Jb Audras 3:00 pm on October 18, 2021
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Bug Scrub Schedule for 5.9

With 5.9 well underway, we’re ready to schedule the 5.9 bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. scrub sessions. These 5.9 specific ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. scrubs will happen each week until the final release.

Alpha Scrubs:

Hosted by @audrasjb

Hosted by @chaion07 (APAC-friendly)

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. Scrubs:

Focus: issues reported from the previous beta.

RC Scrubs:

Focus: issues reported from the previous RC

Check this schedule often, as it will change to reflect the latest information.

What about recurring component scrubs and triagetriage The act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. sessions?

The above 5.9 scheduled bug scrubs are separate and in addition.

For your reference, here are some of the recurring sessions:

  • Twenty Twenty-Two Triage: Every Monday 15:00 UTC in the #core-themes channel.
  • 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/ Design Triage: Every Tuesday 16:00 UTC in the #design channel.
  • 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) Scrub: Every Friday 15:00 UTC in the #accessibility channel.
  • Testing Scrub: Every Friday 13:15 UTC in the #core-test channel.
  • CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. Scrub: First Thursday of every month 20:00 UTC in the #core-css channel.
  • Upgrade/Install Component: Every Tuesday at 17:00 UTC in the #core-auto-update channel.
  • Help/About Component: Every Monday, 19:00 UTC in the #core channel.

Want to lead a bug scrub?

Did you know that anyone can lead a bug scrub at anytime? Yes, you can!

How? PingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” @audrasjb or @chaion07 on slackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. and let us know the day and time you’re considering as well as the report or tickets you want to scrub.

Planning one that’s 5.9-focused? Awesome! We’ll add it to the schedule here. You’ll get well deserved props in the weekly Dev Chat, as well as in the #props Slack channel!

Where can you find tickets to scrub?

  • Report 5 provides a list of all open 5.9 tickets:
    • Use this list to focus on highest priority tickets first.
    • Use this list to focus on tickets that haven’t received love in a while.
  • Report 6 provides a list of open 5.9 tickets ordered by workflow.

Need a refresher on bug scrubs? Checkout Leading Bug Scrubs in the coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. handbook.

Questions?

Have a question, concern, or suggestion? Want to lead a bug scrub? Please leave a comment or reach out directly to @audrasjb or @chaion07 on slack.

Thanks @jeffpaul for proof-reading.

#5-9, #bug-scrub

Lara Schenck 7:28 pm on November 4, 2021
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CSS Chat Agenda: November 4, 2021

The next weekly CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. meeting is today Thursday, November 4, 2021, 05:00 PM EDT in the #core-css channel in Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.. If there are any other topics you’d like to discuss, please leave a comment on this post.

There will also be a CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. CSS Triagetriage The act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. starting at 20:00pm UTC, an hour before the meeting.

Meeting Agenda

  • Welcome (21:00pm UTC)
  • Announcements & housekeeping
  • CSS Custom Properties (#49930)
  • Open floor / CSS link share

See you there!

#agenda, #core-css

David Ryan 10:08 pm on November 3, 2021
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Dev Chat Summary: November 3, 2021

@francina led the weekly meeting at 20:00 UTC. Here is the meeting agenda.

Link to this <dev-chat> in #core on Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

Notable news and blogblog (versus network, site) posts

Component Team Updates

CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.

  • PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8.1 compatibility fixes #53635
  • PHP Coding Standards fixes for 5.9 #53359
  • Removed role="navigation" from Core & Bundled Themes #54054
  • Permalinks: sanitize non-visible characters. #47912

@francina and @audrasjb highlighted the call for new Core Team reps for the next calendar year, emphasized reps do not need to be experienced contributors or developers to fill the role and outlined some of the main tasks.

Also, contributors are still needed for the WordPress 5.9 Release Squad (details on the responsibilities).

Build/Test Tools

  • Preliminary work on visual regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. tests in Core. #49606
  • Continuing work on end-to-end (e2e) tests in Core. #49507
  • Add missing @covers to PHPUnit tests. #39265
  • Improving Slack Notifications via GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Actions. #53363

Date/Time

  • Improved inline documentation #53399

About/Help

  • Next bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. scrub is Monday, November 8 at 19:00 UTC, following three prior scrubs for 5.9.

