Source: Make WordPress: Core

What: Let’s chat about Shortcake (ShortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. UIUI User interface), a proposed feature plugin that’s currently midway through its development cycle. Why: Shortcake is nearing a v0.2.0 release (see…

Hello everyone, let’s have a look at what’s going on in WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.! This edition covers February 19th, 2015 [31479] through February 25th, 2015 [31544]. If you want to write the next WordPress Core Weekly summary, check out the…

Here’s the agenda for Wednesday’s Emoji Chat in the #core channel on Slack. Time/Date: Immediately after the Dev Chat. Emoji Helper – On platforms that don’t have an emoji keyboard, should we provide one? Performance – When we’re falling back to Twemoji on large pages, we have to consider how it will perform. Are there…

Here’s the agenda for Wednesday’s Dev Chat in the #core channel on Slack. Time/Date: : Feature Plugins – The CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. Theme Switcher and Press This were merged into coreCore Core…

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 21:00UTC in #core-multisite and are followed by a casual…

This is the jump-start post for the sixth week of the WordPress 4.2 release cycle. The feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins merge window is scheduled to close this week on Wednesday, February 25th. BetaBeta A pre-release…

In a typical release cycle, the 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; however, design changes often occur as part…

Hello everyone, and welcome to this installment of the WP Weekly Roundup! This edition covers February 11th, 2015 [31411] through February 18h, 2015 [31478]. Right at the top of the list: the release of 4.1.1 rolled out Wednesday. You can read the changelog for full details, but here’s the overview. WordPress 4.1.1 Tag 4.1.1 [31478]…

Here’s the agenda for Wednesday’s Dev Chat in the #core channel on Slack. Time/Date: : Feature Plugins: Consider the CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. Theme Switcher pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software…

What is it? Press This is a redesign of an existing feature with a focus on automation, speed, and mobile usability. Download the plugin and check it out for yourself! Features One of the requirements of coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. is at…