The WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:
Found a bugbugA bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority.?Create a ticket in the bug tracker.
“What’s new in GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.
Gutenberg 18.5 introduces several exciting features, enhancements, and some bugbugA bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes. Some of the highlights of this release include better tools for section styling, providing more customization options for your sections, a new Custom Shadows feature which improves the control over our shadows, and also the ability to edit a blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.’s custom fields directly in the block itself, thanks to the latest additions to the Block Bindings APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways..
Additionally, this release supports copying custom CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets. between variations, relative theme path URLs for background images in theme.jsonJSONJSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML., and improved consistency in root padding across blocks.
Section styling with extended block style variations
From the Dev Notedev noteEach important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. draft:
Section-based styling has been enabled by extending the existing Block Styles feature (aka block style variations) to support styling inner elements and blocks. These enhanced block style variations can even be applied in a nested fashion due to uniform CSS specificity (0-1-0) for Global Styles, which will be introduced in WordPress 6.6.
In addition block style variations can now be:
Registered across multiple block types at the same time
Defined via multiple methods; theme.json partials, within theme style variations, or by passing a theme.json shaped object in the style’s data given to existing block style registration functions
The new Custom Shadows feature allows for the creation and editing of shadows within Global Styles. Users can now add depth and visual interest to their site elements with more nuanced shadow effects.
Block Bindings: allow editing post metaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. directly in blocks
Using the latest changes to the Block Binding API, this change means that we can now edit the value of custom fields directly through the blocks when they are connected to those fields. For example, when a paragraph block’s content is bound to a custom fieldCustom FieldCustom Field, also referred to as post meta, is a feature in WordPress. It allows users to add additional information when writing a post, eg contributors’ names, auth. WordPress stores this information as metadata. Users can display this meta data by using template tags in their WordPress themes., the user can edit the custom field value by editing the block content.
Other Notable Highlights
Copy custom CSS between variations when switching (61752)
Support Relative Theme Path URLs for Background Images in theme.json (61271)
Improve Consistency in Root Padding Across Blocks (60715)
Block settings: Update variant of “Apply globally” Button component to secondary. (61850)
Editor: Align the Post Format control design with the rest of the post sidebarSidebarA sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. controls. (62066)
Editor: Polish the style of some of the post summary rows. (61645)
Format Library: Refactor ‘Inline Image’ edit component. (62135)
Playwright end-to-end Utils: Add fullscreenMode option to createNewPost. (61766)
Post Summary: Move PostTemplatePanel below URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org and Author. (62137)
Remove trashTrashTrash in WordPress is like the Recycle Bin on your PC or Trash in your Macintosh computer. Users with the proper permission level (administrators and editors) have the ability to delete a post, page, and/or comments. When you delete the item, it is moved to the trash folder where it will remain for 30 days. button in post/page inspector. (61792)
Shadows instead of borders on interface skeleton. (61835)
Inspector: Display home / posts page badge. (62071)
Inspector: Remove revisionsRevisionsThe WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision. panel. (61867)
Make post meta row button treatment consistent. (61954)
Remove ‘Manage…’ prefix in Pages / Templates data views. (62107)
DataViews: label prop in Actions API can be either a string or a function. (61942)
Fix pagination position on pages with short lists. (61712)
Pages data view: Add Pending and Private views. (62138)
Pages sidebar: Adds published & scheduled items. (62021)
Stop Patterns data view headerHeaderThe header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. shrinking. (61801)
Add block-level Text Alignment UIUIUser interface. (61717)
Add option to remove site-wide theme background image. (61998)
Background image: Add support for relative theme path URLs in top-level theme.json styles. (61271)
Background image: Update controls defaults and layout. (62000)
Background images: Add defaults for background size. (62046)
Don’t filterFilterFilters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. out typography variations where the heading and body fonts are the same. (61327)
Make color variations fit in a bit better visually. (61617)
Make it clearer how to edit a site’s palette. (61364)
Document Bar: Decode HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. entities and take into account cases where there is no title. (62087)
Editor: Don’t apply purple accent to the unsynced pattern title. (61704)
Editor: Ensure Copy button in sidebar copies whole permalink, with URL protocol. (61876)
