Tag Archives: 4.9.3

Jeffrey Paul 4:43 am on June 29, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: June 27th (4.9.7 week 6)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from June 27th (agenda, Slack archive).

4.9.7 planning

  • Confirmed @pbiron and @joshuawold as co-release leads with @sergeybiryukov and @psykro as co-deputies
  • Likely focus for 4.9.7 to be “Try 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/” prompt and privacy fixes
  • Release timing for 4.9.7 will be confirmed amongst release leads and shared when ready
  • Consensus that release leads have previous contribution experience (not necessarily CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. contributions), also helpful that a lead or deputy has commit access
  • Aiming to expand roster of individuals who have experience leading releases, so one approach is pairing “new” leads with “experienced” ones though other candidates could feasilby be experienced enough to not require a co-lead
  • Though no defined process exists on selecting or confirming leads, if someone has concerns about a nominated lead they can directly talk with @jeffpaul if they’re not comfortable speaking up during the devchat though ideally concerns are more transparent or at least leverages a group and not a single entity to coordinate concerns appropriately

Updates from focus leads and component maintainers

  • The Gutenberg team released v3.1 and published release notes as to the updates included
  • The JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. team published notes from their meeting where they discussed sunsetting the packages repository, an alternative to wp.apiRequest, a deprecation strategy, data module improvements, the build process, and inline docsinline docs (phpdoc, docblock, xref). Many thanks to them for continuing to share notes from their chats
  • Reminder to focus leads and component maintainers to try and publish meeting notes from your chats to help socialize what’s happening across the different teams in #core.

Devchat coordination

  • @jeffpaul will be offline most of July, so @joemcgill, @audrasjb, and @antpb will help coordinate devchats (collecting agenda items and publishing an agenda, running the actual devchat meeting, and publishing a devchat summary). post-devchat note: @whitneyyadrich also volunteered to assist with devchat coordination

General announcements

  • @jeffpaul: some comments lately about security issues and the security team, reminder about responsible security disclosures, people’s views will be better received if they’re formed as offering solutions to problems rather than continuing to point out problems
    • @paragoninitiativeenterprises: recent security advisory showed longer ETA than expected, security team needs more resources (e.g., personnel) and it falls upon the community to ensure the security team has the manpower it needs
    • @jeffpaul: anyone who feels they have the ability and interest to contribute to WordPress Security should reach out to @aaroncampbell
  • Effort from .ORG to contact hosts with large amounts of WordPress installs to help manually update sites from 4.9.3, current count hovering over a million sites but down significantly, still working with some groups (e.g., Google search console team) to try to get more people updated

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on July 4, 2018 at 20:00 UTC 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/. channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#4-9-3, #4-9-7, #core-js, #dev-chat, #gutenberg, #security, #summary

Jeffrey Paul 9:54 pm on February 2, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: January 31st (4.9.3 week 3)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from January 31st (agenda, Slack archive).

4.9.3 update

  • 4.9.3 release was due out yesterday, however due to a delayed 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). with a short testing window we've decided to build RC after today's dev chat and reschedule the 4.9.3 release to Monday, February 5th so that a release is not pushed immediately before the weekend.
  • Note: 4.9.3 RC was released

Updates from focus leads and component maintainers

  • The Editor team updated its weekly meeting time and has a separate time for a weekly 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/ Issue scrub.
  • The PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher team has two recent meeting summaries (Jan. 22nd, Jan. 29th) posted for review.
  • The JSDoc initiative has kicked off to add inline-docs for 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/..

Servehappy

  • Question from @azaozz in latest meeting: What if the PHP education page (codename "servehappy") was not on any .org-related website, but inside of coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.?
  • We'd like to ask for feedback on this, what are all your initial feelings on that? Note that this is separate from the prompt for the user to switch the PHP version in their hosting account.
  • Some considerations:
    • The main condition for this to happen is to have the entire content powered by the .org 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.. The content will be highly dynamic and may need adjustments regularly, so we must not be dependent on core releases to change it.
    • A new API endpoint would need to be built for that purpose that should send the content of all sections of the page, to some degree targeted to the current request. Parameters like the PHP version active, 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 slug (in case the user is sent to the page because a plugin requires a higher PHP version), data about the host (if available), would be part of the request. This would allow the content to target the user's problem as well as possible.
    • All content that endpoint returns should not be hard-coded, but easily manageable through a backend (maybe a special section in make.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//core/?).
    • How is it possible to change the .org API? Who has access? We'd need to figure out how the process of working on that could be streamlined.
    • Summary of thoughts from PHP meeting recap
  • Next step is for the Servehappy team (including @azaozz) to discuss this during the next PHP meeting (on Monday 16:00 UTC) and come back with a recommendation