Editor

  • 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/ 11.9 (the last release going into WordPress 5.9) has an RC cutoff of November 5.

Open Floor

  • @hellofromtonya called out the WordPress 5.9 Feature Freeze is November 9. Work then shifts to defect tickets until the 5.9 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. 1 target date of November 16.
  • @francina brought up a Gutenberg PR (36168) to remove the CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. menu item when BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Themes are active. @johnbillion raised #54370 in relation to this change. If you build a 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 extends the Customizer, please test with this change!

Watch For

  • WordPress 5.8.2 is currently in RC’s. Minor releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. expected on November 10.
  • WordPress 5.9 Feature Freeze is November 9.
  • Our next Weekly Developer Chat is Wednesday, November 10 at 20:00 UTC

#5-8-2, #5-9, #dev-chat, #summary

Justin Ahinon 3:28 pm on November 3, 2021
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Performance team meeting summary – November, 2 2021

@justinahinon led the meeting. You can also read the Slack logs.

Performance team resources/reading materials

If this is the first time you are hearing about the WordPress performance team, here are some links to get you started:

Defining focus areas and working groups

Since the initial post on the proposal to create the team, there have been additional ideas on what it should work on. We need a bit of prioritization. Of course all performance work is important, and all contributions are welcome, as always.

To have a guideline for the next steps, the attendees decided to choose in the spreadsheet mentioned above from the aspects that have the highest number of interested contributors. These topics will be organized in working groups, that will be discussed during the weekly meetings.

Here are the working groups:

  • Images: Serving images in good quality but as small as possible
  • JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/.: Optimizing JavaScript orchestration
  • Site Health: Providing the user with data to understand performance
  • Measurement: Compiling data and analysis, and reporting on performance

To make sure we are making steady progress, we asked for at least one volunteer per working group to commit to attending weekly meetings to give updates on what is being done, and possibly how other contributors could help. Here’s the thread on Slack where you can express your interest in doing so.

Next steps for this team

The next steps for the team and the working groups are the following:

  1. Define the logistics for each group (tracking, POCs etc.)
  2. Kickoff meeting for each 4 area

If you are interested in exploring or helping with one of these, please feel free to add their .org username in the Focus Area speadsheet.

Open Floor

Several ideas were brought up during the meeting, about the organization of the team, potential tools or ideas for exploration. Here are some of them:

About tooling/documentation/information about performance and monitoring

About some work that is already being done for performance

@audrasjb is doing some work for the Site Health focus. Audras is working on a feature plugin on Benchmarks in Site Health, number of CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets./JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. assets loaded.

Thanks @francina and @tweetythierry for the peer review

#meeting, #performance, #performance-chat, #summary

Francesca Marano 11:57 am on November 3, 2021
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Dev Chat Agenda for November 3, 2021

Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meeting to occur on November 3 2021, at 20:00 UTC.

Please note that depending on your timezone, the time may have changed with the end of daylight saving time.

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights and announcements

Bringing to your attention some interesting reads and some call for feedback and/or volunteers:

Next releases status update

Have you been working on 5.9 related issues? Let everyone know!

Components check-in and status updates

  • Check-in with each component for status updates.
  • Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items above?

Please leave a comment, and say whether or not you’ll be in the chat, so the group can either give you the floor or bring up your topic for you accordingly.

This meeting happens in the #core channel. To join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the Making WordPress Slack.

#5-9, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

Jonathan Desrosiers 8:11 pm on November 2, 2021
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WordPress 5.8.2 RC 1

WordPress 5.8.2 Release Candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). 1 (RC1) is available for testing!

Some ways you can help testing WordPress 5.8.2 RC1:

  • Use the WordPress Beta Tester 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
    • as this is a minor RC release, select the Point ReleaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. channel and the Nightlies stream. This will be the latest build including the RC and potentially any subsequent commits in trunk).
  • Use WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is http://wp-cli.org/ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/ to test: wp core update https://wordpress.org/wordpress-5.8.2-RC1.zip
  • Directly download the 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./RC version (https://wordpress.org/wordpress-5.8.2-RC1.zip)

What’s in this release candidate?

