The Test Team helps manage testing and triage across the WordPress ecosystem. They focus on user testing of the editing experience and WordPress dashboard, replicating and documenting bug reports, and supporting a culture of review and triage across the project.
If you’d like to help test Full Site Editing, please join the FSE Outreach Program. You can find current calls for testing for this program here and you can join the fun in #fse-outreach-experiment.
Get ready for the next big release in the WordPress world! WordPress 6.4 is set to launch on November 7, 2023, and we need your help to make sure it’s the best it can be. With exciting new features and improvements, this release promises to be a game-changer for WordPress users everywhere.
Stay up to date with the latest pre-release builds by checking the WordPress 6.4 Release Schedule for availability. For real-time updates and discussions, join the #core-test Slack channel. Engage in the testing community by participating in weekly scheduled team meetings and test scrubs.
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Please only test on a development siteDevelopment Site You can keep a copy of your live site in a separate environment. Maintaining a development site is a good practice that can let you make any changes and test them without affecting the live/production environment. and not on a production/live site. You can follow these instructions to set up a local installLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. or use a tool like this to set up a development site.
Once your development site is set up, please install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester Plugin. After activation:
For more detailed steps, click this link for complete instructions.
At a high level, here are a few tips to keep in mind to get the most out of helping to test:
The Font Library (54169) simplifies the process of managing fonts on your website, enabling users to effortlessly install, uninstall, and activate fonts throughout the site. This functionality is globally accessible and operates independently of the currently active theme, mirroring the convenience of the Media Library. Any font, whether added by a user or integrated into a theme, becomes readily available for selection during the editing process.
When you install fonts, they are stored within the ‘wp-content/fonts’ directory. In this new experience, Google Fonts is automatically integrated, offering users a pre-loaded font resource. Additionally, there is an option to upload custom fonts manually (52698).
The Font Face 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.’s job is to provide the backend capabilities to support the “font library” to include font management and dynamic building of the @font-face styles. (41479)
For those seeking to expand their font choices, developers can employ a similar approach for incorporating Google Fonts into their own collections. Read more about Font Library in this doc.
Note: The Font Library feature is going to be shipped in the Beta 3 version of WordPress 6.4.
Please help test activating, deactivating, and installing fonts with this video to guide you:
Video for Persisting fonts installed across themes:
This release introduced a handy feature that allows you to reset global styles back to their default settings with ease (52965). With this enhancement, you can effortlessly reset any changes made to global styles back to their original state. To try out this feature, simply make a few revisions to the global style and then open the revision panel. You’ll see a list of all the revisions, and at the bottom, there’s an option called “Reset to Default.” Click on it to return to the original settings. Now, you only need to go through one revision check instead of two (53281). Previously, the revision panel was only available after two styles of revisions were saved in the database.
Please help test global style revisions with this video to guide you:
Twenty Twenty-Four default theme is set to launch in 6.4. The theme for the year 2024 will use new design tools to make websites look better and be easier to edit. It will have special designs for three groups of people: entrepreneurs and small businesses, photographers and artists, and writers and bloggers. Here, you can find Related Gutenberg Issues and PRs.
Please help test the default Twenty Twenty-Four theme, this is the demo video:
In this release, ongoing efforts are being made to ensure a smooth and enjoyable writing experience in WordPress(#53305). These enhancements include the addition of new keyboard shortcuts and improvements in copying and pasting text from other sources. The Link preview feature (53566) now includes a convenient “Open in new tab” control, making it simpler to enable or disable this option. Additionally, toolbars for List, Quote, and Navigation blocks have been enhanced to make your writing and editing process more efficient.(#53699, #53697). Please help test using keyboard shortcuts and copying and testing text from other sources.
Please help test the improved writing experience for list items with this video to guide you:
Please help test the capture toolbar in the quote block with this video to guide you:
Please help test the ‘Open in New Tab’ feature with this video to guide you:
The List View in WordPress has undergone some great enhancements. Now, managing your content is even more straightforward and user-friendly. You can easily rename Group blocks using a handy options menu that pops up. When dealing with gallery and image blocks, you can now see previews of your media to make sure everything looks just right. Additionally, resizing and duplicating blocks have become much more efficient, with keyboard shortcuts available for quick actions. The List View now allows the escape key to deselect blocks if blocks are selected(48708). These improvements in the List View make organizing and editing your content in WordPress a breeze.