General announcements

  • @afercia uncertain about what can go in a minor release, specifically about fixes or small enhancements that require a dev notedev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. given that minor releases auto-update
    • Changes that require a dev note in a minor releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality., with such a short notice, don’t give plugin and theme authors the time to update.
    • As further changes to the minor release policy, best to have recommendation prepared for upcoming devchat

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on February 7, 2018 at 21:00 UTC / February 7, 2018 at 21:00 UTC 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/. channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#4-9-3, #core, #dev-chat, #summary

Sergey Biryukov 4:47 am on February 1, 2018
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WordPress 4.9.3 Release Candidate

WordPress 4.9.3 maintenance release fixes 34 issues reported against 4.9 and is scheduled for February 5th. The release candidate is now ready for testing.

Thus far WordPress 4.9 has been downloaded more than 34 million times since its release on November 16, 2017. Please help us by testing this RC to ensure 4.9.3 fixes the reported issues and does not introduce any new ones.

JSHint Removal

One of the important changes is the removal of JSHint from code editor due to its GPLGPL GNU General Public License. Also see copyright license.-incompatible license. If your code relies upon JSHint from coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., you should update it to include a copy of JSHint. See ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #42850 for more details.

Changes Since 4.9.3 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.

Code Editor

  • #42586 Add Ctrl/Cmd+F as aliases for persistent search for more intuitive behaviour.

Customize

  • #42450 Ensure customize_autosaved requests only use revision of logged-in user.
  • #42495 Ensure media playlists get initialized after selective refresh; expose new wp.playlist.initialize() 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..
  • #42658 Ensure heartbeat keeps changeset locked when in branching mode.
  • #42991 Include nav menu item for Home custom link in search results for "Home".

Media

  • #39859 Avoid page scrolling when opening the media modal.

For a full list of changes see the 4.9.3 Beta post, tickets closed, and the changesets committed.

#4-9-3

williampatton 12:15 am on January 31, 2018
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WordPress 4.9.3 release pushed to February 5th

The 4.9.3 release was due out today (January 30th) however a delayed 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). with a short testing window has meant it is better to move RC to after dev chat tomorrow on the 31st and reschedule the 4.9.3 release to Monday, February 5th so that a release is not pushed immediately before the weekend.

In the meantime please continue to test the betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. release: 4.9.3-beta1 (ZIP). For more information on testing see Beta Testing. The current 4.9.3-beta1 contains several enhancements and fixes but importantly note the removal of JSHint from coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and see ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #42850 for more details. For a full list of changes see the beta1 release post, tickets closed and the changesets committed.

#4-9-3

Sergey Biryukov 3:00 am on January 26, 2018
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WordPress 4.9.3 Beta

As mentioned in the last dev chat, WordPress 4.9.3 maintenance release is scheduled for January 30th.

The beta package for 4.9.3 is now ready for testing. Please help us by testing this beta to ensure 4.9.3 fixes the reported issues and doesn’t introduce any new ones.

JSHint Removal

One of the important changes is the removal of JSHint from code editor due to its GPLGPL GNU General Public License. Also see copyright license.-incompatible license. If your code relies upon JSHint from coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., you should update it to include a copy of JSHint. See ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #42850 for more details.

Other Changes

Other notable fixes and enhancements include:

Canonical

  • #15397 redirect_guess_404_permalink() doesn’t guess posts with updated dates

Customize

  • #42646 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. cropper settings don’t respect flex-width=false and flex-height=false
  • #42686 Default selected changeset status should not be ‘publish’ when current user does not have publish capability
  • #42975 Customize: Previewing a changeset locks the changeset

Database

  • #43109 RegEx in parse_db_host() can cause notices and headers sent too early

Emoji

  • #42862 Update Twemoji to v2.4.0

Media

  • #42643 No download link if a FLV file cannot be rendered

Query

  • #42860 PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 7.2 warning in WP_Query::set_found_posts()

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/.