5.8.2 Release Candidate 1 features 3 bug fixes on CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress..

The following core tickets from TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. are fixed:

  • #54207 – ca-bundle.crt contains expired certificate DST Root CA X3
  • #54129 – Undefined index posts_per_page in ajax-actions.php
  • #54323 – Too few arguments for function (closure)

What’s next?

The dev-reviewed workflow (double committercommitter A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component. sign-off) is now in effect when making any changes to the 5.8 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch"..

As per the proposed WordPress 5.8.2 schedule, the final release is expected on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Please note that this date can change depending on possible issues after RC1 is released. Coordination will happen in the WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. #5-8-release-leads channel.

A special thanks to everyone who helped test, raised issues, and helped to fix tickets. With this release candidate testing continues, so please, help test!

The 5.8.2 release is being led by @desrosj and @circlecube.

Props @circlecube and @audrasjb for peer review.

#5-8, #5-8-2, #minor-releases, #releases

Sarah Norris 3:42 pm on November 2, 2021
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X-post: Block-based Themes Meeting Agenda: November 3, 2021

X-post from +make.wordpress.org/themes: Block-based Themes Meeting Agenda: November 3, 2021

annezazu 3:14 pm on November 2, 2021
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Core Editor Improvement: Introducing template part focus mode

These “CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Editor Improvement…” posts (labelled with the #core-editor-improvement tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.)) are a series dedicated to highlighting various new features, improvements, and more from Core Editor related projects. 

With more tools to edit your entire site, this new view was created to allow folks to have a space to focus specifically on editing a single template part, like a headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. or footer. At a high level, this focused mode helps eliminate distractions when editing template parts, provide a pathway for backwards compatibility, and opens up new possibilities around permissions.

You will be able to access this mode in a few ways once 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/ 11.9 is released and, if all goes well, in WordPress 5.9: 

  • Select the template part in the Site editor > Click on the three dot menu > Select “Edit Header” or the respective template part name. 
  • Select the template part in List View > Click on the three dot menu > Select “Edit Header” or the respective template part name. 
  • From the Browsing sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. > Navigate to Template Parts > Select the template part you want to customize.
  • From the Top Toolbar > Click on the three dot menu under “Areas” next to the template part you want to customize.

Keep in mind that some of these flows may change as the site editing flows get prepared for 5.9!

As you explore this mode, you’ll notice a few extra touches too, including the visual background similar to the template editor mode to indicate that you’re in a new editing environment and the ability to resize the editing field horizontally with drag handles. There’s always more to be done though, particularly around clarifying when different edits are global vs local.

Looking forward, this work will ultimately pave the path for a smooth transition into blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. themes by turning existing widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. areas into block template parts. It also creates the ability to have only folks with certain permissions the ability to edit a template part directly, building on the work around template locking. The UXUX User experience lessons learned from this effort will inevitably benefit future projects like the Navigation Editor too!

For a deep dive of all that went into this project, check out this overview issue. To be on the cutting edge, use Gutenberg 11.9 when it’s released or check out the current version today to get a sense of what it can do without the latest and greatest PRs. If you’re game to wait a bit longer, expect to see it in WordPress 5.9 coming in December. 

Thank you to @jameskoster for the video and @priethor @bph @kevin940726 for reviewing the content.

#core-editor, #gutenberg

Ajit Bohra 6:31 am on November 2, 2021
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Editor Chat Agenda: 03 November 2021

Facilitator and notetaker @ajitbohra

This is the agenda for the weekly editor chat scheduled for Wednesday, 03 November 2021, 14:00 UTC.

This meeting is held in the #core-editor channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

Even if you can’t make the meeting, you’re encouraged to share anything relevant for the meeting in the comments below:

  • If you have anything to share for the Task Coordination section, please leave it as a comment on this post.
  • If you have anything to propose for the agenda or other specific items related to those listed above, please leave a comment below.

#core-editor #core-editor-agenda #agenda #meetings

Jb Audras 11:17 pm on November 1, 2021
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A Week in Core – November 1, 2021

Welcome back to a new issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between October 25 and November 1, 2021.

