Title: Week in Test – 17 May 2022
Author: Brian Alexander
Published: May 18, 2022
Last modified: December 19, 2023

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ironprogrammer/) [Brian Alexander](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ironprogrammer/)
8:11 pm _on_ May 18, 2022     
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# Week in Test – 17 May 2022

Welcome to a new edition of _Week in Test_! This post features a curated list of
where and how testers can get involved, regardless of skill level. You can find 
the Test Team in [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/).

Did you know that contributions with the [Test Team](https://make.wordpress.org/test/)
are also a fantastic way to level up your WordPress knowledge and skill? Dive in
to contribute, and gain coveted props 😎 for a coming release.

Ready to pitch in? 🙋‍♀️ 🙋 Okay, let’s get started!

## Reproduction Testing 🔁

**Who?** Any contributor.
**Why?** It is helpful to show an issue exists for other
users in order to move a ticket forward for patching.

The [following new tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=new&focuses=!docs&time=05%2F03%2F2022..05%2F17%2F2022&component=!Build%2FTest+Tools&keywords=~-reporter-feedback+-close+-dev-feedback+-2nd-opinion+-needs-refresh+-needs-design+-needs-design-feedback&milestone=Awaiting+Review&owner=&type=defect+(bug)&col=id&col=summary&col=focuses&col=keywords&col=changetime&order=changetime)
are awaiting review, and need testers to attempt to **reproduce the reported issue**(
aka “repro”), and then provide a reproduction test report with the results:

 * [#55671](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55671): A TikTok embed that contains`
   </3` in the description appears to cause a broken anchor tag. This needs testing
   with additional variations, such as embeds from other sources.
 * [#55684](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55684): High CPU when publishing
   a post under PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is
   a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially
   suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. [https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php)
   8.1.
 * [#55698](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55698): Reported that “x” in 
   post content is converted to a double-quote. Refer to the [reporter’s notes](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55698#comment:4)
   to attempt to reproduce.
 * [#39827](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39827): Fix redirect when permalink
   does not contain trailing slash. This is an old ticket that needs verification
   that it is still an issue.

## Patch Testing 🩹

**Who?** All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment.
**
Why?** It is necessary to [apply proposed patches](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/patch/)
and test per the testing instructions in order to validate that a patch fixes the
issue.

The [following tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=05%2F03%2F2022..05%2F17%2F2022&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch+-dev-feedback+-2nd-opinion+-close+-needs-refresh+-needs-design+-needs-design-feedback&milestone=!Awaiting+Review&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=changetime)
have been reviewed and a patch provided, and need testers to **apply the patch and
manually test**, then provide feedback through a patch test report:

 * [#55721](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55721): Use Flexbox to improve
   _Add Plugins_ screen card alignment.
 * [#55448](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55448): Prevent empty `WP_Widget_Block`
   container when widgetWidget 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. has no output (use [55448.diff](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/55448/55448.diff)).
 * [#55290](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55290): Apply image edits to 
   all subsizes.

## PHPUnit Tests 🛟

**Who?** Any QA or PHP developer contributors who can (or are interested in learning
how to) build [automated PHPUnit tests](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/automated-testing/phpunit/).
**
Why?** [Automated tests](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/automated-testing/)
improve the software development feedback loopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by 
WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be 
displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified
criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed
on each post. [https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop](https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop)
for quality and backward compatibility.

The [following](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=05%2F03%2F2022..05%2F17%2F2022&keywords=~needs-unit-tests++has-patch+-dev-feedback+-2nd-opinion+-close+-needs-refresh+-needs-design+-needs-design-feedback&milestone=!Awaiting+Review&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=changetime)
[tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&keywords=~needs-unit-tests+has-patch+-dev-feedback+-2nd-opinion+-close+-needs-refresh+-needs-design+-needs-design-feedback&milestone=6.1&col=id&col=summary&col=type&col=status&col=milestone&col=keywords&col=priority&col=component&col=changetime&order=changetime)**
need PHPUnit tests built** to accompany their respective patches:

 * [#55606](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55606): Add `wp_after_tag_search`
   filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks).
   They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are 
   the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated
   manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables
   and output.. Needs additional feedback for proposed unit test.
 * [#54541](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54541): Add actions to template
   loading.
 * [#34353](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34353): Address missing URI scheme
   for `redirect_canonical()`.

## Read/Watch 📖

 * [FSE Program Testing Call #14: Rallying Recipe Reviewers](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2022/04/28/fse-program-testing-call-14-rallying-recipe-reviewers/)
 * [Help Wanted: Test WordPress 6.0](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2022/04/12/help-wanted-test-wordpress-6-0/)(
   And yes, 6.0 is scheduled to drop _next week_!)

## Meetings This Week 🗓

 * Proposal for new `<test-triage>`/`<test-chat>` time: [Join the discussion](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C03B0H5J0/p1652884604083989).
 * 20 May 2022: `<test-scrub>` starting at 13:15 UTC.

Props to [@hellofromtonya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) for peer
review of this post.

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