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Jb Audras 10:53 pm on October 18, 2021
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A Week in Core – October 18, 2021

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 October 11 and October 18, 2021.

  • 16 commits
  • 30 contributors
  • 29 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 17 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

Worth noting that each feature slated to the 5.9 milestone has been validated, that the Twenty Twenty-Two Theme development is on the way, and the 5.9 bug scrub schedule has been published today 🚀

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

Coding Standards

  • Add public visibility to methods in src directory – #54177
  • Add a leading zero in the CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. declarations printed by the print_emoji_styles() function – #54284
  • Consistently escape form action URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org in wp-admin/update-core.php – #54278

Cron

  • Fix malformed cron array in wp_schedule_single_event() when _get_cron_array() returns false – #53950
  • Remove errant false values in cron array when upgrading to 5.9+ – #53950

Docs

  • Improve documentation for the tax_input parameter of wp_insert_post() – #54264
  • Update WP_Date_Query documentation to reflect changes in accepted column names – #54248
  • Update documentation for the date_query_valid_columns 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. – #54248 – #53550

Embeds

  • Add Wolfram Notebook as a trusted oEmbed provider – #53326

FileSystem APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

  • Add safeguard for 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. return from get_attached_file() in wp_delete_attachment() – #52241
  • Fix autovivification deprecation notice in recurse_dirsize() – #53635
  • Fix infinite 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. on Windows for clean_dirsize_cache() – #52241

Internationalization

  • Add context for some Media Library filter strings: – #54238

Media

  • Display the unsaved changes dialog in image edit form using jQuery .text() function – #54232

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 text-field and textarea-field as available schema formats for string sanitization – #49960
  • Correct the order of the parameters documented for WP_REST_Server::respond_to_request() – #53399

Props

Thanks to the 30 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (6), @audrasjb (4), @hellofromTonya (3), @jdy68 (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @ocean90 (2), @mukesh27 (2), @johnjamesjacoby (2), @dimadin (2), @SergeyBiryukov (2), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @costdev (1), @sebastienserre (1), @janthiel (1), @isabel_brison (1), @desrosj (1), @josephdickson (1), @ekojr (1), @joegasper (1), @bartoszgrzesik (1), @teachlynx (1), @drosmog (1), @sjlevy (1), @codezen8 (1), @sergeybiryukov (1), @raubvogel (1), @dingo_d (1), @sabbirshouvo (1), @sabernhardt (1), and @justinahinon (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 7 new contributors of the week: @ekojr, @joegasper, @bartoszgrzesik, @teachlynx, @drosmog, @sjlevy, and @codezen8 ♥️

Core committers: @hellofromtonya (7), @sergeybiryukov (7), @johnbillion (1), @pento (1), and @rachelbaker (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 1:29 pm on October 12, 2021
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A Week in Core – October 11, 2021

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 October 4 and October 11, 2021.

  • 16 commits
  • 30 contributors
  • 29 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 17 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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

  • Allow 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 action links row to wrap – #53275

Build/Test Tools

  • Change the patchpatch A special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing. version used for testing the 5.6 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch". of PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher – #54223

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove duplicate width and height values from social icons – #54208

Coding Standards

  • Use strict type check for in_array() in register_block_script_handle() – #54206, #53359

Docs

  • Add a @since note for the new $parent_block parameter of several filters – #51612
  • Improve various inline documentation for adminadmin (and super admin) bar functions and 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. – #53399
  • Miscellaneous inline documentation improvements, including: – #53399

Editor

  • Apply the pre_render_block, render_block_data, and render_block_context filters when rendering inner/nested blocks – #51612

External Libraries

  • Revert [51900] for now to investigate test failures – #54162
  • Update getID3 to version 1.9.21 – #54162
  • Update jQuery UIUI User interface to 1.13.0 final – #52163

Permalinks

  • Move the NginxNGINX NGINX is open source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and more. It started out as a web server designed for maximum performance and stability. In addition to its HTTP server capabilities, NGINX can also function as a proxy server for email (IMAP, POP3, and SMTP) and a reverse proxy and load balancer for HTTP, TCP, and UDP servers. https://www.nginx.com/. documentation link to help 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. in wp-admin/options-permalink.php – #39258

Privacy

  • 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 red color for action buttons on the Erase Personal Data screen: – #49603

Site Health

  • Use an integer value as a fallback in the available disk space check – #51857

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.

