{"id":125265,"date":"2026-08-04T03:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T03:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=125265"},"modified":"2026-08-04T03:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T03:34:44","slug":"dev-chat-agenda-aug-04-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/04\/dev-chat-agenda-aug-04-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dev Chat Agenda \u2013 August 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20260804T1500\"><abbr class=\"date\" title=\"2026-08-04T15:00:00+00:00\">Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 15:00 UTC<\/abbr><\/a> in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core\/\">core<\/a>\u00a0channel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\">Make WordPress Slack<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The various curated agenda sections below refer to additional items. If you have\u00a0<span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>ticket<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>ticket<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"announcements-1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements \ud83d\udce2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: Dev Chat has been moved to Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC for the duration of the 7.1 release cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7.1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/07\/wordpress-7-1-beta-4\/\">7.1 Beta 4<\/a> was released on July 29, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7.1 RC1 is <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/03\/wordpress-7-1-release-party-schedule\/\">scheduled for release<\/a> on Wednesday August 5, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New 7.1 <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Dev Notes<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>dev note<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make\/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin\/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase.<\/span><\/span><\/span>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/29\/new-execution-lifecycle-filters-for-the-abilities-api-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">New execution lifecycle filters for the Abilities API<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/29\/jquery-ui-updated-to-1-14-2-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">jQuery UI updated to 1.14.2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/31\/filtering-site-editor-screens-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">Filtering Site Editor Screens<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/31\/design-system-theming-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">Design System Theming<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/31\/abilities-api-improvements-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">Abilities API improvements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/31\/json-schema-preparation-for-client-compatibility-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">JSON Schema preparation for client compatibility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/03\/iframed-editor-changes-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">Iframed editor changes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/03\/post-list-tables-row-headers-changed\/\">Changes to row headers in post list tables<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/03\/introducing-name-and-informational-tool-tips-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">Name and info tooltips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/04\/defensive-data-design\/\">Defensive Data Design<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/07\/30\/leaner-steadier-phpunit-runs-for-upcoming-releases\/\">Leaner, steadier PHPUnit runs for upcoming releases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"discussions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discussions \ud83d\udcac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Core<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Core<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"tickets-for-assistance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open floor \u00a0\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.<br><br>Please include details of tickets \/ PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"o2-appended-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/7-1\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>7-1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/agenda\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>agenda<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/core\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>core<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/dev-chat\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>dev-chat<\/a><\/p><nav class='o2-post-footer-actions'><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><li class='o2-post-footer-action'><a href=\"https:\/\/login.wordpress.org\/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcore%2F2026%2F08%2F04%2Fdev-chat-agenda-aug-04-2026%2F%23respond&#038;locale=en_US\" title=\"Login to Reply\"  class=\"genericon  genericon-reply\"  data-action=\"login-to-reply\"  data-actionstate=\"default\" >Login to Reply<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class='o2-post-footer-action-likes'><\/div><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><\/ul><\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the\u00a0core\u00a0channel on\u00a0Make WordPress Slack. 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