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  • Weekly design meeting notes of Wednesday November 21, 2018

    The full transcript of this meeting can be found in our #design Slack channel. All linked headings in this post jump to where this topic was discussed 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/. First topic today is some housekeeping. Because of…

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  • Reminder: We can’t rename plugins post approval.

    When you submit a 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…

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  • PTE Request for OceanWP theme and Astra theme

    Hello Polyglots, I have suggested stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. for this OceanWP theme and Astra theme and would like to become a PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to…

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  • Call for testing: WordPress for Android 11.3

    WordPress for Android version 11.3-rc-1 is available for testing on 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…

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  • Call for testing: WordPress for iOS 11.3

    WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 11.3 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;…

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  • Done enhanced-media-library

    PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a general translation editor after…

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  • Agenda for November 22nd Support Meeting

    General announcements Master List (?) Checking in with international liaisons Time permitting: Open floor For any other items to discuss, please add them to the comments below, or bring them up in the meeting. The meeting will be held on in #forums on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its…

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  • Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: November 16, 2018

    Meeting transcript on Slack Current progress on 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/ accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers…

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  • JavaScript chat summary – November 20th

    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…

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  • Meetup organizer newsletter suggestions for November?

    Friends, we’re about to start drafting the November edition of the meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. organizers newsletter — if there are any topics you’d recommend we include, or any interesting…

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