Editor: Fix the ‘DocumentBar’ position for long titles. (61691)
Editor: Render publish date control when the status is future(scheduled). (62070)
Editor: Unify button size in pre-publish panel. (62123)
Editor: Use edited entity for post actions. (61892)
InspectorControls: Text not displayed when “Show button text labels” is enabled. (61949)
Link Control: Fix focus handlers in development mode. (62141)
Media & Text block: Remove the link option when the featured imageFeatured imageA featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. is used. (60510)
Classic block: Fix content syncing effect for ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. StrictMode. (62051)
Don’t steal focus when opening browse all blocks. (61975)
Fix: The latest post block – post titles overlapping. (61356)
Fixed : Update alt text decision tree links to be translatable. (62076)
Fixed: Custom HTML Block should display content in LTR layout for all languages. (62083)
More block: Fix React warning when adding custom text. (61936)
useUploadMediaFromBlobURL: Prevent duplicate uploads in StrictMode. (62059)
Global Styles
Fix make dimensions.aspectRatios key of theme.json files translatable. (61774)
Hide the presets panel for when there are less or exactly one presets available. (62074)
Prevent Typography panel title from wrapping. (62124)
Shadow Panel: Generates unique shadow slugs by finding max suffix and incrementing it. (61997)
Styles: try wrapping with :Root to fix reset styles. (61638)
Transform Styles: Update selector so that styles work when custom fields panel is active. (62121)
Site Editor
Align the template title to the center in the ‘Add template’ screen. (62175)
Close publish sidebar if not in edit mode. (61707)
Fix the site editor Adminadmin(and super admin) Bar menu item. (61851)
InputControl: Fix z-index issue causing slider dots to appear in front of the Appearance dropdown. (61937)
getAutocompleterUI: Don’t redefine ListBox component on every render. (61877)
Synced Patterns
Block Bindings: Filter pattern overrides source in bindings panel. (62015)
Fix detaching patterns when a pattern has overrides, but there are no override values. (62014)
Block bindings
Don’t show non-existing and not supported attributes in block bindings panel. (62183)
Layout
Remove extra bracket in the site editor root padding styles. (62159)
Block Styles
Fix block style variation styles for blocks with complex selectors. (62125)
Code Editor
Editor: Unify text/code editor between post and site editors. (61934)
Page Content Focus
Remove lock icons from Content blocks inner blocks when editing a page in the site editor. (61922)
Patterns
Templates: Only resolve patterns for REST APIREST APIThe REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. endpoints. (61757)
Interactivity API
Turn named capturing groups back into numbered ones inside toVdom. (61728)
Block API
Fix: Enable Text Align UI to be controlled correctly with theme.json. (61182)
REST API
Return an empty object when no fallback templates are found (wp/v2/templates/lookup). (60925)
AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)
Global Styles
Shadow Panel: Improve a11yAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) and fix browser console error. (61980)
Fix: Adds help props for description of Play Inline toggle. (61310)
Performance
Perf: Batch block list settings in single action. (61329)
Remove additional call to WP_Theme_JSON_Gutenberg::__construct. (61262)
Interactivity API
Introduce wp-on-async directive as performant alternative over synchronous wp-on directive. (61885)
Post Editor
DocumentBar: Only selected data needed for rendering. (61706)
Experiments
Interactivity API
Use output buffer and HTML tagtagA directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) processor to inject directives on BODY tag for full-page client-side navigation. (61212)
Documentation
Add JSDoc to PostVisibility, PostVisibilityCheck, and PostVisibilityLabel. (61735)
Add a section about block filters to the Filters and HooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. doc. (61771)
Add an example and improve readability of the Block Filters doc. (61770)
Add docblockdocblock(phpdoc, xref, inline docs) to PostTitle and PostTitleRaw component. (61740)
Changelog: Add note about removing legacy operators. (62013)
Docs: Fix spacing in PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher doc block in comments block. (61911)
Update pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party-document-setting-panel.md. (61782)
Rename backportbackportA port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch.-changelog/6279.md to backport-changelog/6.6/6279.md. (61894)
Added unit testunit testCode written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. for post excerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. block render function. (43451)
Avoid using component naming conventions for non-component code. (61793)
Update to use the EditorInterface component from the editor package. (62146)
Block hooks
Navigation block: Check for insert_hooked_blocks_into_rest_response i…. (62134)
Navigation block: Check for update_ignored_hooked_blocks_postmeta in coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. (61903)
Enable parallel processing for PHPCSPHP Code SnifferPHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS.sniffssniffA module for PHP Code Sniffer that analyzes code for a specific problem. Multiple stiffs are combined to create a PHPCS standard. The term is named because it detects code smells, similar to how a dog would "sniff" out food.. (61700)
Fix an issue causing wp-scripts commands to fail if the file path contained a space character. (61748)
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