  • Populate the WP_Terms_List_Table::$items property in ::prepare_items() – #54181

Upgrade/Install

Props

Thanks to the 30 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (4), @SergeyBiryukov (4), @azaozz (3), @mukesh27 (2), @sabernhardt (2), @hellofromTonya (2), @Clorith (2), @noisysocks (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @aristath (2), @sergeybiryukov (2), @joedolson (1), @carike (1), @arena (1), @desrosj (1), @timlappe (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @jrf (1), @gaambo (1), @Presskopp (1), @laxman-prajapati (1), @max-dayala (1), @swissspidy (1), @mattoakley (1), @mgol (1), @TobiasBg (1), @pbiron (1), @galbaras (1), @afragen (1), and @ankit-k-gupta (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week: @timlappe, @max-dayala, @mattoakley ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @hellofromtonya (3), @azaozz (2), @johnbillion (2), and @desrosj (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:48 pm on October 4, 2021
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A Week in Core – October 4, 2021

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 September 27 and October 4, 2021.

  • 11 commits
  • 21 contributors
  • 31 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 23 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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

  • Enable first and last page buttons in WP_List_Table::pagination() – #42763

App Passwords

  • Remove placeholder from the app password name input field – #54047

Coding Standards

  • Remove duplicate assignment from a ternary operator in WP_MS_Sites_List_Table::site_states() – #38296
  • Use strict comparison in wp-includes/class-http.php – #53359
  • Use strict comparison in wp-includes/class-wp-http-ixr-client.php – #53359

Docs

  • Improve documentation for WP_Admin_Bar methods – #54191

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. 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.

  • Remove the DST Root CA X3 certificate expired on September 30, 2021 – #54207, #50828

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/.

  • Sort widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. types by their id – #53303

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Twenty-One: Keep the closing </span> 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.) in footer links – #54209
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Remove duplicate class name from localized font-family elements – #54196
  • Twenty Twenty: Remove duplicate class name from localized font-family elements – #54196

Props

Thanks to the 21 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (4), @sabernhardt (3), @hellofromTonya (2), @mukesh27 (2), @aezazshekh (2), @tmatsuur (2), @rehanali (2), @joelcj91 (1), @SergeyBiryukov (1), @yagniksangani (1), @joedolson (1), @bradleyt (1), @seedsca (1), @fierevere (1), @Pillai (1), @Hareesh (1), @knutsp (1), @ronakganatra (1), @wp_kc (1), @spacedmonkey (1), and @desrosj (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 4 new contributors of the week: @rehanali, @yagniksangani, @Pillai, and @wp_kc ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @hellofromtonya (2), and @timothyblynjacobs (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:11 pm on September 27, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 27, 2021

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 September 20 and September 27, 2021.

  • 22 commits
  • 23 contributors
  • 49 tickets created
  • 6 tickets reopened
  • 57 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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

  • Remove the PHPUnit container from local Docker environment – #54112
  • Splits and improves compat tests – #39265, #53363
  • Update PHPUnit configuration for PHPUnit 9.5.10/8.5.21+ – #54183
  • Upgrades Tests_Multisite_MS_Permalink_Collision fixture methods and strict assertion – #51147

Code Modernization

  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation in _mb_substr() – #53635

Coding Standards

  • Fix the alignment of the array – [51855]
  • Remove duplicate assignment from a ternary operator in WP_MS_Sites_List_Table::site_states() – #38296

Docs

  • Add @since notes to register_setting() for the deprecated misc and privacy option groups – #53399
  • Document some more common names for dynamic 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. and standardise the phrasing used – #53581
  • Fix typo in the $clear_working parameter description in WP_Upgrader methods – #54163
  • Miscellaneous docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) corrections and improvements – #52217, #53399
  • Update description for retrieve_widgets() per the documentation standards – #53811
  • Update and enhance the docs for retrieve_widgets() – #53811

Formatting

  • Pass the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. instance as a parameter to the render_block filters – #53596

General

  • Fix code quality issues which were identified by static analysis – #52217

Posts, Post Types

  • Don’t add a trailing number when there is a unique post parent – #51147

Tests

  • Correct the @ticket reference in wp_terms_checklist() tests – #53363, #51137
  • Don’t skip some Ajax tests 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, add them to the ms-excluded group instead – #53363
  • Further improve the tests for avoid_blog_page_permalink_collision(): – #51147
  • Remove unnecessary setUp() and tearDown() methods in multisite tests – #53363
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/multisite/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Update the Services_JSON test for PHPUnit 9.5.10/8.5.21+ – #54183, #54029, #53363

Props

Thanks to the 23 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (5), @jrf (5), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @netweb (2), @joelcj91 (1), @MaximeCulea (1), @zieladam (1), @mukesh27 (1), @pbiron (1), @aezazshekh (1), @zenithcity (1), @whyisjake (1), @knutsp (1), @tubys (1), @Daschmi (1), @jeremyfelt (1), @audrasjb (1), @terriann (1), @stormrockwell (1), @johnbillion (1), @costdev (1), @desrosj (1), and @hellofromtonya (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 4 new contributors of the week: @aezazshekh, @zenithcity, @tubys, and @Daschmi ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @hellofromtonya (4), @johnbillion (4), @whyisjake (2), and @azaozz (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 4:30 pm on September 21, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 20, 2021

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 September 13 and September 20, 2021.

  • 21 commits
  • 42 contributors
  • 31 tickets created
  • 0 tickets reopened
  • 23 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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

BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor

  • Cache global stylesheet by theme key – #53175

Build/Test Tools

  • Expect an absolute path in WP_TESTS_PHPUNIT_POLYFILLS_PATH constant – #46149
  • Improve messaging when PHPUnit Polyfills cannot be found – #46149
  • Improve messaging when PHPUnit Polyfills do not comply with version requirements – #46149
  • Make WP_TESTS_PHPUNIT_POLYFILLS_PATH more flexible – #46149
  • Reworks Tests_Option_Option::test_bad_option_names() into data provider – #53635

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Eleven: Set a fixed height for search form when headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. image is added – #40398
  • Twenty Seventeen: Make blogblog (versus network, site) header margin more specific on front page – #43628
  • Twenty Twenty-One: Add missing escaping for the “Secondary menu” label – #54127

Coding Standards

  • Code Modernization: Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in WP_Comment_Query::get_comment_ids() – #53635
  • Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http::request() – #53359
  • Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http_Cookie::__construct() – #53359
  • Rename the $arrURL variable to $parsed_url in WP_Http_Streams::request() – #53359
  • Rename the $processedHeaders variable to $processed_headers in WP_Http::request() – #53359
  • Use strict comparison in wp-inclues/class-wp-http-cookie.php – #53359

Documentation

  • Update description for the $wp_version global – #53413

Embeds

  • Add Pinterest as a trusted oEmbed provider – #53448

Internationalization

  • Add a translator comment to clarify the “Block HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers.” string in the Block widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. settings form – #54110

Media

  • Fix $content parameter default value in img_caption_shortcode() – #53635

Options, 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. APIs

  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecations to (get|add|update|delete)_option() – #53635

