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  • A specification for the Fields API

    A specification defines how a part of the web platform works. For example, CSS is a spec, which browsers look to when implementing their layout engines. A feature is drafted in spec, which serves as a prop to push forward discussion on how the feature should work. The spec author focuses on understanding and explaining the theoretical, and typically is not the implementer. An implementer might try to get a…

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  • Hello Polyglots I am an author of the…

    Hello Polyglots! I am an author of the Ajax Search Lite plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-lite/) and would like to have the following users added: #de_DE @Clickadelic #hu_HU @wpdreams Thanks and have a great day! #editor-requests, #requestLogin to ReplyClear to-do

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  • Friday #daily updates

    Friday #daily-updates Login to Reply

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  • Recap of March 8, 2016 Meeting

    Welcome Daylight Savings Time: March 13th in the US. If you are in the US our meeting will switch to 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 15th. Priority plan updates @skarjune Categories vs. Tags lesson is ready for copyediting @Kimwhite Widgets lesson is ready for copyediting @c3zh copy-edited the Menus lesson @chanthaboune completed 1-click install @melindahelt Choosing and Installing Themes…

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  • Customizer Improvements in 4.5

    In addition to the ~35 defects that were fixed in this release, there were also ~17 features and enhancements that were made. What follows are some highlights, starting with some smaller enhancements and then listing out full posts that document the larger features. Setting-less Controls (#35926) Sometimes controls need to be added which don’t directly have associated…

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  • Custom Logo

    New in 4.5 is the ability for users to add a logo to their sites (if their theme has declared support for it). It’s an addition to the Custom HeaderHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is…

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  • March 10th Support Team Meeting Summary

    WordPress 4.5 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 changes often occur as part of the process. 3…

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  • Global WordPress Translation Day

    Join us for 24 hours of translating WordPress A 24-hour translation sprint that starts from the East and ends and the most Western parts of the world with three main goals: Show people who are interested in translating WordPress in their language how to get involved Translate and validate the waiting strings for current projects under the…

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  • Thursday #daily updates

    Thursday #daily-updates Login to Reply

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  • WordCamps Status Weekly Report (from Feb. 15th to March 9th)

    Hi Community team! Here are the current statuses of those WCs which some actions were done during the period of this report (from Feb. 15th to March 9th). Have a nice day! 🙂 1) NEEDS VETTING DFW, Texas, US Indianapolis, IN, USA (for Deaf people) Birmingham, AL, USA Žilina, Slovakia Marbella, Spain Fortaleza, Brazil Quebec,…

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