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Kira Schroder 6:45 pm on August 7, 2019
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Editor chat summary: 7 August 2019

This post summarizes for the weekly editor chat meeting on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 1300 UTC held in Slack.

The agenda can be found here.

Task Coordination

  • @nadir working with @joen on improvements to the Separator 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. (may end up as new Divider block), and is looking into making the Stylelint config more strict.
  • @youknowriad gave feedback on PRs, is exploring a full screen modal proposal, and would like help moving the Structure and Block Navigation PR forward.
  • @karmatosed triaging PRs and modal excitement.
  • @mapk working on grid system and table block. Would like dev help with widgets and “Replace Image“.
  • @kjellr working on Tips and the Notice component.
  • @gziolo published and improved WordPress npm packages. Working on unification of text blocks and More menu 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) with @noisysocks and @afercia.
  • @brentswisher wants feedback on a PR review for documentation about reviewing PRs. Wants to integrate updated prototype from @tinkerbelly for updating publishing flow and keep reviewing open PRs.
  • @chrisvanpatten will be triaging docs tickets at 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. for Publishers.
  • @pierlo updated a PR to show anchors in the block navigation.
  • @paaljoachim added mockups for alternative heading icons.

Open Floor

@karmatosed and @chrisvanpatten brought up the need for leadership in user focused documentation for GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/.

Graphics requested for Gutenberg documentation can be found on the Design team’s board.

@paaljoachim offered to reach out to the docs team for assistance in moving forward. If you’re interested in helping with user-focused docs for Gutenberg, please reach out in the comments here or in the #core-editor channel!

@kadamwhite mentioned that the REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. team is working on catching up with requests for feedback on tickets and invited folks to the the #core-restapi channel to connect.

Note: Anyone reading this summary outside of the meeting, please drop a comment if you can/want to help with something.

The agenda for the next meeting, 14 August 2019 13:00 UTC is here, please add anything you want to discuss.

#editor, #gutenberg, #meeting-notes

K. Adam White 5:08 pm on February 14, 2019
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REST API Chat Summaries: Jan 31, Feb 7

This post summarizes the weekly 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/. chat meetings on January 31, 2019 and February 7, 2019. (agenda/notes, Jan 31 Slack transcript, Feb 7 Slack transcript). Weekly REST API component office hours are held every Thursday at 18:00 UTC in the #core-restapi room in 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/..

February 14 meeting agenda

Have a topic for discussion for today’s meeting on February 14 2019 18:00 UTC? Leave a suggested edit on the agenda document.

5.1: 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. needs?

  • The new rest_post_search_query 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. could be called out in Other Changes.
  • changeset 44625 (update wp_die() to handle JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. contexts) could also be called out in Other Changes.

5.2 Tickets: Owners Needed

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/ Widgets Endpoint

  • WordPress/gutenberg#13511: POC for a legacy widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. 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.. @jorgefilipecosta requests input from REST API contributors.
    • Feedback provided around endpoint structure and parameter access
    • @kadamwhite proposes that user stories or use-cases for how these widgets will be consumed and displayed in the editor and rendered posts should be written for new endpoints, to inform implementation.

Authentication

  • All present agree we have a strong need for a coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. authentication solution. Existing plugins like the OAuth2 or JWT-Auth plugins work and are used on numerous sites, but need UXUX User experience improvements and more documentation / example clients to be truly broadly applicable. OAuth2 in particular is seen as too complex / difficult to implement as a client developer.
  • Discussion on core auth since WCUS has centered on supporting basic authentication (only over SSL) (#42790), as the simplest path forward.
    • The main weakness of basic auth is that it ties all authorized applications to the user’s account name and password, so apps cannot be individually authorized or disconnected without creating new site accounts (not workable for e.g. the core mobile applications).
  • @koke thinks a JWT-based solution could be workable from the mobile applications.
  • The way CGI environments mutate authorization headers complicates any core-wide solution. A custom headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. may be necessary.
  • @espellcaste has volunteered to reach out to authors of existing 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 directory REST API auth solutions to get their input on what is best for core.

