Title: Core Team Update – December 18, 2023 Author: Tonya Mork Published: December 18, 2023 Last modified: January 3, 2024 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) [Tonya Mork](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) 3:00 pm _on_ December 18, 2023 Tags: [core ( 66 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/core/), [core-editor ( 14 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/core-editor/)    # Core Team Update – December 18, 2023 ## Overview * Extended [2024 Team Rep nominations](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/12/04/nominations-for-core-team-reps-2024-edition/) period to Jan 12th. * [DevChat held on Dec 13th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1702497611816279)– last chat of the year. * [New Contributors meeting held on Dec 13th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1702494017196239). ## Code Overview * CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. (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): - [16 commits](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline?from=12%2F17%2F2023&daysback=6&authors=&changeset=on&repo-=on&repo-design=on&repo-tests=on&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&update=Update)(- 6 from last week). - [46 new tickets opened](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?time=12%2F11%2F2023..12%2F18%2F2023&col=id&col=summary&col=time&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=id)( +7 from last week). - [41 tickets closed](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&changetime=12%2F11%2F2023..12%2F18%2F2023&col=id&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&order=id)(- 4 from last week). * 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/): - [117 commits to trunk](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/commits/trunk?since=2023-12-11&until=2023-12-17)( +12 from last week). - [44 new issues opened](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+created%3A2023-12-11..2023-12-17)( +4 from last week). - [53 issues closed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A2023-12-11..2023-12-17)( +6 from last week). ## Releases * Gutenberg releases: - 🏁 [17.2.3 released on Dec 15th](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v17.2.3)– 1 bug fix. - 🏁 [17.2.2 released on Dec 14th](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v17.2.2)– 1 bug fix. - 🏁 [17.3.0 RC1 released on Dec 13th](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v17.3.0-rc.1). - 🏁 [17.2.1 released on Dec 12th](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v17.2.1)– 1 bug fix. * 6.4 minor releases: - [Bug Scrubs](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/12/13/6-4-3-maintenance-release-bug-scrub/): held on [Dec 14th](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1702569641076719). - 6.4.3: [8 open Trac tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/minor/workflow). * [6.5 major release](https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-5/) is underway: - Current development phase: Early Alpha. - [Bug scrubs](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/11/14/bug-scrub-schedule-for-wordpress-6-5/): [no one attended this past week’s scrub](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1701802805426879). - [Core Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/major/workflow): * [14 commits](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commits/trunk?since=2023-12-11&until=2023-12-17)(- 7 from last week). * [225 open tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=..12%2F18%2F2023&milestone=6.5&group=type&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority)(- 32 from last week): - 134 defects / bugs. - 91 enhancements, feature requests, and blessed tasks. * [9 early tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=..12%2F18%2F2023&keywords=~early&milestone=6.5&group=type&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority)( no change from last week). - Gutenberg: * See the [Editor tasks board](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/148/views/1). ## Highlights: * [Alerts added to Pull Requests (PRs) with details of how to test using WordPress Playground](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1702500005318749). 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