The WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:
Found a bugbugA 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.?Create a ticket in the bug tracker.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
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Announcements 📢
WordPress 6.8 | Release Candidaterelease candidateOne 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 is now available 🥳
@jeffpaul reminds all CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Committers to read this article and follow the outlined process for the upcoming steps: WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate Phase
Help Test 6.8 RCrelease candidateOne 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). version 🧪
The Test-Team has written two helpful guides for people interested in testing:
The general release of WordPress 6.8 will be available on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
Ahead of it, there will be a Dry Run on Monday, April 14, 2025.
A detailed overview of the release schedule for WordPress 6.8 can be found here. The article also includes information about the individuals assigned to each release party.
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements 📢
WordPress 6.8 | Release Candidaterelease candidateOne 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 is now available 🥳
@jeffpaul reminds all CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Committers to read this article and follow the outlined process for the upcoming steps: WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate Phase
Help Test 6.8 BetaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. version 🧪
The Test-Team has written two helpful guides for people interested in testing:
The Release Candidate 3 release of WordPress 6.8 will be available on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
A detailed overview of the release schedule for WordPress 6.8 can be found here. The article also includes information about the individuals assigned to each release party.
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ version: 20.6
Gutenberg 20.6 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
At the moment, there are no topics for discussion.
Open floor 💬
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements 📢
WordPress 6.8 | Release Candidaterelease candidateOne 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 is now available 🥳
@jeffpaul reminds all CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Committers to read this article and follow the outlined process for the upcoming steps: WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate Phase
We are in the process of finalizing the development notes, after which the Field GuideField guideThe 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. will be released, followed by an email to PluginPluginA 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 Authors containing the necessary information.
GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ 20.5 is now available
The new version of the Gutenberg plugin is now available in our plugin directory.
Help Test 6.8 BetaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. version 🧪
The Test-Team has written two helpful guides for people interested in testing:
The Release Candidate 2 release of WordPress 6.8 will be available on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
A detailed overview of the release schedule for WordPress 6.8 can be found here. The article also includes information about the individuals assigned to each release party.
Next Gutenberg version: 20.6
Gutenberg 20.6 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
You can keep up to date with the major Editor features with the weekly updates, now on the blogblog(versus network, site)! Editor Weekly Updates: March 10th – 23rd
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Hosting Issues Found During 6.8 RC1 Release Party
During the Release Party of 6.8 RC1, @desrosj observed errors occurring on several hosts. The most common issues involved three specific tests:
These tests resulted in failures on multiple hosts. We should discuss this issue further to identify the causes and potential solutions.
Open floor 💬
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements 📢
WordPress 6.8 | BetaBetaA 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 is now available 🥳
The Beta 3 release of WordPress 6.8 is now available! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined the Release Party. We appreciate your testing and feedback.
Help Test 6.8 Beta version 🧪
The Test-Team has written two helpful guides for people interested in testing:
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ version: 20.5
Gutenberg 20.5 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, March 19th. This will be the first version of Gutenberg to be merged into WordPress 6.9.
Release Candidaterelease candidateOne 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 of 6.8: March 25th
The Release Candidate 1 release of WordPress 6.8 will be available on Tuesday, March 25th.
A detailed overview of the release schedule for WordPress 6.8 can be found here. The article also includes information about the individuals assigned to each release party.
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Release Support Needed
Assistance with drafting, reviewing, and publishing developer notes Assistance is requested for the drafting, review, and final publication of the developer notes.
Field GuideField guideThe 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. draft coming Thursday, please be ready for review The Field Guide draft will be available on Thursday. Please be prepared to review it promptly.
Review of the “About” page and potential issues The “About” page should be reviewed to identify any potential issues in the text or content. See more here: #63025
Reminder of the string freeze next week before RCrelease candidateOne 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 Please remember that the string freeze will take place next week before the release of RC 1.
Assistance with reviewing the email to PluginPluginA 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 Authors about major changes Assistance is needed to review the email to be sent to Plugin Authors, informing them of the key changes.
Critical Issues Before RC 1
Discussion of critical issues before RC 1 It’s suggested to discuss any critical or new issues before the release of RC 1 to ensure all problems are addressed in time.
