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annezazu 1:46 am on January 21, 2022
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Hallway Hangout: Let’s talk about WordPress 5.9

This is a summary of a Hallway Hangout that was wrangled in the #fse-outreach-experiment channel as part of the FSE Outreach Program. All were welcome! The intent was to chat about whatever was on folks’ minds as 5.9 is around the corner. Thank you to all who joined.

Attendance: @elmastudio @ndiego @jeffpaul @rbest @megphillips91 @marybaum @piermario @bobbingwide

Video Recording:

Topics Covered:

  • We kicked off the call chatting about Page Builders and what folks might be expecting from WordPress 5.9. Specifically, there’s a sense that folks want to be able to do all of their favorite things from page builders in FSE. In reality, CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. is meant to provide a shared base all can build upon (include page builders) and extend as needed, including finding a 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 that offers a more curated experience.
  • We chatted then about contextual patterns, meaning patterns being shown right when you need them, and the impact of the pattern directory to help folks build content quickly. Not everyone will want t use the pattern directory though so it’s likely this responsibility with fall to blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. themers or site builders to package things for users.
  • We jumped into a wonderful discussion on the impact of names and how confusing some of the names are. @ndiego went through a few names of plugins using the word “template” to highlight some of the current confusion.
  • This launched into a conversation about how eventually this is where the UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. can play a role in not needing to know the names of things. Folks shouldn’t need to think “I want to add a template part here” but should instead only be presented with certain options.
  • This led to a conversation about the role and needs of early adopters! There’s a very real need for “descriptive, understandable, intuitive, and consistent language” (to quote @megphillips91) that we can all then use to educate others. Made a plug to share anything in this Glossary that might need to be updated since the outreach program can help there.
  • We briefly touched on some current pain points in the editor right now, like how we tell folks to “edit their site” yet it’s just called the Editor under Appearance. We also went through a few different ways the UI can help including colorizing various pieces and the power of locking.
  • We ended on a sneak peak at next call for testing! It’ll focus on the experience of media when building a site.

#fse-hallway-hangout, #fse-outreach-program

annezazu 4:47 pm on December 21, 2021
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Hallway Hangout: Let’s talk about WordPress 6.0

This is a summary of a Hallway Hangout that was wrangled in the #fse-outreach-experiment channel as part of the FSE Outreach Program. The intent was to have a fun and open ended chat about what we each would like to see for WordPress 6.0 as 5.9 continues to take shape. This was not a call to make decisions or set priorities as a result but just to swap ideas, review various issues, and more. Overall, this chat really showed how the foundation being set for 5.9 is leading to great excitement about future WordPress releases and the features that might come.

As a friendly reminder, please help test WordPress 5.9.

Attendance: Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to join. It was so neat to see folks before the year ends. cc @poena @fabiankaegy @overclokk @courane01 @anoopd @thakurtech @annezazu @azhiyadev

Video Recording:

Topics Covered:

