Patrick Lumumba 4:20 pm on September 25, 2024
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Test Chat Summary: 24th September 2024

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 02:00 PM GMT+3, <test-chat> started in #core-test facilitated by @webtechpooja. The agenda can be found here.

1. Attendance

@sumitbagthariya16, @mahbubmr500, @lumiblog, @oglekler, @webtechpooja, @narenin, @ankit-k-gupta, @zunaid321

2. Looking for Volunteer

  • September 24: Test Chat Meeting Recap Notes: @lumiblog 
  • October 1: Test Triage Facilitator : Volunteers Needed
  • October 8: Test Chat Meeting Facilitator: Volunteers Needed 
  • October 8: Test Chat Meeting Recap Notes: Volunteers Needed

3. Call for Nomination for the Test team RepTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.

  • The call for Nomination for the Test team Rep is open for one more week. If you want to nominate yourself or anyone else, you can do so in the next one week here.

4. Announcements 📣

  • Next major releaseMajor Release A set of releases or versions having the same major version number may be collectively referred to as “X.Y” -- for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, and all other versions in the 5.2. (five dot two dot) branch of that software. Major Releases often are the introduction of new major features and functionality.: 6.7
    • We are currently in the WordPress 6.7 release cycle. WordPress 6.7 BetaBeta 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. 1 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1. The Road Map post can be found here.
  • Next minor releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality.: 6.6.3
    • Following the recent WordPress 6.6.2 release, the next maintenance release (if needed) will be WordPress 6.6.3. There were no updates shared in the meeting.
  • Next GutenbergGutenberg 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 ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ release: 19.2
    • The next Gutenberg release will be 19.2, scheduled for September 11 (this release occurred after the meeting).
  • PDX + WCUS 2024: A Recap: WordCamp US (WCUS), North America’s largest WordPress event, hosted over 1,500 attendees from around the world at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, from September 17 to 20.
  • We had a contributor dayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. at WCUS, where @ironprogrammer represented the Test Team. If any of you attended the contributor day and want to share something about that, please feel free to share here.

5. Test Team Updates

6. Focal Group Updates

No updates were reported by the members.

7. Questions/Blockers

No questions/blockers were reported by the members. 

8. Call for Testers/Visibility

9. Open Floor

@ankit-k-gupta mentioned that a Test Scrub is scheduled every alternate Tuesday in the #core-test channel. He added that if anyone is interested in speeding up progress on tickets related to the WordPress 6.7 release and wants to lead a test scrub, support and assistance would be provided.

10. Next Meeting 🗓

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 11.00 UTC, held on #core-test!

#core, #meeting-notes