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WP REST APIREST API The 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/ Versions…

This is a summary of the May 20 toolbar and admin menu meeting, which was held to jump start toolbar changes proposed in #32678 (chat log). The next meeting will be held . The biggest component of this initial phase of changes is bringing the entire adminadmin (and super admin) menu to the toolbar on…

This is the jump-start post for the fifth week of the WordPress 4.6 release cycle. Tickets seeking feedback: Enhancements without a patch Bug reports with a patch #36335: CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. autoloader proposal #35381: WP_Term_Query class #26511: Introduce a localeLocale A locale is…

This post summarizes the weekly dev chat held on . Update on WordPress 4.5.3 Target date for release is in 2-3 weeks. Only 7 tickets remain in the minor milestone. #36749, #36590, and #36748 all need some additional help. Please look into them if you can. New TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software…

A meeting will be held on in #core to take a look at the proposed toolbar changes for 4.6 in #32678 (image below). As the bulk of this proposal involves showing the adminadmin (and super admin) menu as a toolbar dropdown on the front-end, we need to discuss that “APIAPI An API or Application Programming…

Multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also network, blog, site office hours are held every Tuesday at 16:00 UTC in #core-multisite. The next will be .…

Agenda for the weekly dev meeting on : Update on WordPress 4.5.3 New TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. keyword for Dev Notes: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?keywords=~needs-dev-note&milestone=4.6 Feature project updates Font Natively Customizer transactions/Customize Posts Shiny Updates Toolbar Experiments Component announcements Tickets with 0 replies Open…

Welcome back the latest issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., covering changes [37417-37457]. Here are the highlights: 40 commits 31 contributors 74 tickets created 12 tickets reopened 78 tickets closed Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on…

A 90-minute bugbug A 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. scrub for the Query component will be held at in the #core channel on…

This is a summary of the shiny updates chat from May 17. (Slack log) Attendees: @ocean90, @swissspidy, @j-falk, @mapk, @ethitter, @obenland Topics: Accomplished work since last week Review requests were posted to the AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept…