This Week at WordPress.org (March 25, 2024)
News
- WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 4
- Zip uploads not working from Finder/Nautilus/Gnome/etc in WP 6.4.3
WordPress 6.5
- Understanding and Testing Font Library Feature with block editor theme
- WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 4
- WordPress 6.5 release delayed 1 week
- WordPress 6.5 release delayed 1 week
- Font Library update: storage of font files
- Drop Shadow updates in WordPress 6.5
- WordPress 6.5 Field Guide
- New Feature: Font Library
- WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 3
- Unblocking WP6.5 – Font Library and Synced Pattern Overrides
- Miscellaneous Editor changes in WordPress 6.5
- Miscellaneous developer changes in WordPress 6.5
- WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 2
- WordPress 6.5 ready to be translated
- Unblocking WP6.5 – Font Library and Synced Pattern Overrides
- New Feature: The Block Bindings API
- WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate Phase
- Introducing Plugin Dependencies in WordPress 6.5
- Unification of the site and post editors in 6.5
- Updates to the HTML API in 6.5
- Interactivity API in 6.5
- Script Modules in 6.5
- Block metadata viewScriptModule field in 6.5
- Updates to Block Hooks in 6.5
- Performance improvements for registering block variations with callbacks
- I18N Improvements in 6.5 (Performant Translations)
- WordPress 6.5 adds AVIF support
- Merge Announcement: Interactivity API
- Merge Announcement: Plugin Dependencies
- Welcoming 2024 with WordPress 6.5 Beta 1
- WordPress 6.5 Beta 3
- WordPress 6.5 Beta 2
- WordPress 6.5 Beta 1
- Help test WordPress 6.5 Beta 1
- 6.5 Release Parties Schedule and Hosts
- Editor: Important milestones for WordPress 6.5
- WordPress 6.5 release squad formation
- Discussion: Training’s contribution to the 6.5 release (and beyond)
Share your thoughts on what the block theme tag should be for https://w.org/themes
In this trac issue https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7524 , it’s proposed to update the
Anne McCarthyfull site editingtag for block themes. What makes the most sense to you all to include?
Community
- [WordCamp] WordCamp Philadelphia
- Events of the Month – February 2024
- Meetup Organizer Newsletter: March 2024
Core
- What’s new in Gutenberg 18.0? (27 March)
- Hallway Hangout: Data Liberation Discussion and Brainstorm
- Core Team Update – March 25, 2024
- Auto Sizes should extend Optimization Detective to add sizes=auto when also lazy-loading images
- Add performance tests to Performance Lab
Core Meetings
Developer Blog:
- How to work effectively with the useSelect hook
- How to use WordPress React components for plugin pages
- Exploring the Block Hooks API in WordPress 6.5
Data Liberation
Design
Documentation
Five for the Future
Hosting
Marketing
Mobile
Openverse
Playground
Plugins
Polyglots
Project
Support
- Announcement of a new Support Team meeting time
- Support Handbook menu says “Support forums” but redirects to /documentation
- Discussion on changes needed for Forums to adhere to the Digital Services Act (DSA)
Sustainability
Test
- Test Team Chat Agenda for 26 March 2024
- Week in Test: March 26, 2024
- Understanding and Testing Font Library Feature with block editor theme
- Test Team Update: 26 March 2024
Themes
- Add Create Block Theme to Tools page in Theme Handbook
- Themes team meeting agenda for March 26, 2024
- Themes Team Meeting Notes – March 12, 2024
- Themes team update March 26, 2024
Training
- Speak at a WordCamp or Meetup About the Training Team and Learn WordPress
- Training Team Meeting Recap – 21st March 2024
- Discussion: possible collaboration to transform learning pathways to Skill Trees
- Feedback – small design changes on questions and radio
Online Workshops
- Developer Hours: Building custom blocks with the Interactivity API
- Untangling Templates
- Start contributing to WordPress through the WordPress Training Team
WordPress Central
WPTV
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