Title: Core Team Update – March 11, 2024 Author: Sarah Norris Published: March 11, 2024 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikachan/) [Sarah Norris](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikachan/) 11:13 pm _on_ March 11, 2024 Tags: [core ( 66 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/core/), [core-editor ( 14 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/core-editor/)    # Core Team Update – March 11, 2024 ## Overview * DevChat meeting held on March 6. - [The agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/05/agenda-dev-chat-wednesday-march-6-2024/) with post highlights and updates from next releases and 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/). - [The summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/07/summary-dev-chat-march-6-2024/). * DevChat meeting held on February 28. - [The agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/02/28/agenda-dev-chat-wednesday-february-28-2024/). - [The summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/02/29/summary-dev-chat-february-28-2024/). ## Code Overview Data is from March 4 – March 11. * 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): - [43 commits](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline?from=03%2F11%2F2024&daysback=7&authors=&changeset=on&repo-=on&repo-design=on&repo-tests=on&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&update=Update)(- 15 from last week). - [60 new tickets opened](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?time=03%2F04%2F2024..03%2F11%2F2024&col=id&col=summary&col=time&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=time)( +12 from last week). - [86 tickets closed](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&changetime=03%2F04%2F2024..03%2F11%2F2024&col=id&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&order=id)(- 22 from last week). * Gutenberg: - [72 commits to trunk](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/commits/trunk?since=2024-03-048&until=2024-03-11)(- 28 from last week). - [79 new issues opened](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+created%3A2024-03-04..2024-03-11+)( +22 from last week). - [58 issues closed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A2024-03-04..2024-03-11)(- 10 from last week). ## Releases * Gutenberg releases: - 🏁 [17.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/02/28/whats-new-in-gutenberg-17-8-28-february/) was released on February 28. * 6.4 minor releases: - [Discussion](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C055Y7FKS7N/p1709674959711639) about potential 6.4.4. - 6.4.4: * [2 open Trac tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/minor/workflow). * [0 commits](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commits/6.4?since=2024-03-04&until=2024-03-11) to Core’s 6.4 branch. * [0 commits](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/commits/wp/6.4/?since=2024-03-04&until=2024-03-11) to Gutenberg’s `wp/6.4` branch. * [6.5 major release](https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-5/) is underway: - Current development phase: RCRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge.. - [Bug scrubs](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/11/14/bug-scrub-schedule-for-wordpress-6-5/): none this week. - [Core Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/major/workflow): * [42 commits](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commits/trunk?since=2024-03-04&until=2024-03-11&before=e5a779515cef15166ca05777a7ca2cb212ddce35+35)(- 16 from last week). * [6 open tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=03%2F04%2F2024..03%2F11%2F2024&milestone=6.5&group=type&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority): - 2 defects / bugs. - 4 enhancements, feature requests, and blessed tasks. * [0 early tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=03%2F04%2F2024..03%2F11%2F2024&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: * [26 commits](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/commits/wp/6.5?since=2024-03-04&until=2024-03-11) to Gutenberg’s `wp/6.5` branch. * [Editor tasks board](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/148/views/1): - 9 open tasks. - 228 done tasks. - 0 punted tasks. ## Highlights: * [A Week in Core – March 4, 2024](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/06/a-week-in-core-march-4-2024/) * [Unblocking WP6.5 – Font Library and Synced Pattern Overrides](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/07/unblocking-wp6-5-font-library-and-synced-pattern-overrides/) * [There are many new dev notes for 6.5](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes-6-5/) * [Miscellaneous developer changes in WordPress 6.5](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/08/miscellaneous-developer-changes-in-wordpress-6-5/) * [What’s new in Gutenberg 17.8? 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