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Estela Rueda 8:56 pm on May 25, 2022
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Dev Chat Summary, May 25, 2022

Agenda followed for the weekly WordPress Developers Chat. The meeting was facilitated by @annezazu.

Start of the meeting in #Core channel on the Make WordPress 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/..

2. Announcements

  • WordPress 6.0 “Arturo” was released yesterday! Big props to all involved.
  • The dry run for the WordPress 6.0 Release took place on May 23, followed by a 24-hour code freeze.
  • WordPress 6.0 RC4 was released over the last week on May 20, 2022.

If you haven’t seen it yet, here is a great video covering the latest release:

If anyone is wondering how that amazing video was made, it is a combination of Figma storyboards and motion design in After Effects.

3. Blogblog (versus network, site) posts of note

  • 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/ 13.3 is in the process of being released today as we speak.
  • The latest core editor improvement post on container blocks and 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. locking shows off some new features to explore with row/stack/group.
  • A recap of the latest hallway hangout happened this morning on FSE topics and might be of interest to folks here.

Next week, there will be a doubled up version of “This week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.” too.

4. Upcoming releases

With 6.0 just out the door, the focus turns to both 6.0.x and 6.1. Initial steps have been taken following the post release items in the handbook so stay tuned for more! Currently, a project board is open for 6.0.1 in case anyone likes to follow the details: https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/31

There is only one reported issue so far and @annezazu, as co-release coordinator will be checking with other teams for any other issues reported with 6.0.

5. Component maintainers

Build/Test Tools reported by @sergeybiryukov:

  • 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/ Action Slack notifications now link to a specific run attempt. This makes it easier for someone to see the proper context of a specific notification in case of failure. See ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #55652 for more details. Thanks @desrosj! 
  • Some instabilities (test leaks) were fixed in unit tests for comments. See ticket #54725 for more details. Thanks @hellofromtonya! 
  • General: The recommended minimum version for MariaDB was bumped to 10.3. See ticket #55791 for more details. Thanks @hellofromtonya, again! 
  • Date/Time, 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., Permalinks: No major news this week

Update/install reported by @afragen

Sitemaps component reported by @pbiron:

  • There is one ticket ready to commit for 6.1, #55633

6. Open floor

@audrasjb prepared some great stats on WordPress 6.0 contributors.

@hifidesign brought up a PR that documents pretty big 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. w/r/t to unnecessary duotone code being added to non-FSE themes #38299 and @annezazu mentioned that all of the work is being tracked in that ticket for anyone to follow up.

@afragen has a list of tickets that need a 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. review:

@pbironmentioned that the non-direct filesystem classes are difficult to test because it is often hard to set up a testing environment to test them. There is a proposal on the works to do a review/improvements of the various WP-Filesystem classes.

Props to: @estelaris for writing the summary and @annezazu for reviewing.

#6-0, #dev-chat, #summary

Nalini Thakor 10:00 pm on May 24, 2022
Tags: 6.0, , ,   

Dev Chat Agenda, May 25, 2022

(Republishing)

This weekly WordPress Developers Chat takes place in the #Core channel of the Make WordPress 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/. on Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 20:00 UTC. All welcome.

1. Welcome

Dev Chat summary from the meeting on May 18, 2022

2. Announcements

It has been a very busy week! Thanks to everyone who has been involved from across the project and the Release Squad too.

WordPress 6.0 “Arturo” was released yesterday!

The dry run for the WordPress 6.0 Release took place on May 23, followed by a 24-hour code freeze.

WordPress 6.0 RC4 was released this week too on May 20, 2022.

3. Blogblog (versus network, site) posts of note

There will be a bumper edition of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. next week!

4. Upcoming releases

a) WordPress 6.0

Updates from Release Co-ordinators and members of the squad.

b) WordPress 6.1

5. Open floor

If you have any items for Open Floor, please add them in the comments below.

If you are a component maintainer and wish to raise a ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. in dev chat or give an update, you can also add information in the comments section.

Thanks to @nalininonstopnewsuk and @marybaum for working on the agenda and planning,
and to @estelaris for volunteering to do the notes for this Wednesday’s meeting.
If you could help next week with the summary, please reach out to core team repTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. @marybaum

#6-0, #agenda, #dev-chat

Dan Soschin 4:50 pm on May 20, 2022
Tags: 6.0,   

WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 4 (RC4) Now Available for Testing

WordPress 6.0 is scheduled for release next week on May 24, 2022! This RC4 release is the last milestone for testing ahead of the official release.