This video is showcasing the use Escape to deselect blocks feature:
Please help test by renaming group blocks in the list view with this video guide:
This image showcases a media preview for the gallery and image blocks:
Please help test by using keyboard shortcuts for duplicating blocks with this video to guide you:
The Command Palette has undergone several changes and improvements since its first introduction in WordPress 6.3. For example, you can now do more with blocks using new commands, including block transforms and the options to duplicate, copy, remove, and insert after/before. The Command Palette also looks different with a fresh design. Plus, it now supports adding commands without icons. If you’re using WordPress on a small screen, like a mobile phone, the Command Palette will work better for you. It also uses more consistent language and actions, making it easier to use. Lastly, there are improvements in snackbar motion, making your experience smoother. These changes make managing your WordPress site even easier and more user-friendly.
Please help test adding blocks by commands and registering commands without icons with this video to guide you:
This image shows you registering commands without icons.
This video is showing some improvement for the command palette on smaller screens:
Test with tweak and add more consistent commands:
This video displays snackbar motion, and you can test this feature by similarly giving commands.
Please check out more improvements to the recent updates made to the Command Palette.
Introducing the Block Hooks feature, a reimagined approach to the earlier concept of Auto-inserting Blocks. Basically, Block Hooks is an API that developers can use to make websites more flexible. It allows one block to attach itself to another block and show its content before or after that block. You can also attach a block to a parent block and make it appear at the beginning or end of the list of child blocks inside it. (53987)
Even though Block Hooks is mainly for developers, it also gives a nice experience to the end users by automatically inserting a block into a specific location. It lets developers place blocks where they want them to be and gives room for customization. The goal is to make block themes more adaptable with the help of plugins.
One thing to keep in mind is that the block using this API will only be auto-inserted if the original template or part hasn’t been changed by the user. This is done to respect the user’s choice. This API can only be applied with block patterns, template parts, and templates that come from the block theme files. It doesn’t alter anything the user has already created or changed on a website.
Note: This feature is a more technical item to test. Check out this for a more detailed guide.
Now, you no longer have to refresh the page when you switch between pages in a Query Loop block. There’s a new option that lets you turn this feature on or off whenever you want. This improved way of moving between pages is made possible by a special version of the Interactivity API, and it makes browsing smoother. Plus, you can also decide how many pages you want to show using the Query Page Numbers block for even more control. Query block: Client-side pagination (53812), make mid-size parameter settable for Query Pagination block. (#51216).
Please help test adding pagination in your query block. This video guides you through the pagination in the query block.
Client Side Pagination
In the List Block, a new feature has been introduced that allows you to merge consecutive lists instead of keeping them as individual blocks. This enhancement streamlines your editing experience by combining lists that appear one after another, making it easier to manage and format your content seamlessly. (52995)
Now, you can easily rename Group blocks to organize your content better (53735). This feature makes it simpler to identify and manage different sections of your page, streamlining your editing experience. Additionally, the introduction of background images for Group blocks brings more creativity and customization to your layouts. These enhancements empower you to create more organized and visually appealing content in WordPress. (53934)
Background image support to the Group block
Please help test by renaming the group blocks using this video guide.
Aspect ratio controls to the Featured ImageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. block were introduced in the 6.3 version, and now, these helpful controls have been extended to the placeholder of the Image block. This enhancement offers greater flexibility, particularly when designing wireframe-style patterns that establish a layout for users to fill in with their content.
You can select the default coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress./navigation-link variant within the core/navigation block, offering more flexibility and customization options for your navigation menus (50982)
Please test by adding navigation block and start customizing it with this video to guide you.
WordPress 6.4 introduces an improvement to the image experience with the new Image Lightbox feature. Recognizing the need for clarity in the user interface (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.), a dedicated Settings panel has been instituted for the image block. Within this panel, users can easily locate the Lightbox toggle, available both in Global Styles and Block settings.Display your pictures in an engaging way using the brand-new lightbox functionality. This cool feature will work with image blocks, so you can click on an image and see it in a bigger size right on top of your existing content. (51132)
Now, you can neatly group your patterns by categories when you create them. These categories are handy because you can use them to organize and find your patterns easily. You can also edit these categories in 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. when you’re editing a pattern.
