This Week at WordPress.org (July 8, 2024)
News
- WordPress 6.6 RC3
- WP Briefing: Episode 83: Learning Pathways
- Announcing the 2024 Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Cynthia Norman
- Announcing the Shortlisted Projects for Uganda Website Projects Competition 2024
WordPress 6.6 Dev Notes
- WordPress 6.6 Release Candidate Phase
- Editing custom fields from connected blocks
- Updates to the Interactivity API in 6.6
- WordPress 6.6 Field Guide
- Miscellaneous developer changes in WordPress 6.6
- Updates to the HTML API in 6.6
- Introducing the Token Map
- Proposal: Block Variation Aliases
- Miscellaneous Editor changes in WordPress 6.6
- Internationalization improvements in 6.6
- Section Styles
- WordPress 6.6 CSS Specificity
- Roster of design tools per block (WordPress 6.6 edition)
- Site-wide background images in WordPress 6.6
- Theme.json version 3
- Social Links block changes in WordPress 6.6
- Options API: Disabling autoload for large options
- Improvements to active block variation detection
- Grid layout type
- Preparation for React 19 Upgrade
- JSX in WordPress 6.6
- WordPress 6.6 release squad ready
- Bug Scrub Schedule for WordPress 6.6
Accessibility
Community
- Community Team July Meeting Recap
- Notes from the discussion on (global) sponsorships during WCEU 2024
- First-Time Attendees: A Key Metric of Success for WordPress Events
- Community Team Meeting Agenda for 4 July 2024
- Recap of the Contributor Working Groupβs Mentorship Chat on June 20th 2024
- Reactivating Inactive Meetup Groups
- Across Teams
- Proposal to integrate Slack workspaces from local WP Communities into Slack Enterprise Grid
Community GitHub
- Meetup Durango – Status: Open
- Meetup Guwahati, Assam, India – Status: Open
- Meetup Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) – Status: Open
- WordCamp Osogbo, Nigeria – Status: Open
- WordCamp Bhopal, India – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Recap – December – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Recap – November – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Recap – October – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Recap – September – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Recap – August – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Host – December session #2 – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Host – November session #2 – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Host – October session #2 – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Host – September session #2 – Status: Open
- Team Meeting Host – August session #2 – Status: Open
Core
- Hallway Hangout: Letβs chat about whatβs next in Gutenberg (August 2024)
- What would you like to see in the next default WordPress theme?
- WordPress 6.7 Planning Proposal & Call for Volunteers
- Whatβs new in Gutenberg 18.7? (03 July)
- Hallway Hangout: Section styles and other block style variation updates
- Recap Hallway Hangout: Exploring Grid Layouts
- GH Pages: fix previous releases sorting – Status: Open
- Test Reporter RaiolaNetworks.com – Status: Open
- Prepare PL 3.3.0 release – Status: Open
Create Block Theme
- Ability to reset all settings in one click – Status: Open
- Add support for Section Styles – Status: Open
- HTML inside text blocks renders as text – Status: Open
Core Trac
- Weekly Round-Up
- β¨ Enhancement
- Prime notoptions within
delete_option()
,delete_network_option()
. – Status: Assigned, Owner: pbearne, Milestone: 6.7, Component: Options, Meta APIs - Refactor Etag-based cache busting for styles and scripts solution and add tests – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Script Loader
- Script Modules: Allow scripts to depend on modules – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Script Loader
- KSES Allow more custom data attributes to align with browsers – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: General
- Improve
wp_count_posts()
query performance for users withoutread_private_posts
capabilities – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Posts, Post Types - Add support for positioning child blocks inside a Grid block – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: Editor
- Use empty_trash_days to show how many days deleted posts will be kept for in the trash – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Administration
- Interactivity API: Use Script Module filter to pass data to the client – Status: Assigned, Owner: jonsurrell, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Interactivity API
