{"id":12029,"date":"2026-04-15T13:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/?p=12029"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:12:47","slug":"month-in-test-april-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/04\/15\/month-in-test-april-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Month in Test: April 14, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello and welcome to another edition of\u00a0<em>Month in Test<\/em>, the place where contributors of any skill level can find opportunities to contribute to WordPress through testing. You can find the Test Team in <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core-test\/\"> #core-test<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#calls-for-testing\">Calls for Testing \ud83d\udce3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#handbook\">Test Handbook\ud83d\udcd8<\/a>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#merging-of-test-handbook-in-github\">Merging of Test Handbook in\u00a0Github<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#weekly-testing\">Weekly Testing Roundup \ud83e\udd20<\/a>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#core-testing\">1. WordPress\u00a0Core\u00a0Testing<\/a>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#a-patch-testing\">a.\u00a0Patch Testing \ud83e\ude79<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#b-bug-reproduction\">b.\u00a0Bug Reproduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#c-test-team-issues\">c. Test Team Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#gutenberg\">2.\u00a0Gutenberg\u00a0Testing<\/a>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#a-gutenberg-bug-reproduction-testing\">a. Gutenberg Bug Reproduction Testing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#b-gutenberg-patch-testing\">b. Gutenberg Patch Testing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#profile-badges\">Profile Badge Awards \ud83c\udf89<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#read-watch-listen\">Read\/Watch\/Listen \ud83d\udd17<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#upcoming-meetings\">Upcoming Meetings \ud83d\uddd3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"calls-for-testing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calls for Testing \ud83d\udce3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/testing\/write-a-call-for-testing\/\">Calls for Testing<\/a>\u00a0can originate from any team, from themes to mobile apps to feature plugins. The following posts highlight features and releases that need special attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/02\/20\/help-test-wordpress-7-0\/\">Help Test WordPress 7.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/01\/27\/call-for-testing-customizable-navigation-mobile-overlays\/\">Call for Testing \u2013 Customizable Navigation (\u201cMobile\u201d) Overlays<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/02\/27\/call-for-testing-pattern-editing-and-content-only-interactivity-in-wordpress-7-0\/\">Call for Testing \u2013 Pattern editing and content-only interactivity in WordPress 7.0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"handbook\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test Handbook\u00a0\ud83d\udcd8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"merging-of-test-handbook-in-github\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Merging of Test Handbook in\u00a0<span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Github<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>GitHub<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 \u2018pull request\u2019 where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">https:\/\/github.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the last few weeks, a good number of test contributors embarked on the journey of reviewing our new Test Handbook based on GitHub. The Process has been concluded successfully with the merging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We want to inform that the\u00a0<strong>Test Handbook<\/strong>\u00a0is officially\u00a0<code>synced<\/code>. There might be a couple of bugs and things that are not looking good pending to be fixed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feel free to give it a check\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/\">here<\/a>,\u00a0and if you find any bugs, go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\">GitHub repository<\/a>\u00a0and report them.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can send a PR with the\u00a0fix,\u00a0or simply send the\u00a0<strong>issue<\/strong>, and we will check it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"weekly-testing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekly Testing Roundup \ud83e\udd20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bi-Weekly update:<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/updates\/tag\/test\/\">\u00a0Test Team Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a roundup of active tickets that are ready for testing contributions. Did you know that contributions to the<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/\">\u00a0Test Team<\/a>\u00a0are also a fantastic way to level up your WordPress knowledge and skills? Dive in to contribute, and gain coveted props\u00a0\ud83d\ude0e\u00a0for a coming release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"core-testing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. WordPress\u00a0<span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Core<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Core<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"a-patch-testing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">a.\u00a0Patch Testing \ud83e\ude79<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who? All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment. Why?<br><em><strong>It is necessary to<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/testing\/patch\/\">\u00a0apply proposed patches<\/a>\u00a0and test per the<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/test-reports\/testing-instructions\">\u00a0testing instructions<\/a>\u00a0in order to validate that a patch fixes the issue.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=accepted&amp;status=assigned&amp;status=new&amp;status=reopened&amp;status=reviewing&amp;changetime=1weekago..&amp;keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch&amp;milestone=!Awaiting+Review&amp;milestone=!