Title: Bug Reports Author: Andrew Nacin Published: January 29, 2014 Last modified: December 2, 2025 --- ## Bug Reports * 7:49 pm _on_ January 29, 2014 * # 󠀁[Bug Reports](https://make.wordpress.org/core/reports/)󠁿 * WordPress uses open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. software called TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. to manage 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. reports and tasks. If you are looking to report a bug, please [​head on over](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https://core.trac.wordpress.org/newticket). * There are many ways to contribute. We have a detailed [contributor handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/) to help get you started. If you want to get started quickly, try one of the [Getting Started](https://make.wordpress.org/core/reports/?output_format=md#getting-started) reports below — [test a patch](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/needs-testing), or [grab a bug](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/no-patch) and see if you can reproduce the problem it describes. * **If you have encountered a security issuesecurity issue A security issue is a type of bug that can affect the security of WordPress installations. Specifically, it is a report of a bug that you have found in the WordPress core code, and that you have determined can be used to gain some level of access to a site running WordPress that you should not have.** in WordPress, please contact security at 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/](https://wordpress.org/). For more, see our ​[Security FAQ](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/reporting-security-vulnerabilities/). * ## Trac Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. 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