The Health Check 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 nearing ready for a new release, once the 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) tickets are handled, and the design implementations are finalized, we’ll be looking to make any string changes needed and getting a new version of the plugin out.
It’s desirable to get the plugin version out, before the parts planned for coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. are created, as it lets us know that the base going into core is reliable.
Support Appreciation Day was an item we discussed a few weeks back, and we believe it has some merit. After a bit of initial brainstorming, we’ve opened up the document for wider sharing and input to ensure we get all the bits and pieces right.
If you’re interested, and perhaps you’d like to help put things together in some capacity, please give the post about it a read and get in touch.
WordPress 5.1
One week in, and we’ve thankfully not observed any major issues with WordPress 5.1 that haven’t already been tackled in some form or another. We’re looking at a smooth release at this point.
Checking in with international liaisons
We had members of the Italian, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Urdu, Indian and Hindi communities take part during our weekly chat.
Open floor
We had a question about embedding an image uploader in the support areas of WordPress.org, and although sharing screenshots is a hurdle for users, we don’t wish to take on responsibilities for the media users may upload. CloudUp and imgur should both auto-embed on the support forums though, and are great alternatives. https://snag.gy/ was also mentioned as an option, as they have a comprehensive guide on taking and sharing screenshots.
Read the meeting transcript in the Slack archives. (A Slack account is required)