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New Directory Status
As everyone knows, the first phase of opening up the directory to more reviewers was getting on the new system. We’re not quite there yet, however a great deal of progress has been made! So far, we’ve run into a few weird flow issues that are blocking us from being able to invite new people.…
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Addition of TinyMCE to the Text Widget
In its first couple years, WordPress lacked rich/visual text editing. Before TinyMCE was incorporated in WordPress 2.0, users had to edit post content as raw HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. with some support from the Quicktags buttons. When widgets were introduced in WordPress 2.2,…
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Hey @mrfroasty! I am looking…
Hey @mrfroasty! I am looking into joining the Swahili translation team. I have a few people who are interested and would help in doing this. Could you please let us know how we can do this. We can work with you or we can work entirely as a new team. Thanks. #request Login to ReplyClear…
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May I request svn-commit access…
May I request svn-commit access to sv_SE on i18n.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ for me, tobifjellner Thanks in advance,…
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The goal going forward
The goals for the near future are: Comparing the theme and plugin review processes to see how we can work towards a goal of making both processes very similar so that any improvements made to one will also profit the other. Put a team together to tackle the theme previews as this is a major…
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Enhanced Settings API: Where we’re at
As outlined in a recent post on the accessibility team blog, enhancing the Settings APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. is currently a high priority for the team. We have been working on this…
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JavaScript Chat Agenda for May 23rd
Please join us for our weekly 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 on , where we…
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Multisite Focused Changes in 4.8
Here’s an overview of the developer facing changes made in 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 for the 4.8 cycle. If you’re…
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This week in WPA11y – May 22, 2017
Agenda Tickets for 4.8 A11yAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) Tasks tickets Testing GutenbergGutenberg…
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Agenda for May 22, 2017 Meeting
The training team will be in the #training channel 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/ Tuesday for our weekly meeting at our regular time: 19:00 UTC. If you can’t make it, please leave us a note in the comments and we’ll…