Upcoming Meetings

What can the REST API do for you? Join an upcoming meeting to help shape the future of this component!

#core-restapi, #meeting-notes, #rest-api

K. Adam White 8:28 pm on October 12, 2018
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Additional REST API bug scrubs scheduled through October

Meeting notes for the October 11 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/. component chat will be posted by Tuesday, but one item we discussed was @danielbachhuber‘s request to run one additional 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 meeting each week for the next several weeks.

As noted in the REST API outstanding Gutenberg/5.0 issue list post and the notes from last week’s meeting, we have a number of outstanding tasks that need developer attention, and @danielbachhuber is requesting that developers commit to addressing bugs with a one- to three-day turnaround time after taking an issue. (If this is not possible—and it isn’t, for some of these bigger issues—that is alright; but it helps keep things moving if we check in on that schedule). Adding one additional bug scrub each week lets us evaluate our progress and commitments, and reassign in-flight bugs as contributor availability requires.

Upcoming REST API meetings through the end of October:

The Tuesday bug scrubs have been moved up 1-2 hours from the time of the normal weekly meeting to better accommodate European contributor schedules. We encourage all interested developers to attend any and all of these meetings as you are able, we will be excited to help you find a useful ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. to move us towards 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/ and 5.0!

Edit: All meetings will be held in the #core-restapi 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!
K. Adam White 5:42 pm on October 10, 2018
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REST API Chat Summary – October 4

Below is the summary for 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/. meeting on Thursday, October 4 (Slack Transcript).

As announced previously, @danielbachhuber is stepping up to coordinate work on REST API improvements for 5.0 / 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/. Daniel has prepared a running list of Gutenberg-related API tickets in this post, which we used as an agenda for the meeting.

Gutenberg-Related Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. Scrub

Blocked Tickets

  • #44862, communicating edit lock via the REST API: @timothyblynjacobs has volunteered to work on a solution. Prior discussion of this functionality dates back to REST API issue 2225.
  •  Gutenberg#8449, 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. metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. box does not respect user’s language (coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. ticket #44758: REST API does not respect user localeLocale A locale is a combination of language and regional dialect. Usually locales correspond to countries, as is the case with Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazil). Other examples of locales include Canadian English and U.S. English.), depends on #41305 for a robust solution. I have posted separately calling for review on the proposed patch for #41305.
  • #43998, permitting unbounded requests when requesting all authors/categories/etc for use e.g. in dropdowns: this should eventually be solved with UIUI User interface/UXUX User experience improvements such as @adamsilverstein‘s PR #7385 but that may be infeasible for 5.0. An alternative to permitting unbounded requests would be to modify the frontend data layer to (invisibly to the consuming component) recursively iterate over paginated data and return a merged response object, yielding the same final client-side response without risking memory errors on the backend, but I have not had bandwidth to propose this. If you’re interested, contact me in 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/.. The issue is shelved for now.
  • #43887, exposing Gutenberg data version in 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. responses: what constitutes a data version depends on the final merged form of Gutenberg so this is deferred for now and will be revisited later in the 5.0 cycle.

“Next” Tickets

  • #45016, exposing theme_supports data via the REST API: @desrosj has volunteered to pick this up to implement a bare-bones theme controller exposing the information Gutenberg needs. Gutenberg#6539 may need to be addressed in tandem.
  • Gutenberg#3315, page says “post updated” when it’s a page: we discussed adding a labels property to the /wp/v2/types response objects, but a PR is open on the Gutenberg repo and current discussion is directed there.
  • Gutenberg#8757, support default title and content when creating new posts: @mnelson4 has proposed a PR.
  • #43316, supporting autosaves: we would like to land this in the next couple days, if anybody wants to work on a final 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..
  • All participants were encouraged to review other tickets from the list in Daniel’s post, and chime in on any tickets which have a patch and are noted as ready-to-commit, to ensure any outstanding issues are surfaced before patches land.