  • #42597 “Term already exists” error no longer returns term ID

Role/Capability

  • #42697 Missing Translations update section

TinyMCE

  • #42503 Visual mode does not work in Internet Explorer 11
  • #42722 TinyMCE JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. error preventing plugins from loading
  • #42908 Additional markup inserted when editing shortcodes and switching between Visual/Text tabs
  • #43090 Extra dots in in TinyMCE toolbar dropdowns in Microsoft Edge

Upgrade/Install

  • #42693 WordPress sends an “adminadmin (and super admin) email address was changed” message to you@example.com on new install
  • #43103 Reduce pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party/theme 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. calls during core release windows

Widgets

  • #42740 Image 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. does not support relative links
  • #42802 Custom HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. widget validation does not allow single-quoted attributes
  • #43003 HTML5 “required” attribute in Widget form() fails in ajax-actions.php during save
  • #43125 Deregistering WP_Widget_Media_Image breaks Text widget’s “Add Media” button

See the full list of closed tickets in TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress..

#4-9-3

Jeffrey Paul 9:18 pm on January 25, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: January 24th (4.9.3 week 2)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from January 24th (agenda, Slack archive).

4.9.3 planning

  • 4.9.3 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. was supposed to be built on Tuesday, but some tickets were still actively being worked on, so it will be done after dev chat
  • @sergey to post on Make/CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. with notable fixes, things to test, and link to JSHint dev note
  • 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). and release are still planned for 29th and 30th, respectively
  • Note: 4.9.3-beta1 is out, post is still pending

JSDoc initiative

General announcements

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on January 31, 2018 at 21:00 UTC / January 31, 2018 at 21:00 UTC in the #core Slack channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#4-9-3, #core, #dev-chat, #summary

Aaron Jorbin 9:45 pm on January 24, 2018
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JSHint removed from CodeMirror in 4.9.3

CodeMirror was introduced to WordPress 4.9 for an improved code editing experience. For 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/. linting, CodeMirror uses JSHint which unfortunately includes some code that isn't compatible with the GPL. Therefore, in WordPress 4.9.3, we are removing JSHint and replacing it with esprima and a custom wrapper to provide some basic linting for JavaScript. This allows the code editor to show compilation errors, but not errors in formatting. 

If your code relies upon JSHint from coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., you should update that code to include a copy of JSHint.  Please note that as JSHint isn't currently GPLGPL GNU General Public License. Also see copyright license. compatible, it can not be distributed in the WordPress 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 Repository. 

For more info, please see #42850.

#4-9, #4-9-3, #codemirror, #dev-notes, #jshint

Jeffrey Paul 5:38 pm on January 24, 2018
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Dev Chat Agenda: January 24th (4.9.3 week 2)

This is the agenda for the weekly dev meeting on January 24, 2018 at 21:00 UTC / January 24, 2018 at 21:00 UTC:

  • 4.9.3 planning
  • Updates from focus leads and component maintainers
  • JSDoc initiative
  • General announcements

If you have anything to propose to add to the agenda or specific items related to the above, please leave a comment below. See you there!

#4-9-3, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

Jeffrey Paul 6:01 pm on January 19, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: January 17th (4.9.3 week 1)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from January 17th (agenda, Slack archive).

4.9.2 release

  • 4.9.2 was released yesterday.
  • This is a security and maintenance release for all versions since WordPress 3.7. We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.

4.9.3 planning

  • Updated timeline is 4.9.3-beta1 on Tuesday, January 23rd; 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). on Monday, January 29th; and still aim for Tuesday, January 30th for release.
  • Currently no major bugs, so planning for a regular maintenance release.
  • Bug scrub times will be announced on Make/CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress..
  • 4.9.3 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. will get a Make/Core post to help get people's attention on it.

Updates from focus leads and component maintainers

  • The Editor team recently released Gutenberg v2.0 and will begin regular 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/ 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. scrubs at 17:00 UTC on Thursdays separately from their weekly meeting. Please pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” @jbpaul17 (@jeffpaul on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.) if you have interest in assisting with bug scrubs.
  • The 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/. team wants to get dev opinions on a register_meta change proposal that will becoming to a Make/Core post soon.

General announcements

  • @jorbin: Reminder that breaking changes (even if they are only breaking code that was publicly released for a few months) should always have a Dev Notedev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. published on Make/Core.
    • 4.8 and 4.9 had shorter beta/RC windows. It would be interesting to analyze and see how that affected bugs reported during those windows and in the near term after release. It would also be interesting to see how that affected the number of reverts. That data might show longer beta/RC windows are necessary, but we should not rush a decision without numbers backing up the analysis.
    • Note that @jbpaul17 added a step to check for dev notesdev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. to the Releasing Minor Versions handbook page.

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on January 24, 2018 at 21:00 UTC / January 24, 2018 at 21:00 UTC in the #core Slack channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#4-9-3, #core, #dev-chat, #summary