To ensure this feature functions smoothly, here are the steps to follow: Begin by adding various user patterns, both synced and unsynced, assigning categories to each (remember to hit ‘enter’ or add a ‘,’ after each categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging.). Then, navigate to the site editor patterns page and verify that the categories appear in the left navigation panel. Confirm that selecting a category displays the corresponding patterns accurately and that theme patterns continue to appear as expected. Check that all patterns are accessible under ‘All Patterns’ and that the search function operates seamlessly. Lastly, duplicate a theme pattern and ensure that the new pattern inherits the same category. Additionally, when adding a user pattern with the ‘Footer’ category, make sure it displays alongside the theme Footer patterns, taking into account the category slug distinction (theme patterns use ‘footer’ while the user category name should match this).
To make things even simpler, all patterns, whether they’re synced or not, are listed together in one place. There’s no need to look in different tabs for synced patterns; they’re all in the same section. (53837)
Please help test creating categories, adding synced and unsynced patterns, and assign them categories with this video to guide you:
To maintain compatibility with Reusable blocks, you can now import and export patterns as JSON files, providing a straightforward way to transfer custom patterns between websites. (54337)
Please help test import and export patterns with this video to guide you:
If you find any issues, it’s best to share them on the WordPress.org alpha/beta forums, or, if you are more technically savvy and comfortable, on Core Trac. For helpful reporting guidelines, refer to the Test Reports section of the Test Handbook.
Please share feedback as soon as you can before the release on November 7, 2023.
A big thank you to @annezazu,@annebovelett @coachbirgit, and @rashiguptaa for reviewing and contributing to this post.
2023-09-26
Get ready for the next big release in the WordPress world! WordPress 6.3 is set to launch on August 8, 2023. Every 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. comes with exciting new features and improvements, and we need your help to make sure it’s the best it can be!
This is the first Call for Testing post for the 6.3 release. Be on the lookout 👀 for future posts that highlight additional enhancements in the release.
Stay up to date with the latest pre-release builds by checking the WordPress 6.3 Release Schedule for availability. For real-time updates and discussions, join the #core-test Slack channel. Engage in the testing community by participating in weekly scheduled team meetings and test scrubs.
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Please only test on a development siteDevelopment Site You can keep a copy of your live site in a separate environment. Maintaining a development site is a good practice that can let you make any changes and test them without affecting the live/production environment. and not on a production/live site. You can follow these instructions to set up a local installLocal Install A local install of WordPress is a way to create a staging environment by installing a LAMP or LEMP stack on your local computer. or use a tool like this to set up a development site.
Once your development site is set up, please install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester Plugin. After activation:
For more detailed steps, click this link for complete instructions.
At a high level, here are a few tips to keep in mind to get the most out of helping to test:
The new Command Palette (formerly “Command Center”) allows users to quickly navigate to specific pages, templates, or template parts, as well as offers an easy way to start to create new content in the site editor. From within the editor just use Cmd-k (macOS) or Ctrl-k (Windows) and start typing for a context-aware selection of commands and shortcuts. (49330)
For a brief video demonstration of this feature in action, see the Command Center Request for Feedback post.
Extenders can also find information on creating custom static, dynamic, and context-aware commands with this feature’s public API. (51169)
This feature allows site authors to seamlessly switch between template and page content editing within the site editor. 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. improvements also highlight what’s being edited – template or content – and allow for a more efficient workflow when building out a site. (44461, 50857)
Distraction Free mode, previously available in only the post and page editor, now brings the calmness to the site editor, offering a 1:1 preview to site authors. (51173)
Previews of block themes now launch in the site editor, providing efficient previews of locally-installed themes. To see this feature in action, navigate to Appearance > Themes and click “Live Preview” on any block-based theme.
This feature can also be accessed by appending the following to a site editor or frontend URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org: ?wp_theme_preview=theme-slug where theme-slug is a locally installed theme to preview (e.g. twentytwentytwo
This update introduces support for global style revisions in the site editor, providing the ability to review or roll back to a previous state. (50089)
This feature has been moved to a future version of WordPress so that it may undergo additional testing before release.
The new Time to Read block allows you to display the estimated time the average reader takes to read the current page or post. Letting readers know right off what their estimated reading time is helps them to decide if they should continue reading, or save the post for later.
Begin by adding the block from the block picker, or from an empty Paragraph block starting with the forward-slash (“/”) key, and start typing the block name: /time to read. (43403)
WordPress now introduces the versatile Details block, offering a seamless way to toggle the visibility of content, such as very long text, code samples, or spoilers. This block comes with two new inner blocks: Details Summary and Details Content. The summary is always visible, and the content is collapsable to be shown or hidden when readers toggle it.
