Test Chat Summary: April 23rd, 2026

On Thursday, 23 April 2026, 03:00 PM UTC, <test-chat> started in  #core-test facilitated by @nikunj8866. The agenda can be found here.

1. Attendance

In attendance was:
@nikunj8866 @ozgursar @sajib1223 @khushdoms @juanmaguitar @huzaifaalmesbah @r1k0 @mosescursor @pavanpatil1 @sajjad67 @monzuralam @sumitsingh @mohkatz (async)

2. Volunteer

This week’s Note-taker was @nikunj8866

3. Test Team Discussions

Review the current handbook PRs before publishing

1. Add guide for testing Gutenberg tickets with Playground
   • @nikunj8866 reviewed PR and identified missing routes entry in handbook-manifest.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML., which is required to properly register the new handbook page.
   • @khushdoms was requested to add the routes entry, with reference to an existing PR.
   • @ozgursar asked whether using ?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/-branch=trunk should be recommended when testing Gutenberg tickets in Playground.
   • @r1k0 raised a concern about including a custom report example instead of using the standard Test Reports pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. format, potential confusion for new contributors.
2. Add weekly testing digest workflow for #core-test
   • This PR is currently in draft mode and is being worked on by @juanmaguitar
   • SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ webhook needs to be enabled via the #meta team.
   • @juanmaguitar mentioned further testing and clarification is needed before moving forward.

Proposed new handbook pages

1. Proposal: Update Test Team Meeting Schedule for Better Participation
   • This proposal was discussed in the previous meeting.
   • No major objections were raised during this chat.
   • If consensus continues, changes may be applied starting next month.

4. Open Floor

@juanmaguitar opened a new PR to tackle an existing issue #114.

5. Announcements

WordPress Ecosystem Announcements

• WordPress 7.0 Release Party Updated Schedule
• Roster of design tools per block (WordPress 7.0 edition)
• What’s new in Gutenberg 23.0? (22 April)

Test Team Announcements

• Test Team Update: 21 April, 2026

Call for Testing

• Call for Testing: Community AI Connector Plugins
• It’s time to test real-time collaboration!
• Call for Testing – Pattern editing and content-only interactivity in WordPress 7.0
• Help Test WordPress 7.0
• We have Patch Testing issues for the WordPress 7.0 milestone that need testing.
• We also have a couple of Gutenberg Issues that need testing.

6. Other Meetings

• Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 03:00 PM UTC – <patch-testing-scrub> in #core-test.
• Thursday, 30 April 2026, 03:00 PM UTC – <test-team-chat> in #core-test.

Props to @mosescursor for peer reviewing this.

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