Title: 5.5.1 – Page 2 – Make WordPress Core --- # Tag Archives: 5.5.1 [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thelmachido/) [thelmachido a11n](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thelmachido/) 12:02 am _on_ August 26, 2020 Tags: [5.5 ( 87 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-5/), 5.5.1, [5.6 ( 85 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-6/), [agenda ( 1,150 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/), [dev chat ( 933 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)    # 󠀁[Dev Chat Agenda for August 26, 2020](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/26/dev-chat-agenda-for-august-26-2020/)󠁿 Here is the [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/) for this week’s meeting happening later today: [Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20200826T20&p1=1440). Please share any items you’d like to include in the comments below. * Announcements * Highlighted blogblog (versus network, site) posts  1. Discussion on the proposal to [drop support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/24/proposal-dropping-support-for-old-php-versions-via-a-fixed-schedule/) 2. [Request for Input: Consent Preferences for Logged In Users (Consent API)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/22/request-for-input-consent-preferences-for-logged-in-users-consent-api/) 3. Request for comments on [Dev Chat – APAC Edition Meeting Summary – August 20 2020](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/21/dev-chat-apac-edition-meeting-summary-august-20-2020/) 4. Timing of release [WordPress 5.5.1](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/20/wordpress-5-5-1-bug-scrubs/) * Calls from component maintainers * Open Floor If you have something else you want to include to the agenda, please mention it in the comments below. The [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/devchat/)  meeting will be held on [Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20200826T20&p1=1440). This meeting is held in the [#core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/C02RQBWTW) channel. To join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the [Making WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/). [#5-5](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-5/), [#5-5-1](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-5-1/), [#5-6](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-6/), [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/laurora/) [Laura Nelson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/laurora/) 5:34 pm _on_ August 20, 2020 Tags: 5.5.1, [5.6 ( 85 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-6/), [core-editor ( 762 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [dev chat ( 933 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/), [summary ( 981 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/)    # 󠀁[Dev Chat Meeting Summary – August 19, 2020](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/20/dev-chat-meeting-summary-august-19-2020/)󠁿 [@thewebprincess ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thewebprincess/)facilitated the chat on [this agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/19/dev-chat-agenda-for-august-19-2020/). Meeting recap by [@laurora](https://profiles.wordpress.org/laurora/) with [@marybaum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marybaum/) editing. [Full meeting transcript on Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1597867271412300) ## Announcements This meeting marked the official start of the 5.6 release – run by an all-woman team. [@yvettesonneveld](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yvettesonneveld/) summed it up:“ Tonight we’re writing history!” In another first for WordPress, [@webcommsat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webcommsat/) said the 5.5 Question and Answers for Developers is in its final fact-checking. ## Highlighted posts * [@justinahinon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/justinahinon/) has posted a [proposed plan for a new better structured Gutenberg documentation](https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2020/08/13/plan-proposal-for-a-new-better-structured-gutenberg-developer-documentation/) that would welcome comments and input. * [@francina](https://profiles.wordpress.org/francina/) shared a post detailing the [WordPress 5.6 release plan](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/13/wordpress-5-6-release-planning/) and squad. ## Upcoming releases ### WordPress 5.5.1 [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) will run a 5.5.1 bugs scrub next Monday at 20:00 UTC. ## Components check-in and status updates [@johnbillion](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion/)[ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whyisjake/) reminded the group that if you’re interested in [helping maintain a component](https://make.wordpress.org/core/components/), whether active or not, feel free to speak up—to current maintainers, project leads or release leads. AND if you’re a current maintainer who needs to step back for any reason, please feel free to do that at any time. Again, 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.” a release or project lead.  [@jeffpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) flagged that 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)/editor- related items intending to ship in 5.6, it would be helpful to understand what may be needed from the other coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. component teams to ensure we have maintainers/ committers / etc. ready to help. An update on build/test tools from [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/): The top priority is [#46149](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46149) — critical to support PHP8. From Upgrade/Install, [@whyisjake](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whyisjake/) said he’s excited about the core auto-updates coming in [#50907](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50907) and would love some feedback on getting started. The 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** team has no firm plans for 5.6, but [@johnbillion](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion/) would like to reboot weekly chats again and carry on with the mini roadmap that started with default 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. values landing in 5.5. On themes, [@williampatton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/williampatton/) shared that the main goal this release cycle was to help unblock anything that [#core-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/) hits snags with. [@francina](https://profiles.wordpress.org/francina/) pointed out that the plan for 5.6 calls for a new default theme—ideally, one that starts to showcase 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 in template parts outside the_content. ## Open floor #### 5.5.1 [@joostdevalk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joostdevalk/) raised 5.5.1 timing, since [#50999](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50999) has unleashed a heavy support burden on his team. The group supported a faster 5.5.1 release; there will be 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 on Friday and Monday, after which the team will make more concrete plans. [See the full discussion here.](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1597869755051000) #### Top Comments 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)󠁿 or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. [@francina](https://profiles.wordpress.org/francina/) shared a plugin used on the Community Team blogblog (versus network, site) called ‘Top Comment’. It adds a final comment that recaps all the other comments in a discussion—a handy way to summarize discussions that have been going on a while. [#5-6](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-6/), [#5-5-1](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-5-1/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/), [#summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/) [#5-5-1](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-5-1/), [#5-6](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-6/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/), [#summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) [Jeffrey Paul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) 12:34 am _on_ August 20, 2020 Tags: 5.5.1, [bug scrub ( 85 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/bug-scrub/) # 󠀁[WordPress 5.5.1 Bug Scrubs](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/08/20/wordpress-5-5-1-bug-scrubs/)󠁿 The following 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 have been scheduled on [tickets milestoned for 5.5.1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&milestone=5.5.1&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=changetime&order=changetime), the conversations will take place in [#core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/), and all are welcome to attend and take part in these meetings ([requires registration](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)). * [Friday, August 21, 2020 at 16:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20200821T1600) hosted by [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) * [Monday, August 24, 2020 at 20:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20200824T2000) hosted by [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) As a refresher, here’s a post by [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) from the 4.7 release cycle [answering questions about bug scrubs](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/08/25/bug-scrubs-for-4-7/). Reminder that the timeline for 5.5.1 will be determined after these bug scrubs and during the devchat on [Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 20:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20200826T2000) in [#core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/). [#5-5-1](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-5-1/), [#bug-scrub](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/bug-scrub/) # Post navigation [Newer posts →](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-5-1/?output_format=md)