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We’ll list some simple tickets here that you guys can work on right now. Please post a link to the ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. you are working on so we can help. You can help by writing a patchpatch A special text file that describes changes…

We spun WordPress 3.1 off into a branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to…

Core contributorsCore Contributors Core contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org: who will be at SxSW this year? Looking at putting something together, want to get an idea of how many people might attend.

General TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. usage note: Please don’t edit your own comments beyond fixing typos or improper formatting. Many of us consume Trac through the mailing list, and adding to a comment or changing its meaning makes this…

I added child theme support to the theme previewer for /extend/themes. The only child theme we have in there at present that I know of is this one: https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/mazeld , but now the preview works for it. Note that the parent theme of a child theme must also be in /extend/themes for this to work.…

#wptybee update! Thursday The coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. commit team (+me) talked with the people working on the WordPress mobile apps via audio skype chat after several attempts at video were an utter failure due to bandwidth issues. All agreed that we…

WordPress has always stated that its license was the GNU GPLGPL GNU General Public License. Also see copyright license., and has bundled version 2 of the license, even though no GPL version was specified. The text of version 2 (as well as 1 and 3) says that if no version is specified, the software can…

FYI – Akismet WordPress 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…

Added a new page to WordPress.org: https://wordpress.org/extend/mobile/ Also added it to the dropdown menu under extend. #wordpress-org

The coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. team meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share…