You can view changes since the RC3 release via Gutenberg and Trac.

Thank you to all of the contributors who tested 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./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). releases and provided feedback. Testing is a critical part of making each release strong and a great way to contribute to WordPress.

Installing RC4

This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, and test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that you install RC4 on a test server and site. 

You can test WordPress 6.0 RC4 in three ways:

Option 1: Install and activate 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 “Bleeding edgebleeding edge The latest revision of the software, generally in development and often unstable. Also known as trunk.” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream).

Option 2: Direct download the release candidate version (zip).

Option 3: Run the following command to upgrade via WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is http://wp-cli.org/ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/:
wp core update --version=6.0-RC4

Plugin and Theme Developers

All plugin and theme developers are encouraged to complete testing of their respective extensions against WordPress 6.0 RC4 and update the “Tested up to” version in their readme file to 6.0 this week. If you find compatibility problems, please post detailed information to the support forums, so these items can be investigated promptly.

Review the WordPress 6.0 Field Guide, for more details on this release.

You can find additional information on the entire 6.0 release cycle.

Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.0-related developer notes for further details on the 6.0 release.

How to Help Test WordPress

Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute to WordPress. If you are new to testing, check out this detailed guide that will walk you through how to get started.

If you think you have run into an issue, please report it to the Alpha/Beta area in the support forums. If you are comfortable writing a reproducible 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. report, you can file one on WordPress Trac. This is also where you can find a list of known bugs.

Can you speak and write in a language other than English? Help translate WordPress into more than 100 languages!

A Haiku for RC4

R-C-4 just shipped
Are you ready for six-oh?
Help us test once more

Thank you to the following contributors for collaborating on this post: @dansoschin, @webcommsat.

#6-0, #releases

Héctor Prieto 8:04 pm on May 19, 2022
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WordPress 6.0 Release Day Process

LAST POST UPDATE: May 25th

Preparation for WordPress 6.0 final release is underway. This post shares the release process, including the timeline and how you can help. The post will be kept up to date as the release process evolves.

Release Timeline Overview

The current plan is:

RC4 ✅

In an effort to increase the robustness and quality of the release, the release squad has agreed to launch an additional RC4 before the dry run. The WordPress 6.0 RC4 release party is scheduled on 2022-05-20 16:00 in the #core Slack channel.

Dry Run ✅

The Dry Run is a key event to determine readiness for the final release. As noted above, the current plan is to start it on 2022-05-23 16:00. You are invited to observe and/or participate. It’ll happen in the #core Slack channel.

What happens during the dry run?

  • Review 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 to determine if any are critical to warrant another 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). (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).).
  • Checks and updates are done in the src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php file.
  • Pre-release scripts are run to ensure test suites, coding standards, and checks pass.

If the results are acceptable, the release goes into a 24-hour code freeze period.

24 Hour Code Freeze ✅

After the dry run and before the release party starts, a 24-hour code freeze goes into effect. This locking period started on 2022-05-23 18:30.

What does this mean? No source code for 6.0.0 (i.e., in the 6.0 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".) can be changed during these 24 hours.

What happens if a critical bug is reported during this period? The release squad will meet with committers and maintainers to determine if the issue is a blockerblocker A bug which is so severe that it blocks a release..

  • If yes, another RC release happens, and the release process restarts (meaning the dry run is repeated, and then the 24-hour code freeze clock restarts).
  • If no, then the bug is targeted for 6.0.1.

The Stable Release Party ✅

The final release will occur at 18:30 UTC (link to add to your calendar and see in your local time) in #core.

As noted above, the release party on May 24th will start no sooner than 24h after the code freeze starts, with the exact time to be determined accordingly. You are invited to observe and/or participate. It’ll happen in the #core Slack channel.

The release party walks through the steps in the Major Version Release process for anyone who wants to follow along.

Please note releasing a major version requires more time than releasing a 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. or release candidate. There are more steps in the process. If there are any last-minute issues that need addressing, more time will be needed.

How You Can Help

A key part of the release process is checking that the ZIP packages work on all the different server configurations available. If you have some of the less commonly used servers available for testing (IIS, in particular), that would be super helpful. Servers running older versions of PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher 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/. will also need testing.

You can even start this early, by running the WordPress 6.0 RC3 packages, which are built using the same method as the final packages.