  • We started the call talking about responsive controls after @thakurtech shared some great insights around the current experience with clients missing the ability to have more options, specifically with the columns blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.. This overview issue was identified as a great place to share this kind of feedback.
  • A lovely and well deserved shoutout was giving to @poena about all of her excellent work with https://fullsiteediting.com/.
  • Keeping up with WooCommerce changes related to FSE were mentioned with the best advice being to check out the WooCommerce GitHub repo and reviewing their latest changelogs.
  • We briefly chatted about the Comments Loop block and excitement for more robust comment abilities for 6.0, including integrated patterns.
  • The current experience of the Layout settings were brought up as an area that refinement and iteration is needed, from how it’s currently named/described to how to make it easier for folks to find.
  • The need for having more consistency with the “Preview Site” feature and/or implementing a Browse Mode was then discussed after @paaljoachim raised the topic ahead of time. Folks are going to expect similar functionality for Preview as the Post Editor and we still see folks viewing the front end of their site to see how changes are impacting the site, rather than being able to rely on what’s in the Site Editor. There was also a request to be able to drag around the current Preview in the site editor similar to what one can do with the template part focus mode. This is under discussion!
  • This led to a discussion around both expanding what templates can be created and unifying the experience with template editing mode and the site editor. For example, folks already are wanting the ability to add a custom template for a specific categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. of posts and there’s not a way to do that now with 5.9.
  • Generally speaking, there are still some discrepancies between the post editor and site editor. It’s a tough balance to strike to have both familiar tooling in both while also making it clear how the changes in the Site Editor are more global.
  • @fabiankaegy brought up how in the post editor the break points are no longer applying correctly due to post editor not being iframed yet! This is a big issue for custom builds when list view and the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. are open so there’s excitement for iframing coming to the post editor in the future.
  • We then dove into how the post editor experience might be improved for 6.0 by looking at an exploration from @shaunandrews on improving the post editor sidebar. A suggestion was made to include auto-detection of post formats!
  • We had a fairly lengthy discussion about all things Query 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. block including everything from wanting to see expanded functionality, more patterns, more variations, a revamped building experience, etc. This included talking about how folks who aren’t as technical might interact with it (likely through patterns and variations).
    • Consider creating a builder for the Query Loop block.
    • Add filters to extend the block and help prevent the need to fork it.
    • Add new functionality like no results found, sticky post, etc.
    • Change the category of the Pattern inserter to be more user friendly rather than relying on “Query”.
    • Consider having a welcome guide for the block.
    • Make it easier to change the number of posts displayed and clarify the concept of “offset”.
  • We touched on the Webfonts API and the excitement there to see this implemented, especially so testing doesn’t have to happen in three editors (amongst other things).
  • We dove deep on the topic of block theme switching, being able to schedule changes, have style variations, and the possibility of a style directory! This included checking out @critterverse‘s design explorations on block theme switching and style variation switching.
  • This led to a big topic around naming! What are users typing into Google already? What should folks call this experience far into the future? How can we communicate these concepts now? We had more questions than answers. From @overclokk: “About the editor naming, I made a video for Italian people to explain the difference about content editor, template editor and site editor because it is not so easy to understand which one to use when do things. Most of the search are about “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/ editor”.
  • The oEmbed block was briefly discussed in terms of is needing accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) improvements. I’m going to track this down.  
  • The modal for the pattern explorer was raised as a topic with an idea around whether there could be more visual overlap between the modal and the directory itself potentially. Either way, it would be excellent to have better organization for 6.0.
  • We ended chatting about the WordPress Photo Directory and possible future integration. It’s unlikely for 6.0 just due to the lack of photos but there was lots of excitement around the possibilities of integration in the future regardless! Consider this a nudge to submit your photos (especially cat photos!).

#fse-hallway-hangout, #fse-outreach-program

annezazu 11:32 pm on December 16, 2021
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FSE Program Site Editing Safari Summary

This post is a summary of the eleventh call for testing for the experimental FSE outreach program. Once again, I want to highlight the fantastic broader contributions surrounding this call for testing that enabled even more people to be a part of this work: 

Shout out to the following folks as first-time contributors to a call for testing: @colorful-tones @anjchang @mburridge @paulbigai @luminuu. Get excited – you now have a testing contributor badge on your WordPress profile! Thank you too to @piyopiyofox for kindly reviewing this post.

High-level summary

Here’s what a few folks had to say about the experience that can help frame the following more specific feedback. Overall, folks found the exploration to be easy enough to use with some minor enhancements and a few surprises. However, once most folks got beyond the basics, they found pitfalls in understanding how things might work together and how to accomplish different, slightly more complex tasks. This included everything from wanting more granular control of different link states with the Styles system (hover, active, etc) to confusion around how to change the width settings for new templates. This was the first time the Styles system was explored in a call for testing as well and, beyond a UXUX UX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it. issue mentioned by four folks and some feature requests, the feedback was generally uneventful and positive. 

This very much feels like where the state of the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. and site editing is overall. Many pieces are exceptional, but after digging beneath the surface, you find that you need workarounds for some essential design needs.

@greenshady in this WP Tavern article.

As usual, with WordPress, also with bleeding edge experiments, it seems there is almost always a way to achieve the same result using different paths…Not had any crash or unattended interruption, so the current developing stage is showing a robust application. The improvements on each area done so far are impressive, sure we have tons of things and features to come.

@paulbigai in this comment.
Image of a homepage with black and white images arranged in a three column layout.

Confirmed bugs

Listed below are confirmed bugs that break expected functionality or the experience of different features. Thanks to this test running during the 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. cycle for 5.9, many of these are already fixed.

Fixed

New Reports or previously reported

This resulted in the entire background of the posts list to change the background color. I was expecting that only the actual lists blocks would change when adjusting this setting, instead the entire page background of the query block changed.  

@luminuu in this comment.

The biggest, ahem, hiccup that I ran into wiped all of my progress when editing my headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes.. I tried to transform one of the outer Group blocks into a Cover to give it a background. It wiped everything in the header area clean, and the “undo” button did not seem to work. I just started over.

@greenshady in this WP Tavern article.

Feature Requests

As folks dug in, there were numerous enhancements that quickly came to mind as awesome nice to haves. These desired enhancements not only underscores the potential of various full site editing pieces when put together, but also highlights the frustration around the current limitations:

I started by removing the Page List block from the Navigation menuNavigation Menu A theme feature introduced with Version 3.0. WordPress includes an easy to use mechanism for giving various control options to get users to click from one place to another on a site. in the header. I have 90+ pages on my install, and it is always irritating when themes list them all by default.

@greenshady in this WP Tavern post.

Post Featured Image selected I expected to see to see similar options as the Image block. Example Image size: Full Size, Large, Medium or Thumbnail.

@paaljoachim in this comment. 

I miss a way for Global Styles to have more granular control over the links states, for color and the style in general. We have only one setting for link color, nothing for hover, active and visited state, neither the possibility to change the style applied, with TT1 Blocks we have the theme default text-decoration-style: dotted; for instance.  

@paulbigai in this comment.

General Usability Feedback

Thanks to videos from a few folks as part of this call for testing, I’m including less issues and quotes and more descriptions in order to capture the great feedback that was shared. 

In @courane01‘s wonderful testing session, the Navigation block placeholder proved to be quite confusing when it comes to WYSIWG (what you see is what you getWhat You See Is What You Get What You See Is What You Get. Most commonly used in relation to editors, where changes made in edit mode reflect exactly as they will translate to the published page.), especially if you haven’t yet set a menu. There are improvements to this placeholder setup that are being iterated upon as I write this. Tied to this, switching which menu is shown after selecting one also felt tricky, likely because there were a number of empty menus. Thankfully, this is a likely rare occurrence with a limited number of likely switches. Regardless of the rarity, an issue was opened to refine the language from “Select Menu” to “Switch Menu” or “Replace”.

In @paaljoachim’s video, he touched on confusion around Styles and how best to both communicate global changes as you’re editing and when you’re saving with multi-entity saving lacking granular options. While there is a welcome guide to help with explaining Styles customization, it very much brings to the forefront how these new concepts will take some getting used to for WordPress users and how much needs to be done in the UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. to clearly communicate what is happening.

Beyond these high level themes, there were some specific issues raised:

I actually missed that I needed to add a name to the color at all. Since there’s no placeholder text in the area where the color name should be added, I completely overlooked it and assumed I would just add the color, click Done, and voilà! However, it looks like not adding a color name at all means the colors won’t get saved. Adding some directive placeholder text next to the colors – or even an error message after clicking Done – might have helped me move past that. 

@evarlese in this comment.

After applying the template to my post, it didn’t look like those changes or settings were applied, since everything appeared at max width, and I wasn’t really sure of how or where to fix that.

@evarlese in this comment.

I found it a bit strange adding a featured image block and a duotone filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of 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. without seeing what the result would look like.  

@paaljoachim in this comment. 

Adding a suggest a second button, is showing it is not using the format of the already present one, which should be more logical. The differences are in the “Border Radius: 50%”” and “Width settings: 50%”” not applied on the new one. Of course this is not an issue, and if you need the same button its easy to achieve this duplicating the existing one.

@paulbigai in this comment. 

The biggest issue I hit was with the Group block. By default, the Twenty Twenty-Two theme adds an 8rem (that’s pretty big) bottom margin to one of the Groups within the header area.

