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Below is a summary of the discussion from this week’s #core-privacy chat. You can read the chat in its entirety in Slack. This summary highlights current work and also provides a view into how this relatively new team is working together to further privacy awareness following the success of its V1 GDPR-specific focus. Ticketticket Created…

4.0 is at the release candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). stage, which can be grabbed here. Our 40th release is going to be a long one. Main changes are the introduction…

Below is the summary for 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”…

While attempting to localize 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…

Below is a summary of the discussion from this week’s JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com chat…

This is the agenda for the weekly devchat meeting on : 5.0 planning Updates from focus leads and component maintainers General announcements If you have anything to propose to add to the agenda or specific items related to the above, then please leave a comment below. Either way, we look forward to seeing you at the devchat this…

Overview This post is a summary of the latest weekly Media component meeting, which took place in the #core-media 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/ channel, on The purpose of these meetings are to move priority tasks forward, provide feedback on issues…

This recap is a summary of our previous PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher meeting. It highlights the ideas and decisions which came up during that meeting, both as a means of documenting and to provide a quick overview for those who were unable…

GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ is a big project, and many WordPress contributors have limited hours in which they…

Keeping our focus tight is key to ensuring WordPress 5.0 is released on time, so commit approval will be managed a little differently than usual. During this time, the 5.0 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…