During the release party, options will be provided on how to help test the release package.

Tips on What to Test

In particular, testing the following types of installs and updates would be much appreciated:

  • Does a new WordPress install work correctly? This includes running through the manual install process, as well as WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is http://wp-cli.org/ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/ or one-click installers.
  • Test upgrading from 4.0.35, 4.9.20, 5.8.4, 5.9.3, and 6.0 RC 3, as well as any other versions possible.
  • Remove wp-config.php file and test a fresh install.
  • Test single site and 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/networknetwork (versus site, blog) (both subdirectory and subdomain) installations.
  • Does it upgrade correctly? Are the files listed in $_old_files removed when you upgrade?
  • Does multisite upgrade properly?

Testing the following user flows, on both desktop and mobile, would be great to validate each function as expected:

  • Publish a post, including a variety of different blocks.
  • Comment on the post.
  • Install a new 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, or upgrade an existing one.
  • Change the site language.
  • If you’re a plugin developer, or if there are complex plugins you depend upon, test that they’re working correctly.

Props to @annezazu and @hellofromtonya for peer review.

#6-0, #release-process

Estela Rueda 7:42 pm on May 19, 2022
Tags: 6.0, , ,   

Dev Chat Summary, May 18, 2022

Update May 23, 2022 @webcommsat: the 6.0 Release Party will take place on May 24, 2022 at about 18:30 in the #core channel of 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/.. Find out more about what happens on the day and join in the testing.

Agenda followed for the weekly WordPress Developers Chat which included updates 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. 6.0. The meeting was facilitated by @marybaum and @webcommsat

Start of the meeting in #Core channel on the Make WordPress Slack.

2. Announcements

WordPress 6.0 RC3 is available for testing (released May 17, 2022). Since the RC1 release on May 3, 2022, there have been approximately 50 issues resolved in Gutenberg and Trac. Thanks to everyone involved and people who came along to test at the release party.

3. Blogblog (versus network, site) posts of note to coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.

A Week in Core – May 16, 2022  – thanks to @audrasjb.

What’s New in Gutenberg 13.2 (May 11, 2022.)

New free resources on Learn WordPress published in April 2022. Please help share.

4. Upcoming releases

Next major release: WordPress 6.0

Update

@annezazu : 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). 4 is planned for Friday May 20, 2022, with the Dry Run still slated for May 23, 2022 and the final release for May 24, 2022. Everything is on track, including a 6.0 video.

Update post-dev chat from the release co-ordinators:

You’re invited to the 6.0 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). 4, Dry Run, and Final Release Parties. Each party will aim to be held at 16:00 UTC in #core channel on Slack.

  • RC4 on May 20, 2022 (Friday)
  • Dry Run on May 23, 2022 (Monday)
  • Final Release on May 24, 2022 (Tuesday)

Final Release on May 24, 2022 (Tuesday) will happen 24 hours after the Dry Run completes. This is part of a true 24-hour code freeze. This means it will likely start more around 17:00 UTC assuming all goes well with the dry run. Please check #core and 6.0 release leads slack channel for any updates.

Recap of useful resources on 6.0

We share this expanding list every week in dev chat in the run up to the release, particularly to help those new to dev chat or those coming to find out about the release. If you have items for it, please  let us know on the agenda or during in the meeting.

Early bug schedule for 6.1

Release update relating to Learn WordPress and associated docs

@webcommsat: A cross-team update on where we are with training and Learn WordPress, and mapping this with end user on documentation and other opportunities for the release.

We have completed an extensive review (link to the full update in the #training channel on Slack) on where things are on the Learn WordPress side for 6.0, and will be continuing with the mapping and linking with end user documentation. There are a number of high priority items that need some further assistance for Learn WordPress.

If you are able to help with this, please add a comment in the #training Slack and with what you might be able to help with. We have put together some help for any developers / those familiar with the release who are able to help with this who are new to using the Learn WordPress side.

Thanks to Training, Documentation, Core and wider who have collaborated on this over the last weeks, and in advance as the work continues post release day too.

5. Open Floor

If you are a component maintainer or running 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. scrub and have any updates not already mentioned under 6.0 updates, you can raise them in this section too.

a) Component maintainers – items of note

Update from @sergeybiryukov

Build/Test Tools, Date/Time, General, 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., Permalinks:  No major news this week. 

b) 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 Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/., June 2, 2022 – core tables.
@desrosj is bringing this together for the core tables at the event. Core will share an update on this hopefully next week. If you can volunteer to help on the day, contact @desrosj.