@greenshady in this WP Tavern post.

#fse-outreach-program, #fse-testing-summary

Tonya Mork 2:12 pm on November 1, 2021
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Week in Test – 1 Nov 2021

Welcome to this week’s edition of Week in Test! This post is a curated list of where you can get involved (i.e. where testers of all skill levels and expertise are needed), learning opportunities, and some reading to keep you informed.

This week focuses on helping with 5.9 new features and enhancements. Remember, feature freeze is 9 Nov.

🙋‍♀️ 🙋 Contributing: Tester Help Needed

Looking for ways to contribute? The following tickets and patches need contributors.

Manual testing help needed

Who? All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment, apply patches, and test per the testing instructions.

The following tickets need testers to manual test and provide feedback (test report):

PHPUnit tests help needed

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. http://php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php. developer contributors who can (or is interested in learning how to) build automated PHPUnit tests.

The following tickets need PHPUnit tests build:

  • #15145: Add a wp_list_users() template tag
  • #54331: Add a hook in wp_http_validate_url to control which ports are allowed for remote requests

Reproducing reported issue help needed:

Who? Any contributor.

The following new tickets need testers to attempt reproducing the reported issue and then providing a test report with the results:

  • #54320: There are no more thumbnails for updated PDFs
  • #54430: Twenty Twenty-One: Menu item focus background only works on Chrome (ignored on Safari)
  • #54354: open_basedir warnings on classic post edit screens with TinyMCE plugins present

Reading / Watching

Meetings This Week

  • 2 Nov 2021: Test Triage session starting at 13:00 UTC
  • 5 Nov 2021: Test Scrub starting at 13:15 UTC

Props to @boniu91 for peer review.

#build-test-tools, #core-test

annezazu 5:05 pm on October 27, 2021
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Overview of the 5.9 Test Leads’ Approach

In preparation for WordPress 5.9 and after accepting Test Lead roles, @boniu91 and I got on the same page about how we plan to support this release. What follows is an overview of our approach. Feedback is always welcome, especially since we’re early enough in the release process to ensure we’re as high impact as possible. The hope in sharing this information is to both set expectations with the overall release team and to establish an early track record that can be used to enhance documentation for this role.

Goals: 

At a high level, the goal of this role is to ensure, through testing, that the next WordPress release delights users with stability and a bug free experience.  More specifically, this can be broken down into the following goals: 

  • Coordinate and lead testing efforts for a 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. in order to ensure a smoother release.
  • Increase testing efforts and capacity.
  • Ensure tickets needing testing are properly handled and escalated.

Responsibilities: 

  • Continued calls for testing for the FSE outreach program.
  • A round up of how to best help test for the program/anyone who wants to test for 5.9. Previous example here. 
  • Help ensure any necessary testing for 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/ specific items, like the Gallery BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. refactor.
  • Amplify testing efforts and opportunities, including helping onboard folks who are interested in helping. 
  • Attend and wrangle meetings (Tuesday triage + biweekly meetings, Friday testing). 
  • Monitor Trac for incoming reports.
  • Test as much as possible throughout the release cycle. 
  • E2e test development (TBD with @justinahinon leading efforts there). 

The above is already underway and will continue through the release cycle.

#5-9

annezazu 3:07 pm on October 20, 2021
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Hallway Hangout: 5.9 Go/No Go, Site Editor IA, and more

This is a summary of a Hallway Hangout that was wrangled in the #fse-outreach-experiment channel as part of the FSE Outreach Program. 

As a reminder, there’s one week left to share your questions about FSE.

Attendance:

Thank you to everyone who took time out of their lives to attend. It’s always lovely to see your faces and have time to chat. @overclokk @karmatosed @get_dave @annezazu @asilver @fabiankaegy @kafleg @mburridge

Video Recording:

Topics Covered:

We mainly focused on three items: the Go/No Go recap, the Site Editing IA concepts, and the Navigation Editor & Block work.

For the Go/No Go, we chatted about items we were excited for, including talking through @karmatosed wonderful patternspiration.com where she’s started to make art-like creations. This spurred the idea of a virtual museum of art made from blocks that yours truly just might try to make a reality.