Add the Details block through the block picker, or from an empty Paragraph block starting with the forward-slash (“/”) key, and start typing the block name: /details. (45055)
The Cover block now supports the text color design tool. The enhancement makes it easier for users and theme authors to customize the color for all inner blocks with a single setting. Along with this benefit, this change makes it easier to handle transforms from the Media & Text block. (41572)
The new Footnotes block is a powerful addition that automatically links and formats footnotes, allowing users to work efficiently while annotating content. Not an insertable block per se, Footnotes are activated by highlighting text in a block, and then in the context menu selecting More > Footnote. (51201)
Theme authors can now create custom styles for Caption elements directly via theme.json. Once added, options become available in the Styles interface, and allow creators and users to customize captions without touching code. (49141)
Adding a powerful feature to the Image Block that makes usage of this block much easier. Until now, to effectively replace one image with another, their size had to be the same. The image aspect ratio section solves this problem completely. New image size controller that comes with aspect ratio, scale, width, and height options. (51138, 51545)
The new “Curated” filter in the pattern directory helps users differentiate between CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.-bundled and community contributed patterns.
Effortlessly design and save patterns, just like the convenient reusable blocks you’re familiar with. Now you can easily create and save your favorite patterns as synced or unsynced patterns, saving you time and effort when designing your projects. You can find your saved patterns under Custom Patterns. (46248)
If you find any issues, it’s best to share them on the WordPress.org alpha/beta forums, or if you are more technically savvy and comfortable, on Core Trac. For helpful reporting guidelines, refer to the Test Reports section of the Test Handbook.
Please share feedback as soon as you can before the release on August 8, 2023.
A big thank you to @webtechpooja, @boniu91, @annezazu, and @costdev for contributing to this post.
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The previously monolithic “Post Comments” 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. has been updated to work in a more flexible and modular way by using child blocks. The new version is now called the “Comments 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, and it comes with new blocks that can be used as child blocks within it. These new Comments blocks allow users to define and change the layout of the post comments directly from the 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.
This post is a call for users to test the new blocks that can be used to build a comments section in a page or post (following the block paradigm). The results of this testing will allow the contributors behind the development of these blocks to decide whether or not they are ready to be included in the next release of WordPress (v6.0)
Please report your findings either as issues on GithubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ in the Gutenberg repository ,or in the comments below. If you have triage access, labelling any issue with “[Block] Comments Query Loop” would be very helpful. Alternatively, you can start the title of your issue with “Comments Blocks: ” to help those triaging the issues to label them appropriately.
The “Post Comments” block is the block that currently manages a comments section on a post or page,
For example, the Twenty-Twenty-Two theme uses this block in its “Single Post” template
But with this “Post Comments” block no option exists to change the styles and the layout of the comments from within the Editor. This block uses the comments_template() function internally to generate the HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. for that section and the styles are defined via CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site. files.
So, in summary, if you want to customize your comments section (change styles and layout) when using this “Post Comments” block you have to do a bit of coding
With the new Comments Query Loop block, you now have available a set of child blocks that enable you to customize the layout and styles of this section directly from within the Editor.
The new Comments Blocks that are available from Gutenberg v13.0 are:
The addition of these blocks to Gutenberg is just the beginning. With these blocks, in the future you will be able to create and share your own patterns for a comments section.
While there’s more information below to ensure you get everything set up properly, here are the key things to consider with regard to your testing environment:
gutenberg.zip available from the release page). Set proper 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 and themes
Customize the “Single Post” template to use the new “Comments Query Loop” block
Customize the Comments blocks styles and layouts and check the result of your changes in the frontend
In order to ensure you have comments to play with you can add demo content to your WordPress
Insert the “Post Comments Form” block to check the behavior of the Comment Reply Link and the ability to insert new comments
The “Post Comments Form” cannot itself be customised via the Block Editor as yet. There’s an issue open to work on this but for the purpose of this testing we can just use it as it is and focus the testing on the display of the comments
So, what type of things can you test with these blocks?
This Call for Testing is mainly to check that these blocks work as expected, that is, the changes in the styles and layout work as expected without bugs.
But just to provide some guidance, here are some aspects we specifically would like to have some feedback about:
Try to replicate a specific design on your comments section and check that you’re able to implement that design using just the Block Editor. For example you could try to apply 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. to the Avatar, or perhaps a two column layout with the avatar on the left and rest of the content on the right – let your imagination run wild!
Check that the comments section is fully accessible in both the Editor and the Frontend and report any issues you find in this regard.