Props to: @estelaris for writing the summary, @webcommsat, @marybaum and @annezazu for reviewing.

#6-0, #dev-chat, #summary

Abha Thakor 12:26 am on May 18, 2022
Tags: 6.0, , ,   

Dev Chat Agenda, May 18, 2022

This weekly WordPress Developers Chat takes place in the #Core channel of the Make WordPress 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/. on Wednesday May 18, 2022 at 20:00 UTC. All welcome.

1. Welcome

Dev Chat summary from the meeting on May 11, 2022 – thanks to @webcommsat. Could you write a dev chat summary in the future?

2. Announcements

WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 3 (released May 17, 2022)

3. Blogblog (versus network, site) posts of note

A Week in Core (May 18, 2022)

What’s New in Gutenberg 13.2 (May 11, 2022)

4. Upcoming releases

Next major: WordPress 6.0

Updates from Release Co-ordinators and members of the squad.

Useful resources

5. Open floor

If you have any items for Open Floor, please add them in the comments below.

If you are a component maintainer and wish to raise a ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. in dev chat or give an update, you can also add information in the comments section.

Thanks to @marybaum and @webcommsat for working on the agenda and meeting planning.

Could you help with the summary from this week’s meeting? Comment below or message CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team reps @marybaum and @audrasjb in the Core Slack channel.

#6-0, #agenda, #dev-chat

Jb Audras 9:48 pm on May 16, 2022
Tags: 6.0, ,   

A Week in Core – May 16, 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 May 9 and May 16, 2022.

  • 20 commits
  • 36 contributors
  • 45 tickets created
  • 12 tickets reopened
  • 45 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 6.0, and released 6.0 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). 2 🛠

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

  • Update design of the Dashboard welcome panel – #55532

Build/Tests Tools

  • Expand the test for conditional tags returning early if $wp_query is not set – #55104
  • Use a data provider in the test for conditional tags returning early if $wp_query is not set – #55104

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add a missing HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. comment to indicate the end of .post-thumbnail section – #55724
  • Twenty Twenty-One: 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. fix for privacy policy section title – #55709

Coding Standards

  • Fix params indentation in pre_get_network_by_path hook docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #55647
  • Restore the $pieces variable for SQL clauses in query classes – #55699
  • Restore the $pieces variable in WP_Query::get_posts() – #55699

Database

  • Use generic references to a database server in ms_not_installed() – #55701

Docs

  • Replace Codex URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org with a corresponding HelpHub article in the Additional CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. section 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. – #55710, #48987
  • Docs: Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions in the WP_Network class – #55646

Editor

  • Update WordPress packages for 6.0 RC 2 (part 2) – #55567
  • Update WordPress packages for 6.0 RC 2 – #55567
  • Use stricter assertions in comment template tests – #55708

Help/About

  • Update the About section for 6.0 – #55434

Media

  • Remove error suppression in wp_filesize() – #55678, #49412

Menus

  • Replace “drop down” (noun) with “dropdown” in a few strings – #55661

Query

  • Check if $wp_query is set in is_main_query() – #55104

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.

  • Set use_desc_for_title to false by default in wp_list_categories() – #55530, #24766

Users

Props

Thanks to the 36 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @SergeyBiryukov (5), @peterwilsoncc (4), @audrasjb (3), @zieladam (2), @fcoveram (2), @johnbillion (2), @costdev (2), @mukesh27 (2), @hellofromtonya (2), @bernhard-reiter (1), @critterverse (1), @joedolson (1), @ndiego (1), @kebbet (1), @Cybr (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @antpb (1), @azouamauriac (1), @ironprogrammer (1), @nlpro (1), @sabernhardt (1), @NekoJonez (1), @haritpanchal (1), @andrija (1), @joyously (1), @just0nequestion (1), @stevenlinx (1), @tobifjellner (1), @hansjovisyoast (1), @tj692 (1), @timkersten655 (1), @teunvgisteren (1), @thijsoo (1), @nhadsall (1), @vdankbaar (1), and @dlh (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 9 new contributors of the week: @haritpanchal, @andrija, @just0nequestion, @tj692, @timkersten655, @teunvgisteren, @thijsoo, @nhadsall, @vdankbaar ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @audrasjb (5), @ryelle (2), @gziolo (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), and @hellofromtonya (1).