Open floor 💬
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements 📢
WordPress 6.8 | BetaBetaA 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. 2 is now available 🥳
The Beta 2 release of WordPress 6.8 is now available! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined the Release Party. We appreciate your testing and feedback.
Help Test 6.8 Beta version 🧪
The Test-Team has written two helpful guides for people interested in testing:
Thanks @ankit-k-gupt and @krupajnanda for your contribution!
Forthcoming releases 🚀
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ version: 20.5
Gutenberg 20.5 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, March 19th. This will be the first version of Gutenberg to be merged into WordPress 6.9.
Next Beta 3 of 6.8: March 18th
The Beta 3 release of WordPress 6.8 will be available on Tuesday, March 18th.
A detailed overview of the release schedule for WordPress 6.8 can be found here. The article also includes information about the individuals assigned to each release party.
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
We have only two weeks until RCrelease candidateOne 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. Dev notes should be in progress. Please check @jeffpaul‘s message on Slack for details.
Discussions 🤔
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Editor Updates 🔄
You can keep up to date with the major Editor features with the weekly updates, now on the blogblog(versus network, site)! Editor Weekly Updates: Mar 3 – Mar 7
Open floor 💬
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements 📢
WordPress 6.8 | BetaBetaA 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. 1 is now available 🥳
The Beta 1 release of WordPress 6.8 is now available! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined the Release Party. We appreciate your testing and feedback.
At this point, we would like to express our sincere thanks to @krupajnanda for this wonderful article.
Forthcoming releases 🚀
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ version: 20.4
Gutenberg 20.4 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, March 5th. This will be the final release to be merged into WordPress 6.8.
Next Beta 2 of 6.8: March 11th
The Beta 2 release of WordPress 6.8 will be available on Tuesday, March 11th.
A detailed overview of the release schedule for WordPress 6.8 can be found here. The article also includes information about the individuals assigned to each release party.
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
6.8 – Beta 1 | Current update issue with versions older than 5.1 ⚠️
Due to a bugbugA 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., older versions cannot be updated to Beta 1. The core team is actively working on a fix for this issue. We will provide more information as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, you can refer to the detailed article for further reading and updates on the matter.
As mentioned above, an issue occurs with WordPress versions older than 5.1. In this round, we should discuss the current status of the situation. See more here: #63052
6.8 | Dev-Note Spreadsheet
@marybaum shared a Google spreadsheet for Dev-Notes, sourced from the needs-dev-noteTracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. ticket. Anyone can edit, add their name as a Dev-Note author, and fill in relevant details as they draft, review, and publish. @jeffpaul also encouraged adding tickets and GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ issues as needed, noting the sheet may not be complete. See here.
6.8 | Preparing Documentation for the 6.8 Release
@estelaris has already started preparing the documentation for 6.8. The remaining gaps need to be filled in. It’s important to keep this in mind, and all Core Team members are asked to contribute so we are ready for the April release. A Google Doc has been created by @estelaris for this purpose. See here.
Last Call for “What’s New for Developers” Submissions
@marybaum reminded everyone to submit items for the March “What’s New for Developers” edition. The deadline is March 5. The article will be published during the week of March 10.
If you’d like to contribute to the Dev blogblog(versus network, site) or know someone who might, check out the Slack channel and join the editorial meeting this Thursday, March 6, at 15:00 UTC.
Call for the Security Role for the upcoming 6.8 release parties
@jeffpaul ask for assistance from the Core Team for the Security Role during the upcoming Release Parties. A detailed list of the dates can be found here: WordPress 6.8 Release Party Schedule. Should you be interested, please contact @jeffpaul.
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements 📢
There are no major announcements from the past week.
Forthcoming releases 🚀
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
Current GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ release: 20.3
Gutenberg 20.3 was released on February 19, and it includes the following issues. An announcement post will follow.
Discussions 🤔
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Topics for discussion from the 6.8 Release Squad
Clarifying our PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher support for 6.8
Moving default template types and template part areas to the REST APIREST APIThe 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/. (#62574)
Make style book available to classic themes (#62509)
You can keep up to date with the major Editor features with the weekly updates, now on the blogblog(versus network, site)! Editor Weekly Updates: Feb 17–21
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements 📢
There are no major announcements from the past week.