Go to Settings > Discussion and check that the different options are fully compatible with the new Comments blocks (i.e. that they work as expected according to the options that have been enabled/disabled).
Test that the pagination links work as expected. To test this you’ll need enough comments for the comments to actually paginate. Comment pagination also needs to be enabled in the WordPress admin under Settings -> Discussion -> Break comments into pages
Thank you for helping to test these new Comments Blocks! With the adoption of Full Site Editing, bringing the power and flexibility of blocks to more parts of the page is really helpful in enabling users to customise their layouts and take full control of their sites.
Thanks to @mburridge @cbravobernal @santosguillamot for reviewing and helping shape this post
This release includes two new blocks and a way to change the focal point in a cover image 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.. It also implements a performance improvement when adding/removing blocks, several enhancements, bug fixes, documentation improvements, tooling updates, and removed 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. code now maintained in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress..
The goal of 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/ is to simplify the creation of rich pages and posts in WordPress by replacing old custom HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites., CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and shortcodes with native Blocks. The Gutenberg 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 is currently the main focus for the testing group and Gutenberg is the new editing experience in WordPress. To help test, please download
gutenberg.zip from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the plugin, and try testing any of the items listed below. You can also see other options for getting setup for testing in the handbook.
When testing, use the latest stable release of WordPress (5.0.3) and the Gutenberg 5.0 plugin (download using the links above). All testing is welcome even if it’s just one or two items!
gutenberg on GitHub. Thank you!
Please join us in #core-test on WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!
This release includes a lot of tweaks, bug fixes and performance improvements. It includes a new Async Rendering Mode for blocks so it’s important to test it with custom blocks.
The goal of 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/ is to simplify the creation of rich pages and posts in WordPress by replacing old custom HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites., CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and shortcodes with native Blocks. The Gutenberg 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 is currently the main focus for the testing group and Gutenberg is the new editing experience in WordPress. To help test, please download
gutenberg.zip from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the plugin, and try testing any of the items listed below. You can also see other options for getting setup for testing in the handbook.
When testing, use the latest stable release of WordPress (5.0.3) and the Gutenberg 4.9 plugin (download using the links above).
All testing is welcome even if it’s just one or two items!
gutenberg on GitHub. Thank you!
Please join us in #core-test on WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!
#4-9, #call-for-testing, #gutenberg
This release includes 5.0.3 fixes and other small improvements, including another round of performance improvements. It will line up with includes WordPress 5.0.3 fixes but it doesn’t align with it completely and can be first tested as 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 version 4.8.
gutenberg.zip from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the plugin, and try testing any of the items listed below. You can also see other options for getting setup for testing in the handbook.
When testing, use the latest stable release of WordPress (5.0.2) and the Gutenberg 4.8 plugin (download using the links above).
All testing is welcome even if it’s just one or two items!
dispatch action command 'wp.data.dispatch('core/editor').lockPostSaving('lockName');' then click on “Update”. Update button should not do any action if it is locked. (11809)show_in_rest, and check that you can see more than 10 taxonomies. (12971)'publicly_queryable' => false, check that you can save the post without any problems. (12800)gutenberg on GitHub. Thank you!
Block developers: make sure to be aware of deprecations.
Please join us in #core-test on WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!
#4-8, #call-for-testing, #gutenberg
This 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 includes several bug fixes and focuses on improving the performance 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. editor, particularly when editing large posts. It will line up with WordPress 5.0.1 and can be first tested as 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 version 4.7.
The goal of Gutenberg is to simplify the creation of rich pages and posts in WordPress by replacing old custom HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites., CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and shortcodes with native Blocks. The Gutenberg plugin is currently the main focus for the testing group and Gutenberg is the new editing experience in WordPress. To help test, please downloadgutenberg.zip from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the plugin, and try testing any of the items listed below. You can also see other options for getting setup for testing in the handbook.
Currently, you should be testing with WordPress 5.0 stable alongside the Gutenberg 4.7 plugin. This is because 5.1-alpha trunk is currently undergoing some cleanup (normally, testing with trunk is fine).
All testing is welcome even if it’s just one or two items!
Ctrl + backtick twice to jump to the top toolbar and back to the content area. (12390)gutenberg on GitHub. Thank you!
Block developers: make sure to be aware of deprecations.
Please join us in #core-test on WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!
