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WordPress 5.2
DreamHost noted a conflict with cronCronIs a time-based job scheduler in Unix. Users that set up and maintain software environments use cron to schedule jobs to run periodically at fixed times, dates, or intervals. events and memcachedMemcachedMemcached is a general-purpose distributed memory-caching system. It is often used to speed up dynamic database-driven websites by caching data and objects in RAM to reduce the number of times an external data source must be read. Memcached is free and open-source software. (possibly other objectObjectIn computer science, an object can be a variable, a data structure, a function, or a method, and as such, is a value in memory referenced by an identifier.cachesCacheA cache is a component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the result of an earlier computation or a copy of data stored elsewhere.) where cron jobs get stuck in cacheCacheA cache is a component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the result of an earlier computation or a copy of data stored elsewhere. and do not execute with WordPress 5.1 and up. Folks present didn’t know of an existing tracTracTrac is an open-source, web-based project management and bug tracking system. Trac integrates with major version control systems including ("out of the box") Subversion and Git. ticket.
Open Discussion
PluginPluginA 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 or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. Security Checks
@Pandjarov proposed the idea of doing a thorough review of the existing plugin repo to identify security holes and other security concerns, on an ongoing basis. Potentially establishing checks to scan for potential security risks in code as commits are made. The idea of a security check/scanner integrated into WordPress CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Team builds WordPress. was also brought up. More discussion pending.
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