Other Issues

  • #39953 is provisionally good to land, but has not been merged yet pending review of other milestoned REST API tickets and a call from @pento or other 5.0 shot-caller on whether it should be included.

If you have bandwidth to assist with REST API development over the coming weeks, please reach out to myself and @danielbachhuber and we will work with you to find a good issue for you to help with! If you are interested in a ticket listed above and your name is not the name of the person I mentioned who is working on it, that’s OK! Reach out to them and put your heads together, and we’ll be able to land these all the faster. Any and all assistance is welcome, and if you don’t have time to prepare a patch yourself, we always need help testing and reviewing existing patches.

Agenda for October 11 Chat

The next REST API meeting will be this Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 17:00 UTC in the #core-restapi slack channel. We will be checking in on how the tickets above have progressed, and reviewing any new priority issues. See you there!

Jeffrey Paul 12:37 pm on October 10, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: October 10 (5.0 Week 2)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from October 10th (agenda, Slack archive).

5.0 planning

  • See @pento’s WordPress 5.0 for Contributors and Committers post:
    • “If you’re an experienced contributor or 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. who has time available during the WordPress 5.0 release cycle, and want to be able to make meaningful contributions towards making WordPress 5.0 awesome” … “Please reply to this post with information about your availability, what components of WordPress you have experience in, and (if you haven’t got involved with 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/ yet) what you feel has been getting in the way.”
    • In that post are some direct actions you can take to help contribute to 5.0, otherwise please review and comment if you’ll be around during the 5.0 release cycle… thanks!
  • Also see review @pento‘s 5.0 commit/branch details if you plan to contribute during the 5.0 release cycle
  • @pento: if you have time to help, please review tickets in the 5.0 milestone to determine whether to keep it in 5.0 (Gutenberg-related), or move to 5.0.1 (other 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. fix) or 5.1 (other feature)
  • @kadamwhite: request for help testing Lazily Evaluate Translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. Strings (#41305) with input requested by the end of this working week to help remove the blockerblocker A bug which is so severe that it blocks a release. to further Gutenberg localization work
  • Plans for an updated readme.htmlHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. to be committed with contributions open until 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).
  • @chanthaboune: collecting blocker items and dates across team reps, will post listing to Make/CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., if you have items to add to the listing please pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” @chanthaboune directly
    • @matt: 5.0 baseline and goal is 4.9.8 + Gutenberg, thus a lot of things that may have been considered blockers in past major releases are probably going to be reclassified as “nice to have”
  • @matveb: last JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. package included in the Gutenberg 4.0 RC, on track and could be ready for end of the week

Updates from focus leads and component maintainers

  • The Gutenberg / Editor team published Gutenberg 4.0-RC
  • The REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. team posted their meeting notes including Gutenberg-related tickets that are blocked, “next” tickets, and note on review still needed for #39953. Otherwise @kadamwhite @danielbachhuber are looking for folks with bandwidth to assist with REST API development over the coming weeks, so ping them if you have interest and availability
  • The PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher team posted their meeting notes including the Update PHP page and WSOD protection
  • The Media team posted their meeting notes including 5.0 milestoned tickets and related action items
  • The JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. team posted their meeting notes including preparations for 5.0, the annotations 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. in Gutenberg, and a generic data store API

General announcements

  • See @matt‘s post for details on the Gutenberg Phase 2 Leads, @alexislloyd (design and product) and @youknowriad (technical)
    • Phase 2 is about thinking outside the box, namely the post and page box, to allow Gutenberg to handle entire-site layouts. We will replace widgets with blocks, so any 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. will be able to be used in any registered “sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme.” for legacy themes, and we will upgrade “menus” to a navigation block.
    • Phases 3 and 4 of Gutenberg at 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. US in December.
  • @audrasjb: a11yAccessibility 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) team reorganizing, will discuss during next week’s meeting
  • @chanthaboune: as teams identify new/updated team reps, please follow notes on team rep orientation

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on October 17, 2018 at 20:00 UTC in the #core SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#5-0, #accessibility, #core, #core-editor, #core-js, #core-media, #core-php, #core-restapi, #dev-chat, #gutenberg, #summary, #team-reps

Jeffrey Paul 4:34 pm on September 20, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: September 19th (4.9.9 week 6)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from September 19th (agenda, Slack archive).