Upgrade/Install

  • Create a temporary backup of plugins and themes before updating – #51857

Props

Thanks to the 42 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (9), @jrf (8), @lucatume (4), @schlessera (4), @jeherve (4), @sabernhardt (3), @mukesh27 (3), @SergeyBiryukov (3), @pbearne (2), @azaozz (2), @dd32 (2), @muhammadfaizanhaidar (2), @NekoJonez (1), @Amieiro (1), @knutsp (1), @johnbillion (1), @namith.jawahar (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @laurelfulford (1), @hirofumi2012 (1), @jainnidhi (1), @mai21 (1), @fedepia (1), @Soean (1), @francina (1), @a2hosting (1), @Boniu91 (1), @richards1052 (1), @galbaras (1), @KZeni (1), @pento (1), @mikeschroder (1), @audrasjb (1), @TimothyBlynJacobs (1), @poena (1), @pbiron (1), @afragen (1), @aristath (1), @joedolson (1), @oandregal (1), @teucrium (1), @lukecavanagh (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 7 new contributors of the week: @NekoJonez, @Amieiro, @namith.jawahar, @mai21, @richards1052, @KZeni, and @teucrium ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (11), @hellofromtonya (8), @pento (1), @jorgefilipecosta (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 10:13 pm on September 13, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 13, 2021

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 September 6 and September 13, 2021.

  • 37 commits
  • 30 contributors
  • 40 tickets created
  • 4 tickets reopened
  • 25 tickets closed

As expected, WordPress 5.8.1 was released last week! Props to @desrosj and @circlecube for leading this new point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. 🌟

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

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 aria-label on networknetwork (versus site, blog) adminadmin (and super admin) Themes screen – #24442

Build/Test Tools

  • Fix CI for running tests on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1 – #53945
  • Add more 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. IP test cases and @covers to Tests_Functions_Anonymization – #53363
  • Add tests for wpdb::_real_escape() – #53363
  • Fix “null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in Tests_Admin_IncludesPlugin::test_get_plugin_files_folder() – #53635

Bundled Themes

  • Twenty Eleven: Set a fixed height for search form when headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. image is added – #40398

Code Modernization

  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation in wpdb::_real_escape() – #53635
  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notice in WP_Comment_Query::get_comment_ids() – #53635
  • Fix “passing null to non-nullable” deprecation notices in WP_Http::normalize_cookies() – #53635
  • Fix last parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::start_el() – #51553
  • Fix null to non-nullable deprecation in term_exists() – #53635
  • Fix null to non-nullable deprecation in wp_privacy_anonymize_ip() – #53635
  • Fix null to non-nullable deprecations in WP_Meta_Query::get_sql_for_clause() – #53635
  • Fix parameter name mismatch with parent in WP_Customize_Custom_CSS_Setting::validate() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Customize_Setting::sanitize() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Customize_Setting::update() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Image_Editor::save() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::column_cb() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::handle_row_actions() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_REST_Controller::prepare_item_for_response() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_max_num_pages() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_url_list() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Upgrader_Skin::error() – #51553
  • Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Widget::update() – #51553
  • Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_Upgrader_Skin::feedback() – #51553
  • Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::end_el() – #51553
  • Fix reserved keyword and parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in Walker::start_el() – #51553
  • Improve @since message in WP_List_Table::column_default() – #51553

Documentation

  • Correct documentation for the in_plugin_update_message-{$file} 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. – #40006

Editor

  • Revert [51748] and [51649]. They intorduced a bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. where wp.editor may be replaced with wp.oldEditor in certain cases – #53762
  • Editor: fix the replacement of wp.editor with wp.oldEditor in the inline script outputted when enqueueing the old editor – #53762

External Libraries

  • Update jQuery UIUI User interface to 1.13.0-rc2 – #52163

General

  • Only use _jsonp_wp_die_handler() for JSONP 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/. requests

Site Health

  • Add Intl to the list of recommended PHP extensions – #52654
  • Site Health: Move the Imagick entry higher in the list of recommended PHP extensions – #52654

