Core Plugin Infrastructure Update
Just a quick update on where we stand with the infrastructure for core plugin development. The mailing lists are currently being used and it looks like they should be able to scale fine. We still need...
View ArticleI was considering adding another idea to…
I was considering adding another idea to the GSoC ideas wiki, but wanted to run it by the devs here first. Basically, making the login, registration, and lost password pages fully themeable. I know...
View ArticleTeam Update – Headerators
We focused on flexible headers this cycle (#17242). We have a patch that we think is ready for commit, which adds flexible height and width. We had Nacin and Mark Jaquith look at the patch, they made...
View ArticleTeam Update: Headerators
We’ve pretty much wrapped up flexible headers (#17242) for both width and height. We’re currently reviewing a patch on #19840 and hope to have that finished this cycle. Our next project will be to work...
View ArticleWordPress 3.6: the Post Formats UI feature
Post formats is going to be a major win for 3.6. It’s one of those features that has so much potential, but it really falls short in usability and honestly we haven’t really taken the time to truly...
View ArticleWordPress 3.6: Editorial Flow
I’m really excited to see our editorial flow get some love in the 3.6 cycle! We always want to be as extensible as possible and post statuses are one of those places where we’re not near as good as we...
View ArticleWordPress 3.6: Revisions
Revisions are an extremely powerful tool for content tracking, but there are a few parts that need a little TLC. Ever since they were first introduced, there’s been a problem with proper author...
View ArticleWordPress 3.6: Menus
For menus we’re going to try to focus on some UI improvements. Menus work pretty well but users, especially the less-technical ones, are easily confused. We’ve seen them try to add menus without names...
View ArticleDisclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2
WordPress 4.7.2 was released last Thursday, January 26th. If you have not already updated, please do so immediately. In addition to the three security vulnerabilities mentioned in the original release...
View ArticleWordPress 4.9.7
WordPress 4.9.7 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes 17 bugs. Download WordPress 4.9.7 or visit Dashboard → Updates and click “Update Now”. Sites that support automatic...
View ArticleCore Plugin Infrastructure
As many of you know, last Thursday’s dev chat resulted in a core plugins research team team (for lack of a better term). Basically, our job is to try to come up with a list of tools that should be...
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