From there, we moved on to walk through the various early design explorations for the Site Editing IA. This led to a lively discussion alongside walking through both the current experience and the various prototypes. We talked about the changes in colors between the different interfaces, how much friction to add/remove for various pieces, and which might make the most sense for 5.9. @fabiankaegy had some great feedback around including more than just the headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. and footer for the Separate exploration but in a view only manner similar to what currently is available with locking things in patterns.

Finally, we covered the latest on the Navigation Editor and BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. work. @get_dave was kind enough to talk through where the project currently stands with focus shifting to the Navigation Block in order to then lay the foundation for the Navigation Editor. A key part of this work right now is “separating the navigation’s presentation from its data in order to make navigations reusable”. This will allow both for easier block theme switching while retaining menu data and for menus to be edited in a template part without creating a local copy. If folks have time, check out these two PRs to help move this important work forward: Save Navigation Block data to a wp_navigation post type and Try using a template part in the navigation block.

#fse-hallway-hangout, #fse-outreach-program

Tonya Mork 12:47 pm on October 11, 2021
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Week in Test – 11 Oct 2021

Welcome to this week’s edition of Week in Test! This post is a curated list of where you can get involved (i.e. where testers of all skill levels and expertise are needed), learning opportunities, and some reading to keep you informed.

🙋‍♀️ 🙋 Contributing: Tester Help Needed

Looking for ways to contribute? The following tickets and patches need contributors.

Manual testing help needed

Who? All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment, apply patches, and test per the testing instructions.

The following tickets need testers to manual test and provide feedback (test report):

  • #53801 BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.-based widgets screen does action wp_footer after each 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.
  • #52294: TT1 editor styles broken in RTL
  • #16206: (test patch 16206.8.patch) Comment text not marked as required
  • #54243: Inlined block styles for external assets (images/fonts) and relative URLs not working as expected (patch is upstream in 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/)

PHPUnit tests help needed

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. http://php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php. developer contributors who can (or is interested in learning how to) build automated PHPUnit tests.

The following tickets need PHPUnit tests build:

  • #47642: Order by comment count – posts list tables
  • #49985: REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.: Using _embed and _fields query parameters in the same query
  • #52252: PHP Notice when monthnum query var is set without the year QV

Reproducing reported issue help needed:

Who? Any contributor.

The following new tickets need testers to attempt reproducing the reported issue and then providing a test report with the results:

  • Currently no tickets in the queue are ready for testing

Calls for Testing

Reading

Meetings This Week

Props to @boniu91 for peer review.

#build-test-tools, #core-test

Tonya Mork 5:26 pm on October 4, 2021
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Week in Test – 4 Oct 2021

Welcome to this week’s edition of Week in Test! This post is a curated list of where you can get involved (i.e. where testers of all skill levels and expertise are needed), learning opportunities, and some reading to keep you informed.

🙋‍♀️ 🙋 Contributing: Tester Help Needed

Looking for ways to contribute? The following tickets and patches need contributors.

Manual testing help needed

Who? All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment, apply patches, and test per the testing instructions.

The following tickets need testers to manual test and provide feedback (test report):

  • #53275: Wrap options on 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 page to second line Done ✅
  • #53801 BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.-based widgets screen does action wp_footer after each 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.
  • #52241: Windows OS specific – infinite 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. in clean_dirsize_cache() Done ✅

PHPUnit tests help needed

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. http://php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php. developer contributors who can (or is interested in learning how to) build automated PHPUnit tests.

The following tickets need PHPUnit tests build:

  • #47642: Order by comment count – posts list tables
  • #52241: Windows OS specific – infinite loop in clean_dirsize_cache() Done ✅
  • #50567: Set $post in update_post_cache()
  • #49985: REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.: Using _embed and _fields query parameters in the same query
  • #52252: PHP Notice when monthnum query var is set without the year QV

Reproducing reported issue help needed:

Who? Any contributor.

