This Week at WordPress.org (March 27, 2023) WordPress 6.2 is now available! If you haven’t started testing yet, now is the time.
Gutenberg is a 4 phase approach to nearly all areas of WordPress. Phase 1 was Posts and Pages. Phase 2 included Themes. Matias Ventura shares what we could see in Phase 3.
Andy Fragen has posted a call for testing on the Plugin Dependencies plugin.
WP 6.2, Plugin Dependencies, Phase 3 WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy”
Call for Testing: Plugin Dependencies UX
3⃣ Phase 3: Collaboration
News* WP Briefing: Episode 52: Workflows and Phase Three Visioning with Special Guest Héctor Prieto * WP20 Swag is Here! Order Your Official Merchandise Today
Core * Call for Testing: Plugin Dependencies UX * Introducing a new block editor handbook scrub * WordPress 6.2 Release Day Process
WordPress 6.2* WordPress 6.2 release date updated: March 29, 2023 * WordPress 6.2 Release Day Process * WordPress 6.2 Release Candidate 4 * FYI: Navigation section of new Site Editor experienced removed for 6.2 RC 2 * WordPress 6.2 Release Candidate 1 * WordPress 6.2 Translation Status (March 14, 2023) * WordPress 6.2 ready to be translated * WordPress 6.2 Field Guide + Requests library upgraded to 2.0.5 in WordPress 6.2 + Patterns API expanded to include template_types property + Introduction of Block Inspector Tabs + Shadows in Global Styles with WordPress 6.2 + Introducing the HTML API in WordPress 6.2 + Miscellaneous Editor changes in WordPress 6.2 + Introducing move_dir() in WordPress 6.2 + Sticky position block support + Upgrading to React 18 and common pitfalls of concurrent mode + Add new prop to ServerSideRender component + Google Fonts are included locally in bundled themes + Custom CSS for global styles and per block + Minimum height dimensions block support + Editor Components updates in WordPress 6.2 + I18N Improvements in 6.2 + Customize settings for any block in WordPress 6.2 + Style Book preview of blocks in global styles + Update to content only editing filter namespace * WordPress 6.2 Accessibility Improvements * WordPress 6.2 Beta 4 Postponed * WordPress 6.2 Beta 3 * 6.2 Live Product Demo * Phase 2, Finale * Hallway Hangout: Performance Improvements for WordPress 6.2 * Roadmap to 6.2 * Bug Scrub Schedule for 6.2 * Early bug scrub schedule for WP 6.2 * WordPress 6.2 Planning Roundup
Meetings* March 29 Dev Chat is canceled in favor of WordPress 6.2 final release party * Editor chat summary: March 22nd, 2023 * Editor Chat Agenda: March 29th 2023
Developer Blog* Quick and easy local WordPress development with wp-env
Design* Design Share: Feb 13–Mar 10
Docs Agenda for Docs Team bi-weekly meeting April 4, 2023 * Summary for Docs Team meeting, March 21, 2023 * Call for volunteers to help with 6.2 end user documentation * Documentation Team Update – March 27, 2023 Hosting Hosting Team meeting agenda 2023-03-22
Marketing* Notes: Global Marketing Team meeting, 21 March 2023
Meta* Matrix chat Summary, March 23 2023
Mobile* New Mobile Support Forum * Mobile Team Update – March 25th
Openverse* A week in Openverse: 2023-03-20 – 2023-03-27
Performance* Performance Chat Summary: 28 March 2023 * Core Performance Team Update: March 27, 2023
Plugins* Advance Notice of Retirement
Polyglots* Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – March 29, 2023 (13:00 UTC) * New translation project: wp20.wordpress.net
Plugins* Use of Code Generators Must Remain GPL Compatible * Advance Notice of Retirement * Plugin Review Team: 27 Mar 2023
Project* Proposal: Creating a WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program * Discussion: Ending the Eternal September
SupportTest* Test Chat Summary: 28 March 2023 * Hallway Hangout: Let’s chat about All Things Layout * Help Test WordPress 6.2
Theme* Themes team meeting agenda for March 28, 2023 * Hallway Hangout: Community Themes Initiative * Themes team update March 28, 2023
Training* Introduction to WordPress Development syllabus * Meeting agenda for March 28, 2023
Tutorials* How to use featured images * WordPress REST API – Modifying responses
Online Workshops* Live stream: Reviewing developer-focused features in Gutenberg 15.4 * Γνωριμία με την ομάδα Learn * How do you Learn WordPress?
WPTV* Latest WordPress TV videos
Related News:* PHP 8.2.4 Released! * PHP 8.1.17 Released! * TC39 * Composer 2.5.5
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