#6-0, #core, #week-in-core

Abha Thakor 6:18 pm on May 11, 2022
Tags: 6.0, , ,   

Dev Chat Summary, May 11, 2022

Agenda followed for Dev Chat for the weekly WordPress Developers Chat which included updates 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. 6.0. The meeting was facilitated by @marybaum and @webcommsat.

Start of the meeting in #Core Slack

2. Announcements

WordPress 6.0 RC2 is available for testing (released May 10, 2022). Since the RC1 release on May 3, 2022, there have been approximately 40 issues resolved in Gutenberg and Trac. Thanks to everyone involved and people who came along to test at the release party.

Gutenberg 13.2 has landed!

Early bug schedule for 6.1 – thanks @costdev. Note change of day – these will now happen on Thursdays 18:00 UTC and not Mondays.

3. Blogblog (versus network, site) posts of note to coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.

A Week in Core – May 9, 2022 (published May 11, 2022) – thanks to @audrasjb

Performance Team Meeting Summary, May 10, 2022 – includes some updates on WebP, some POCs needed for the Site Health and Measurement sub groups. At the end of the post, there is a list of areas where help is needed.

Open floor item in the Editor Chat agenda for May 11, 2022 on a discussion around adding a new label to 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/ repo around issues that impact adoption. The aim would be to have an easier way to see, at a glance, what big issues are impacting the adoption of Gutenberg.

Full Site Editing Program Testing Call 14 – Rallying Recipe Reviewers. Deadline for feedback: 18 May 2022

4. Upcoming releases

Next major release: WordPress 6.0

Updates

Update via @annezazu
No big updates to share on 6.0 — the release squad is really crushing it and things are moving forward as expected. Some quick updates to be safe though:

  • The 6.0 video continues to progress nicely and is on track to ship the day before the release still.
  • Props are in progress thanks to a wonderful effort by @desrosj.
  • A 6.0.1 board has been started so we carry momentum into 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.: https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/31

Thank you to everyone who is making this release possible. Please keep testing and, if you can’t, encourage others to do so. It all helps.

Update via @costdev on bugs scrub and testing side: Monitoring new tickets regularly and things are going well.

6.0 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). 3

6.0 RC3 Release Party on May 17, 2022, 16:00 UTC
Meet 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. As always with releases, there’s a chance this time may change the day of depending on how things are progressing. The time will be communicated across channels (#core-editor, #6-0-release-leads, and in #core). All welcome.

The next major 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. scrub before RC3 will be on Thursday May 12, 2022, 21:00 UTC. The full bug scrub schedule for 6.0

Recap of useful resources on 6.0

5. Open Floor

If you are a component maintainer or running a bug scrub and have any updates not already mentioned under 6.0 updates, you can raise them in this section too.

a) Component maintainers – items of note

Update from @sergeybiryukov
Build/Test Tools: The local development environment can now run on Apple M1 machines without requiring local configuration changes. Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #52356 for more details.

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.: An edge case was fixed in the script loader where the dependency order was incorrect for scripts with translations in some cases. Ticket #55628 for more details.

General, Date/Time, Permalinks: No major news this week. 

b) 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 Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/., June 2, 2022 – core tables.
Update from @desrosj: If anyone will be at WCEU Contributor Day and has a specific topic they would like to focus on for the day at the Core tables, please share the topic and a brief one or two sentence description by Friday. I have a few generic topics, but if anyone is looking to lead specific discussions, please send them over!

@marybaum: later in the summer, there will be similar planning for WordCamp US.

c) Rubber duck emoji request! It all happens at dev chat!

d) @clorith brought up Ticket Gutenberg 40316 and the issue of experimental APIs versus backward compatibility. A lively discussion followed, with several suggestions on how to get input from the community at large. (Note from Core Team repTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. @marybaum: If you’re new, dev chat is not a forum for making final decisions. But it is a great place to surface topics that warrant wider discussion, and to explore where those conversations should start).

Props to: @webcommsat for writing the summary, @marybaum and annezazu for reviewing.

#6-0, #dev-chat, #summary, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 6:44 am on May 11, 2022
Tags: 6.0, ,   

A Week in Core – May 9, 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 May 2 and May 9, 2022.

  • 35 commits
  • 64 contributors
  • 61 tickets created
  • 12 tickets reopened
  • 51 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 6.0, and released 6.0 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). 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

  • Add the 6.0 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". to the workflow for testing branches
  • Allow the local development environment to run on Apple M1 machines without requiring local configuration changes – #52356
  • Ensure version number is in ‘X.X’ format after float math: Tests_Basic::test_security_md() – #55667
  • Pass 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 environment variables to the Docker container – #55668
  • Improve the logic of the SECURITY.md test to check all supported versions – #55667
  • Move get_inline_data() tests to a more appropriate place – #55652
  • Temporarily disable the test for “Supported Versions” section of GitHub Security Policy

Code Modernization

  • Rename parameters that use reserved keywords in wp-admin/includes/template.php – #55650
  • Rename parameters to match native PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher functions in wp-includes/compat.php – #55650

Coding Standards

  • Remove extra space in wp-admin/admin-ajax.php – #55692

Docs

  • Correct parameter types for serialize_block() and serialize_blocks() – #55648, #54729
  • Improve plugin_install_action_links 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.’s docs – #55480
  • Remove @return void from various DocBlocks – #54729

Editor

  • Add 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. for Comment Template 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. – #55643, #55634
  • Sets ‘paged’ query arg only when there are comments: build_comment_query_vars_from_block() – #55658
  • Update WordPress packages for 6.0 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. 4 – #55567
  • Update WordPress packages for 6.0 RC1 – #55567

General

  • Add missing strong 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 some error messages – #54437

Help/About

  • Add link to 6.0 Field GuideField guide The field guide is a type of blogpost published on Make/Core during the release candidate phase of the WordPress release cycle. The field guide generally lists all the dev notes published during the beta cycle. This guide is linked in the about page of the corresponding version of WordPress, in the release post and in the HelpHub version page., fix missing placeholder in string – #55434
  • Update the About section for 6.0 – #55434

Media

  • Remove error suppression in wp_filesize() – #55678, #49412

Query

  • Restore late compact() call for the posts_clauses_request filter – #55699

Quick/Bulk Edit

  • Additional tests for showing taxonomies – #49701
  • Remove duplicate HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. IDs – #55575, #35483

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/.

  • Fixes /wp/v2/pattern-directory/patterns endpoint response for slug parameter – #55617

Script Loader

  • Explain why 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. prevents concatenation – #55628
  • Fix i18n edge case breaking dependencies – #55628

Security

  • Update the Security Policy to include WordPress 6.0

Site Health

  • Remove unused variables in WP_Site_Health::get_test_plugin_version() – #55683

Users

  • Allow any DB field to be returned by WP_User_Query – #53177
  • Improve WP_User_Query tests following [53362] – #53177

Props

Thanks to the 64 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @costdev (6), @SergeyBiryukov (5), @audrasjb (5), @hellofromTonya (3), @ndiego (3), @justinahinon (3), @aristath (3), @gziolo (3), @mukesh27 (3), @johnbillion (3), @bernhard-reiter (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @jrf (2), @antonvlasenko (2), @poena (2), @hellofromtonya (2), @ironprogrammer (2), @darerodz (2), @afragen (2), @zieladam (2), @dlh (1), @marybaum (1), @annezazu (1), @webcommsat (1), @dansoschin (1), @chanthaboune (1), @cbringmann (1), @sergeybiryukov (1), @eidolonnight (1), @laurlittle (1), @JeffPaul (1), @NekoJonez (1), @ocean90 (1), @luisherranz (1), @czapla (1), @cbravobernal (1), @davidbaumwald (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @manooweb (1), @critterverse (1), @azaozz (1), @estelaris (1), @chaion07 (1), @figureone (1), @azouamauriac (1), @antpb (1), @rajeshraval786 (1), @dd32 (1), @pbearne (1), @kraftbj (1), @boniu91 (1), @jsnajdr (1), @fcoveram (1), @ugyensupport (1), @desrosj (1), @talldanwp (1), @Cybr (1), @david.binda (1), @5um17 (1), @greglone (1), @joedolson (1), @sabernhardt (1), @pbiron (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week: @laurlittle, @rajeshraval786, @fcoveram ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (18), @peterwilsoncc (7), @hellofromtonya (4), @ryelle (2), @audrasjb (2), @johnbillion (1), and @gziolo (1).

#6-0, #core, #week-in-core

Abha Thakor 11:38 pm on May 6, 2022
Tags: 6.0, , ,   

Summary Dev Chat, May 5, 2022

Link to the start of the meeting on the CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. 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.