Calls for testing WordPress 5.0 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. have been running since Oct 24, and the release is right around the corner. While we have highlighted a few plugins to test in past calls for testing here on make/test, it was pointed out that more 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 testing would be helpful to have and so let’s add it in!
Plugins that are most likely to have compatibility issues are those that modify the the interface of the post edit screen, perform actions on post update/save or add custom taxonomies. /hat tip @gschoppe via https://twitter.com/gschoppe/status/1070344946643816448To help test, you can install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin on a test site, select “Bleeding edge nightlies” from the Tools > Beta Testing page and then click “Update Now” on the Dashboard > Updates page in wp-admin. From there, pick any plugin from the list below and see what you can break. 🙂 If you find a plugin conflict between the plugin you are testing and 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/, the very best place to report it is to the plugin developer directly. Each plugin has a support forumSupport Forum WordPress Support Forums is a place to go for help and conversations around using WordPress. Also the place to go to report issues that are caused by errors with the WordPress code and implementations. available by using the Support tab at the top of the plugin directory page. You may also report plugin conflicts to the
gutenberg repository on GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ where you will likely get more help testing and advice on where and how to report back to the plugin author if needed.
To start, I’ve picked a handful of plugins either because they seem like good candidates from the popular plugins list or have been mentioned in gutenberg on GitHub or on this blog:
There are many more plugins to test, and suggestions are welcome if you think any should be added to this list. This list should be considered a starting point and anything from the first four pages of the popular plugins list would also be good to consider for testing. If you are able to help test, pick something you like, or that looks interesting to you, or (even better!) that you use on your own site.
It is worth noting that several of these plugins have been tested already and many developers have been working hard on updates along the way—some even include custom Gutenberg blocks. This call for testing is an extra way to try to provide help for those developers.
If you are a plugin developer and would like to add your plugin as a suggested addition for testing, it would be helpful to provide a link and a short list of testing ideas or steps to help testers get oriented with your work. Please leave a comment if you’re interested!
This release will have a short turnaround time for testing in order to allow the 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 and coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. code to get better aligned for merging.
The goal of 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/ is to simplify the creation of rich pages and posts in WordPress by replacing old custom HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites., CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and shortcodes with native Blocks. The Gutenberg plugin is currently the main focus for the testing group and Gutenberg is the new editing experience in WordPress.
To help test, please download gutenberg.zip from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the plugin, and try testing any of the items listed below. If you don’t have time to test everything on the list, try just doing a few items. All testing is welcome!
meta+A to select a 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 meta+A again to select all blocks. Test with Safari and Firefox. (8180)Alt+F10 to navigate to the block toolbar (not the editor toolbar). (11607)These are accessibility-related testing steps, though anyone can help test these!
You should test these if you’re willing to dig in a little deeper, if you know of (or can find) custom plugins that use some of the updated capabilities, or if you would like to help test Gutenberg with popular plugins.
If you find a new bug, please file it in gutenberg on GitHub. Thank you!
Block developers: make sure to be aware of deprecations.
Please join us in #core-test on WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!
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/ is currently the main focus for the testing group and it is the new editing experience in WordPress. The goal of Gutenberg is to simplify the creation of rich pages and posts in WordPress by replacing old custom HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites., CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and shortcodes with native Blocks.
To help test, please download gutenberg.zip from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the 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, and try testing any of the items listed below (or anything listed in the 4.2 release notes). Testing even just a few items is helpful. All testing is welcome!
Escape makes the block toolbar appear (note: Unified Toolbar mode should be off for this test). (10906)/img into a new block and check that the image block appears as an option. (10955)has-dates class appears in the source code both in the editor and on the front end. (10727)I wanted to call out accessibility-related testing steps this time in order to highlight some of the important accessibility updates coming through right now and because it may make sense to group them together while testing. Anyone can help test these!
Escape. (10906)Tab, press Spacebar, check that the “Block” tab is still focused. (10917)I’m also adding a separate section as an optional bonus round for testing. You should test these if you know of (or can find) custom plugins that use some of the updated capabilities (such as registering new toolbar buttons in blocks) or if you would like to help test Gutenberg with popular plugins. If you think of a plugin you’d like to see added, please comment to note it!
/сп into a new block. Note that searching for names with diacrytics should also work. (10961, 10770)If you find a new bug, please file it in gutenberg on GitHub. Thank you!
Block developers: note that there are several deprecations in 4.2 to keep an eye on. It is also noteworthy that you can now write a format that is usable across all blocks that use RichText (10209).
Please join us in #core-test on WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!
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