Test Chat Summary: July 03, 2025

On Thursday, July 03, 2025 at 12:00 AM GMT+8, <test-chat> started in #core-test facilitated by @krupajnanda. The agenda can be found here.

1. Attendance

@krupajnanda @oglekler @pmbaldha @sirlouen @gautam23 @yashjawale @muddassirnasim @nikunj8866 (async)
@ravigadhiyawp (async)

2. Volunteer

This week’s Note-taker and facilitator:

• Note-taker – @krupajnanda

3. Announcements

• WordPress 6.8.2 schedule is out!
• Results of the survey: Which WP accessibility documentation do you need
• A Little (Late) Spring Cleaning
• Proposal: Clarifying Core’s Database Support Policy
• The Incident Response Team is looking for new members

4. Test Team Updates

• Week in Test Post: Wondering where you can contribute and learn? The Test Team’s got you covered.
• Test Team Update: Metrics for overall team progress.

5. Calls for Testers/Visibility

Bug scrub schedule for WordPress 6.8.2

6. Open Floor Discussion

• @sirlouen shared that the testing video has been approved and published: Patch Testing and Unit Testing Basics for WordPress Core Development.

• The old testing queue has been mostly cleared, with only a few new tickets currently available for assignment: Testing Queue – WP Trac Query.

• A roundtable meeting for contributor activity discussion. The goal is to analyze personal contribution decisions and encourage insight sharing across the team. (By the time I am posting this update, it is already done)

• @krupajnanda requested @sirlouen to consider sharing a meeting agenda and summary post for the roundtable.
• @sirlouen responded that while the meeting is meant to be informal and focus group–style, documentation might be considered after a few sessions.
• @oglekler and @krupajnanda reminded that the Code of Conduct applies even in casual settings.

7. Next Meeting

• Wednesday, 09 July 2025 at 21:30 GMT+5:30: <test-triage> in #core-test.
• Wednesday, 16 Julyy 2025 at 21:30 GMT+5:30:  <test-chat> in #core-test.

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