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thelmachido a11n 3:40 pm on October 29, 2020
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Dev Chat Summary – 28 October 2020

The meeting was facilitated by @thewebprincess while @thelmachido took notes. Full meeting transcript on slack. 

Both groups followed the pre-prepared agenda and started the chat by celebrating the release of WordPress 5.6 Beta 2, please test and review 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. version and share any bugs/issues.

Announcements

WP Version 5.5.2 is scheduled for release on October 29th

Highlighted Posts

@helen is running code review/commit office hours for 5.6, you can get more information about it here.

@chanthaboune outlined the rationale behind dropping the Widgets screen from 5.6 catch up on that and the plan going forward here.

Dark Mode for Twenty Twenty-One
Discussions are ongoing and the team has outlined some options that your input could help narrow down.

Calls for maintainers and focus leads

PHP 8 call for testing
@sergeybiryukov highlighted again that there is need for more testing on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8, we have to expand test coverage and creat tickets for any issues found. A thorough report has been written by @omarreiss, @jrff, and @herregroen about the current state of PHP 8 and its compatibility with WP.

Build/Test Tools
Docker environment was updated to allow for using multiple PHP Unit versions, get more details on that here. (Note: this is currently temporarily reverted to investigate test failures) Also, some changes were made to account for the recently released Composer 2.0.

Upgrade/Install Component Update
@audrasjb is drafting on 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. for #50907. It should be ready for review by the Docs lead/cohort/mentor.

Open Floor

Take part in the 2020 WP English Survey, if you are interested to see 2019 survey results, or get links to the 2020 survey in French, German, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish, you can find all that here!

Block Pattern Directory Ideas and Discussion
@daisyo surfaced the post for feedback.

@audrasjb is working on a technical proposal for dropping support/security backports for very old versions of WordPress. He is going to publish a Make CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. post and open a ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. with a patchpatch A special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing. proposal very soon. The topic should be ready for discussion during the next dev chat. Comments are welcome here. Follow the conversation on slack

Join the team for the next bug scrub on Friday

WP 5.6 Beta 3 is Scheduled for next Monday.

Next Dev Chat meetings

The next meetings will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 07:00 AM GMT+2 and Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2 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. 

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thelmachido a11n 7:02 pm on September 2, 2020
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Dev Chat Summary: (5.6 Week 3)

This post summarizes this week’s meetings happening on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 07:00 AM GMT+2 and Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2 on the agenda.

0500 coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. devchat

0500 Full meeting transcript 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/.: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1599022834165200

@thewebprincess facilitated the meeting and took notes.

2000 core devchat

The meeting was facilitated by @thewebprincess while @thelmachido took notes. Full meeting transcript on slack. 

Both groups followed the pre-prepared agenda and started the chat by acknowledging the adjustment to the new timing of the chat having moved it a day earlier.

Announcements

The group was excited about the release of version 5.5.1. @audrasjb thanked everyone who contributed to the release, specifically @winstina and @hauwaabashiya who hosted their first release parties.

Highlighted blogblog (versus network, site) posts

  • The discussion then turned to how best to accommodate Daylight Savings time changes – whether to shift the meeting or keep it at the UTC times which means time changes for participants.
    “ … how do we adjust for daylight savings?” see  @thewebprincess post. In recent years, the switch was made after all countries shifted to DST. What’s being proposed is that we switch that in favour of consistency with UTC. There’s a loosely described process on the matter in the handbook Daylight Saving Time (DST), however, given the more diverse geography attending dev chat, it may be time to reassess the process.
    We need to decide and document it in time for the first change due to take place on September 27 when NZ adjusts their clocks. The group agreed that the decision will be made next week in the meantime if you have something to add to help inform that decision, please leave comments on the post.

Then in the open time, two issues were discussed.

  • Then this issue https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/06/29/updating-jquery-version-shipped-with-wordpress/ was raised by @markparnell, asking the question ” what’s the feeling about this given the volume of jQuery issues after 5.5? are we ready to take the next step, or should we take things a little more slowly?” After some discussion, the conclusion was made that it’s too early yet for a decision and that timing of that point would be best before 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 (@pwcc) so the group will revisit in a couple of weeks. View slack archive.
    Afterwards, @timothyblynjacobs made a comment on the ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. “If we upgrade to jQuery 3.0 do we anticipate using any jQuery 3.0 features? Or if WordPress Core won’t be reliant on jQuery Migrate, … follow the conversation on Update jQuery step two ticket.
  • Awareness was raised on  Writing Developer Notes handbook for all contributors interested in writing dev-notes for future releases. Also, view the handbook on Leading Bug Scrubs that was based off a post during version 4.7 it was published recently.