4.9.9 planning

  • @westonruter: highlighted this discussion about the scope of HTTPSHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. support to target in 4.9.9
    • Looking for wider visibility on those items to get thoughts on what makes sense to include in 4.9.9
    • Relates to umbrella ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #28521
  • @audrasjb: 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) team has a spreadsheet where we sort all the tickets on the focus a11yAccessibility 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) in order to facilitate lead’s work (see this week’s meeting notes)
  • Bug scrubs not scheduled yet, when they are it’ll be posted to Make/CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.

Updates from focus leads and component maintainers

  • @kadamwhite from the REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. team wants to propose the inclusion #41305 in 5.0
    • This covers altering how we evaluate translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. strings, originally with the intent of deliberating a performance improvement to the REST API. In discussions about how LocaleLocale A locale is a combination of language and regional dialect. Usually locales correspond to countries, as is the case with Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazil). Other examples of locales include Canadian English and U.S. English. can be applied to REST API responses for GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ this issue resurfaced, because the current order of operations precludes evaluating string translations based on a passed flag (required to permit the 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. to provide translations in a user’s locale). To support these localization needs and to improve overall performance at the same time, we intend to milestone this ticket for 5.0.
    • @schlessera: There are two proposed solutions in the above ticket: one that fixes REST API schema translations only, and one that generally optimizes translations (REST API component team’s strong recommendation). The latter is highly preferable, but includes breaking changes for edge cases (as noted in the ticket), so might need a check against plugins first. We otherwise would like more eyes on the forthcoming 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. to validate the approach and to help test it.
  • The Editor / Gutenberg team released v3.8 last week including “full screen” mode, improved mechanisms for styling blocks from a theme perspective, and exposes the custom post typeCustom Post Type WordPress can hold and display many different types of content. A single item of such a content is generally called a post, although post is also a specific post type. Custom Post Types gives your site the ability to have templated posts, to simplify the concept. used to store reusable blocks from 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. inserter as a way to manage saved blocks in bulk.
  • The JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. team published notes from their last meeting including documentation of available Gutenberg scripts, reducing exposure of Moment.js in the `wordpress/date` module, and a couple announcements on introducing a formal asynchronous data flow as part of `wordpress/data` and the new `wp-polyfill` script added to Gutenberg.

General announcements

  • @psykro posted about alternate devchat options. Please give that a review and feedback, as ideally we get to a conclusion during next week’s devchat.
  • @whitneyyadrich & @dkotter looking for eyes on / update to Gutenberg issue#7762 as they are running into an issue where they need to be able to insert and manipulate media attachments within the Classic Block, but that’s not currently possible
    • Also imagine this being a bigger issue when migrating sites over to Gutenberg and all their existing content will be thrown into that block. There’s currently not a great way for them to modify/add to that content, if they need to do things with images.
    • Will review with Gutenberg team in next #core-editor weekly chat

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on September 26, 2018 at 20:00 UTC in the #core SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#4-9-9, #accessibility, #core, #core-editor, #core-https, #core-js, #core-restapi, #dev-chat, #gutenberg, #javascript, #summary

whitneyyadrich 1:57 am on August 24, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: August 22, 2018 (4.9.9 weeks 1 & 2)

This post summarizes the weekly dev chat meetings held Wednesday, August 15 and 22, 2018 (August 15 agenda | August 22 agenda | August 15 “tidechat” Slack archive |August 22 Slack archive).

