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Jb Audras 9:16 pm on March 6, 2024
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A Week in Core – March 4, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between February 26 and March 4, 2024.

  • 49 commits
  • 70 contributors
  • 54 tickets created
  • 9 tickets reopened
  • 102 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Add initial tests for the WP_Filesystem_Directclass – #57774
  • Fix the precommit:emojiscript – #60520, #57600
  • Update 3rd-party GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Actions – #59805
  • Use a consistent parameter name between rand_str()and rand_long_str()– #60401
  • Address capitalization and docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) inconsistencies in some test class names – #59647
  • Correct capitalization and fix typos in some test class names – #59647
  • Expand wp_parse_id_list()unit tests – #60218, #60217, #59647
  • Use assertSame()in post 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. revisioning tests – #59655

Bundled Theme

  • Fix focus outline in Twenty Twenty-Four in the editor – #60535

Coding Standards

Customize

  • 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): Label menu subitems when updating menus – #32728

Docs

  • Add missing @globalmention in wp_interactivity()– #60677, #59651
  • Correct the placement of @globaltags in wp-includes/admin-bar.php– #60021
  • Document some globals in wp-admin/setup-config.php– #60021
  • Document some globals in wp-settings.php– #60021
  • Document the $postglobal in comment feed templates – #60021
  • Document the $xmlrpc_loggingglobal in logIO()– #60021
  • Document the usage of $_paused_pluginsand $_paused_themesglobals – #60021
  • Improve docblock for WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::register– #59532
  • Update WP_Query::tax_querydocblock to reflect that the property can be null– #60563

Editor

  • Prevent infinite loops when filtering the font library folder – #60652
  • Simplify sanitization code path in WP_Theme_JSONafter [57496] – #60360
  • Update Packages with the latest 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 for 6.5 RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). 1 – #60315, #60665
  • do not expose protected post meta fields in 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. bindings – #60651
  • Interactivity 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.: Rename data_wp_context()to wp_interactivity_data_wp_context()– #60575
  • Interactivity API: Rename data_wp_context()to wp_interactivity_data_wp_context()– #60575
  • Interactivity API: Revert [57742] pending a 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/ package update – #60575

General

  • Revert r57698 for WP_List_Util::pluck() – #59774
  • Use capital cased singular for Site Icon – #60686

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. API

  • Ensure that breadcrumbs are properly retained after seeking – #58517, #60687
  • HTML API: Remove superfluous type-coercing empty() check

Help/About

  • Add images to the About page – #60303

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.

  • Cast magic MO marker number to integer – #60678
  • Improve docs for pomo library classes – #44424

Media

  • Accessibility: Copy attachment properties on site icon crop – #60524
  • Use consistent spacing for the media toolbar in both grid and list view – #43904

Plugins

  • Fix an overlap issue with 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 cards dependencies notice – #60501
  • Improve plugin dependency adminadmin (and super admin) notices – #60465
  • Improve plugin dependency related error messages – #60465
  • Plugin Dependencies: Don’t assume API response has a slugproperty – #60540

Privacy

  • Update default privacy page content to use latest block markup – #60530

Query

  • Remove leading whitespace from certain database queries – #56841

Quick/Bulk Edit

  • Ensure the “All” checkbox is properly toggled in certain scenarios – #59121

Toolbar

  • Polish design and code combining duplicate profile links – #43633, #34668

Props

Thanks to the 70 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @swissspidy (18), @sabernhardt (10), @costdev (8), @shailu25 (4), @upadalavipul (4), @huzaifaalmesbah (4), @joedolson (4), @youknowriad (4), @audrasjb (3), @afragen (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @gziolo (3), @viralsampat (3), @afercia (3), @mukesh27 (3), @euthelup (2), @desrosj (2), @wildworks (2), @subrataemfluence (2), @cbravobernal (2), @ankitmaru (2), @westonruter (2), @luisherranz (2), @darerodz (2), @rcreators (2), @mmaattiiaass (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @ironprogrammer (2), @oglekler (2), @knutsp (1), @jonsurrell (1), @benjamin_zekavica (1), @richtabor (1), @laurlittle (1), @johnbillion (1), @seusmaniqbal (1), @ianbelanger (1), @pooja1210 (1), @sumitbagthariya16 (1), @devmuhib (1), @tmatsuur (1), @manooweb (1), @get_dave (1), @talldanwp (1), @kraftbj (1), @jorbin (1), @santosguillamot (1), @xknown (1), @wpfed (1), @tadamarketing (1), @harsh175 (1), @designsimply (1), @celloexpressions (1), @kushang78 (1), @hiteshtalpada (1), @webcommsat (1), @ugyensupport (1), @chaion07 (1), @Toru (1), @254volkan (1), @poena (1), @pbearne (1), @SergeyBiryukov (1), @pbiron (1), @pento (1), @hrshahin (1), @dd32 (1), @jamescollins (1), @thekt12 (1), and @joemcgill (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 5 new contributors of the week: @rcreators, @seusmaniqbal, @tadamarketing, @kushang78, @hiteshtalpada ♥️

Core committers: @swissspidy (12), @sergeybiryukov (11), @audrasjb (6), @desrosj (5), @joedolson (3), @youknowriad (3), @dmsnell (2), @davidbaumwald (1), @ryelle (1), @jorbin (1), @antpb (1), @costdev (1), @hellofromtonya (1), and @joemcgill (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 11:18 am on February 27, 2024
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A Week in Core – February 26, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between February 19 and February 26, 2024.

  • 53 commits
  • 100 contributors
  • 73 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 71 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Bump the Node.js version for Codespaces – #60555
  • Fix docblocks in a couple of test files to use two asterisks – #60513
  • Revert r57684 – #59647
  • Update JSHint config to remove deprecated options – #28236
  • Mock 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. response in 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 Dependencies tests – #59647
  • Query mariadb.org instead of mariadb.com in README test – #59647
  • Synchronize Theme.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. unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. between Core 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/ – #60387
  • Use assertSame() in WP_REST_Navigation_Fallback_Controller tests – #59655
  • Use assertSame() in comment_exists() tests – #59655
  • Use assertSame() in new_admin_email_subject 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. test – #59655
  • Use assertSame() in wp_insert_post() tests – #59655
  • Use assertSame() in wp_read_image_metadata() tests – #59655

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-Three: Update XX-large font-sizes for 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) – #58603

Coding Standards

  • Fix alignment in tests – #34668
  • Correct alignment in wp_get_attachment_image_src() – #59650

Docs

  • Add a @since note for $preferred_ext parameter in wp_mime_type_icon() – #31352
  • Correct the URLs that document the available images for MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. and MariaDB for the local development environment – #59930
  • Improve docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) for $x_redirect_by param in wp_redirect() – #60209
  • Use more inclusive term in rest_filter_response_fields docblock – #59651

Editor

  • Add fallback for 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. version when registering block script module – #60233
  • Add id to the supported Image’s binding attributes – #60577
  • Allow symlinks in directories provided to get_block_asset_url() – #59175, #58525
  • Ensure font collection metadata can be properly localized – #60509
  • Fix instance element styles for links applying to buttons – #60557
  • Format and sanitize font family names according the CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. spec – #60537
  • Improve PHPUnit tests for block pattern registration – #59532
  • Load pattern content only when used – #59532
  • Update Packages with the latest 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 for 6.5 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. 2 (Round 2) – #60315
  • Update Packages with the latest bug fixes for 6.5 beta 2 – #60315
  • Block HooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same.: Allow hooked_block filters to return null – #60580
  • Block Hooks: Fix actual/expected order in test assertions – #60506
  • Block Hooks: Introduce a new hooked_block filter – #60574
  • Block Hooks: Make test a bit easier to read – #60580

Export

  • Include featured imageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. for posts or pages – #17379

General

  • Handle missing field in WP_List_Util::pluck() – #59774

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.

