This Week at WordPress.org (July 17, 2023)
WordPress 6.3 will arrive on August 8, so there isn’t much time left for testing compatibility. Whether you are a plugin or theme maintainer or managing clients’ websites, now is the time to test the latest features. Mike Schroder shares their most anticipated feature with auto-rollbacks coming.Collaborative editing is coming to WordPress, but what might…
WP 6.3, Field Guide, Phase 3
WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 1
Sneak a Peek at WP 6.3 with Mike Schroder
Help Test WordPress 6.3
3️⃣ Gutenberg Phase 3
WordPress 6.3 Field Guide
News
- WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 1
- WP Briefing: Episode 60: Sneak a Peek at WordPress 6.3 with Special Guest Mike Schroder
- Designed with WordPress
WordPress 6.3
- WordPress 6.3 ready to be translated
- WordPress 6.3 Accessibility Improvements
- WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 1
- WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate Phase
- Improvements to the metadata API in WordPress 6.3
- 6.3 Release Parties Schedule and hosts
- WordPress 6.3 Beta 2
- WordPress 6.3 design kickoff
- Bug Scrub Schedule for WordPress 6.3
- WordPress 6.3 Planning Roundup
- Roadmap to 6.3
WordPress 6.4
WordPress 6.3 Field Guide and Dev-Notes
- WordPress 6.3 Field Guide
- Introducing the Block Selectors API
- Introducing the WordPress Command Palette API
- Layout updates in the editor for WordPress 6.3
- Social Icons block: Applied colors now dynamically update based on theme.json and Global Styles
- Miscellaneous Editor changes in WordPress 6.3
- Bundled themes dropping Internet Explorer scripts and styles
- Improvements to the Cache API in WordPress 6.3
- Configuring development mode in 6.3
- I18N Improvements in 6.3
- Image performance enhancements in WordPress 6.3
- Improvements to the metadata API in WordPress 6.3
- WP_Query used internally in get_pages()
- Registering scripts with `async` and `defer` attributes in WordPress 6.3
- New in 6.3: Rollback for failed manual plugin and theme updates
- Improved Caching for Database Queries in WP_User_Query
- Miscellaneous developer changes in WordPress 6.3
Accessibility
Community
- Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on July 12, 2023
- New handbook page for WordCamp Organizers: WordCamp Speaker Selection (for content AND diversity)
- Summary of the Q2 Community Team Role Updates
Core
Phase 3 Ideations
Developer Blog
- Beyond block styles, part 1: using the WordPress scripts package with themes
- Make your site’s typography make a statement
- What’s new for developers? (July 2023)
- How to modify theme.json data using server-side filters
Meetings
Design
Docs
- Call for volunteers to help with 6.3 end-user documentation
- Agenda for Docs Team bi-weekly meeting July 18, 2023
- Documentation Team Update – July 17, 2023
Hosting
Marketing
- Notes: Global Marketing Team meeting, 20 June 2023
- Notes: Global Marketing Team meeting, 13 June 2023
Meta
- Make Team Dashboards
- Triaging open issues on Trac for Make Teams
- New Filter Controls: Discover “Commercial” and “Community” in the Theme and Plugin Directory
- Linking to Supporting Orgs
- New curation filter in Pattern Directory
Mobile
- Mobile Team Update – July 12th
- Contribute to the Future of the WordPress App
- Mobile Team Update – July 12th
Openverse
Performance
Plugins
Polyglots
Project
Support
Sustainability
Test
Theme
Training
- Learn WordPress July 2023 Newsletter
- Training Team 2023 Half Year Review
- Next steps for GitHub updates
- Announcement: Updates to team meeting times
- Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress
Tutorials
Online Workshops
- Testing WordPress 6.3
- Come join the WordPress Training Team!
- How to validate content feedback for the WordPress Training Team
- How to validate content feedback for the WordPress Training Team
- Mentorship Program: Introduction to the WordPress Open Source Project
Courses
WordPress TV
WordCamp Central
- WordCamp Dhaka 2023 Has Been Cancelled
- WordCamp Rochester is Back!
- WordCamp San José 2023: Looking For Speakers And Sponsors!
- WordCamp Finland: back to Tampere with educational, insightful and thought-provoking talks
WPTV
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- TC39
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