It’s a two-for-one chat notes bonus! Lucky you, Internet.

4.9.8 Feedback

  • People are trying 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/, thanks to the “Try Gutenberg” callout. 
  • Peep the stats here.

Most importantly, we are grateful that we’re receiving so much feedback, and genuinely empathize with the inevitable frustration that accompanies developing and using new features.

Unfortunately, we have to address some of the unproductive communication contained in some feedback submissions, even going as far as to personally attack Gutenberg contributors. It’s easy to submit negative feedback when you don’t have to look someone in the eye, but there are IRL humans with IRL feelings who receive and address those tasks. 

If you are providing feedback please follow the WordPress Etiquette and Support Forum Guidelines. Utilizing respectful, productive phrasing is also a fantastic way to ensure your submissions are taken seriously and acted on swiftly.

4.9.9 Planning & Lead Nominations

  • We don’t have a hard timeline yet for 5.0, so once we select leads for 4.9.9 it’s looking like a regular 6-8 week maintenance cycle.
  • This is likely the last week for 4.9.9 lead nominations. Non-engineers can be leads, too! Nominate your pals or nominate yourself – by leaving a comment here or DMing @jeffpaul

Focus Lead & Component Maintainer Updates

Gutenberg

So many enhancements and Guten-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.* fixes over the last few weeks:

Also, pay special attention to this issue overview on introducing and/or extending PHP APIs.

*You’re welcome.

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/.

  • The REST API team met earlier this month to discuss 5.0 planning, metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. handling and authentication. 
  • If you’re interested and available, the REST API team is looking for a lead contribution for the authentication plugins. Hit up @kadamwhite directly or mosey on over to the #core-restapi channel.

JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/.

More chats!

  • August 14, 2018 | Highlights: Optimizing WordPress package distribution using NPM
  • August 21, 2018 | Highlights: Use of globals, lodash import, polyfills for built-ins, a proposal for managing packages, and including vendor scripts in plugins.

PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher

Tide

Tide 1.0.0-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. has come ashore!* What is Tide? 

Tide is a series of automated tests run against every 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 and theme in the directory and then displays PHP compatibility and test errors/warnings in the directory.

– I copied/pasted this from here

The Tide team can be found at #tide in 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/., and welcomes input for 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). inclusions for an eventual 1.0.0 release. 

*I’m sorry.

General Announcements

It’s been awhile since we evaluated the weekly <dev chat> schedule, so here we are. Some options discussed included:

  • Alternating time zones every other week
  • Having two chats in one day at different times
  • Moving everyone to NYC and @joemcgill will pay all expenses

This is a call for a lovely person or two to help us coordinate a second/alternate <dev chat> time. 

Comment on this post or message @jeffpaul and/or me in Slack.

The next <dev chat> will take place on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 20:00 UTC in the #core Slack channel. Please drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss, drop a comment on next week’s agenda post, so we can take them into account. 

#summary

Jeffrey Paul 8:08 pm on June 15, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: June 13th (4.9.7 week 4)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from June 13th (agenda, Slack archive).

4.9.7 planning

  • Leads nominated so far: @sergeybiryukov able to help as deputy (e.g., committing, backporting); @danieltj, @desrosj, @tristangemus, @pbiron open to help contribute during 4.9.7
  • Working to communicate with other team reps and component maintainers to increase diversity in release leads by asking for nominations or suggestions in their next meeting/update, please share any ideas you have on this… thanks!
  • For those with interest and availability, please review the Releasing Minor Versions handbook page and the Release leads feedback on 4.9.5 post
  • Release timing for 4.9.7 will be determined after a release leadRelease Lead The community member ultimately responsible for the Release. is named
  • Waiting until after WCEU to confirm release leads and any potential focus for 4.9.7