&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=status&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=changetime&amp;col=keywords&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;col=component&amp;order=changetime\">\u00a0following tickets<\/a>\u00a0(8) have been reviewed and a patch provided, and need testers to apply the patch and manually test, then provide feedback through a<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/test-reports\/patch-testing\">\u00a0patch test report<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/23197\">#23197<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/23197\">wp-activate.php, without explanation, does not load site plugins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/63256\">#63256<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/63256\">Unnecessary array_map() call in get_terms() when object_ids is not set<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65051\">#65051<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65051\">$_REQUEST[\u2018term\u2019] used unsanitized in user search query<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/62819\">#62819<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/62819\">Twenty Fourteen: Latest Comments block font-size does not change with user settings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/45354\">#45354<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/45354\">Adding index for meta_key and post_id in postmeta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65050\">#65050<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65050\">REST API: Comments controller returns 403 instead of 404 for invalid post ID in update_item()<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/43746\">#43746<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/43746\">Custom post type single post feed returns a 404 if has_archive is set to false when calling register_post_type()<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65031\">#65031<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65031\">User Edit Screen Displays Misaligned Password Dashicon in WordPress 7.0-RC2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"b-bug-reproduction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">b.\u00a0Bug Reproduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is necessary to confirm if the bug is happening under multiple conditions and environments, using the bug reproduction report in order to validate the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=accepted&amp;status=assigned&amp;status=new&amp;status=reopened&amp;status=reviewing&amp;keywords=~needs-testing+-has-patch&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=status&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;col=component&amp;col=changetime&amp;desc=1&amp;order=changetime\">following tickets<\/a>\u00a0(134) have been reviewed and milestoned, and need testers to check the instructions and manually test if the issue is reproducible, then provide a bug reproduction report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/57858\">#57858<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/57858\">If permalink structure is set to \/%category%\/%postname% , WordPress will match a \/0\/ path as a category archive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/56615\">#56615<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/56615\">Running `build` scripts on Windows machines produces different results<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/60478\">#60478<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/60478\">Upgrade to jQuery 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/35871\">#35871<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/35871\">before_delete_post incorrectly triggered from edit.php to post.php<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/63768\">#63768<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/63768\">WP_Query will generate an unexpected SQL query when using switch_to_blog and post_type = any<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/18613\">#18613<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/18613\">get_adjacent_post() doesn\u2019t find private posts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"c-test-team-issues\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">c. Test Team Issues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the current activities being discussed in the Test Team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\">Github<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We need to review the Test Team Issues. If you have a possible solution, comment in the Issue or submit a PR.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Test Team Discussions<\/strong>\u00a0(23 Open)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/150\">Add cross-links between setup guides and patch testing report page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/115\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/131\">Weekly Slack digest for Gutenberg \u201cNeeds Testing\u201d issues in #core-test<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/114\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/127\">Proposal: Create Test (or Test Team) in WordPress GitHub Teams<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/113\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/119\">Add phpMyAdmin to docker-compose.override.yml for local DB inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/111\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/116\">Provide structured guidance for Core Trac ticket reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"gutenberg\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.\u00a0<span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Gutenberg<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Gutenberg<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 \u2018blocks\u2019 to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc.\r<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc4bWant to contribute to\u00a0<strong>WordPress\/Gutenberg<\/strong>? If you have a bug or an idea, read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/blob\/trunk\/CONTRIBUTING.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contributing guidelines<\/a>\u00a0before opening an issue. If you\u2019re ready to tackle some open issues,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/contribute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we\u2019ve collected some good first issues for you.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"a-gutenberg-bug-reproduction-testing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">a. Gutenberg Bug Reproduction Testing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22\">following tickets<\/a>\u00a0(7) have been filed reporting a known bug and needs testers to manually test, then provide feedback through a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/test-reports\/issue-reproduction\/\">bug reproduction<\/a>\u00a0report that the issue can be reproduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/77015\">Editor block styles for core button overwritten by random global styles<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/77015\">#77015<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76927\">Site Editor landing view shows blank page instead of front-page.html when static homepage is configured<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76927\">#76927<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76473\">Gutenberg Demo Link broken<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76473\">#76473<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76240\">Navigation Block: Focus trap behavior changes after submenu toggle<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76240\">#76240<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76236\">Custom HTML block: &lt;pre&gt; and &lt;blockquote&gt; display with forced overflow scroll and incorrect formatting<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/76236\">#76236<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"b-gutenberg-patch-testing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">b. Gutenberg Patch Testing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All contributors (not just developers) who can set up a local testing environment.