{"id":36668,"date":"2019-01-30T17:37:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=36668"},"modified":"2020-09-16T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:17:11","slug":"editor-chat-summary-january-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/01\/30\/editor-chat-summary-january-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor chat summary: January 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post summarizes the latest weekly Editor meeting, held in the<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/core-editor\/\"> #core-editor<\/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>. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> channel, on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20190130T1400\"> Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 14:00 UTC<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Housekeeping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An update to the npm packages was published to ensure fixes are included in WP 5.1 <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>beta<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Beta<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> 3. The fixes are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>List <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>block<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Block<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> indent\/outdent buttons.<\/li><li>Crowdsignal embed block.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call For Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the last meeting, it was discussed that we lack code reviewers for pull request on <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Gutenberg<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Gutenberg<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 \u2018blocks\u2019 to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc.\r<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> repository. To tackle that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/13441\">Call for reviewers<\/a>\u201d issue was created.<\/li><li>Reviews are a good learning opportunity and don\u2019t require any special knowledge. If you would like to volunteer and help with the code reviews kindly reply on the \u201cCall for reviewers\u201d issue. <\/li><li>To further tackle this<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/aduth\/\">@aduth<\/a> will create <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Github<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>GitHub<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 \u2018pull request\u2019 where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">https:\/\/github.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> owners file.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/youknowriad\/\">@youknowriad<\/a> will create Github teams to <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>ping<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Ping<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point.  Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it\u2019s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of \u201cPing me when the meeting starts.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span> people for reviews on PR.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tasks Coordination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following last week\u2019s meeting, participants have been asked to provide any updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/sheri\/\">@sheri<\/a>, help request issues:<ul><li>15 have been closed.<\/li><li>11 are in progress with recent replies.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/labels\/%5BType%5D%20Help%20Request\">75 are remaining<\/a> (only 1 of the remaining open is new within the last week).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/soean\/\">@soean<\/a><ul><li>Completed RSS block which is merged into master.<\/li><li>Search and Tag Cloud blocks are in review.<\/li><li>Working on the video block.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/nosolosw\/\">@nosolosw<\/a> has been working on the creation of a new command to auto-generate <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>API<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>API<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> documentation. Given a file, it extracts the ES6 export statements and looks up JSDoc comments to generate the output. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/13329\">https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/13329<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/aduth\/\">@aduth<\/a> <ul><li>Cleaning up redundant <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>PHP<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>PHP<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher<\/span><\/span><\/span> from the <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>plugin<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Plugin<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/<\/a> or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/li><li>For next week he is focusing on helping facilitate progress in the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/13088\">generic block editor component<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jorgefilipecosta\/\">@jorgefilipecosta<\/a> created a proof of concept PR for <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/13511\">legacy widget block<\/a>. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/ajitbohra\/\">@ajitbohra<\/a><ul><li>Updated some docs &amp; PR\u2019s.<\/li><li>Next working on Latest Post block Iteration. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/youknowriad\/\">@youknowriad<\/a> will work on server sider block registration. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the next week, this is what everyone is working on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/sheri\/\">@sheri<\/a> Continue on Help Request Triaging.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/soean\/\">@soean<\/a> Continue on Search, Tag Cloud, and Video Blocks.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/nosolosw\/\">@nosolosw<\/a> <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>JS<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>JS<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Auto Documentation. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/youknowriad\/\">@youknowriad<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/aduth\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>aduth<\/a> Generic Block Editor.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/aduth\/\">@aduth<\/a> Undo Improvements.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/danielbachhuber\/\">@danielbachhuber<\/a> Work on stats to track our efficiency in terms of reviews.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/ajitbohra\/\">@ajitbohra<\/a> Continue on the Latest Posts Block. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/youknowriad\/\">@youknowriad<\/a> Try to unblock the server side registration. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jorgefilipecosta\/\">@jorgefilipecosta<\/a> Continue on the legacy <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>widget<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Widget<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> block. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open floor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/noisysocks\/\">@noisysocks<\/a> brought up that in past it was discussed to take turns for plugin release every two weeks. Suggested to use google docs to track the name of individual part of the cycle. There was some discussion to adopt formal release cycle and include new people to identify the pain points in the process. <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/youknowriad\/\">@youknowriad<\/a> suggested keeping this informal for now unless there are some pain points that need to be addressed.<br><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/talldan\/\">@talldan<\/a> shared work on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/13324\">Feature Flags PR<\/a> for feedback and collaboration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting archive is <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02QB2JS7\/p1548856820576700\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agenda for the next meeting is <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PEYddtgoM5svn3QaG7vvAaSy2S5f7VNRrTghykkarFg\/edit\">here<\/a>, please add anything you want to discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/agenda\/\">#meeting-notes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/core-editor\/\">#core-editor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/editor\/\">#editor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/gutenberg\/\">#gutenberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"o2-appended-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/core-editor-summary\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>core-editor-summary<\/a><\/p><nav class='o2-post-footer-actions'><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><\/ul><div class='o2-post-footer-action-likes'><\/div><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><\/ul><\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post summarizes the latest weekly Editor meeting, held in the #core-editor SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https:\/\/slack.com\/. 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