Agenda followed for the meeting.

Dev Chat summary from April 27, 2022 meeting – thanks to @webcommsat for doing these.

2. Announcements

WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 1 (released on May 3, 2022). This was the hard string freeze for the 6.0 and 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". for the release. You can help by taking part in testing and make the release the best it can be. Thank you to everyone who came to the release parties this week.

WordPress 6.0 Beta 4 was released on May 2, 2022. It was not part of the originally published development cycle. It was aimed at providing an opportunity for testing some specific issues that were resolved since 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.

Early focused meetings will take place on Mondays at a revised time of 18:00 UTC. Thanks to @costdev for working on this. These meetings will mean early tickets can get the attention they need, without disrupting devchat/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. Thanks to @costdev who will be running these meetings. The meetings will focus on:

  • targeting 3-4 tickets per meeting, discussing the proposal/bug
  • updating the ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. with opinions/findings
  • for some tickets that require investigation, some of the investigation might be possible during the meeting, otherwise we could schedule a date/time for contributors to get together to do any necessary deep-dives (either in chat, or via mob programming)

What’s New in Gutenberg 13.1 (April 27, 2022) 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/ 13.1 brings border support to the Columns 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., a number of improvements to the Comments blocks, along with a range of 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) enhancements.

3. Blogblog (versus network, site) posts of note

A Week in Core – May 2, 2022 – thanks to @audrasjb

Full Site Editing Program Testing Call 14 – Rallying Recipe Reviewers. Deadline for feedback: 18 May 2022

 4. Upcoming releases

Next major: WordPress 6.0

Updates from Release Co-coordinators and members of the squad.

@annezazu – Quick run down:

  • A new project board is being considered for 6.0.x releases for Core Editor issues as there are a few that are slated for a 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.. Stay tuned there but know bugs are being handled appropriately and are very much appreciated.
  • Check out this great post from @peterwilsoncc on what this current 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). phase means: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/05/04/wordpress-6-0-release-candidate-phase/
  • 6.0 RC 2 is next week on May 10, 2022 and I hope to see you all at the release party! Expect it to be around the same time at 16:00UTC.
  • About page:
    • @marybaum: Well I believe the About Page strings got committed ahead of the hard string freeze, and the rest of that process is going as it has in recent releases.
    • @annezazu: The 6.0 video in progress will also be ready in time for a commit just before the final release. It will be linked in the About Page.
    • @webcommsat: The ticket has some more details.
    • @ryelle: The About page should be pretty much done – any feedback about things looking broken is welcome, but the only changes planned are to add in the correct links.

Some other useful resources on 6.0

A recap of some of the useful resources on 6.0 including the Field GuideField guide The field guide is a type of blogpost published on Make/Core during the release candidate phase of the WordPress release cycle. The field guide generally lists all the dev notes published during the beta cycle. This guide is linked in the about page of the corresponding version of WordPress, in the release post and in the HelpHub version page.!

5. Open floor

Component maintainers

@sergeybiryukov: Build/Test Tools component: Two issues were fixed in 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. suite:

  • Pass 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 environment variables to the Docker container, so that tests that should only run on trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision. don’t unintentionally run on other branches. See ticket #55668 for more details.
  • Update the test for supported versions in the SECURITY.md file so that major versions like 6.0 are handled correctly. See ticket #55667 for more details.

General: The Microsoft IIS configuration file was updated to account for 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.. Testing is welcome from anyone running their own local IIS server on Windows. See ticket #53377 for more details.Date/Time, 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., Permalinks: No major news this week.

Other open floor items

  • From the release documentation team, if any component maintainers or committers are still working on dev notes for 6.0 or have not had chance to reply to @bph, please can you let her know.
  • 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 (WCEU) Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. Core Tables, June 2, 2022 – @desrosj would you like to share anything on this today? We can share this in a future week. 

 You’re invited to the 6.0 RC 2 Release Party at 16:00 UTC on May 10, 2022 (click to add to your calendar). Meet in #core and be ready to wave hello, emoji reactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/., and help test. As always with releases, there’s a chance this time may change the day of depending on how things are progressing. If the time is changed, it will be communicated across channels (#core-editor, #6-0-release-leads, and in #core). Hope to see you there!

Props to @webcommsat for the summary, @marybaum and @annezazu for reviewing

#6-0, #dev-chat, #summary