  • Do not set translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. controller 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. in bootstrap – #59656

Media

  • Ensure wp_mine_type_icon() returns expected file type – #31352
  • Fix broken media modal following [57688] – #58973
  • Prevent Media Library 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. from showing with no actions – #58973

Plugins

  • Plugin Dependencies: Remove auto-deactivation and bootstrapping logic – #60457, #60491, #60510, #60518
  • Output plugin card elements in the order they’re displayed – #60488

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/.

  • Pass correct context to embedded items – #43439

Script Loader

  • Add hooks for script modules and interactivity API only on after_setup_theme – #60411
  • Fix small typo in wp_remove_surrounding_empty_script_tags docblock – #60591
  • Inject wp_remove_surrounding_empty_script_tags function name in returned error string using sprintf – #60590

Shortcodes

  • Fix small typo in inline documentation – #60603

Themes

  • Use original template paths when switching blogs – #60290

Toolbar

  • Accessibility: Keyboard navigation for screen readers – #34668, #43633

Upgrade/Install

  • Fix upgrade count decrement on Updates page – #60589
  • Improve plugin install button appearance – #60494
  • Normalize major versions in is_wp_version_compatible() – #59448

Props

Thanks to the 100 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @swissspidy (16), @costdev (8), @joedolson (6), @mukesh27 (6), @joemcgill (5), @youknowriad (5), @gziolo (4), @huzaifaalmesbah (4), @afragen (3), @hellofromTonya (3), @shailu25 (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @sabernhardt (2), @afercia (2), @netweb (2), @azaozz (2), @kkmuffme (2), @thekt12 (2), @Ankit-K-Gupta (2), @zunaid321 (2), @antpb (2), @poena (2), @dhruvishah2203 (2), @mmaattiiaass (2), @spacedmonkey (2), @jghazally (2), @audrasjb (2), @aaronrobertshaw (2), @get_dave (2), @scruffian (2), @abletec (1), @Cheffheid (1), @alexstine (1), @sparklingrobots (1), @danieltj (1), @dionysous (1), @jorbin (1), @sessioncookiemonster (1), @wazeter (1), @oglekler (1), @kevin940726 (1), @naoki0h (1), @kirasong (1), @iamarunchaitanyajami (1), @davidbinda (1), @helgatheviking (1), @nendeb55 (1), @mikachan (1), @ryokuhi (1), @sruthi89 (1), @nithi22 (1), @ivanzhuck (1), @ukdrahul (1), @grantmkin (1), @flixos90 (1), @manfcarlo (1), @metropolis_john (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @aristath (1), @billseymour (1), @nateallen (1), @petitphp (1), @duck_ (1), @jane (1), @rcain (1), @smub (1), @batmoo (1), @axwax (1), @creativeslice (1), @dlocc (1), @nacin (1), @wonderboymusic (1), @ganon (1), @hlashbrooke (1), @chriscct7 (1), @fischfood (1), @hifidesign (1), @bosskhj (1), @antonlukin (1), @maxpertici (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @joshuatf (1), @tomjcafferkey (1), @itschristiandale (1), @mahnewr (1), @rudlinkon, @kraftbj (1), @freewebmentor (1), @ajlende (1), @dennysdionigi (1), @bgardner (1), @westonruter (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @mamaduka (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @dd32 (1), @desrosj (1), @pbiron (1), @nithins53 (1), @kafleg (1), and @vivekawsm (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 14 (!) new contributors of the week: @jghazally, @abletec, @sessioncookiemonster, @wazeter, @iamarunchaitanyajami, @sruthi89, @ukdrahul, metropolis_john, @billseymour, @rcain, @axwax, @creativeslice, @ganon, @hifidesign ♥️

Core committers: @swissspidy (13), @sergeybiryukov (7), @joedolson (6), @youknowriad (5), @costdev (4), @joemcgill (3), @hellofromtonya (3), @bernhard-reiter (3), @audrasjb (3), @gziolo (2), @peterwilsoncc (1), @kadamwhite (1), @johnbillion (1), and @desrosj (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:22 pm on February 20, 2024
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A Week in Core – February 19, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between February 12 and February 19, 2024.

  • 23 commits
  • 43 contributors
  • 81 tickets created
  • 13 tickets reopened
  • 88 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Ignore src/wp-content/fonts from version controlversion control A version control system keeps track of the source code and revisions to the source code. WordPress uses Subversion (SVN) for version control, with Git mirrors for most repositories. – #60337
  • Remove more unnecessary direct dependencies – #59658
  • Remove unnecessary direct dependencies – #59658
  • Update several dependencies – #59658
  • Use assertSame() in WP_Query tests involving ::$max_num_pages property – #58683, #59655
  • Use assertSame() in get_comment_pages_count() tests – #58683, #59655

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Nineteen: Update selectors used to change the primary color in the CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. – #59922
  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Increase the color contrast of the Ember style variation – #60459
  • Support pullquote 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. typography options in Twenty Twenty-One – #57854

Canonical

  • Limit post types searched by redirect_guess_404_permalink() – #59795
  • Rename admin_canonical_url 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. to wp_admin_canonical_url – #59545

Coding Standards

  • Allow $newlineEscape parameter in WP_Text_Diff_Renderer_inline::_splitOnWords() – #59650

Docs

  • Various improvements and corrections to inline documentation – #59651

Editor

  • Check PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1.12 for woff/woff2 mime types in WP_Font_Utils – 60536
  • Merge uses_context defined by block bindings sources with block types – #60525
  • Prevent PHP warning when parsing duotone hue values – #59496
  • Interactivity 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.: Skip instead of bail out if HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. contains SVG or MATH – #60517
  • Interactivity API: Use string instead of object in data-wp-interactive attribute – #60542, #60356

General

  • Consistently cast return value to int in functions that use ceil() – #58683
  • Further improve language in SimplePie code comments – #60247

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.

  • Prevent incorrect language dropdown entries when there are .l10n.php files – #59656, #60553

Media

  • Replace media icon images with SVG – #31352

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/.