  • 33 commits
  • 38 contributors
  • 44 tickets created
  • 5 tickets reopened
  • 34 tickets closed

The Core team is currently working on the next point (5.8.2) and major (5.9) releases 🛠

Worth noting that each feature slated to the 5.9 milestone has been validated, that the Twenty Twenty-Two Theme development is on the way, and the 5.9 bug scrub schedule has been published 🚀

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the Trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus.

Code changes

Administration

  • Hide mobile menu on focusout – #53587

Application Passwords

  • Add end-to-end (e2e) tests – #54241
  • Various docblockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) improvements – #53399, #42790

Build/Test Tools

  • Adjust SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. notifications for scheduled and workflow_dispatch events – #53363
  • Escape $ within commit messages for $variables – #53363
  • Ignore “null to nullable” deprecations for select tests – #53635
  • Use correct URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org for a GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ Action workflow run – #53363
  • Some test improvements for clean_dirsize_cache() tests: – #52241, #53363

Coding Standards

  • Correct alignment in WP_Site_Health::get_test_update_temp_backup_writable() – #51857, #53359
  • Correct alignment in wp_enqueue_global_styles() – #53359
  • Rename the $process variable to $processed_response for clarity in WP_Http_Streams::request() – #53359

Date/Time

  • Improve the docblocks for various date and time related functions – #53399, #28992, #40653

Docs

  • Add a @since note for the rest_namespace argument of register_post_type() and register_taxonomy() – #53399
  • Add a @since note to WP_REST_Post_Types_Controller::get_item_schema() for the supports and visibility properties – #53399
  • Document the usage of some globals in wp-includes/script-loader.php – #53399
  • Further update the debug_information filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. description per the documentation standards – #53399
  • Miscellaneous docblock improvements – #53399
  • Miscellaneous docblock improvements – #53399

Editor

  • Include post’s title in editor title element – #52314

General

  • Remove role="navigation" from nav elements – #54054

HTTPHTTP HTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

  • add suggested filename support to download_url() – #38231

KSES

  • Add options for restricting tags based upon their attributes – #54261

Media

  • Close attachment details modal with esc key – #53924
  • Remove deprecated click function in media uploader – #53261

REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.

  • Add visibility information to the Post Types controller – #54055
  • Send a 500 status code when JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. encoding fails – #53056
  • Support custom namespaces for custom post types – #53656
  • Support custom namespaces for taxonomies – #54267

Role/Capability

  • Add support for capability queries in WP_User_Query – #16841

Script Loader

  • Correct the number of arguments passed to the closure in enqueue_block_styles_assets() – #54323

Site Health

  • Correct and improve the documentation for the debug_information hook – #53399
  • Internationalizes count in the info section headings – #54341

Widgets

  • Use a text-based button to select location – #53311

Props

Thanks to the 38 people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week: @swissspidy (5), @sabernhardt (4), @spacedmonkey (4), @peterwilsoncc (3), @costdev (3), @dd32 (2), @jrf (2), @ocean90 (2), @AmethystAnswers (1), @sourovroy (1), @kaneva (1), @vondelphia (1), @boonebgorges (1), @scribu (1), @lgladdly (1), @SergeyBiryukov (1), @aristath (1), @shimon246 (1), @gziolo (1), @cklosows (1), @johnjamesjacoby (1), @kapilpaul (1), @jorbin (1), @desrosj (1), @lalitjalandhar (1), @hermpheus (1), @pento (1), @isabel_brison (1), @kevin940726 (1), @juhise (1), @justinahinon (1), @mukesh27 (1), @hellofromTonya (1), @audrasjb (1), @alexstine (1), @skierpage (1), @johnbillion (1), and @psrpinto (1).

Congrats and welcome to our 5 new contributors of the week: @shimon246, @lalitjalandhar, @sourovroy, @vondelphia, and @kaneva ♥️

Core committers: @sergeybiryukov (9), @joedolson (6), @johnbillion (5), @timothyblynjacobs (4), @hellofromtonya (3), @desrosj (3), @pento (1), @swissspidy (1), and @johnjamesjacoby (1).

