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  • Legacy Theme Preview Removed in 4.3

    This release we removed the old code for the Legacy Theme Preview, which hasn’t been maintained since the introduction of the customizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. in WordPress 3.5. Recently, we noticed that the…

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  • Thursday #daily updates

    Thursday #daily-updates Login to Reply

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  • Fast previewing changes to Menus in the Customizer

    The foundation of the CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. is built on the concept of the “setting”, an abstract representation of anything in WordPress: options, theme mods, posts, terms, and so on. Settings are…

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  • WordPress 4.3 Removes Old DFW

    From Old Distraction Free Writing Code Removed in 4.3 This release we removed all old DFW code, which hasn’t been used in coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. since 4.1. We left it in core for two releases so pluginPlugin A plugin is a…

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  • Old Distraction Free Writing Code Removed in 4.3

    This release we removed all old DFW code, which hasn’t been used in coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. since 4.1. We left it in core for two releases so pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that…

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  • Agenda for July 30th Support Meetup

    Items for discussion at tomorrow’s meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will…

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  • Dev Chat Agenda for July 29

    Here’s the agenda for today’s Dev Chat in the #core channel on Slack. We’re getting ready for RC1 so lets discuss blockerblocker A bug which is so severe that it blocks a release., RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release…

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  • Weekly i18n Chat Notes – July 28, 2015

    A few more things were discussed at this week’s metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. i18n chat: Translate Themes: Just a couple of things: All active themes were imported! But…

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  • Deputy Training | Vetting Applications

    Calling all deputiesProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook.! Feeling like you’ve really gotten the hang of triage and tagging in SupportPress? Not…

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  • Agenda for the Polyglots chat on July 29th

    Hey everyone, Here’s a quick agenda for today’s chat: LocaleLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ stats WordPress 4.2.3 Weekly #meta-i18n meeting recap for Polyglots WordPress 4.3…

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