Component maintainers

There is nothing of note from Build/Test Tools this week, but if anyone is interested in helping out with adding end to end / functional tests to the core then check out the post from a couple of weeks ago by @francina.

The Site Health team is assessing focuses for version 5.6 in their meeting next week.

@whyisjake – “While the release team is wrapping up the 5.5 processes, they want to reach out to the wider community for perspectives on the process and what could be done in the future to make releases smoother for everyone. Comments can be publicly shared directly on the post that is to come later, or as part of this form. All responses will be catalogued and then shared.”

Closing Remarks 

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/ 8.9 was released yesterday by @jorgefilipecosta! Of note, the new widgets screen was moved out of experimental. There will be more to come in the “What’s New” post for the release. A call for testing will be published 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/ after some design changes are done.

@sergey This is for anyone working on unit tests in core, stricter type checking by using assertSame() should generally be preferred now to assertEquals() where appropriate, to make the tests more reliable. This is helpful in the ongoing work on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8 support. See ticket for more details.

Next Dev Chat meetings

The next meetings will take place on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 07:00 AM GMT+2 and Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2 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. 

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Jb Audras 11:39 pm on August 31, 2020
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WordPress 5.5.1 RC2

WordPress 5.5.1 Release Candidaterelease 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). 2 (RC2) is available for you to test!

Here are two ways to test WordPress 5.5.1 RC2:

  • Use the WordPress Beta Tester 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 (select the point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. nightlies option)
  • Download the release candidate here (zip)

What’s in this release candidate?

In addition to everything included in RC1, 5.5.1-RC2 fixes 7 additional issues:

  • #51184: get_the_date() checks $format only for empty variable and fails on false boolean
  • #51182: Theme_Installer_skin::do_overwrite does not work on a Windows server
  • #38009: #reply-title.comment-reply-title not updating when replying to an individual
  • #51123: commonL10n and other JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. globals removed without backwards compatibility
  • #50848: Clarify the usage of null for auto_update_{$type} 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.
  • #51081: Fatal Error – Undefined get_page_templates() in 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.
  • #51154: sitemaps should be initialized before each test is run

Note for translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. teams

An additional change is also planned for 5.5.1:

  • #51028: Dot should be out of the quotes

This is a very small change, but making this change before 5.5.1 is released would have resulted in the string being untranslated on the 5.5 About page. To limit the amount of time this string may be displayed as untranslated, this change will be made just prior to 5.5.1 being officially released.

Polyglot teams should note that this string won’t be available for translations before 5.5.1 is released, but best efforts should be made to translate the string after.

What’s next?

The dev-reviewed workflow (double committercommitter A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component. sign-off) is still in effect when making any changes to the 5.5 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"..

As per the proposed WordPress 5.5.1 schedule, the final release is expected for Tuesday September 1, 2020 at 18:00 UTC. Please note that this date/time can change depending on any issues discovered while testing RC2.

The 5.5.1 release is being lead by @audrasjb, @azhiyadev, @davidbaumwald, @desrosj, @johnbillion, @planningwrite, @sergeybiryukov and @whyisjake.

#5-5, #5-5-1, #minor-releases, #releases

Winstina 11:20 pm on August 27, 2020
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WordPress 5.5.1 RC1

WordPress 5.5.1 Release Candidaterelease 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). 1 (RC1) is available for you to test!

Here are two ways to test WordPress 5.5.1 RC1:

  • Use the WordPress Beta Tester 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 (select the point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. nightlies option)
  • Download the release candidate here (zip)

What’s in this release candidate?

5.5.1 Release Candidate 1 features 28 bug fixes and 4 enhancements, as well as 5 bug fixes for 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.

WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. changes on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress.:

  • #50882 – Administration: WP 5.5: Cannot attribute content when deleting users
  • #50998 – Quick/Bulk Edit: Editing posts using bottom “Bulk actions” dropdown menu doesn’t work
  • #38009 – Comments: #reply-title.comment-reply-title not updating when replying to an individual
  • #50845 – Editor: Block patterns: Fix translatable strings (take 2)
  • #50858 – Site Health: Check PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher notices with site_status_tests 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.
  • #50887 – Site Health: Add site environment to debug information
  • #50892 – Editor: Some block patterns have text contrast issues with dark themes
  • #50910 – Sitemaps: 5.5 Sitemap URLs are incorrectly paginated
  • #50912 – Site Health: flags define WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE value as an error
  • #50919 – Script Loader: Change the jquery handle back to an alias for jquery-core
  • #50933 – Media: Lazy loading in 5.5 causes flashing of custom logo in Firefox
  • #50945 – Site Health: don’t give a warning when upload_max_size is lower than max_post_size
  • #50988 – Upgrade/Install: Pass details about the specific plugin and theme updates attempted to filters
  • #50992 – Bootstrap/Load: Remove the ability to alter the list of environment types in wp_get_environment_type()
  • #50999 – Script Loader: Disable concatenation for scripts with translations to ensure they are printed in the right order
  • #51011 – Upgrade/Install: Empty string comparison on home option during DB upgrades is 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.
  • #51018 – Editor: PHP Notice thrown when searching for certain terms via 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/ block directory
  • #51151 – Editor: Packages update
  • #51021 – 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/.: Permit uniqueItems keyword in endpoint args
  • #51146 – REST API: Fix multi-type schemas with integer fields
  • #51029 – Filesystem 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.: Typo in variable name causes warning from fclose()
  • #51042 – Post: missing excerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox.
  • #51050 – Docs: Add docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) for get_the_archive_title() filter
  • #51052 – Administration: Undefined index: update-supported
  • #51060 – Docs: Update register_rest_route docblock to reflect additions since 5.5
  • #51064 – Bootstrap/Load: Consider adding “local” as environment on WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE
  • #51073 – Administration: Extra padding below the adminadmin (and super admin) bar
  • #51075 – Docs: Update docs for custom logo functions
  • #51122 – Docs: add a mention about the use of loading attribute in wp_get_attachment_image function
  • #51127 – UIUI User interface/CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets.: Remove non-color related styling from Modern color scheme
  • #51129 – Upgrade/Install: Only display the auto-update links on the Networknetwork (versus site, blog) Admin > Themes screen for themes that support the feature
  • #51337 – Template: wp_terms_checklist not checking selected 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. items with selected_cats option

Block editor changes from 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/:

  • PR24609 – Fix missing selected block highlighting in list view
  • PR24599 – Fix specificity for buttons with outline style and background colors
  • PR24533 – Fix incorrect aria description in List View
  • PR24516 – 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. 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. for categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. select in QueryControls component
  • PR24478 – Fix tiny editor preview when using Mobile or Tablet options with metaboxes enabled

What’s next?

The dev-reviewed workflow (double committercommitter A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component. sign-off) is now in effect when making any changes to the 5.5 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"..

As per the proposed WordPress 5.5.1 schedule, the final release is expected for Tuesday September 1, 2020 at 18:00 UTC. Please note that this date/time can change depending on possible issues after RC1 is released)

The 5.5.1 release is being lead by @audrasjb, @azhiyadev, @davidbaumwald, @desrosj, @johnbillion, @planningwrite, @sergeybiryukov and @whyisjake.

#5-5, #5-5-1, #minor-releases, #releases

thelmachido a11n 1:20 am on August 27, 2020
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Dev Chat Summary: August 26 (5.6 Week 2)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from August 26th facilitated by @thewebprincess on this agenda.

Full meeting transcript on slack

General Announcements

See @audrasjb post for details on the scheduled maintenance release for WordPress 5.5.1 after a handful of bugs were identified on WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine”. The first Release Candidaterelease 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). is planned to be on Thursday, August 27, 2020, and the Final release planned to be on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 estimated time 20:00–21:00 UTC or later depending on work to be done on the remaining tickets.

Highlighted blogblog (versus network, site) posts

Components check-in and status updates

The first CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. triagetriage The act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. is being hosted today at 4pm EDT in the #core-css channel. One hour before the weekly Core CSS chat.  

@carikee flagged milestone tickets for privacy initiatives that still open and need to be looked at #51092, #51110 & 51144.

There is nothing of note from the Build/Test Tools component at the moment other than the before mentioned post about PHP updates.

Open Floor

The meeting pivoted into a 5.5.1 pre-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). scrub run

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #50910 has had some testing but could use some more tests.  It is hopefully going to land for 5.5.1-RC1, so the more eyes the better similarly for #51129.  

@carikee asked committers for their input on whether to use 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/. to expose user consent on the front-end. Also, the need to add the extra 10KB or so to expose wp.data to the front end.

@audrasjb flagged  5.5.1 milestones that need to be cleared and @pbiron also flagged 5.5.1 tickets that are still open.  

The meeting continued as a 5.5.1 pre-RC scrub run by @desrosj.

Next Dev Chat meeting 

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 3, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2 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. 

#5-5, #5-5-1, #5-6, #core, #summary

Jb Audras 1:54 pm on August 26, 2020
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WordPress 5.5.1 maintenance release schedule

Shortly after WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine” was released, a small handful of tickets were opened reporting identified bugs. Because a few of them are particularly inconvenient, 5.5.1 will be a short-cycle release so that they can be addressed more quickly.

After two 5.5.1 focused bug scrubs, the following release schedule is being proposed:

The full list of the tickets targeted for this maintenance release is available on the 5.5.1 tickets report on Trac.

