This Week at WordPress.org (April 3, 2023)Matt shares why WordPress releases are named after jazz musicians. The FSE block theme explores functionality gaps and gathers feedback on the Site Editor experience. WordPress 6.2 improves load times and server-side performance for block and classic themes. The Interactivity API proposal standardizes frontend interactivity for Gutenberg blocks.
Build a Theme, Time to First Byte, Jazz, and Interactivity API FSE Program Exploration: Build a block theme
WordPress 6.2 Performance improvements for all themes
Why Jazz?
Proposal: The Interactivity API – A better developer experience in building interactive blocks
WP-CLI v2.8.0 release date
News* The Month in WordPress – March 2023
Central* WordCamp Buffalo 2023 * WordCamp Entebbe 2023: An Amazing Recap
Community* Community Team Training #7: Community Team Roles Overview & Discussion * WordCamp Mentors’ April check-in!
Core * What’s new in Gutenberg 15.5? (05 April) * WordPress 6.2 Performance improvements for all themes * Two Weeks in Core – April 3, 2023 * Preferred Languages: Help test the latest version * Proposal: The Interactivity API – A better developer experience in building interactive blocks
Meetings* Editor Chat Agenda: April 5th, 2023
Design* Why Jazz?
Docs* Agenda for Docs Team bi-weekly meeting April 4, 2023 * Documentation Team Update – April 3, 2023
Hosting* