Core Team Update – July 3, 2023

Overview

• CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. DevChat not held this week, as a 6.3 Bug Scrub happened instead.
• Editor chat held on Jun 28th.

Code Overview

• Core: A Week in Core (TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. and svn):
  • 88 commits by 16 committers.
  • 143 contributors with 18 new contributors.
  • 87 tickets created.
  • 19 tickets reopened.
  • 115 tickets closed.
• 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/:
  • 121 commits to trunk.
  • 175 new issues opened.
  • 128 issues closed.

Releases

• Gutenberg releases:
  • 🏁 16.1.0 released on Jun 28th.
  • 🏁 16.1.0 RC2 released on Jun 27th.
• 6.3 major release:
  • Current development phase: 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..
  • 🏁 6.3.0 Beta 2 released on Jun 28th.
  • Bug Scrub: held on Jun 27th and Jun 29th.
  • Code Activity:
    • 94 commits on Core trunk.
    • 43 Trac tickets closed.
    • 32 new Trac tickets opened.
    • 8 commits in Gutenberg wp/6.3 branch.

Highlights:

• WordPress 6.3 Beta 1 cancelled and replaced by Beta 2, that happened the next day.
• 6.3 Release Parties Schedule and hosts.
• Hallway Hangout: Performance Improvements for WordPress 6.3.

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