Title: Week in Test: February 3, 2025 Author: Krupa Nanda Published: February 3, 2025 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krupajnanda/) [Krupa Nanda](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krupajnanda/) 11:49 am _on_ February 3, 2025 Tags: [core-test ( 231 )](https://make.wordpress.org/test/tag/core-test/) # Week in Test: February 3, 2025 Hello and welcome to another edition of _Week in Test_, the place where contributors of any skill level can find opportunities to contribute to WordPress through testing. You can find the Test Team in [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/). Jump to: [Calls for Testing](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2025/02/03/week-in-test-february-3-2025/?output_format=md#calls-for-testing) | [Weekly Testing Roundup](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2025/02/03/week-in-test-february-3-2025/?output_format=md#weekly-testing-roundup) | [Profile Badge Awards](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2025/02/03/week-in-test-february-3-2025/?output_format=md#profile-badge-awards) | [Read/Watch/Listen](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2025/02/03/week-in-test-february-3-2025/?output_format=md#read-watch-listen) | [Upcoming Meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2025/02/03/week-in-test-february-3-2025/?output_format=md#upcoming-meetings) ## Calls for Testing 📣 [Calls for Testing](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/write-a-call-for-testing/) can originate from any team, from themes to mobile apps to feature plugins. The following posts highlight features and releases that need special attention: * Coming soon! - 6.8 Roadmap - Help Test 6.8 * [Bug Scrub Schedule for WordPress 6.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/01/15/bug-scrub-schedule-for-wordpress-6-8/) ## Weekly Testing Roundup 🤠 Weekly update: [Test Team Update](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/) Here’s a roundup of active tickets that are ready for testing contributions. 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. ### 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=1weekago..&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](https://make.wordpress.org/test/handbook/test-reports/#2-issue-reproduction) with the results: * [**#62871**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62871) [Font Library Install Fonts not accessible after migrating website](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62871) * [**#62873**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62873) [unable to install plugins](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62873) * [**#62877**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62877) [Inconsistent behaviour of redirect guess when page is private](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62877) * [**#62884**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62884) [Total error otimization in nav-menu.js](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62884) * [**#62895**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62895) [Bundled Themes: Accessibility additions to the site title link](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62895) * [**#62894**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62894) [Media Library functionality in the block editor causes CSP ‘unsafe-eval’ error](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62894) * [**#62896**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62896) [Twenty Nineteen: Limit scope of aria-haspopup and aria-expanded to the primary menu](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62896) * [**#62897**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62897) [Title attribute of menu item is not correctly displayed in the frontend](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62897) ### 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](https://make.wordpress.org/test/handbook/test-reports/#1-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=1weekago..&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch+-dev-feedback+-2nd-opinion+-close+-needs-refresh+-needs-design+-needs-design-feedback+-changes-requested&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](https://make.wordpress.org/test/handbook/test-reports/#3-patch-testing): * [**#55358**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55358) [Passing int term term_exists parent param not respected](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55358) * [**#62238**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62238) [Update the screen-reader-text CSS class and its local implementations](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62238) * [**#37040**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37040) [Enhancement: new function to validate a transient exists, and isn’t expired without extra query](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37040) * [**#55974**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55974) [Bundled theme: Add support for border options](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55974) * [**#58905**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58905) [Ensure locate_template only loads theme files](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58905) * [**#61154**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61154) [Fix the ‘attributes’ dynamic property in WP_Block](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61154) ### PHPUnit Tests 🛟 **Who?** Any QA or 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) 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 tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=1weekago..&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch+-dev-feedback+-2nd-opinion+-close+-needs-refresh+-needs-design+-needs-design-feedback+-changes-requested&milestone=!Awaiting+Review&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=changetime) need [PHPUnit tests](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/automated-testing/writing-phpunit-tests/) built to accompany their respective patches: * [**#59440**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59440) [WP_Comments_List_Table bulk actions do not account for user permissions.](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59440) * [**#38433**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38433) [Complete test coverage for current_user_can_for_blog()](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38433) * [**#58234**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58234) [sanitize_title_with_dashes fatal error when query var value is an array in php 8](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58234) ### 6.8 Related issues need testing The [following 6.8 tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=1weekago..&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch+-dev-feedback+-2nd-opinion&milestone=6.8&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=changetime) need testing those are having patches: * [**#62238**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62238) [Update the screen-reader-text CSS class and its local implementations](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62238) * [**#37040**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37040) [Enhancement: new function to validate a transient exists, and isn’t expired without extra query](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37040) * [**#58905**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58905) [Ensure locate_template only loads theme files](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58905) * [**#61154**](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61154) [Fix the ‘attributes’ dynamic property in WP_Block](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61154) ## Profile Badge Awards 🎉 No Badges awarded this week. ## Read/Watch/Listen 🔗 * We are currently in the [WordPress 6.8 release cycle](https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-8/). Read more about [the release squad, timeline, and focus for this release](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/01/11/wordpress-6-8-release-squad-timeline-and-focus/). * ⚠️ 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 only five weeks away! * [WordPress 6.7.2 is scheduled for February 11](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/01/22/wordpress-6-7-2-release-planning/), with an RCRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. planned for February 4. Review the [next minor release milestone](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/minor). * The 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) release will be 20.2, tentatively scheduled for February 5. It will include [the following issues](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/milestone/251?closed=1). ## Upcoming Meetings 🗓 🚨 There will be regular [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/) meetings held for 2025. 2025 Schedule: * [Wednesday, 05 February 2025 at 21:30 GMT+5:30](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250205T16&p1=1440&ah=1):` ` in [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/). * [Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 21:30 GMT+5:30](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250212T16&p1=1440&ah=1):` ` in [#core-test](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-test/). 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