  • Clarify documentation for methods and filters relating to REST API search endpoints – #59651

Props

Thanks to the 43 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @costdev (3), @shailu25 (3), @gziolo (3), @poena (3), @huzaifaalmesbah (3), @peterwilsoncc (2), @cbravobernal (2), @swissspidy (2), @sabernhardt (2), @jacobcassidy (1), @rahmohn (1), @mukesh27 (1), @westonruter (1), @dmsnell (1), @crstauf (1), @audrasjb (1), @manfcarlo (1), @francescocarlucci (1), @rajinsharwar (1), @Anlino (1), @richtabor (1), @itpathsolutions (1), @santosguillamot (1), @czapla (1), @thekt12 (1), @ironprogrammer (1), @afercia (1), @iseulde (1), @melchoyce (1), @joemcgill (1), @wonderboymusic (1), @ocean90 (1), @karmatosed (1), @boemedia (1), @bosskhj (1), @joedolson (1), @faisal03 (1), @ashikur698 (1), @kafleg (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @darshitrajyaguru97 (1), @harshgajipara (1), and @skyakash12 (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week: @jacobcassidy, @francescocarlucci, @skyakash12 ♥️

Core committers: @swissspidy (8), @sergeybiryukov (5), @desrosj (3), @johnbillion (2), @hellofromtonya (2), @peterwilsoncc (1), @gziolo (1), and @joedolson (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 11:54 am on February 13, 2024
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A Week in Core – February 12, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between February 5 and February 12, 2024.

  • 71 commits
  • 245 contributors
  • 82 tickets created
  • 11 tickets reopened
  • 82 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • Improve contrast and consistency of focus styles – #51870

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Fifteen: Add top margin to the File 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. button styles – #58498
  • Twenty Nineteen: Add border-radius to avatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name. images in the editor – #59285
  • Twenty Nineteen: Correct line height for Button block – #58443
  • Twenty Nineteen: Restore transition property to a single line – #58443
  • Twenty Sixteen: Add border-radius to avatar images in the editor – #59253
  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Add missing translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. functions to text strings – #60298
  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Prefix the block pattern categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. name – #59839
  • Twenty Twenty-Three: Include Latin-extended characters in DM Sans font files – #59008
  • Twenty Twenty-Two: Prefix the pages block pattern category name – #59839
  • Twenty Twenty: Fix Table block default and custom border colors – #58022
  • Twenty Twenty: Scope .privacy-policy styles to the footer only – #60469
  • Improve focus outline in Twenty Twenty-Four – #60334
  • Cast font URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org functions to string for add_editor_style() – #59704

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix 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. pulling local environment containers on Apple silicone – #59930
  • Generate a human-readable HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. coverage report – #60476
  • Make the props bot message shorter – #60417
  • Pin a specific commit for Hosting Test Reporter – #59647
  • Revert [57551] – #59647
  • Unpin PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 7.4 from the test coverage workflow – #59647
  • Adjust the 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. key time in wp_scheduled_delete() tests – #59938

Canonical

  • Introduce admin_canonical_url 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. – #59545

Coding Standards

  • Add missing fullstop to docblocks in wp-includes/vars.php – #41877
  • Replace alias join() in WP_Font_Utils – #60473

Editor

  • Add viewScriptModule handling to block.json metadata – #60233
  • Add wakeup magic method to the block bindings registry – #60282
  • Avoid double escaping on value passed for attribute in HTML 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.) processor
  • Expand Block Bindings for button block – #60481
  • Fix block style variation selector generation – #60453
  • Fix typo in FontUtils doc block – #59166
  • Improve code documentation for block bindings – #60282
  • Introduce WP_Block_Bindings_Source class – #60447
  • Make asset file optional for block scripts – #57234
  • Refactor block binding processing and attribute computation – #60282
  • Register the Google Font collection – #59166
  • Show the patterns page for classic themes – #58827
  • Update PHPDocPHPDoc (docblock, inline docs) for block bindings’s context arg – #59743
  • Update pattern overrides attribute format – #60456
  • Update the WordPress packages to 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/ 17.7RC1 – #60315
  • Block HooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same.: Inject hooked blocks into modified templates and parts – #59646
  • Blocks: Allow reading the script handle from asset files – #60485
  • Interactivity 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.: Integrate Server Directive Processing – #60356
  • Interactivity API: Remove empty file – #60356

Filesystem API

  • Fix typo in ftp_base::restore() – #60497

General

  • Add an option to configure the site icon in general settings – #54370, #16434
  • Remove ableist language from code comments – #60247

HTML API

  • Add subclassed has_bookmark() and fix seek() – #60474
  • Join text nodes on invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid.-tag-name boundaries – #60385

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.

  • Add Translator comments for Planet URLs – #58010

Media

  • Update progress spinner position on small screens – #33049
  • enable control of progressive image output – #21668

Networks and Sites

  • Improve switch_to_blog() docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #60332

Permalinks

  • Detect Caddy web server support – #41877

Plugins

  • Store 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 deletion results in temporary option – #59433

Quick/Bulk Edit

  • Pre-fill category fields with their status – #11302

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/.

  • Add featured_media field to attachments endpoint – #41692
  • Improve error handling in REST meta fields – #48823
  • Introduce the necessary endpoints for the font library – #59166
  • Provide detailed error data in REST API response – #60014

Script Loader

  • Add a timezone offset display value to wp.date.setSettings – #60105
  • Improve translators comments for wp.date.setSettings in compat file – #60412
  • always output core block global styles after base global styles – #60280
  • Add deregister module function – #60463

Shortcodes

  • Always return an array in shortcode_parse_atts() – #59249

Themes

  • Add ‘theme_files’ cache group to block pattern cache operations – #60120
  • update add_theme_support docblock – #60221

Toolbar

  • Add adminbar link for new sites in networknetwork (versus site, blog) installs – #41104

Upgrade/Install

  • Avoid update_option() calls during bootstrap – #60461, #60457, #60491
  • Upgrade/Install: Introduce Plugin Dependencies – #22316
  • Micro-optimizations for getting plugin_file in plugins loader loopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop. – #60510
  • Remove unnecessary individual subfiles from $_old_files array – #58995

