{"id":22852,"date":"2017-07-25T14:51:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=22852"},"modified":"2018-09-12T09:42:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T09:42:06","slug":"new-contributors-meeting-recap-july-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2017\/07\/25\/new-contributors-meeting-recap-july-19\/","title":{"rendered":"New Contributors Meeting Recap &#8211; July 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2017\/06\/30\/announcing-a-weekly-new-contributors-meeting\/\">New Contributors Meeting<\/a> was held on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20170719T1900\"><abbr class=\"date\" title=\"2017-07-19T19:00:00+00:00\">Wed July 19th at 19:00<\/abbr><\/a>. Once again, there were\u00a0lots of great questions asked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/core\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>core<\/a> channel. Read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RQBWTW\/p1500490850652452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chat archive here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Discussion Highlights:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>General tips on getting tickets reviewed\n<ul>\n<li>Attend chats for the open floor portion to ask for help\/reviews on tickets.<\/li>\n<li>Use the dev-feedback keyword to get noticed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What do the different status in <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Trac<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Trac<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress.<\/span><\/span><\/span> mean\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/contribute\/trac\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/contribute\/trac\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How tickets are prioritized\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RQBWTW\/p1500493272892028\">https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RQBWTW\/p1500493272892028<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bug gardening\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/testing\/bug-gardening\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/testing\/bug-gardening\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tickets Discussed:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/41155\">#41155<\/a> \u2013\u00a0WordPress 4.8 <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Admin<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>admin<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>(and super admin)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Sidebar<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Sidebar<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Sub Menu Navigation Issue<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/41317\">#41317<\/a> \u2013\u00a0Consistent sub menu item spacing when count indicator is present\n<ul>\n<li>Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jdtrower\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>JDTrower<\/a> for pushing it along and getting it in the 4.9 Milestone!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/41314\">#41314<\/a> \u2013\u00a0If the required fields are not set on user profile\u2019s save, every field\u2019s value will be dropped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next meeting will take place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/core\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>core<\/a> <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>slack<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Slack<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform <a href=\"https:\/\/slack.com\/\">https:\/\/slack.com\/<\/a>. 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