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Hi everyone. The 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”)…

We’re almost there! Release day is April 12. In order to get there, help is needed to resolve the remaining issues in the report. The regular dev meeting will be at , where we’ll go over status, but the report should really be clear before then. There are currently 6 12 tickets in the milestone, which with few exceptions need to…

This we’ll have our weekly editor chat in #core-editor. This time we’d like to discuss the roadmap and ideas for 4.6, so please join us if you can and are interested in pushing the editor forward. If you can’t attend feel free to comment here, or on the summary of the chat that we will post on…

Hi folks! I’m here with another exciting update from the APIAPI An 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. team. BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial…

Feature plugins appeared in the wake of the 3.6 release cycle, in which two large efforts were reverted before the final release: a UIUI User interface for content using post formats and a refreshed aesthetic for the adminadmin (and super admin), notably with a new set of icons. Both suffered from the same problem: attempting…

WordPress 4.5 is the next major version of WordPress and with it come some bang bang changes. This guide will describe many of the developer-focused changes to help you test your themes, plugins, and sites. So grab a ☕️ ,🍷,🍵, or 🍺 and get ready for what’s coming soon. JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language…

This is just a reminder that the dev meeting today is shifting an hour earlier today, since Europe has moved into DST. The meeting will be at . We’ll chat about what’s left in the report. See you there! #4-5, #agenda

Welcome back to 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 [37061-37091]. Here are the highlights: 30 commits 23 contributors 82 tickets created 9 tickets reopened 46 tickets closed RC1 released on March 25th Target release date for…

jQuery was updated from version 1.11.3 to 1.12.2, see [36285], [36680], and [37070]. At the same time jQuery Migrate – the pluginPlugin A 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…

Inline Link Toolbar From WordPress 4.5 you will be able to link text with an inline toolbar, which replaces the link modal. You will still be able to access the modal with the gear icon in the toolbar, if you’re using one of the advanced fields or are using a pluginPlugin A plugin is a…