- Switch locale to admin locale when sending admin notifications – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: I18N
- HTML API: Audit class name methods for consistency and correctness – Status: Assigned, Milestone: Future Release, Component: HTML API
- HTML API: Performance Improvements for 6.7 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: HTML API
- Modify Events and News Widget to Show Global Events Separate from Local Events + Improve Accessibility of the Widget – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Administration
- Theme.json: enable block-level background image styles – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: Themes
- Make wp_delete_file return to be compliant both with PHP and WPCS – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Filesystem API
- π Defect (bug)
- 6.5.5 Makes Theme Files Inaccessible – Status: Reopened, Owner: jorbin, Milestone: 6.5.6, Component: Filesystem API
- Hook parent_file – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Administration
- Attention points in Pentest – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: General
- wp_audio_shortcode() outputs invalid HTML – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Media
- New swap template feature make website not repond – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Editor
- Plugins page keeps making HTTP requests for plugin dependencies which are not in the WordPress Plugin Directory – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Plugins
- Test tool and unit test improvements for 6.7 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: Build/Test Tools
- HTML API: Fragment parser should not add context node to stack of open elements – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: HTML API
- autofocus query string parameter in customizer url is broken in WP6.6-RC2 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.6.1, Component: Customize
- Twenty Twenty-One Theme: Latest post block does not appear selected text color on editor & front end sides – Status: New, Milestone: Future Release, Component: Bundled Theme
- HTML API: Improved spec support in 6.7 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: HTML API
- health check count display bug – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: General
- Issue with search functionality in installed themes section – Status: Accepted, Owner: joedolson, Milestone: 6.6.1, Component: Themes
- WordPress 6.6 RC2 Issues report – with Customizer Redirect Sections in WordPress RC2 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.6.1, Component: Customize
- WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_wp_templates_author_text_field() doesn’t always return value – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: REST API
- Cannot Insert Images in WordPress 6.5.5 – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: General
- Multiple bundled themes: block editor style is added incorrectly – Status: New, Milestone: Future Release, Component: Bundled Theme
- 6.6-RC2 Editing/Inserting Synced pattern (reusable block) with server side rendering broken – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Editor
- Unused variables in wp-includes/rest-api/*.php files – Status: Reviewing, Owner: SergeyBiryukov, Milestone: 6.7, Component: REST API
- Twenty Thirteen: Search block button background does not reflect block setting of solid color – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Bundled Theme
- Hyphenation problem in Dutch language – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Formatting
- Resized images larger in filesize than original, when setting jpeg_quality to 100 – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Media
- π οΈ Task (blessed)
- Test tool and unit test improvements for 6.7 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: Build/Test Tools
- GitHub Actions updates and improvements for 6.7 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: Build/Test Tools
- Tests: Reduce usage of assertEquals for 6.7 – Status: New, Milestone: 6.7, Component: Build/Test Tools
- π Feature Request
- Conditional that checks whether WordPress is currently performing updates – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: General
- π Feature Request
- Easily upload mu-plugins – Status: New, Milestone: Awaiting Review, Component: Plugins
Gutenberg Discussions
- Responsive Spacer Block with the Interactivity API template Newton-Adams started 2 days ago in Interactivity API Β· Closed 2