Updates from focus leads and component maintainers

  • The PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher team posted summaries from their last two meetings covering progress and decisions on #43986 and #44350 as well as the approach for #43987. Join them next week on Monday, June 18th at 15:00 UTC in #core-php as they continue the discussion on these two tickets.
  • The REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. team would like a coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. 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.’s review on #38323, so if you’ve got some time then please help out there.
  • And a reminder for those heading to WCEU that 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/. is tomorrow, Thursday, June 14th. If you’re in town, then please consider attending… thanks!
  • No design lead for Customize focus while @melchoyce is on sabbatical until September 10th

Devchat coordination

  • @jeffpaul will be offline most of July, so we’ll need someone to help coordinate/run devchats.
  • If you’re open to collecting agenda items and publishing an agenda, running the actual devchat meeting, and/or publishing a devchat summary then please comment here or pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” @jeffpaul if you’re able to help out… thanks!

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on June 20, 2018 at 20:00 UTC in the #core SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#4-9-7, #core, #core-customize, #core-restapi, #dev-chat, #summary

Jeffrey Paul 9:22 pm on May 17, 2018
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Dev Chat Summary: May 16th (4.9.6 week 7)

This post summarizes the dev chat meeting from May 16th (agenda, Slack archive).

4.9.6 planning

  • 4.9.6 RC2 released May 15th and no issues reported (note: 4.9.6 released 🎉)
  • Please 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.) any new bugs/enhancements with `gdpr` (see: existing Trac listing)

Updates from focus leads and component maintainers

  • The REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. team has an update on their progress on closing the gap in the Gutenberg merge proposal milestone as well as notes from their office hours last week. Join them Thursdays at 17:00 UTC if you’d like to chat through any questions you have, they especially want input from long-time contributors and leads on the register_meta changes (see #38323).
  • The JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. 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. team posted notes from their meeting last week and discussion around extracting strings from JavaScript and loading the actual translations in a way that makes sense. Join them on Tuesday, May 29th at 15:00 UTC to further discuss how to handle translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. loading.
  • @omarreiss posted about adding JavaScript build step and folder reorganization as the first part on preparing for WordPress’ JavaScript future. Please give that a review and provide feedback or help as you have time/interest.
  • @rianrietveld posted about Pair programming on the contributors day to join 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) experts and 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/ developers and work to close the 11 remaining issues in the accessibility merge proposal milestone for Gutenberg. If you are a developer that knows your way around the Gutenberg code and are going to 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 in Belgrade, then please pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” @rianrietveld… thanks!

General announcements

  • @danieltj working on merge proposal for Dark Mode (see #41928), currently working on review for the WP Coding Standards and an a11yAccessibility 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) review
  • @presskopp looking for UIUI User interface feedback on #35288, especially if “Search Engine Visibility” be reflected under Settings >> Privacy

Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on May 23, 2018 at 20:00 UTC / May 23, 2018 at 20:00 UTC in the #core SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel. Please feel free to drop in with any updates or questions. If you have items to discuss but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

#4-9-6, #core, #core-i18n, #core-js, #core-restapi, #dev-chat, #gdpr-compliance, #gutenberg, #summary

K. Adam White 3:29 pm on April 28, 2018
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REST API Meeting Summary: April 26

This post summarizes 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/. component team meeting from April 26 in #core-restapi (Slack archive)

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/ Priorities

This meeting focused on reviewing the list of key architectural questions @danielbachhuber posted on the 23rd which need to be solved to support work on Gutenberg. Meeting attendees divided up the priority issues, and we will regroup next early next week to measure progress.

Less directly relating to to Gutenberg, @timothyblynjacobs and @schlessera are pursuing performance optimizations around schema and args generation.

May 3rd Meeting Agenda

Next week’s meeting on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 at 17:00 UTC will focus on discussing register_meta() improvements, as detailed in @flixos90‘s post.

Please read that post and review the ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. if you have an interest in metadata and REST API data modeling!