Title: Core Team Update – July 17, 2023 Author: Tonya Mork Published: July 17, 2023 Last modified: December 14, 2023 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) [Tonya Mork](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) 2:26 pm _on_ July 17, 2023 Tags: [core ( 66 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/core/) # Core Team Update – July 17, 2023 ## Overview * [Core DevChat held on Jul 12th](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/12/dev-chat-summary-july-12-2023-2/). * [Editor chat held on Jul 12th](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/14/editor-chat-summary-12-july-2023/). * [New Contributor meeting held on Jul 5th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1689188419136989). ### Code Overview * CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.: [A Week in Core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/18/a-week-in-core-july-17-2023/)( TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.[https://core.trac.wordpress.org/](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/). and svn): - 78 commits by 15 committers. - 135 contributors including 23 new contributors. - 61 Trac tickets created. - 12 Trac tickets reopened. - 70 Trac 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 β€˜blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/): - [110 commits to `trunk`](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/commits/trunk?since=2023-07-10&until=2023-07-16). - [90 new issues opened](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+created%3A2023-07-10..2023-07-16). - [99 issues closed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A2023-07-10..2023-07-16+). ## Releases * Gutenberg releases: - 🏁 [16.2.1 released on Jul 13th](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v16.2.1) with 1 enhancement and 1 bug fix. - 🏁 [16.2.0 released on Jul 12th](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/14/whats-new-in-gutenberg-16-2-12-july/). - 🏁 [16.2.0 RC3 released on Jul 10th](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v16.2.0-rc.3)( no production changes). - 🏁 [16.2.0 RC2 released on Jul 10th](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v16.2.0-rc.2) with 6 bug fixes. * [6.3 major release](https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-3): - 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 4 released on Jul 11th](https://wordpress.org/news/2023/07/wordpress-6-3-beta-4/), includes 40+ (Editor) and 60+ (Trac) fixes. - [Bug Scrubs](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/05/25/bug-scrub-schedule-for-6-3/): held on [Jul 10th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1689019297480159), [Jul 11th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1689051601799609), [Jul 12th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1689138112019309), and [Jul 13th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1689267614968499). - Code Activity: * [61 commits in Core’s `trunk`](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commits/trunk/?since=2023-07-10&until=2023-07-16). * [69 Trac tickets closed](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=closed&changetime=07%2F10%2F2023..07%2F17%2F2023&milestone=6.3&col=id&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=id). * [7 new Trac tickets opened](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?milestone=6.3&time=07%2F10%2F2023..07%2F17%2F2023&col=id&col=summary&col=time&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=id). * [5 commits in Gutenberg `wp/6.3` branch](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/commits/wp/6.3?since=2023-07-10&until=2023-07-16). ## Highlights: * [PHP 5 support dropped in 6.3 Beta 4](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/05/dropping-support-for-php-5/). * Phase 3: [Real-time Collaboration: architecture](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/13/real-time-collaboration-architecture/), which shares the proposed technical architecture to implement real-time collaboration in WP Admin (Post and Site editors). * [What’s new for developers? (July 2023)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/07/10/whats-new-for-developers-july-2023/) * Phase 3: Collaboration Roadmap: - [Block Library](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/10/block-library/) published on Jul 10th. - [Admin Design](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/12/admin-design/) published on Jul 12th. 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