The 5.5.1 release is being lead by @audrasjb, @azhiyadev, @davidbaumwald, @desrosj, @johnbillion, @planningwrite, @sergeybiryukov, @whyisjake.

#5-5, #5-5-1

thelmachido a11n 12:02 am on August 26, 2020
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Dev Chat Agenda for August 26, 2020

Here is the #agenda for this week’s meeting happening later today: Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2. 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
  2. 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
  4. Timing of release WordPress 5.5.1
  • 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  meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 10:00 PM GMT+2. This meeting is held in the #core channel. To join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the Making WordPress Slack.

#5-5, #5-5-1, #5-6, #agenda, #dev-chat

Winstina 10:02 pm on August 13, 2020
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Dev Chat Summary, August 12th, 2020

@whyisjake hosted this agenda and @marybaum edited.

Component check-in and status updates

  • End-to-end testing
    • @whyisjake opened the chat by sharing @francina‘s post on E2E testing. She’s looking for feedback and would like to see more of that testing in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress..

  • 5.5 has landed! The release happened yesterday, on August 11, 2020.
    • @whyisjake thanked 800-plus contributors that made it, in his view, the greatest release of WordPress ever
  • Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. discussed 5.5 focal points and areas for improvement
    • @whyisjake and @marybaum addressed the enduring struggle to sync the about.php page with translators, when the squad often doesn’t get late-breaking info around the jazzer until the very last minute.
    • @audrasjb and @desrosj discussed a bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. with the placeholder video and inline image editing tools
    • @whyisjake began a lively conversation on the impact jQuery Migrate had on 5.5 planning with @jorbin, @ipstenu, @corinth, and @johnbillion. @Helen expressed a desire for clear messaging and more developer outreach on the topic, @jorbin noted that the marketing lead for future releases could increase awareness, and @marybaum, @webcommsat, and @annezazu discussed existing and planned marketing efforts.

Upcoming Releases

  • 5.5.1 release
    • @davidbaumwald offered to lead the 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.. @audrasjb, @johnbillion, @desrosj, @sergeybiryukov, @whyisjake, @azhiyadev, and @planningwrite and several others will join him. If you are interested in being part of the 5.5.1 release team, please note your interest in this post.
  • 5.6 release kickoff meeting will be August 19th during dev chat.

Open Floor

The next Core dev chat will be on Wednesday August 19, 2020 at 20:00 UTC

These meetings are held in the #core channel in the Making WordPress Core Slack instance.

Props to @audrasjb for review.

#5-5, #dev-chat, #summary

Jake Spurlock 5:43 pm on August 12, 2020
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Core Dev Chat Agenda, August 12, 2020

Here is the agenda for the weekly meeting happening later today: August 12th, 2020 13:00 PDT.

Highlighted/Need Feedback Blogblog (versus network, site) Posts

Discussion

  • Recent Release
    • WordPress 5.5 reflection
    • WordPress 5.5.1 release scheduling
  • 5.6 Alpha

Components check-in and status updates

  • News from components
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#5-5

Jonny Harris 11:40 am on August 11, 2020
Tags: 5.5, ,   

Introduce wp_cache_get_multiple() in WordPress Core

Many object caching backends, such as Memcached and Redis support getting multiple values in a single request. Fetching multiple values in one request often results in much faster performance, as it means less requests on an external object cache. However WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. only supported getting one cache value at a time with the wp_cache_get() function. In WordPress 5.5 a new function was added called wp_cache_get_multiple() with the capability to get multiple cache keys in a single request. The function wp_cache_get_multiple() accepts an array of keys and fetches multiple cache values from the same group.

There are some existing plugins like Advanced Post Cache, Memcached Redux or Redis Object Cache that have already implemented a function called wp_cache_get_multi() that serves a similar purpose to wp_cache_get_multiple(). However this function had a different signature to wp_cache_get_multiple(), as it is allowed an array of keys and groups to be passed, allowing for any cache key to be fetched. To avoid conflicts with numerous plugins that implement the wp_cache_get_multi() function, it was decided to change the name of the function to wp_cache_get_multiple() to stop PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher errors and developer confusion.

To start using wp_cache_get_multiple(), creators and maintainers of object caching plugins ( drop-ins ), will need to implement this new function. For plugins that are yet to implement this new function, core will detect that the wp_cache_get_multiple() function does not exist. If it does not exist, then adds a compatibility shim to add the wp_cache_get_multiple() function that simply calls wp_cache_get() internally.

Along with adding this new function, WordPress core has implemented it in the following places.

  • update_object_term_cache()
  • update_meta_cache()
  • _get_non_cached_ids()

See implementation Core TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.: #50352

See full details of the eight year journey to getting this ticket into core can be found in Core Trac #20875.

Props to justinahinon and sergeybiryukov for proofreading.

#5-5, #cache, #dev-notes