Users

  • Introduce a meta_input argument for wp_insert_user() – #41950

Widgets

Props

Thanks to the 30 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @hellofromTonya (26), @jrf (26), @azaozz (19), @desrosj (18), @johnbillion (15), @sergeybiryukov (15), @audrasjb (2), @david.binda (2), @sabernhardt (2), @Clorith (2), @Soean (1), @davidmosterd (1), @BinaryKitten (1), @donmhico (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @mdawaffe (1), @get_dave (1), @grantmkin (1), @fullofcaffeine (1), @lukecavanagh (1), @josklever (1), @mukesh27 (1), @zieladam (1), @andraganescu (1), @fedepia (1), @zodiac1978 (1), @mgol (1), @JavierCasares (1), @zeo (1), and @SergeyBiryukov (1).

Congrats and welcome to our new contributor of the week: @josklever ♥️

Core committers: @hellofromtonya (26), @sergeybiryukov (6), @azaozz (3), and @johnbillion (2).

#5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 9:31 pm on September 6, 2021
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A Week in Core – September 6, 2021

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 August 30 and September 6, 2021.

  • 23 commits
  • 61 contributors
  • 41 tickets created
  • 12 tickets reopened
  • 52 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.1) and major (5.9) releases.

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

  • Double escape quotation marks(“) for 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/. “messages” – #52644
  • Clean css/dist as part of the webpack build step – #53719
  • Add missing @covers tags for Tests_Admin_IncludesComment – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for Tests_Admin_wpCommunityEvents – #39265
  • Add missing @covers tags for actions’ tests – #39265

Code Modernization

  • Code Modernization: Fix parameter name mismatches for parent/child classes in WP_List_Table::column_default() – #51553
  • Apply coding standards on CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. – #53866

Customize

  • Add wp-embed-responsive class to body if using widgets blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor – #53609

Documentation

  • Correct the post_submitbox_minor_actions hook description – #54045
  • Fix typo in a comment in WP_Customize_Manager::get_return_url() – #53399
  • Improve documentation in wp-signup.php – #41566
  • Move @since notes from the safe_style_css 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 the safecss_filter_attr() function – #53731
  • Provide a more accurate description for a few script and style functions – #54044
  • Сlarify that term_id is a valid value for the $field parameter of get_term_by() – #54065

Editor

  • Update block editor packages for WordPress 5.8.1 – #54052, #52818

Media

  • Remove documentation detailing specific edge cases in the image_editor_output_format filter – #53955
  • Apply the wp_editor_set_quality filter not only when loading an image in the editor but also when saving an converted image, after the mime-type of the output image has changed – #53667
  • Media: fix showing of the “Filter Media” filds when replacing an image from the media modal – #53833

Site Health

  • Remove 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/. query cache size from the Site Health Info screen – #53845

Widgets

  • Pass correct context to get_block_categories() calls – #53757
  • Rename and soft deprecate retrieve_widgets() – #53811
  • Show title and media select fields in 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) Mode – #53641

Props

Thanks to the 61 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @audrasjb (8), @hellofromTonya (5), @pbearne (4), @jrf (4), @azaozz (4), @sabernhardt (4), @desrosj (3), @zieladam (2), @walbo (2), @kevin940726 (2), @johnbillion (2), @andraganescu (2), @netweb (2), @sergeybiryukov (2), @peterwilsoncc (2), @mukesh27 (2), @circlecube (2), @zodiac1978 (1), @noisysocks (1), @antonvlasenko (1), @terraling (1), @dariak (1), @vladytimy (1), @bedas (1), @ramonopoly (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @mikeschroder (1), @mkaz (1), @mhuntdesign (1), @hudson-atwell (1), @mark-k (1), @alexstine (1), @Enchiridion (1), @mt8biz (1), @westonruter (1), @jayupadhyay01 (1), @joen (1), @aristath (1), @toro_unit (1), @juanmaguitar (1), @gazchap (1), @tmatsuur (1), @muhammadfaizanhaidar (1), @ankitmaru (1), @pbiron (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @hareesh-pillai (1), @oandregal (1), @gziolo (1), @ntsekouras (1), @jblz (1), @talldanwp (1), @ribaricplusplus (1), @youknowriad (1), @paaljoachim (1), @kreppar (1), @ellatrix (1), @ajlende (1), and @mamaduka (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 7 (!) new contributors of the week! @terraling, @bedas, @hudson-atwell, @Enchiridion, @juanmaguitar, @gazchap, and @muhammadfaizanhaidar ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (8), @hellofromtonya (5), @desrosj (4), @azaozz (2), @ryelle (1), @noisysocks (1), and @peterwilsoncc (1).