Forthcoming releases 🚀
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ release: 20.3
The next Gutenberg release will be 20.3. It is scheduled for February 19 and will include the following issues.
Discussions 🤔
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Editor Updates 🔄
You can keep up to date with the major Editor features that are currently in progress by viewing these Iteration issues. In the future, the Editor Update News will be published separately as individual posts.
Thank you @krupaly2k for the detailed listing and efforts based on the current development status.
EnhancementenhancementEnhancements are simple improvements to WordPress, such as the addition of a hook, a new feature, or an improvement to an existing feature.
Add inline font/text styling (font size and font family) to paragraph block – Currently there is no way to change the font size or font family of selected text in a paragraph blockBlockBlock 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.
Current “Style book” as a template – StyleBook – Currently the only way to list and see all the available blocks and their render of the current variation (colors, typo, etc), is to be in the editor and click on the “Style guide” button.
Request: Offer option to toggle off keyboard shortcuts – Users have been accidentally triggering keyboard shortcuts (i.e. unintentionally deleting entire blocks). Providing an option to disable keyboard shortcuts will prevent this from happening or allow troubleshooting as needed.
PR – Audio Block: Add live recording feature – Adds a live audio recording feature to the Audio Block, allowing users to record audio directly within the editor and automatically upload it to the media library.
Need Design / Need AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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) feedback
RegressionregressionA software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5.
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or if you will be async.
WordPress 6.8 | TriagetriageThe act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. status update
As in the past week, @audrasjb will inform us about the current ticket status for the WordPress release 6.8.
WordPress 6.8 | Feature discussion
@krupajnanda is seeking clarity on the Zoom out to compose with patterns feature for the WordPress 6.8 release. She is asking whether this feature will be included in the 6.8 release, or what the current status is.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements
Introducing Core Team Reps for 2025. Thanks to @francina, @audrasjb, and @benjamin_zekavica for taking over the CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.Team RepTeam RepA 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. role for 2025.
Forthcoming releases
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ release: 20.3
The next Gutenberg release will be 20.3. It is scheduled for February 19 and will include the following issues.
Discussions
The discussion section of the agenda is to provide a place to discuss important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Topics this week
Proposal: Make unit testunit testCode 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. tickets easier to distinguish – @desrosjfollowed up to this proposal by opening a Meta Trac ticket requesting the addition of a `tests` focus to give this a try.
You can keep up to date with the major Editor features that are currently in progress by viewing these Iteration issues.
Open floor
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or if you will be async.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Next major releasemajor releaseA 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.: 6.8
WordPress 6.7.2 is scheduled for February 11, with a RCrelease candidateOne 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). planned on February 4.
Next GutenbergGutenbergThe 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/ release: 20.2
The next Gutenberg release will be 20.2, tentatively scheduled for February 5. It will include the following issues.
Discussions
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Global Styles – Should custom CSS be moved out of global_styles and into it’s own dedicated function? – An issue occurs when a third party pluginPluginA 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 enqueues a stylesheet via wp_enqueue_scripts without specifying a priority
Aiming to include in 6.8
Storybook – Classic theme preview: Potential issues with JavaScript loaded by themes – When a classic theme adds the theme support for editor-styles, a menu item called “Design” replaces the Pattern menu, and following this link shows the dark sidebarSidebarA 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. and an iframeiframeiFrame is an acronym for an inline frame. An iFrame is used inside a webpage to load another HTML document and render it. This HTML document may also contain JavaScript and/or CSS which is loaded at the time when iframe tag is parsed by the user’s browser. with the site embedded.
Gutenberg High priority bugbugA 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. – Users of classic themes can access and use parts of the Site Editor but its a broken experience
Moving the autosave notification outside the block editor canvas – Autosave notification inside blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor
AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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): Inconsistent Copy/Cut Behavior Between Keyboard Shortcuts and Block Menu Actions – Bug
Additional CSS field is no longer full-height in Site Editor – RegressionregressionA software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. issue of full height is not showing in Additional CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets.. With GB 20.0 and WordPress 6.7 it smaller height of additional css box instead full height box
Props to @krupaly2k for pulling together these updates.
Open floor
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