Community Roundup Week Ending May 12
Michelle Frechette
What's happened and what's coming up in the WordPress community - week ending May 12, 2023.
WP 6.2.1 RC1 • Annual Survey Results • WCUS Scholarship Fund
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2.1 RC1 is now available for testing, and planning is underway for the 6.3 AND 6.4 release squad members. Head over to the Core team website for more information.
Each year the WordPress community has an opportunity to participate in the annual survey. The results from 2022 are now available.
Contributors that are a self-identifying female, have a financial need and have never attended WordCamp US are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2023, 11:00 pm Eastern time
Each year the WordPress community has an opportunity to participate in the annual survey. The results from 2022 are now available.
Contributors that are a self-identifying female, have a financial need and have never attended WordCamp US are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2023, 11:00 pm Eastern time
Blogs to Blocks • Core + AI • LCP Image Performance • Testing FSE Front Page
Courtney Robertson
The WordPress Marketing Team is hosting a Blogs to Blocks celebration and invites you to get involved by creating and responding to daily prompts around blogging, design, development, photos, community, and more ways to contribute.
The Core Team is considering how to include extendible technology to integrate AI. Additionally, there is a proposal needing your feedback around improving image performance. Felix Arntz notes that adding
The latest call for testing from the Test team includes an exercise using the new Grid view, as well as creating pages from patters.
The Core Team is considering how to include extendible technology to integrate AI. Additionally, there is a proposal needing your feedback around improving image performance. Felix Arntz notes that adding
fetchpriority=”high” to the LCP image typically improves LCP performance by 5-10%. The latest call for testing from the Test team includes an exercise using the new Grid view, as well as creating pages from patters.
WP Feature Notifications • Prioritizing Performance Benefits • DevBlog updates
Courtney Robertson
Tired of the overwhelm of WordPress notifications? Join the WP Feature Notifications effort to streamline the alerts.
What performance gains have happened in WordPress 6.2?
From the Developer Blog: How webpack and WordPress packages interact.
What performance gains have happened in WordPress 6.2?
From the Developer Blog: How webpack and WordPress packages interact.
Women & Nonbinary Release • WP-CLI 2.8.0 • Redesign Update • Build Block Theme
Courtney Robertson
Sign up soon to mentor and be a part of the upcoming women and nonbinary release squad. Join the Test team in building a block theme. WP-CLI 2.8.0 is coming soon with PHP 8.2 compatibility. Get the latest updates on the WordPress.org redesign.
Build a Block Theme • Theme Performance Improvements * Interactivity API • Why Jazz?
Courtney Robertson
Matt shares why WordPress releases are named after jazz musicians. The FSE block theme explores functionality gaps and gathers feedback on the Site Editor experience. WordPress 6.2 improves load times and server-side performance for block and classic themes. The Interactivity API proposal standardizes frontend interactivity for Gutenberg blocks.
WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” • Gutenberg Phase 3 • Test Plugin Dependencies
Courtney Robertson
🥳 WordPress 6.2 is now available! If you haven't started testing yet, now is the time.
Gutenberg is a 4 phase approach to nearly all areas of WordPress. Phase 1 was Posts and Pages. Phase 2 included Themes. Matias Ventura shares what we could see in Phase 3.
Andy Fragen has posted a call for testing on the Plugin Dependencies plugin.
Gutenberg is a 4 phase approach to nearly all areas of WordPress. Phase 1 was Posts and Pages. Phase 2 included Themes. Matias Ventura shares what we could see in Phase 3.
Andy Fragen has posted a call for testing on the Plugin Dependencies plugin.
WordPress 6.2 RC4 • Code Generators and GPL
Courtney Robertson
We're just one week away from WordPress 6.2. Have you tested it and read the field guide yet? If you write code for a plugin that is in the WordPress Plugins Repo, you'll want to ensure the code is GPL compatible.
WordPress 6.2 RC2 • Plugin Review Team Retirement News • WP20 Giveaway
Courtney Robertson
Discover WordPress 6.2's new features, accessibility enhancements, and developer updates. Contribute to the community by joining the Contributor Working Group. Explore new block theme template. Engage in discussions on mentorship programs. Celebrate WP20 and participate in the Wapuu Coloring Giveaway.
WordPress 6.2 RC1 • Dev Notes • Learning Path for WP Devs
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2 Beta 5 is out now, and RC1 will ship on Thursday, March 9. We're just a few weeks away from the final release on March 28. Have you been able to start testing yet? Read the latest from the DevNotes in our WordPress 6.2 section.
A proposed learning pathway for beginning WordPress developers has been proposed. Weigh in with your feedback.
A proposed learning pathway for beginning WordPress developers has been proposed. Weigh in with your feedback.
WordPress 6.2 Beta 4 & Live Demo • Performance Roadmap • Static vs Dynamic
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2 is just a few weeks away. It's time to get testing with Beta 4. Core Performance team has announced the roadmap for this year, including Gutenberg Phase 3 work and more. Do you know the difference between static vs dynamic blocks?
WordPress 6.2 Beta 3 & Live Demo • Help Test • Changes to WP Release Cycle
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2 is just over a month away. Join in the live demo and help test beta and release candidate versions. Should we revise the WordPress release cycle? Share you feedback.
WordPress 6.2 Beta 2 • Help Test • Theme Directory Redesign • Apply for Community Summit
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2 Beta 2 is now available. Help test the latest features before the next release. Apply now to attend Community Summit. Take a look at the new Theme Directory redesign progress.
Community Roundup February 10, 2023
Michelle Frechette
WordCamp Asia Are you going to WordCamp Asia? It’s next week! (February 17-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.) With more than 60 speakers contributing to 2 days of talks, 100’s of organizers and volunteers, and contributor day, it looks to be an…
WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 • Phase 2 Finale • Creating a Mentorship Program • Apply for Community Summit
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is out now and you can help test it before final release on March 28. With that comes the end of Gutenberg Phase 2. WordPress considers a mentorship program focused on onboarding and assisting contributors.
Community Wrap-up February 2, 2023
Michelle Frechette
The weekly wrap-up for the WordPress community for the week ending February 2, 2023 including WordCamps and a featured photo of the week.