<br>Why? It is necessary to<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/testing\/patch\/\">\u00a0apply proposed patches<\/a>\u00a0and test per the<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/test-reports\/#1-testing-instructions\">\u00a0testing instructions<\/a>\u00a0in order to validate that a patch fixes the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3A%22Needs+Testing%22\">\u00a0following tickets<\/a> have been reviewed, and a patch provided, and need testers to apply the patch and manually test, then provide feedback through a<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/test-reports\/#3-patch-testing\">\u00a0patch test report<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>None this month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"profile-badges\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profile Badge Awards \ud83c\udf89<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to the recipients of the Test Contributor Badge \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/vgnavada\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>vgnavada<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/gaisma22\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>gaisma22<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Kindly find the Contribution Guidelines\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/test-team-profile-badges\/#test-contributor-badge\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"read-watch-listen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read\/Watch\/Listen \ud83d\udd17<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WordPress Ecosystem Announcements\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/02\/ai-leaders-credential\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/03\/03\/php-only-block-registration\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/03\/announcing-my-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your Browser Becomes Your WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/02\/25\/developer-documentation-restored\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/03\/wp-packages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Packages is Working the Way Open Source Should<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/02\/03\/proposal-for-merging-wp-ai-client-into-wordpress-7-0\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/04\/whats-new-for-developers-april-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u2019s new for developers? (April 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/02\/25\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-22-6-25-february\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/04\/wordpress-build-the-next-generation-of-wordpress-plugin-build-tooling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@wordpress\/build, the next generation of WordPress plugin build tooling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/02\/wordpress-7-0-beta-2\/\">What\u2019s new for developers? (March 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/01\/27\/bug-scrub-schedule-for-wordpress-7-0\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/04\/08\/tt7-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twenty Twenty-Seven: Team Announcement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/04\/01\/building-a-custom-sync-provider-for-real-time-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building a custom sync provider for real-time collaboration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/04\/11\/elevating-individuals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elevating Individuals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test Team Announcements\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Weekly Patch Testing Scrub<\/strong>: Tuesday at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?hour=15&amp;min=00&amp;sec=0\">15:00 UTC<\/a>\u00a0(runs every week)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weekly Test Chat<\/strong>: Thursday at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?hour=15&amp;min=00&amp;sec=0\">15:00 UTC<\/a>\u00a0(runs every week)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monthly Voice Test Chat<\/strong>: First Thursday of each month at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?hour=15&amp;min=00&amp;sec=0\">15:00 UTC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call for Testing\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/02\/20\/help-test-wordpress-7-0\/\">Help Test WordPress 7.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/01\/27\/call-for-testing-customizable-navigation-mobile-overlays\/\">Call for Testing \u2013 Customizable Navigation (\u201cMobile\u201d) Overlays<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/02\/27\/call-for-testing-pattern-editing-and-content-only-interactivity-in-wordpress-7-0\/\">Call for Testing \u2013 Pattern editing and content-only interactivity in WordPress 7.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=accepted&amp;status=assigned&amp;status=new&amp;status=reopened&amp;status=reviewing&amp;changetime=1weekago..&amp;keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch&amp;milestone=!Awaiting+Review&amp;milestone=!&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=status&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=changetime&amp;col=keywords&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;col=component&amp;order=changetime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patch Testing Issues<\/a>\u00a0that need testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"upcoming-meetings\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Meetings \ud83d\uddd3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea8There will be regular<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core-test\/\">\u00a0#core-test<\/a>\u00a0meetings. The schedule is being worked on and final schedule will be shared after finalizing the discussion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/meetings\/#test\">Schedule<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20260416T1500\">Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 20:30 GMT+5:30<\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0 &lt;Test-chat&gt; in<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core-test\/\">#core-test<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20260421T1500\">Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at 20:30 GMT+5:30<\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0 &lt;Patch-Testing-Scrub&gt; in<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core-test\/\">#core-test<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in hosting a &lt;test-scrub&gt;? Test Team needs you! 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