The following new tickets need testers to attempt reproducing the reported issue and then providing a test report with the results:

  • #54192 – get_header_image_tag doesn’t add srcset/sizes Needs reporter feedback ✅
  • #54205 – jqxhr is undefined inside of deferred.done() when using wp.media to add a custom image upload Needs reporter feedback ✅
  • #54211 – Small css bug when using customize-controls in customizer.php Done ✅

Reproducing the reported issue is the first step in a new defect ticket’s lifecycle. Why? In order to fix a bug, first step is confirm the bug is reproducible and is due to WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. itself (and not a third party like a plugin or theme).

Calls for Testing

Reading

Meetings This Week

Props to @boniu91 for peer review.

#build-test-tools, #core-test

Tonya Mork 3:47 pm on September 27, 2021
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Week in Test – 27 Sep 2021

Welcome to this week’s edition of “Week in Test”, a curated list of where you as a contributor can get involved (testers needed), learning opportunities, and some reading to keep you informed.

🙋‍♀️ 🙋 Contributing: Tester Help Needed

Looking for ways to contribute? The following tickets and patches need contributors.

Manual testing help needed

Who? All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment, apply patches, and test per the testing instructions.

The following tickets need testers to manual test and provide feedback (test report):

  • #52224: RSS 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.: allow removing the feed icon link
  • #48787: Classic Editor user interface CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site. inconsistencies when toggling “Enable full-height editor …”
  • #52241: Windows OS specific – infinite 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. in clean_dirsize_cache()

PHPUnit tests help needed

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. http://php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php. developer contributors who can (or is interested in learning how to) build automated PHPUnit tests.

The following tickets need PHPUnit tests build:

  • #47642: Order by comment count – posts list tables
  • #52241: Windows OS specific – infinite loop in clean_dirsize_cache()
  • #50567: Set $post in update_post_cache()
  • #49985: REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.: Using _embed and _fields query parameters in the same query
  • #52252: PHP Notice when monthnum query var is set without the year QV

Reproducing reported issue help needed:

Who? Any contributor.

The following new tickets need testers to attempt reproducing the reported issue and then providing a test report with the results:

  • #54147 – XMLRPC APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. ignores empty terms_names array
  • #54161 – WordPress destroy IIS web.config when using “location” config
  • #54169 – 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/ issue – when columns are set to Full width they extend beyond editor window bounds
  • #54181 – Terms management screen shows bulk actions dropdown even if there are no terms

Reproducing the reported issue is the first step in a new defect ticket’s lifecycle. Why? In order to fix a bug, first step is confirm the bug is reproducible and is due to WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. itself (and not a third party like a 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 or theme).

Reading

Props to @boniu91 for peer review.

#build-test-tools, #core-test

Tonya Mork 5:24 pm on September 21, 2021
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Week in Test – 20 Sep 2021

Welcome to this week’s edition of “Week in Test”. This post highlights where you as a contributor can get involved (testers needed), learning opportunities, and some reading to keep you informed.

🙋‍♀️ 🙋 Contributing: Tester Help Needed

Looking for ways to contribute? The following tickets and patches need contributors.

Manual testing help needed

Who? All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment, apply patches, and test per the testing instructions.

The following are tickets and patches that need testers to manual test and provide feedback (test report):

  • #52241: Windows OS specific – infinite 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. in clean_dirsize_cache()
  • #53429: Twenty Twenty-One dark mode (for 5.8.2) ✅ Done

PHPUnit tests help needed

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. http://php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php. developer contributors who can (or is interested in learning how to) build automated PHPUnit tests.

The following tickets need PHPUnit tests build:

  • #47642: Order by comment count – posts list tables
  • #52241: Windows OS specific – infinite loop in clean_dirsize_cache()
  • #50567: Set $post in update_post_cache()
  • #49985: REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.: Using _embed and _fields query parameters in the same query
  • #52252: PHP Notice when monthnum query var is set without the year QV

Reproducing reported issue help needed:

Who? Any contributor.

Since last week, there are 10 new tickets which need testers to attempt reproducing the reported issue and then providing a test report with the results.

Reproducing the reported issue is the first step in a new defect ticket’s lifecycle. Why? In order to fix a bug, first step is confirm the bug is reproducible and is due to WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. itself (and not a third party like a 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 or theme).

Reading

Props to @boniu91 for peer review.

#build-test-tools, #core-test, #testing-plugins