Users

  • Replace table tags for color palettes in profiles – #53157

Props

Thanks to the 245 (!!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @gziolo (14), @mukesh27 (13), @swissspidy (13), @sabernhardt (13), @poena (12), @shailu25 (11), @huzaifaalmesbah (9), @youknowriad (8), @oglekler (7), @joedolson (7), @jorbin (7), @audrasjb (7), @spacedmonkey (6), @SergeyBiryukov (6), @dmsnell (6), @get_dave (6), @hellofromTonya (5), @afercia (5), @kebbet (5), @harshgajipara (5), @johnbillion (5), @costdev (4), @nicolefurlan (4), @jonsurrell (4), @czapla (4), @TimothyBlynJacobs (3), @karmatosed (3), @pbiron (3), @desrosj (3), @afragen (3), @azaozz (3), @luisherranz (3), @dingo_d (2), @mikeschroder (2), @andraganescu (2), @johnjamesjacoby (2), @rajinsharwar (2), @nidhidhandhukiya (2), @cbravobernal (2), @dd32 (2), @wildworks (2), @pooja1210 (2), @wasiur195 (2), @scribu (2), @ajmcfadyen (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @pitamdey (2), @santosguillamot (2), @isabel_brison (2), @bernhard-reiter (2), @mcsf (2), @ocean90 (2), @aaronrobertshaw (2), @sadpencil (1), @cfinnberg (1), @viliamkopecky (1), @ecc (1), @rcorrales (1), @cvorko (1), @flixos90 (1), @joemcgill (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @_ck_ (1), @markoheijnen (1), @Japh (1), @pmeenan (1), @derekspringer (1), @buley (1), @ericlewis (1), @bahia0019 (1), @born2webdesign (1), @kushang78 (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @wonderboymusic (1), @dlh (1), @obenland (1), @jameskoster (1), @kjellr (1), @stacimc (1), @h71 (1), @krupajnanda (1), @jordesign (1), @monzuralam (1), @hrrarya (1), @fnpen (1), @mhshohel (1), @bedas (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @prionkor (1), @matveb (1), @benniledl (1), @jsnajdr (1), @mnydigital (1), @onemaggie (1), @luminuu (1), @pouicpouic (1), @ugyensupport (1), @jivygraphics (1), @sumitbagthariya16 (1), @kkmuffme (1), @talldanwp (1), @dartiss (1), @upadalavipul (1), @manfcarlo (1), @mayur8991 (1), @panchalhimani711 (1), @itpathsolutions (1), @thakordarshil (1), @Ankit-K-Gupta (1), @darshitrajyaguru97 (1), @pavelevap (1), @chasedsiedu (1), @helen (1), @joshcanhelp (1), @ubernaut (1), @Cyberchicken (1), @laumindproductscomau (1), @Marcoevich (1), @tomybyte (1), @thinkluke (1), @virtality-marketing-solutions (1), @Michalooki (1), @itecrs (1), @pannelars (1), @WHSajid (1), @samba45 (1), @Mte90 (1), @tomluckies (1), @soulseekah (1), @francina (1), @webcommsat (1), @balub (1), @sarathar (1), @glendaviesnz (1), @up1512001 (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @davidbinda (1), @westonruter (1), @retrofox (1), @joefusco (1), @colorfultones (1), @acosmin (1), @alh0319 (1), @beafialho (1), @javiercasares (1), @mmaattiiaass (1), @grantmkin (1), @oandregal (1), @ajlende (1), @ahoereth (1), @alanfuller (1), @alexkingorg (1), @amykamala (1), @anonymized_10690803 (1), @apeatling (1), @ashfame (1), @atimmer (1), @aristath (1), @batmoo (1), @beaulebens (1), @blobaugh (1), @bobbingwide (1), @boonebgorges (1), @brianhenryie (1), @chanthaboune (1), @chrisdavidmiles (1), @coolmann (1), @courane01 (1), @danielbachhuber (1), @davidperez (1), @Denis-de-Bernardy (1), @DJPaul (1), @dougal (1), @DrewAPicture (1), @ethitter (1), @filosofo (1), @georgestephanis (1), @giuseppemazzapica-1 (1), @goldenapples (1), @griffinjt (1), @husobj (1), @ideag (1), @jarednova (1), @jbobich (1), @jbrinley (1), @jltallon (1), @johnciacia (1), @joppuyo (1), @jsmoriss (1), @knutsp (1), @kraftbj (1), @kraftner (1), @kurtpayne (1), @lkraav (1), @logikal16 (1), @man4toman (1), @markjaquith (1), @matt (1), @mbijon (1), @megphillips91 (1), @mikeschinkel (1), @mordauk (1), @morehawes (1), @mrwweb (1), @mte90 (1), @mzaweb (1), @nacin (1), @norcross (1), @nvwd (1), @nwjames (1), @obliviousharmony (1), @paaljoachim (1), @pauldewouters (1), @pbaylies (1), @Philipp15b (1), @pogidude (1), @retlehs (1), @rmccue (1), @ryan (1), @sabreuse (1), @sc0ttkclark (1), @sereedmedia (1), @ShaneF (1), @shidouhikari (1), @soean (1), @stephenh1988 (1), @taylorde (1), @tazotodua (1), @threadi (1), @TJNowell (1), @tollmanz (1), @toscho (1), @tropicalista (1), @Viper007Bond (1), @westi (1), @whiteshadow (1), @williamsba1 (1), @wpsmith (1), @ZaneMatthew (1), @noisysocks (1), @kevin940726 (1), and @fabiankaegy (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 28 (!!) new contributors of the week: @sadpencil, @cfinnberg, @viliamkopecky, @ecc, @cvorko, @pmeenan, @derekspringer, @born2webdesign, @kushang78, @hrrarya, @fnpen, @mhshohel, @benniledl, @mnydigital, @up1512001, @alh0319, @anonymized_10690803, @blobaugh, @chrisdavidmiles, @giuseppemazzapica-1, @jltallon, @johnciacia, @logikal16, @pbaylies, @Philipp15b, @pogidude, @tropicalista, @whiteshadow ♥️

Core committers: @gziolo (11), @youknowriad (10), @sergeybiryukov (8), @audrasjb (7), @joedolson (7), @swissspidy (5), @desrosj (5), @spacedmonkey (3), @jorbin (3), @costdev (3), @hellofromtonya (2), @dmsnell (2), @isabel_brison (2), @adamsilverstein (1), @davidbaumwald (1), and @bernhard-reiter (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 12:01 am on February 6, 2024
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A Week in Core – February 5, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between January 29 and February 5, 2024.

  • 66 commits
  • 117 contributors
  • 79 tickets created
  • 8 tickets reopened
  • 56 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • 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): Use the default cursor style for labels and disabled form controls – #59733

Build/Test Tools

  • Introduce Props Bot workflow – #60417
  • Mock 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 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. response in WP_REST_Plugins_Controller_Test – #59647
  • Pass a token to the Codecov action – #59658
  • Some improvements to the Props Bot workflow – #60417
  • Test against MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. 8.3 – #59779
  • Update the codecov/codecov-action action – #59658
  • Update third-party 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/. action – #59805
  • Remove redundant unregister call in 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. bindings tear down – #60282

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Eleven: Fix typo in twentyeleven_widgets_init() description – #60383
  • Twenty Fifteen: Fix typo in css/blocks.css – #60383
  • Twenty Twenty-Three: Rename Comments template part – #56999

Coding Standards

  • Remove unnecessary access and internal annotations from two functions in WP_REST_Templates_Controller – #60358
  • Rename the $ID parameter to $post_id in trackback() – #59650
  • Rename the $expires_offset variable in cache_javascript_headers() – #59650
  • Update PHPCSPHP Code Sniffer PHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS. to version 3.8.1 – #60279
  • Use strict comparison for functions lookup in plugin/theme editors – #60415
  • Use strict comparison in wp-admin/update-core.php – #58061, #60415

Docs

  • Fix typo in do_robots() docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #60405

Editor

  • Add Block Bindings API helpers – #60282
  • Add allowed_blocks field to block registration and 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/. – #60403
  • Add viewStyle property to block.json for frontend-only block style – #59673
  • Add deprecated functions from interactivity core blocks – #60380
  • Add registry for block binding sources – #60282
  • Add the Block Bindings API – #60282
  • Fix PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher warning in Layout block support – #60327
  • Fix Theme.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. font settings in unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. – #60341
  • Fix Theme.json font settings unit test – #60341
  • Refactor the way block bindings sources are handled – #60282
  • Remove shadow support via direct attribute – #60377
  • Sanitize nested array in theme.json properly – #60360
  • Update WordPress packages to 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/ 16.7 RC3 – #60315
  • Update the WordPress packages to the Gutenberg 16.7 RC2 version – #60315
  • Update the minimum compatible version of Gutenberg – #60315
  • fix small typos in block bindings API docblocks – #60282, #60386
  • introduce dimensions.aspectRatio block support – #60365
  • reduce specificity of block style variation selector – #60312

General

  • Add tests for array_is_list polyfill added in r57337 – #55105

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. API

  • Fix CDATA lookalike matching invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. CDATA – #60406
  • Fix splitting single text node – #60385
  • Fix typo setting the wrong self-closing flag
  • Fix void 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.) nesting with next_token – #60382
  • Reset parser state after seeking to bookmark – #60428
  • Test cleanup – #59647

HTTPHTTP HTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. API

  • Ensure cookie names are cast to strings – #58566

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.

