WordPress 6.1 RC2 • 6.1 Sneak Peek with Nick Diego • WP-CLI 2.7.1 • Help Test Plugin Dependencies Feature Plugin
This Week at WordPress.org (October 17, 2022)
Get a sneak peek at WordPress 6.1 with Nick Diego. Help test 6.1 Release Candidate 2 — and the Plugin Dependencies feature plugin. Be sure to browse the 6.1 DevNotes, Field Guides, and Team Updates. WP-CLI 2.7.1 is available now.
News
- WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 2 (RC) Now Available
- WordPress 6.0.3 Security Release
- WP Briefing Episode 41: WordPress 6.1 Sneak Peek with Special Guest Nick Diego
- The Month in WordPress – September 2022
- Call for Testing: Plugin Dependencies
WP 6.1 DevNotes and Team Updates
- WordPress 6.1 Field Guide
- Performance Field Guide for WordPress 6.1
- WordPress 6.1 Translation Status (October 20, 2022)
- WordPress 6.1 ready to be translated
- Multisite registration and activation pages have new HTML and CSS
- Global terms removed in WordPress 6.1
- Enhanced TypeScript support in WordPress 6.1
- Reference Styles values in theme.json
- WordPress 6.1 Accessibility Improvements
- Miscellaneous REST API improvements in WordPress 6.1
- Block API changes in WordPress 6.1
- Content locking features and updates
- Simplified data access with new React hooks in WordPress 6.1
- Introducing WP_List_Table::get_views_links() in WordPress 6.1
- Escaping Table and Field names with wpdb::prepare() in WordPress 6.1
- Create-block scaffolding tool updates
- Introduction of presets across padding, margin and block gap
- Improved PHP performance for core blocks registration
- Introducing “Update URI” theme header in WordPress 6.1
- Block-based “template parts” in traditional themes
- Improvements to WP_Query performance in 6.1
- New cache Site Health checks in WordPress 6.1
- Navigation Block Fallback Behavior in WP 6.1
CLI
Community
- Report: Diverse Speaker Workshop September 2022
- Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on October 12, 2022
Core
Meetings
Documentation
Hosting
Marketing
- Agenda: global Marketing Team meeting, October 19, 2022
- Notes: Global Marketing Team meeting, October 12, 2022
Meta
- Displaying Style Variations for Supporting Themes
- Renaming WordPress.org Support to Documentation
Bring back the active install growth chartProvide helpful plugin stats and insights
Mobile
- Call for Testing: WordPress for Android 21.0
- Call for Testing: WordPress for iOS 21.0
- Mobile Team Update – October 18th
Openverse
Performance
Polyglots
Test
- FSE Program Guiding the Gutenberg Gallery Summary
- Week in Test: 15 October 2022
- Test Team Update: 17 October 2022
Themes
Training
Tutorials
Online Workshops
- Blogging With WordPress – 2022 Edition
- Blogging with WordPress – 2022 Edition
- クエリループブロックでブログページを作ろう！
- クエリループブロックでブログページを作ろう！
- Getting Started with Core Contribution (Bangla) – Part 3
- Getting Started with Core Contribution (Bangla) – Part 2
- Getting Started with Core Contribution (Bangla) – Part 1
Courses
WPTV
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