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One of the fun bits of the utf8mb4 upgrade is that we can now store emoji! Once your site is upgraded to utf8mb4, it can natively store any emoji character. There were a couple of problems with that, though: Some browsers don’t know how to render emoji 👎, or they have bugs in their implementation 😢.…

Here’s a quick reminder to 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 plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free…

In WordPress 4.2, we’re upgrading tables to utf8mb4, when we can. Your site will only upgrade when the following conditions are met: You’re currently using the utf8 character set. Your MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com…

Since WordPress 3.5, we’ve had a rotating release leadRelease Lead The community member ultimately responsible for the Release.. Because of the ever-present demands of the current release’s development cycle, we’ve found it tough to make these appointments well in advance. We’ve always wanted to give leads opportunity to prepare, so they can hit the ground…

Here’s the agenda for Wednesday’s Dev Chat in the #core channel on Slack. BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product;…

This is the jump-start post for the eleventh week of the WordPress 4.2 release cycle. Posted just a little bit late this week, sorry folks. We entered the Beta 3 stage of development last week. We need to wrap up any tickets with string changes and transition to BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is…

The title says it all. Our next weekly meeting is We also have a channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Come join us in #feature-shortcode ShortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to…

Following the Daylight Saving Time change in Europe over the weekend, all coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. meeting times will move up an hour, bringing those in North America and surrounding areas back in sync with those in Europe. Contributor team and development…

Using the beta tester plugin, I follow trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running “trunk”, then you are on the latest revision. through every phase of development via five devices (iPhone 5, iPhone 6+, Nexus 5, iPad Air, Macbook). With the…

As of WordPress 4.2, the output of comments_popup_link now uses .screen-reader-text in themes using the default strings in calls to comments_popup_link. The accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (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…