  • Add missing space after foreach keyword – #59656
  • Add type declaration to new method missed in [57518] – #59656
  • Delete .l10n.php files when deleting a theme – #59656
  • Ensure .l10n.php files are deleted when upgrading language packs – #59656
  • Fix plural forms parsing in WP_Translation_File – #59656
  • Improve singular lookup of pluralized strings – #59656
  • Improve singular lookup of pluralized strings – #59656
  • Load new translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. library in wp_load_translations_early() – #59656
  • Revert [57386] pending further investigation – #59656
  • Support loading .l10n.php translation files on their own – #59656

Upgrade/Install

  • When populating options, maybe_serialize instead of always serialize

Media

REST API

  • Add route for single styles revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision. – #59810
  • Support assigning terms when creating attachments – #57897

Script Loader

  • Remove unused WP_Scripts::get_unaliased_deps() method – #60438
  • Use a global variable in wp_script_modules() – #56313
  • Add import map polyfill for older browsers – #60348

Upload

  • Fallback to PclZip to validate ZIP file uploads – #60398
  • Check for and verify ZIP archives

Props

Thanks to the 117 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @mukesh27 (12), @swissspidy (11), @gziolo (7), @peterwilsoncc (6), @jonsurrell (6), @costdev (5), @jorbin (5), @dmsnell (4), @youknowriad (4), @santosguillamot (4), @desrosj (4), @talldanwp (4), @czapla (4), @luisherranz (4), @azaozz (3), @joemcgill (3), @lgladdy (3), @sc0ttkclark (3), @artemiosans (3), @fabiankaegy (3), @shailu25 (3), @cbravobernal (3), @get_dave (3), @jeffpaul (2), @johnbillion (2), @kevin940726 (2), @joedolson (2), @dharm1025 (2), @harshgajipara (2), @isabel_brison (2), @audunmb (1), @britner (1), @cdevroe (1), @colorful-tones (1), @courane01 (1), @endymion00 (1), @feastdesignco (1), @halounsbury (1), @jsandtro (1), @karinclimber (1), @kevincoleman (1), @koesper (1), @maartenbelmans (1), @mathewemoore (1), @melcarthus (1), @mujuonly (1), @nerdpressteam (1), @olegfuture (1), @otto42 (1), @room34 (1), @sayful (1), @schutzsmith (1), @stephencronin (1), @svitlana41319 (1), @tnolte (1), @tobiasbg (1), @vikram6 (1), @welaunchio (1), @wpfy (1), @viralsampat (1), @adamsilverstein (1), @lukefiretoss (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @navjotjsingh (1), @Tyrannous (1), @jb510 (1), @gregbenz (1), @nickpagz (1), @JavierCasares (1), @yguyon (1), @mamaduka (1), @upadalavipul (1), @jsnajdr (1), @afercia (1), @Chouby (1), @dd32 (1), @pento (1), @noisysocks (1), @chrisdavidmiles (1), @wpscholar (1), @annezazu (1), @chanthaboune (1), @Chrystl (1), @codepo8 (1), @oglekler (1), @nicolefurlan (1), @antpb (1), @syamraj24 (1), @wildworks (1), @madhudollu (1), @westonruter (1), @mikachan (1), @poena (1), @nosilver4u (1), @darssen (1), @kraftbj (1), @engahmeds3ed (1), @barry-hughes (1), @schlessera (1), @aaronrobertshaw (1), @mmaattiiaass (1), @ramonopoly (1), @gaambo (1), @andrewserong (1), @flixos90 (1), @xknown (1), @tykoted (1), @afragen (1), @hellofromtonya (1), @ocean90 (1), @amieiro (1), @Dharm1025 (1), @Ankit-K-Gupta (1), @tanjimtc71 (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @jrf (1), and @antonvlasenko (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 25 (!!) new contributors of the week: @audunmb, @cdevroe, @endymion00, @feastdesignco, @halounsbury, @kevincoleman, @koesper, @maartenbelmans, @mathewemoore, @melcarthus, @nerdpressteam, @olegfuture, @room34, @sayful, @svitlana41319, @vikram6, @welaunchio, @navjotjsingh, @gregbenz, @nickpagz, @chrisdavidmiles, @codepo8, @nosilver4u, @darssen, @barry-hughes ♥️

Core committers: @swissspidy (18), @youknowriad (11), @sergeybiryukov (7), @gziolo (7), @desrosj (6), @dmsnell (6), @peterwilsoncc (2), @adamsilverstein (2), @isabel_brison (2), @jorbin (2), @afercia (1), @joedolson (1), and @jorgefilipecosta (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 11:17 pm on January 29, 2024
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A Week in Core – January 29, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between January 22 and January 29, 2024.

  • 48 commits
  • 64 contributors
  • 60 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 67 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Build/Tests Tools

  • Configure prettier properly – #60316
  • Update the caniuse data – #59657
  • Update third-party GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Actions – #59805
  • Update third-party 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/. action – #59805
  • Ensure set_error_handler is cleaned up – #60305
  • Expand sanitize_text_field() tests – #60357

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Change font family slug to lowercase – #60325

Coding Standards

  • Add missing escaping functions to WP_Customize_Control and WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Location_Control – #60324
  • Add missing escaping in Custom_Image_Header::step_2() – #59278
  • Fix some spaces on 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.-supports background
  • Remove unnecessary access and internal annotations from two functions in WP_REST_Templates_Controller – #60358
  • Update PHPCSPHP Code Sniffer PHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS. to version 3.8.1 – #60279
  • Use strict type check for in_array() in get_hooked_block_markup() – #60279

Docs

  • Add missing full stop in WP_Comment_Query::parse_query() DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #60323
  • Fix a few typos in wp-includes/pomo/po.php – #60346
  • Fix typo in _get_block_template_file() DocBlock – #59651
  • Improve various globals documentation, as per docblock standards – #59255, #59651
  • Typo correction in wp_internal_hosts docblock – #60363

Editor

  • Add Block Bindings 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. helpers – #60282
  • Add original_source and author_text to the templates 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/. – #60358
  • Add registry for block binding sources – #60282
  • Add video and audio pattern categories – #60342
  • Define the labels of the pattern categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. 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. – #60322
  • Ensure PHPUnit10 compatibility for ThemeJson unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. – #60305
  • Fix Theme.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. application of custom root selector for styles – #60343
  • Fix back to items label capitalization for the pattern categories – #60322
  • Set show_tagcloud to false for Pattern Categories – #60119
  • Unset reference used in foreach statement – #60326
  • Update the ThemeJson unit test to cover custom CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. feature – #60294
  • Update the WordPress packages to the GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 16.7 RC2 version – #60315
  • fix classname output on blocks without layout – #60292
  • fix fluid font division by zero error when min and max viewport widths are equal – #60263
  • Amend PHPDocPHPDoc (docblock, inline docs) for hooked_block_{$hooked_block_type} filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. – #59572, #60126
  • Introduce a new hooked_block_{$block_type} filter – #59572, #60126

General

  • Add $schema property to block and theme JSON files – #60255

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. API

  • Scan all syntax tokens in a document, read modifiable text – #60170
  • Support INPUT tags – #60283
  • Support PARAM, SOURCE, and TRACK tags – #60283

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.

