mukesh27 (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @utz119 (1), @ryno267 (1), @benoitchantre (1), @chriscct7 (1), @monikarao (1), @robdxw (1), @florianbrinkmann (1), @kraftbj (1), @dougwollison (1), @gregorlove (1), @sasagar (1), @lev0 (1), @youknowriad (1), @TimothyBJacobs (1), @mcsf (1), @westonruter (1), @aduth (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @matveb (1), @joemcgill (1), @Clorith (1), @mblach (1), @afercia (1), @paulschreiber (1), @burhandodhy (1), @aspexi (1), @netweb (1), @justinahinon (1), @soulseekah (1), @ozh (1), @travisnorthcutt (1), @carlalexander (1), @skithund (1), @jrf (1), @GaryJ (1), @JeroenReumkens (1), @nhuja (1), @sean212 (1), @filosofo (1), @infolu (1), @dingdang (1), @grapplerulrich (1), @williampatton (1), @earnjam (1), @design_dolphin (1), @mweichert (1), @jamesbonham (1), @olafklejnstrupjensen (1), @displaynone (1), @poena (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @markjaquith (1), @meloniq (1), @markparnell (1), @apedog (1), @mikejolley (1), @Ipstenu (1), @juliobox (1), @Rarst (1), @Otto42 (1), @gMagicScott (1), @mordauk (1), @knutsp (1), @TJNowell (1), @jb510 (1), @GeekStreetWP (1), @crazycoders (1), @miqrogroove (1), @afragen (1), @jdgrimes (1), @damonganto (1), @khromov (1), @georgestephanis (1), @joostdevalk (1), and @nvartolomei (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 18 (!!) new contributors of the week! @ryno267, @gregorlove, @sasagar, @lev0, @mblach, @aspexi, @carlalexander, @JeroenReumkens, @sean212, @infolu, @dingdang, @design_dolphin, @jamesbonham, @olafklejnstrupjensen, @displaynone, @gMagicScott, @GeekStreetWP, and @damonganto ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @desrosj (4), @gziolo (4), @jorbin (3), @davidbaumwald (2), @ryelle (2), and @clorith (1).

#5-8, #week-in-core

Jake Spurlock 9:18 pm on October 30, 2020
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WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details

Today WordPress 5.5.3 was released, the day following WordPress 5.5.2.

It is suboptimal to have releases this quickly in succession, but the details below hopefully describe a scenario that you will agree was worth resolving as quickly and safely as possible.

5.5.2 and ZIP installs

An error with one of the fixes made in WordPress 5.5.2 caused an issue with installing ZIP packages available on WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ for new versions of 5.5.x, 5.4.x, 5.3.x, 5.2.x, and 5.1.x. The issue only affected fresh WordPress installations without an existing wp-config.php file in place.

During the release process for 5.5.2, the package testing workflow returned a false positive, so this issue was not caught. This is a difficult issue to test for, but the first steps are to update the existing documentation so future release teams can learn from this experience. Additional research will be required to find a long-term solution. Updates on this progress will be shared in future Make/CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. posts.

To fix this issue, the Core team released WordPress 5.5.3. It provides a clean ZIP package for the WordPress.org download page for the 5.5.x, 5.4.x, 5.3.x, 5.2.x, and 5.1.x versions.

Resolution of 5.5.3-alpha

While work was being done to prepare for WordPress 5.5.3, the release team attempted to make 5.5.2 unavailable for download on WordPress.org to limit the spread of the issue noted in the section above, as the error only affected fresh installations. This action resulted in some installations being updated to a pre-release “5.5.3-alpha” version (see more here). The appearance of a 5.5.3-alpha version is now resolved with the help of the Systems team.

WordPress 5.5.3-alpha has no functional differences to the 5.5.2 release. To correct this version on your site, you can either click the “re-install WordPress” button on the Dashboard → Updates screen or update to 5.5.3.

Props to @jeffpaul for drafting this post, and to @chanthaboune, @cbringmann, @audrasjb, @davidbaumwald, and @hellofromtonya for editing.

#5-5-3