#5-8-1, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 7:03 am on August 31, 2021
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A Week in Core – August 30, 2021

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 August 23 and August 30, 2021.

  • 33 commits
  • 34 contributors
  • 63 tickets created
  • 11 tickets reopened
  • 49 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.1) and major (5.9) releases.

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 a misleading pointer cursor from list items in the adminadmin (and super admin) menu – #51551

Build/Test Tools

  • Install the Composer package dependencies within the Docker environment as part of the local development environment installation and testing processes – #53945
  • Preserve text within backticks in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. notifications – #52644
  • Remove shell: bash from PHPUnit test workflow – #53363
  • Remove shell: bash from code coverage workflow – #53363
  • Use list format when defining environment variables in Docker compose file – #53820
  • Remove css/dist in grunt clean command – #53719
  • Improve bootstrap error message for when ABSPATH folder does not exist
  • Move wp_list_filter() tests to their own file – #53363, #53987
  • Move wp_list_pluck() tests to their own file – #53363, #53987
  • Move wp_list_sort() tests to their own file – #53363, #53987
  • Remove duplicate wp_list_pluck() tests – #53363, #53987
  • Rename the test file and class for wp_filter_object_list() tests – #53363, #53987

Coding Standards

  • Add missing visibility keywords for wp_filter_object_list() and wp_list_pluck() tests – #53363, #53987
  • Fix WPCSWordPress Coding Standards A collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to validate code developed for WordPress. It ensures code quality and adherence to coding conventions, especially the official standards for WordPress Core. issue in [51682] – #54030
  • Fix indentation and remove ignore annotation in wp_privacy_send_personal_data_export_email() – #53359
  • Make ignore annotation more specific in WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates::test_vcs_abspath() – #53359
  • Remove redundant ignore annotation in populate_options() – #53359
  • Update the config for WordPress.PHP.FileName in PHPCSPHP Code Sniffer PHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS. ruleset – #53359
  • Update the config for WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors in PHPCS ruleset – #53359
  • Use static closures when not using $this – #53359
  • Pass correct default value to http_build_query() in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_sitemap_url() – #53635

Customize

  • Prevent collapsing expanded panel/section/control when Esc is pressed on a blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor instance – #54030
  • Respect prefers-reduced-motion media query in CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. animations – #53542

Documentation

  • Add missing @since 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.) for the $check_signatures parameter of WP_Upgrader::run() – #53399
  • Clarify a comment in WP_Upgrader::run() – #53399

Editor

  • Ensure block attribute serialization in PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher matches the JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. equivalent – #53936

Filesystem APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

  • Make sure to only call fread() on non-empty files in PclZip::privAddFile() – #54036

Media

  • Fix wp_unique_filename() to check for name collisions with all alternate file names when an image may be converted after uploading. This includes possible collinions with pre-existing images whose sub-sizes/thumbnails are regenerated – #53668

Menus

  • Save display locations for new menus – #53877

Plugins

  • Display a message on Plugins list table if a 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 requires a higher version of PHP or WordPress – #53990

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/.