  • Add missing variable in string replacement – #59656
  • Improve docblocks after [57337] – #59656
  • Improve edge case handling in WP_Translation_Controller – #59656
  • Introduce a more performant localization library – #59656
  • Rename WP_Translation_Controller::instance() method to get_instance() – #59656

Media

  • Redirect inactive attachment pages for logged-out users – #59866, #57913

Script Loader

  • Clarify in docs that wp_get_inline_script_tag() and wp_print_inline_script_tag() can take non-JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. data – #60331
  • Load the modules to the footer in classic themes – #60240
  • Only emit CDATA wrapper comments in wp_get_inline_script_tag() for 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/. – #56313, #60320
  • Script Modules API: Rename wp_module to wp_script_module – #56313

Props

Thanks to the 64 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @swissspidy (9), @mukesh27 (8), @gziolo (6), @jonsurrell (6), @get_dave (5), @audrasjb (5), @shailu25 (4), @dmsnell (4), @luisherranz (3), @jorbin (3), @andrewserong (3), @westonruter (3), @flixos90 (3), @jrf (2), @isabel_brison (2), @costdev (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @antonvlasenko (2), @czapla (2), @artemiosans (2), @santosguillamot (2), @sc0ttkclark (2), @lgladdy (2), @talldanwp (2), @youknowriad (2), @fabiankaegy (2), @nareshbheda (2), @ntsekouras (2), @poena (2), @aaronrobertshaw (2), @bernhard-reiter (2), @joemcgill (2), @wildworks (2), @desrosj (1), @upadalavipul (1), @viralsampat (1), @sabernhardt (1), @pbearne (1), @vladimiraus (1), @kebbet (1), @afercia (1), @aristath (1), @chesio (1), @joppuyo (1), @lakshmananphp (1), @sergeybiryukov (1), @johnbillion (1), @tomjcafferkey (1), @timbroddin (1), @yansern (1), @RavanH (1), @onemaggie (1), @huzaifaalmesbah (1), @dlh (1), @zieladam (1), @cbravobernal (1), @hardik2221 (1), @dd32 (1), @akirk (1), @ramonopoly (1), @idad5 (1), @nefff (1), @jonsurrel (1), and @kamranzafar4343 (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 2 new contributors of the week: @vladimiraus, @hardik2221 ♥️

Core committers: @youknowriad (11), @sergeybiryukov (7), @swissspidy (6), @dmsnell (4), @desrosj (3), @jorgefilipecosta (3), @audrasjb (3), @bernhard-reiter (3), @gziolo (2), @westonruter (2), @jorbin (2), and @isabel_brison (2).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 11:27 pm on January 22, 2024
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A Week in Core – January 22, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between January 15 and January 22, 2024.

  • 35 commits
  • 62 contributors
  • 67 tickets created
  • 10 tickets reopened
  • 72 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • Remove empty form action attributes – #58226

Bootstrap/Load

  • Introduce functions to check whether WordPress is serving a 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/. request – #42061

Build/Test Tools

  • Remove leftover trailingslashit() calls in WP_Textdomain_Registry tests – #58919
  • Expand “imagemin” Grunt task to cover default themes – #58996
  • Fix unstable query tests – #60288

Bundled Theme

  • Fix a couple of incorrect theme name references – #60310
  • Typo corrections in various themes docblocks – #60268, #59651
  • Version bump themes affected by #60241 – #60267
  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Remove extra tab character inside the text domain – #60245
  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Update license information in readme – #59838
  • Twenty Twenty: Add missing comma in twentytwenty_classic_editor_styles() – #48630
  • Twenty Twenty: Move the Inter font declaration to a separate file and enqueue the file – #48630
  • Twenty Twenty: Replace wp_date() with date_i18n() – #48589

Comments

  • Use post_password_required() for comment capability checks – #59929

Docs

  • Correct the WP_User Query location reference in query cache tests – #59651
  • Correct the placement of @global tags in wp-settings.php – #60146
  • Fix several typos in inline comments – #60285
  • Fix var types of parameters in sanitize_option() and sanitize_option_{$option} – #60214, #59651
  • Format new_admin_email_content placeholders as a list – #60262

Editor

  • Support deferred 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. variation initialization on the server – #59969

Embeds

  • Ensure the deprecated function print_emoji_styles isn’t used – #59892. See: #58775

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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.

  • Support for BR, EMBED, & other tags – #60283
  • Add support for HR element – #60283
  • Add support for PRE and LISTING elements – #60283
  • Cleanup tests and list of void elements – #60307

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.

  • Cache list of language file paths in WP_Textdomain_Registry – #58919
  • Correctly invalidate language file paths in WP_Textdomain_Registry – #58919
  • Do not use trailingslashit in WP_Textdomain_Registry – #58919
  • Fix duplicate determine_locale() tests added in [57286] – #58696
  • Prevent PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher warning in WP_Textdomain_Registry – #58919

Media

  • Inline image CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. width to backfill width and height attributes – #59352
  • Redirect inactive attachement pages for logged-out users – #59866, #57913
  • Revert [57310] – #59866, #57913

Plugins

  • Correct table layout on smaller screens – #50069

Upgrade/Install

  • 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/. localization on install page – #58696

Props

Thanks to the 62 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @sabernhardt (7), @mukesh27 (7), @shailu25 (6), @poena (4), @swissspidy (3), @jonsurrell (3), @dmsnell (3), @joemcgill (3), @flixos90 (3), @peterwilsoncc (3), @SergeyBiryukov (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @jorbin (2), @costdev (2), @acosmin (1), @desrosj (1), @passoniate (1), @JavierCasares (1), @spacedmonkey (1), @thekt12 (1), @Mamaduka (1), @gaambo (1), @gziolo (1), @lots0logs (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @joehoyle (1), @pento (1), @mikejolley (1), @iandunn (1), @Cybr (1), @petitphp (1), @markhowellsmead (1), @nielslange (1), @Otto42 (1), @SGr33n (1), @afercia (1), @aristath (1), @chesio (1), @joppuyo (1), @lakshmananphp (1), @sergeybiryukov (1), @boonebgorges (1), @bobbingwide (1), @johnbillion (1), @gerardreches (1), @crstauf (1), @sachyya-sachet (1), @joyously (1), @Malae (1), @audrasjb (1), @bartkleinreesink (1), @nicolefurlan (1), @shubhamsedani (1), @rajinsharwar (1), @joedolson (1), @westonruter (1), @dd32 (1), @shooper (1), @stevenlinx (1), @mreishus (1), @NekoJonez (1), and @jornp (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week: @lots0logs, @joppuyo, @bartkleinreesink ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (10), @swissspidy (8), @dmsnell (4), @peterwilsoncc (3), @flixos90 (3), @audrasjb (3), @joemcgill (1), @jorbin (1), @desrosj (1), and @joedolson (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:43 pm on January 15, 2024
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A Week in Core – January 15, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between January 8 and January 15, 2024.

