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Week In Core, June 7 – June 15 2016

Welcome back the latest issue of Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., covering changes [37659-37720]. Here are the highlights:

  • 62 commits
  • 67 contributors
  • 61 tickets created
  • 15 tickets reopened
  • 80 tickets closed

Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers based on trac timeline for the period above. The following is a summary of commits, organized by component.

Code Changes

AccessibilityAccessibility 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)

  • Help text improvements. [37680] #34761
  • 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., make the menu items “clear search results” a button. [37679] #36903

Administration

  • Set a defined line-height for number type inputs to fix display issue in Safari. [37693] #37024

Bootstrap/Load

Bundled Theme

  • Twenty Ten: Revert pot changes after update test.[37715]

Canonical

Comments

  • Do not flag a comment as a duplicate if the comment_author_email is provided but not a match. [37713] #37093
  • Fix pagination totals in the response of the inline delete actions when filtering the List Table by comment_type. [37664] #36991

Customize

  • Ensure MediaControl fetches the necessary attachment data for rendering when dynamically added via JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors.. [37701] #36521
  • Update server-sent setting validation notifications as changes are entered. [37700] #36944

Editor

  • Prevent jumping when using the backspace button in the Text editor in Firefox and IE. [37684] #37072
  • quickTags: when the user selects some text by triple-clicking, then wraps it in a tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.), and the last selected char is \n, insert the closing tag before the line break. [37661] #29571
  • Adjust the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. position when moving a postbox from one column to another. [37659] #35230

Embeds

Formatting

  • Docs: Add extensive documentation to the remove_accents() DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) outlining the accented characters core replaces. 37669] #34677

General

  • After [37702], correct the expected result in test_size_format(). [37705] #37037
  • In size_format() and wp_convert_bytes_to_hr(), replace kB with KB for consistency with other units. [37702] #37037
  • Docs: Replace HTTPHTTP HTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. links with HTTPSHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The ‘S’ at the end of HTTPS stands for ‘Secure’. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information.. [37674] #36993
  • Docs: Improve the DocBlock summary for add_theme_support(). [37673] #32246
  • Docs: Add documentation for the variadic second parameter, $args, accepted by add_theme_support(). [37672] #37067
  • Docs: Improve documentation for the $feature parameter in the DocBlock for add_theme_support(). [37671] #32246, #37067

HTTP 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.

I18Ni18n Internationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.

  • Revert the test added in [37716], as it causes errors when running the full suite. [37718] #36790
  • Adjust the regex in wp_maybe_decline_date() to handle word boundaries correctly. [37717] #36790
  • Add a unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. for wp_maybe_decline_date(). [37716] #36790
  • Add context and translator comments to Back to %s strings. [37703] #37095
  • In remove_accents(), add support for de_CH and de_CH_informal. [37698] #37076
  • Simplify the WordPress update notice for translators. [37675] #35721

Login and Registration

  • Fire wp_no_robots() in wp_die() only if function exists. This covers cases where wp_die() is used before general-template.php is loaded. [37689] #34401

Media

Networks and Sites

  • Docs: Update the documentation for get_site() and the get_site filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. following the removal of the $output parameter in [37652]. [37699] #35791
  • Use to_array() method on WP_Site objects in wp_get_sites(). [37667] #36717
  • Introduce get_current_network_id(). [37670] #33900
  • Tests: Split get_blog_details() test into individual tests [37666] #36566
  • Tests: Move get_blog_details() tests to their own file [37665] #36566
  • Tests: User a data provider for wp_get_sites() tests. [37662] #36566
  • Tests: Move wp_get_sites() tests to their own file [37660] #36566
  • Avoid a PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher notice in get_permalink() if default categoryCategory The ‘category’ taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. is unavailable. [37707] #36529

Plugins

  • Normalize WP_PLUGIN_DIR in the test added in [37332], otherwise it fails on Windows. [37719] #29154
  • Fix edge-case where the tab=upload page can be accessed directly. [37681] #35429

Posts, Post Types

  • Docs: Improve the return description for wp_get_post_categories() to include more information about possible return values. [37686] #37002

Query

  • After [37692], don’t skip set_found_posts() when no posts are found. [37712] #36687
  • Allow plugins to supply post results instead of having WP_Query fetch them from the database. [37692] #36687
  • Docs: Improve first-order clause documentation for the $meta_query parameter in the constructor for WP_Meta_Query. [37688] #32659

TaxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies.

  • Introduce a redirect_term_location filter to change the redirect on term editing. [37696] #36367
  • More specific cap check when processing category data on post save. [37691] #36379
  • Introduce term_taxonomy_id parameter for WP_Term_Query. [37683] #37074
  • Tests: Move WP_Tax_Query tests to a more appropriate file. [37682] #37074

Text Changes

  • Text Changes: Simplify two strings in wp_password_change_notification(). [37704] #35736

Themes

  • Make default “read more” link more accessible. [37706] #36572

TinyMCE

Upgrade/Install

  • Shiny Updates v2. [37714] #22029, #25828, #31002, #31529, #31530, #31773, #33637, #35032
  • Skip certificate verification when upgrading a networknetwork (versus site, blog)’s sites. This avoids issues with self-signed certificates or otherwise invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. certificates. [37695] #36975
  • Trigger the upgrader_process_complete action for translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. updates. [37687] #36872

Users

  • Embeds: In WP_oEmbed::get_provider() and WP_oEmbed::get_html(), parse the $args string to an array, as we treat it as an array later. [37720] #37071
  • wp_signon() expects an array as the $credentials argument, not a string. [37697] #37071
  • Stop WP_List_Table notices from persisting on pagination navigation. [37663] #35620

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