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  • Hello Polyglots,

    I am the Theme Author for the Astra WordPress Theme. We have a number of great translation editorsTranslation Editor Translation editors can approve translations for projects. The GTE (General Translation Editor) and LM (Locale Manager) roles can add new users with the “Project Translation Editor” role that can approve translations for specific projects. There are…

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  • WordPress PHP now (mostly) conforms to WordPress Coding Standards

    For 12 long years, the WordPress Coding StandardsWordPress Coding Standards The Accessibility, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc. coding standards as published in the WordPress Coding Standards Handbook. May also refer to The collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) used to format and validate PHP code developed for WordPress according to the PHP coding standards. have stood…

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  • New Theme Active On All Rosetta Sites

    Yesterday the switch to the new theme for RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient Rosetta Stone, which contained more or less the same text in three…

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  • WordPress 4.9.1 has been released

    It is a security and maintenance release. There are no stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. changes except one new string in 4.3 in wp/4.3.x/admin. WordPress 4.9.1 Security and Maintenance Release In order to benefit from the automated release process it could…

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  • Hello, For the Gwolle Guestbook…

    Hello, For the Gwolle Guestbook at: https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/ Could the following 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…

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  • Meeting notes for 2017 November 28

    Meeting [ link ]. A Slack account is needed to view the archives. Items discussed: Seasonal Themes: Seasonal/holiday themes are now given priority in the queue. Theme authors are still allowed to submit seasonal themes even if his/her another theme is in the queue. Report button for themes: Possibility for implementation of report button was…

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  • Dev Chat Agenda for November 29th (4.9.1 week 2)

    This is the agenda for the weekly dev meeting on / November 29, 2017 at 21:00 UTC: 4.9 feedback + 4.9.1 timing 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…

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  • WordCamp Milano testing the Gutenberg tests

    At WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Milano contribution day the tests recently written about here. Thank you to everyone that helped. @emanuelblagonic gets…

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  • Hi Guys,

    I am the 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…

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  • WordPress 4.9.1 beta

    As mentioned earlier today, WordPress 4.9.1 has been scheduled for release tomorrow, . Please have a read of that post for details of the fixes. The beta package for 4.9.1 is now ready for testing. Please help us by testing this betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to…

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