  • Correct the description for the last_updated property in the block-directory endpoint – #53595

Security

  • Correct the inline docsinline docs (phpdoc, docblock, xref) for the wp_kses_allowed_html 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. – #53597

Toolbar

  • Provide a CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. custom property for the admin bar height – #52623

Props

Thanks to the 34 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (10), @hellofromTonya (8), @SergeyBiryukov (6), @desrosj (5), @johnbillion (3), @dlh (2), @azaozz (2), @netweb (2), @sabernhardt (1), @pbearne (1), @swissspidy (1), @youknowriad (1), @nico23 (1), @ocean90 (1), @pbrearne (1), @timothyblynjacobs (1), @kevinfodness (1), @peterwilsoncc (1), @mikeschroder (1), @mamaduka (1), @TacoVerdo (1), @zieladam (1), @isabel_brison (1), @kevin940726 (1), @earnjam (1), @gwwar (1), @opurockey (1), @ryelle (1), @kurudrive (1), @circlecube (1), @DavidAnderson (1), @mukesh27 (1), @andraganescu (1), and @ianmjones (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 2 new contributors of the week! @kevinfodness and @kurudrive ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (12), @hellofromtonya (7), @desrosj (5), @johnbillion (4), @peterwilsoncc (2), @mikeschroder (1), @ryelle (1), and @azaozz (1).

#5-8-1, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 7:35 pm on August 24, 2021
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A Week in Core – August 23, 2021

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 August 16 and August 23, 2021.

  • 27 commits
  • 21 contributors
  • 58 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 43 tickets closed

Pending the appointment of the WordPress 5.9 team, a number of tickets have been fixed, waiting for the next minor and major releasemajor release A release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.(s).

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

  • Include the commit short summary in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. messages – #52644
  • Move loading the PO class to set_up_before_class() – #53363
  • Move loading the WP_Community_Events class to set_up_before_class() – #53363
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/admin/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/editor/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/error-protection/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/feed/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/formatting/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Use a better return type check for parse_url() in do_enclose() tests – #53635

Code Modernization

  • Check the input type in validate_file() – #53635
  • Check the return type of parse_url() in WP::parse_request() – #53635
  • Check the return type of parse_url() in download_url() – #53635
  • Check the return type of parse_url() in ms_cookie_constants() – #53635
  • Check the return type of parse_url() on PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party/Theme Editor screens – #53635
  • Correct handling of null in wp_parse_str() – #53635
  • Only set auto_detect_line_endings in PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher < 8.1 – #53635
  • Pass correct default value to http_build_query() in WP_Sitemaps_Provider::get_sitemap_url() – #53635
  • Silence the deprecation warning for auto_detect_line_endings – #53635

Customize

  • Hide native control on background position field – #53803

Editor

  • Replace the remaining references to wp.editor with wp.oldEditor – #53762

External Libraries

  • Restore the phpcs:ignore statements in PHPMailer – #53953
  • Upgrade PHPMailer to version 6.5.1 – #53953

Media

  • Check the return type of _get_cron_array() in WP_Media_List_Table::prepare_items() – #53949
  • Fix layout of media library modal on narrow screens – #53679
  • Increase number of media items displayed per page – #53827

Privacy

  • Add space below page selector – #53782

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/.

  • Remove trailing slashes when preloading requests and add unit tests for it – #51636

Toolbar

  • Limit the icon transition style to color only – #43423

Props

Thanks to the 21 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (10), @SergeyBiryukov (9), @hellofromTonya (8), @mukesh27 (4), @sabernhardt (3), @joedolson (2), @zieladam (2), @audrasjb (2), @earnjam (1), @moch11 (1), @desrosj (1), @andraganescu (1), @wb1234 (1), @walbo (1), @antpb (1), @AlGala (1), @ravipatel (1), @antonvlasenko (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @guillaumeturpin (1), and @lucatume (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 5 new contributors of the week! @moch11, @wb1234, @AlGala, @antonvlasenko, and @guillaumeturpin ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (19), @peterwilsoncc (3), @azaozz (2), @ryelle (2), and @desrosj (1).