  • 37 commits
  • 64 contributors
  • 51 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 58 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • 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): Improve color contrast of the Copy buttons success message – #60140
  • Introduce new_admin_email_subject 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. – #59250
  • Remove invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. attribute maxlength on number input – #40610

Bundled Themes

  • Add missing text domain to various 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. patterns. – #60245
  • Twenty Seventeen: Fix wrong text-domain introduced in [57281] – #60245
  • Twenty Seventeen: Revert usage of str_contains() in theme files – #60241
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Revert usage of str_contains() in theme files – #60241
  • Twenty Twenty: Revert usage of str_contains() in theme files – #60241

Comments

  • Use post_password_required() for comment capability checks – #59929

Customize

  • Correct a typo in a console warning message – #60222

Docs

  • Add a mention of appearance-tools as a possible value for add_theme_support() – #60118
  • Correct some typos in docblocks and inline comments – #60069, #59651
  • Fix wrong inline comment in delete_theme() – #60246, #59651
  • Improve wp_admin_notice() function docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #59887

Editor

  • Allow default duotone styles if not explicitly disabled in theme.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. – #60136
  • Clarify single post and page template descriptions – #60216
  • add CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. var parsing for fontSize and fontFamily – #59982
  • add size and repeat to background image support – #60175
  • fix inline comment formatting – #60134
  • output palette presets when appearance tools or border are enabled – #60134
  • update npm packages in trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision. for 6.4.3 – #59943, #59943

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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.

  • Add support for list elements – #60215

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.

  • Cache list of language file paths in WP_Textdomain_Registry – #58919

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/.

  • Add new Modules API – #56313

Media

  • Fix handling of multibyte exif description metadata – #58082
  • Fix inaccurate docs for wp_attachment_is() – #59698

Modules API

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.

  • Check for empty term after DB sanitization in wp_insert_term() – #59995

Tests

  • Add hook priority call order tests – #60193
  • Correct the @group annotation in some tests – #59647
  • Fix tests following r57265 – #60216
  • Move wp_parse_list() tests to their own file – #59647
  • Remove some leftover debugging in WP_REST_Revisions_Controller tests – #59875

Themes

  • Add theme support for appearance tools – #60118

Upgrade/Install

  • Check theme compatibility during bulk upgrades – #59758

Upgrade/Install

  • Fix JavaScript localization on install page – #58696

Users

  • Remove periods in checkbox labels for consistency – #43814

Props

Thanks to the 64 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @mukesh27 (7), @joedolson (5), @andrewserong (5), @poena (4), @sabernhardt (3), @swissspidy (2), @costdev (2), @audrasjb (2), @wildworks (2), @jonsurrell (2), @mikachan (2), @benniledl (2), @Presskopp (2), @noisysocks (2), @mreishus (1), @NekoJonez (1), @jornp (1), @MadtownLems (1), @johnbillion (1), @alexanderkoledov (1), @shooper (1), @Marc_J (1), @nikmeyer (1), @xlthlx (1), @devmuhib (1), @nuhel (1), @shailu25 (1), @tmatsuur (1), @pratikthink (1), @nirav7707 (1), @Arena94 (1), @afercia (1), @luisherranz (1), @idad5 (1), @neffff (1), @joemcgill (1), @jorbin (1), @flixos90 (1), @gziolo (1), @westonruter (1), @fotodrachen (1), @antpb (1), @mikinc860 (1), @azaozz (1), @nicolefurlan (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @jayadevankbh (1), @alexstine (1), @isabel_brison (1), @czapla (1), @andraganescu (1), @joen (1), @ellatrix (1), @youknowriad (1), @ntsekouras (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @dd32 (1), @valendesigns (1), @drrobotnik (1), @ramonopoly (1), @salcode (1), @lakshmananphp (1), @fgiannar (1), and @kraftbj (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 8 new contributors of the week: @benniledl, @alexanderkoledov, @Marc_J, @nikmeyer, @xlthlx, @idad5, @fotodrachen, @jayadevankbh ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (10), @isabel_brison (6), @audrasjb (5), @joedolson (5), @swissspidy (2), @bernhard-reiter (2), @costdev (2), @jorbin (2), @afercia (1), @dmsnell (1), and @hellofromtonya (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core

Stephen Bernhardt 4:45 pm on January 11, 2024
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A Year in Core – 2023

Happy new year, everyone! Here’s some aggregate data for 2023 about WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. contribution on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress..

Please note:

  • These data only include code contributions to WordPress codebase, not contributions on GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ repositories such as 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/.
  • The raw data for this post are available on this public spreadsheet. You might find that much easier to read if you have low vision or colorblindness; the graphics below are a snapshot pulled together to include as much information as possible in this blogpost, but they are hard to make accessible to everyone.
  • You can also compare these stats with last year’s data and data from 2021.
  • All the links for the graphics below open a new tab to display them in full size.

General Trac overview

In 2023, the WordPress Core team shipped 2211 commits (2597 in 2022). 2751 tickets were opened, 2545 tickets were closed, and 365 were reopened.

Also, 1079 people contributed to WordPress source code using Trac (988 in 2022), and 472 people made their very first contribution to WordPress Core ♥️ (398 in 2022).

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal
Commits14826517984174246209173250288108872211
Tickets closed1812972181561792592112772392681481122545
Tickets reopened253636192540422935402810365
Tickets created1852342081882082552563102502702121752751
New contributors18912318257451317546128472
Contributors13729515587150279217182295249111931079
This chart shows the number of commits per month in 2023, and the number of closed, reopened and created tickets per month. It also shows the number of contributors per month in 2023. It can be scrolled horizontally.

Check out the Trac timeline in the graphs below:

2023 Core Trac tickets by month (opens in a new tab)
2023 Core commits by month (opens in a new tab)

Here’s how many props and new contributors the Core project had per month. The most prolific months were February and September with 295 contributors each, followed by June and October. 42 of the new contributors received their first props on a commit related to the Twenty Twenty-Four theme.

2023 WordPress Core contributors by month (opens in a new tab)

Components activity

How did 2023’s commits break out by Core Component?

The most prolific components were:

  • Editor with 284 commits (12.8% of all listed commits)
  • Build/Test Tools with 265 commits (12% of all listed commits)
  • Docs with 188 commits (8.5% of all listed commits)
  • Coding Standards with 154 commits (7% of all listed commits)
  • Bundled Themes with 130 commits (5.9% of all listed commits)
  • Then came Media, Help/About, Code Modernization (which is not an official component), Themes, Administration, General, HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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., Internationalization, 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/. and Upgrade/Install. The other components each had fewer than 30 commits this year.

Contributors data retrieved from WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ profiles

The data below comes from matching contributors’ usernames, as mentioned in Trac props, with their profiles on WordPress.org.

One caveat: this ignores usernames that did not match a profile on dotorg, plus any that had blank or unusable country/company information (“The Universe” or “Unicorn land” are not known countries 🙂).

