Title: Hey whats up with our string freeze
Author: Mattias Tengblad
Published: November 27, 2012

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/damst/) [Mattias Tengblad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/damst/)
3:40 pm _on_ November 27, 2012     
Tags: [request ( 1,481 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/request/)

# Hey whats up with our string freeze

Hey, whats up with our string freezeString freeze The term "string freeze" is used
by the core team to mark the end of changes to the strings of an upcoming release.
A string freeze also means that there will be no more strings added to the core 
project. Sometimes a string freeze has two phases a [soft freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#soft-freeze)
and a [hard freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#hard-freeze).
A string freeze is announced on the [Polyglots blog](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots)
by the current release lead.?

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 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2a1af274d9753a15260e574ed48a867593c8e05d710ba2eed54369e7dc4b199d?
    s=32&d=mm&r=g)
 2.  [pavelevap](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pavelevap/)  5:28 pm _on_ November 
    27, 2012
 3. We should have at least 12 days (and 2 weekends), but there has not been string
    freezeString freeze The term "string freeze" is used by the core team to mark the
    end of changes to the strings of an upcoming release. A string freeze also means
    that there will be no more strings added to the core project. Sometimes a string
    freeze has two phases a [soft freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#soft-freeze)
    and a [hard freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#hard-freeze).
    A string freeze is announced on the [Polyglots blog](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots)
    by the current release lead. yet. So I am not sure, there are still changes in 
    trunk…
 4. See: [https://make.wordpress.org/core/2012/11/21/the-short-road-to-3-5/#comment-6790](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2012/11/21/the-short-road-to-3-5/#comment-6790)
 5.  * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f2f8372b9af846f39d17751df3d29c8986ee731ce0ec7680b83a21642d614bbd?
       s=32&d=mm&r=g)
     *  [Mattias Tengblad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/damst/)  5:39 pm _on_ November
       27, 2012
     * Yup. saw that post. But still the lack of updates.
     * It’s 8 days left including 1 weekend (if the release still is up for dec 5).
 6. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f2f8372b9af846f39d17751df3d29c8986ee731ce0ec7680b83a21642d614bbd?
    s=32&d=mm&r=g)
 7.  [Mattias Tengblad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/damst/)  2:31 am _on_ November
    29, 2012
 8. An confirmation from [@nacin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nacin/) or someone
    else @ coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core
    Development Team builds WordPress. when the string freezeString freeze The term"
    string freeze" is used by the core team to mark the end of changes to the strings
    of an upcoming release. A string freeze also means that there will be no more strings
    added to the core project. Sometimes a string freeze has two phases a [soft freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#soft-freeze)
    and a [hard freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#hard-freeze).
    A string freeze is announced on the [Polyglots blog](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots)
    by the current release lead. is actually in affect would be appreciated.

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