#5-8-1, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Jb Audras 6:57 am on August 17, 2021
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A Week in Core – August 16, 2021

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 August 9 and August 16, 2021.

  • 33 commits
  • 31 contributors
  • 43 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 37 tickets closed

Pending the appointment of the WordPress 5.9 team, a number of tickets have been fixed, waiting for the next minor releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality.(s).

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 schema reference to PHPUnit config files – #53363
  • Declare two TestCase classes as abstract – #53363
  • Enable running the tests on PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1 – #53891, #53635
  • Hard deprecate WP_UnitTestCase_Base::checkRequirements() – #46149
  • Hard deprecate WP_UnitTestCase_Base::checkRequirements() – #46149
  • Make the polyfills loading more flexible – #46149
  • Remove Unicode character from PHPUnit version check message – #53363
  • Revert [51602] for now to investigate test failures on PHPUnit < 7.0 – #46149
  • Simplify the PHPUnit test workflow – #53891
  • Add unit tests for the wp_nonce_ays() function – #53882
  • Fix failing 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. unit tests 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. metadata – Follow up for #53238
  • Rename classes in phpunit/tests/formatting/ per the naming conventions – #53363
  • Use correct comparison in do_enclose() tests – #53635

Code Modernization

  • Check the return type of _get_cron_array() in wp_schedule_event() – #53635
  • Check the return type of parse_url() in WP::parse_request() – #53635
  • Correct handling of null in wp_parse_str() – #53635
  • Rename the readonly() function to wp_readonly() – #53858
  • Replace strftime() and gmstrftime() usage in unit tests – #53897
  • Silence the deprecation warning for missing return type in phpunit/tests/compat.php – #53635

Documentation

  • Add a @see reference to the wp_mail_content_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. in wp_staticize_emoji_for_email() – #53399
  • Add a @see reference to the xmlrpc_enabled filter in wp_xmlrpc_server::set_is_enabled() – #53399
  • Correct @since version for the wp_parse_str filter – #53399
  • Fix typo in the get_block_editor_settings() description – #53922
  • Improve documentation for a few functions per the documentation standards – #53399
  • Synchronize documentation for wp_get_attachment_image_attributes filter callbacks in bundled themes – #53878

Editor

  • Preserve the original template keys when preparing a list of page templates – #53898
  • Add support for variations in block.json file – #53238

General

  • Restore (un-deprecate) the sanitize_url() function – #53876

Themes

  • Make sure the theme 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 is not an error before operating on it in themes_api() – #53913
  • Twenty Seventeen: Add support for wa.me links in Social Links menu – #51946
  • Twenty Twenty: Add support for wa.me links in Social menu – #50542

Upgrade/Install

  • Update sodium_compat to v1.17.0 – #53907
  • Use consistent capitalization for “web host” in setup messages – #53926

Props

Thanks to the 31 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @jrf (17), @SergeyBiryukov (7), @swissspidy (4), @hellofromTonya (4), @pbearne (3), @sabernhardt (3), @mukesh27 (3), @lucatume (2), @Ipstenu (1), @thomasplevy (1), @Toro_Unit (1), @aadilali (1), @Mamaduka (1), @jorgefilipecosta (1), @youknowriad (1), @ayeshrajans (1), @haosun (1), @jeherve (1), @desrosj (1), @schlessera (1), @gwwar (1), @pierlo (1), @ankitmaru (1), @bradparbs (1), @tmatsuur (1), @dkarfa (1), @carepsules (1), @macmanx (1), @pedromendonca (1), @iluy (1), and @knutsp (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 3 new contributors of the week! @aadilali, @carepsules, and @iluy ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (31), and @gziolo (2).

#5-8-1, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core