- Missing Gutenberg Ad block in blocks inserter list and search realthemes asked last week in Q&A Β· Unanswered 0
- Differentiating between suffixes and unique-ids in the directive names luisherranz started last week in Interactivity API 9
- Conflict of two Query Loop Variation blocks on the same page. realthemes asked last week in Q&A Β· Closed Β· Answered 4
- Incorporating CSS Encapsulation in create-block Plugin Setup ZoomREI asked 2 weeks ago in Q&A Β· Unanswered 0
- Optimistic updates for region based navigation fabiankaegy started 2 weeks ago in Interactivity API
Gutenberg Issues
Weekly Round-Up
π¦ [Package] Components
- Tabs: “With Tab Icons” story has duplicated focus styles – Status: Closed
π οΈ [Package] Editor
π¦ [Package] Edit Site
- Add heading title and optional sub-header to all panels – Status: Open
π¦ [Package] Edit Widgets
- Add heading title and optional sub-header to all panels – Status: Open
π¦ [Package] Interactivity Router
π¦ [Package] Block editor
- URLPopover: improve vertical alignment of the Apply and Link settings buttons – Status: In Progress
π [Type] Bug
- Image block can be resized beyond the bounds of the column that it’s in – Status: Open
- No ability to edit Inline Image alternative text in context – Status: Open
- Inspector: Template descriptions should not be elided – Status: Closed
- Grid Block layout issues with Twenty Twenty-One – Status: Open
- theme.json schema only allows version 3 – Status: Closed
- Grid resizers not working well when resizing an embed block down – Status: Open
- Post Editor: 40vh padding applied to the bottom is overwritten with zero – Status: Closed
- URLPopover: improve vertical alignment of the Apply and Link settings buttons – Status: Open
- Converting an overridable block inside a pattern causes the block to break – Status: Open
β¨ [Type] Enhancement
- Post Date Block: Offer relative date option – Status: Open
- Shape Divider Block – Status: Open
- Section Styles: Enable default block styles to be defined using styles/*.json files – Status: Open
- Drag and Drop: allow dragging image/full text/multi selection directly – Status: Open
π οΈ [Type] Project Management
- Gutenberg plugin v18.8, stable release July 17, 2024 – Status: Open
π [Type] Developer Documentation
- Tabs: “With Tab Icons” story has duplicated focus styles – Status: Closed
ποΈ [Type] Tracking Issue
π [Feature] Data Views
- Data Views: better distinguish templates provided by theme, plugin, or user rather than grouping all under βauthorβ – Status: Open
- Data Views: Enable List View for Patterns – Status: Open
- Data Views: Items per page, sort by filters, and fields preferences should be persistent – Status: Closed
- De-emphasise bulk actions on Grid layout – Status: Open
𧩠[Feature] Layout
- Grid resizers not working well when resizing an embed block down – Status: Open
- Grid: resizer/visualizer popover appears over the list view/block tools sidebars in mobile mode – Status: Open
πΎ [Feature] Site Editor
- Page editor: Double-click to edit template part – Status: Open
ποΈ [Feature] Writing Flow
- Cmd+A (select all) does not work when all text is formatted – Status: Open
ποΈ [Feature] Block Multi Selection
π [Feature] Inserter
- In-between Inserter: can’t scroll over it – Status: Open
πΌοΈ [Block] Image
- Image block can be resized beyond the bounds of the column that it’s in – Status: Open
- Site Logo: editing aspect ratio isn’t respected when selecting square option – Status: Closed
π·οΈ [Block] Site Logo
ποΈ [Block] Pattern
πΌοΈ [Block] Group
- Grid Block layout issues with Twenty Twenty-One – Status: Open
ποΈ [Block] Pattern
π¦ [Block] Block Style Variations
- Bring “section style” JSON partials to feature parity with WP_Block_Styles_Registry::register – Status: Open
β¨ [Feature] Themes
π [Feature] Data Views
- Data Views: better distinguish templates provided by theme, plugin, or user rather than grouping all under βauthorβ – Status: Open
- Data Views: Enable List View for Patterns – Status: Open
- Data Views: Items per page, sort by filters, and fields preferences should be persistent – Status: Closed
- De-emphasise bulk actions on Grid layout – Status: Open
π οΈ [Package] Block editor
π¦ [Package] Components
- Tabs: “With Tab Icons” story has duplicated focus styles – Status: Closed
β¨ [Feature] Site Editor
- Page editor: Double-click to edit template part – Status: Open
Core Meetings
- Agenda, Dev Chat, Wednesday July 10, 2024
- Performance Chat Summary: 9 July 2024
- Developer Blog editorial meeting summary 4 July 2024
- Summary, Dev Chat, July 3, 2024
- Performance Chat Summary: 2 July 2024