#5-8-2, #5-9, #core, #week-in-core

Andrei Draganescu 3:05 pm on November 1, 2021
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Editor chat summary: 27 October, 2021

This post summarizes the weekly editor chat meeting (agenda here) held on  Wednesday, October 27 2021, 04:00 PM GMT+1. in Slack. Moderated by @andraganescu.

General updates

Future agendas we should drop the “What’s Next in ..” reminder link as the Go/No Go post supersedes the “What’s Next”.

@juanmaguitar asked who are the Proposed WordPress 5.9 Leads and got directed to the early squad list here that should be published soon.

@noisysocks mentioned Gutenberg 11.9 is the last plugin release which will make its way into WP 5.9. It will be “cut” on November 3 which is very soon.

Key project updates

Based on the scope for Site Editing projects.

Template Editor

Global Styling

@jorgefilipecosta provided an update:

  • A PR proposing the new color palette editor and a PR that makes multiple color palettes from different sources available to users were proposed PR 35783, PR 35783.
  • The new global styles REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. endpoints are also in progress PR 35801, PR 35985, and at least the endpoint for user styles should be merged in the next hours.
  • The new design is based on progressive disclosure UIUI User interface where all the options are not visible right away that is based on using the new tools panel on the multiple blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. supports that exist, and that work is also in progress for colors and borders PR 33743, PR 34027. 

Patterns

  • @ntsekouras explained that while the  patterns tracking issue suggested to implement a way for allowing themes to surface specific patterns from the pattern directory, in reality development is tightly coupled with the pattern directory and the current ‘closed’ submission system, so more exploration needs to happen.

Navigation Block & Navigation Editor

@getdave provided an update:

Mobile Team

@hypest provided an update:

Shipped

  • Rolled out in-editor Help screen and new-block Inserter Badge to all users.

Fixes

  • Pin Node to v14 on CI to match 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/ web’s CI.
  • Autosave issue in the Unsupported Block Editor.
  • iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. Safe Areas issue in the in-editor Help screen.
  • Fixed a loading glitch in the embed blocks.

In Progress

  • Adding more tests for the Embed block.
  • GSS Font size, line height, colors.

Task Coordination

@mamaduka

  • Fixed bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. that was causing post editor to crash when switching between preview types.
  • URL Details endpoint now will check og:description when searching for site description.
  • Fixed (waiting for review) the bug for Classic block. It was copying content to other blocks during the “Select all” action.

@jorgefilipecosta

  • Reviewed and helped the work to fix the background text higlings migrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. that was affecting websites in production using the gutenberg 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 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/35516.
  • Implemented the new color palette editor.
  • Updated color and gradient components to show colors from all the origins.
  • Submitted some smaller fixes and enhancements.
  • Reviewed the global styles endpoint.
  • Multiple smaller PR reviews.

@bph

  • Tomorrow Live Q & A on Converting classic Widget to blocks w/ Buddy Press team @imath  @vapvarun and @dcavins  – Join us and/or share in your networknetwork (versus site, blog). It will be streamed to YouTube as well. (by the time meeting notes come out we might have a recording on YouTube. )
  • Prep and recording of Gutenberg Changelog episode 54 – Gutenberg 11.8 and more. w/ @gziolo
  • Developer Hours to start mid November. Coordination work ongoing.
  • Preliminary prep for WordPress 5.9 documentation

@getdave

@ajlende

@annezazu

  • accepted test co-lead for 5.9 along with helping with user docs
  • working on the next round of FSE answers,
  • working on figuring out next call for testing,
  • doing some light triagetriage The act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. + testing!

@colorful-tones

  • I’m looking for some guidance on Global Styles: Form elements. I’m looking to dive in today and get a PR going, but want to make sure I have scope and scale in mind for adding any features.

Open Floor

@cbravobernal asked about issues because of getting block attributes with style and class together in a string and pointed to the trac issue.

@overclokk raised an issue detailing a proposal to remove block-templates and block-templates-parts directories for FSE – Full site editing

#core-editor, #core-editor-summary, #gutenberg, #meeting-notes, #summary