Contributions by country

The next graph shows the number of props received by country. The top eight countries, based on the number of props received, are these:

  • United States with 2062 contributions (1255 in 2022)
  • Russia with 795 contributions (1152 in 2022)
  • India with 683 contributions (317 in 2022)
  • France with 680 contributions (739 in 2022)
  • Australia with 611 contributions (386 in 2022)
  • United Kingdom with 471 contributions (216 in 2022)
  • Ireland with 403 contributions
  • Bangladesh with 340 contributions (145 in 2022)
Contributions by country (opens in a new tab)

Contributors (people) by country

In 2023, people from at least 62 countries contributed to WordPress Core (57 countries in 2022).

Here are the top eight countries by number of contributors:

  • United States with 164 people (152 in 2022)
  • Bangladesh with 105 people (only 43 in 2022)
  • India with 93 people (77 in 2022)
  • United Kingdom with 31 people (38 in 2022)
  • France with 30 people (22 in 2022)
  • Canada with 25 people (17 in 2022)
  • Germany with 21 people (25 in 2022)
  • Netherlands with 21 people (23 in 2022)
  • Spain with 19 people (12 in 2022)
Contributors by country (opens in a new tab)

Contributions by company

In 2023, people from at least 286 companies contributed to WP Core.

These companies (well, their employees) each contributed to more than 100 commits:

  • Automattic with 1770 contributions (866 in 2022)
  • Yoast with 985 contributions (1452 in 2022)
  • 10up with 904 contributions (501 in 2022)
  • Whodunit with 561 contributions (676 in 2022)
  • Google with 404 contributions (130 in 2022)
  • Bluehost with 238 contributions (226 in 2022)
  • XWP with 224 contributions (14 in 2022)
  • Human Made with 177 contributions (126 in 2022)
  • Advies en zo with 143 contributions (220 in 2022)
  • Dream Encode with 128 contributions (124 in 2022)
  • Emilia Capital with 123 contributions
  • Accessible WD with 120 contributions (53 in 2022)
  • GoDaddy with 111 contributions (42 in 2022)
Contributions by company (opens in a new tab)

Contributors (people) by company

A huge number of companies have only one contributor—or very few contributors. The exceptions are Automattic, with 108 core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org. on Trac in 2023, WPDeveloper (39 contributors), 10up with 25 contributors, AuthLab (21 contributors), rtCamp (17 contributors), Awsm (12 contributors), Human Made (12 contributors), Multidots (12 contributors), and Yoast (10 contributors). Only these 9 companies had at least 10 people credited on Trac in 2023.

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What did 2022 hold for Core Committers?

39 Core Committers committed code to the WordPress SVNSVN Subversion, the popular version control system (VCS) by the Apache project, used by WordPress to manage changes to its codebase. repository this year (32 in 2022):

@sergeybiryukov (552), @audrasjb (413), @desrosj (148), @hellofromtonya (134), @joedolson (93), @isabel_brison (88), @spacedmonkey (88), @flixos90 (87), @peterwilsoncc (82), @davidbaumwald (77), @bernhard-reiter (67), @jorbin (44), @johnbillion (43), @joemcgill (39), @swissspidy (30), @azaozz (27), @costdev (25), @westonruter (25), @karmatosed (24), @gziolo (22), @oandregal (15), @ryelle (15), @adamsilverstein (9), @danielbachhuber (9), @jorgefilipecosta (8), @zieladam (7), @kadamwhite (6), @youknowriad (6), @antpb (4), @drewapicture (4), @mikeschroder (4), @afercia (3), @timothyblynjacobs (3), @clorith (2), @dd32 (2), @helen (2), @ocean90 (2), @johnjamesjacoby (1), and @whyisjake (1).

Of the 2211 commits, 555 (25%) were made by people working at Yoast, 413 (19%) from people working at Whodunit, 399 (18%) from employees of Automattic, followed by Google (151 commits), Bluehost (148 commits) and 10up (123 commits).

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Automattic is the only company with more than 10 active Core Committers, and 12 of them committed code in 2023. Google has 4 people allowed to commit code to WordPress, followed by 10up with 3 Core Committers.

Worth noting that 15 of the 39 active committers come from the US, which represents 38% of the Core Committers squad. Australia, Canada, Italy, Poland and United Kingdom each had 2 committers.

More than 30% of the commits were handled by committers located in the United States, 26% by committers located in Russia, and 19% by committers located in France.

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Sponsorship

In 2023, 21.6% of the contributors and 23.1% of the committers indicated that a company sponsors their contributions.

Sponsorship of contributors in 2023 (pie chart opens in a new tab)
Sponsorship of committers in 2023 (pie chart opens in a new tab)

Many thanks to @audrasjb for help collecting the 2023 data and for adding several graphics.

#contributions, #contributors, #team-update, #week-in-core, #year-in-core

Jb Audras 3:41 pm on January 9, 2024
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A Week in Core – January 8, 2024

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress..
Yes, the Week in Core blogposts are back! 🎉

Well, let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between January 1 and January 8, 2024.

  • 19 commits
  • 20 contributors
  • 26 tickets created
  • 2 tickets reopened
  • 21 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Build/Test Tools

  • Increase the max old space size in Node – #59805
  • Remove svn debug command – #59805
  • Add a @ticket reference for WP_Customize_Manager::trash_changeset_post() test – #60183
  • Add a unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. for post trashTrash Trash in WordPress is like the Recycle Bin on your PC or Trash in your Macintosh computer. Users with the proper permission level (administrators and editors) have the ability to delete a post, page, and/or comments. When you delete the item, it is moved to the trash folder where it will remain for 30 days. hooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. executed when trashing a changeset – #60183
  • Use assertSame() in some newly introduced tests – #59655
  • Use more specific assertions in wp_scheduled_delete() tests – #59938

Customize

  • Pass the previous status to post trash hooks when trashing a changeset – #60183

Docs

  • Add a mention of appearance-tools as a possible value for add_theme_support() – #60118
  • Fix typo in twentyten_header_image_height filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output.’s docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) – #59651
  • Replace “sanity” with “confidence” for inclusive language – #60187

Editor

  • add CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. var parsing for fontSize and fontFamily – #59982
  • add layout classes to legacy Group inner container – #60130
  • add setting to disable layout content and wide size controls – #60133
  • add size and repeat to background image support – #60175

Fonts

  • Fix font_style typo in wp_print_font_faces() – #59858

HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. 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.

  • Add explicit handling or failure for all tags – #60092

Site Health

  • Include site ID in debug data on multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also network, blog, site installations – #60081

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.

  • Check for empty term after DB sanitization in wp_insert_term() – #59995

Themes

  • Add theme support for appearance tools – #60118

Upgrade/Install

  • Check theme compatibility during bulk upgrades – #59758

Props

Thanks to the 339 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac: @mukesh27 (7), @andrewserong (3), @dmsnell (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @noisysocks (1), @ramonopoly (1), @salcode (1), @lakshmananphp (1), @fgiannar (1), @kraftbj (1), @joemcgill (1), @isabel_brison (1), @jonsurrell (1), @flixos90 (1), @sebastienserre (1), @tmatsuur (1), @rajinsharwar (1), @audrasjb (1), @dartiss (1), and @joelcj91 (1).

Congrats and welcome to our new contributor of the week: @lakshmananphp.

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @isabel_brison (5), @desrosj (2), @jorbin (1), @bernhard-reiter (1), @costdev (1), and @hellofromtonya (1).

#6-5, #core, #week-in-core