- Summary, Dev Chat, June 26, 2024
- Performance Chat Summary: 25 June 2024
Developer Blog:
Dev Blog Content
- Tutorial on aspect ratios in WordPress 6.6 – Status: Open
- Do you really need a custom block? Exploring alternatives to block development in WordPress – Status: Open
- Color and typography variations/options in WP 6.6 – Status: Open
Design
do_action
Documentation
Docs Issue Tracker
- Theme handbook: Explain that the attachment pages are disabled on new installations – Status: Open
- Monthly Planning (Triage) – July 9, 2024 – Status: Open
Five for the Future
- Visual inconsistency for one of the link present on 5FTF handbook page
- accessible issue on https://wordpress.org/five-for-the-future/manage-pledge/ page
- Tweak Sustainability badge
Hosting
- Hosting Team meeting agenda 2024-07-03
- The Image Revolution: AVIF and WebP
- Hosting Directory: Next Steps
Marketing
Media Corp
Media Corps Issues
- Where should we make public the Media Corps partners or their form responses? – Status: Open
- Gather feedback from media partners for upcoming briefings – Status: Open
- Review second batch of WordPress Media Corps self-assessment form responses – Status: Open
- Establish baseline for metrics to track media coverage and measure success – Status: Open
Meta
WP Org Main (Theme)
Showcase
Openverse
- A week in Openverse: 2024-07-01 β 2024-07-08
- Openverse.org embeds are not functioning – Status: Open
- DAG for running and storing results of long queries – Status: Open
Playground
- Drop CommonJS Support – Status: Open
- php-wasm/node : 2 high severity vulnerabilities – Status: Open
- “Create a new PR” doesn’t target the correct specified GitHub repo – Status: Open
- PHP: Revisit the default umask, consider 022 – Status: Open
- Update Inbox project board title – Status: Open
Plugins
- Password Reset Required for Plugin Authors
- Keeping Your Plugin Committer Accounts Secure
- Hide “View in code editor” link for uneditable files – Status: Open
Plugin Check
- Allow static checks to be run against an arbitrary path – Status: Open
- Add support for external dependencies – Status: Open
- Fix typo in documentation – Status: Open
Polyglots
- WP 6.6 Release Page on WordPress.org
- Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat β July 3, 2024 (13:00 UTC)
- Translate WP 6.6 Administration return 403
- WordPress 6.6 ready to be translated
Project
Security
Support
Sustainability
- Addressing Overlapping Initiatives and Improving Collaboration Across Teams
- Sustainability Chat Summary, July 5, 2024
Test
Themes
Pattern Directory
- My friend created new pattern and he is not able to edit – Status: Open
- Patterns: Remove
id
s from the copied pattern code – Status: Open
Training
- Training Team Update β July 2024
- Letβs start testing Learn.WordPress.org
- Project Thread: Retiring the Faculty Program
- Recap: The second Learn WordPress course cohort
- Project Thread: Content Maintenance Process Update Phase 1
Learn Issues
- LANGUAGE translation for “Saving a Search as an RSS Feed” – Status: Open
- Feedback – Create Account Lesson Plan out of date – Status: Open
Courses
Online Workshops
- Whatβs new in WordPress 6.6?
- Developer Hours: Do you really need a custom block? Letβs explore alternatives
- Exploring WordPress 6.6
- Developer Hours: Editor unification and extensibility in WordPress 6.6
Twenty Twenty Five
- Explore designs with negative margins – Status: Open
- More granular size options than previous themes – Status: Open
- Having a workable Forms block included in a contact page – Status: Open
- Using a default theme as a showcase and explaining how specific things can be created – Status: Open
- Supporting block hooks – Status: Open
- Add block bindings for copyright date and privacy policy link – Status: Open
- Solving the focus outline style – Status: Open
- Add linters for PHP and CSS – Status: Open
- Should this repository use the same utilities as the community themes? – Status: Open
WPTV
- Upgrading jQuery: Working Towards a Healthy Web – jQuery 4.0.0 BETA
- Curl 8.8.0
- Node 22.4.1 NEW
- React 18.3.1 / React 19 Upgrade Guide
- PHP 8.4.0 Alpha 1 available for testing
- PHP 8.3.9 Released! NEW
- PHP 8.2.21 Released! NEW
- PHP 8.1.29 Released!
- PHPCS 3.10.1
- WPCS 3.1.0
- Requests 2.0.11
- PHPMailer 6.9.1
- LibZip 1.10.1
- Changes in MySQL 8.4.1 (Not yet released, LTS Release) –
- Composer 2.7.7 –
- Homebrew 4.3.9 – NEW
- TC39
- Chromium Roadmap
- Firefox Release Calendar
- Safari Release Notes
- Safari 17.5 Release Notes
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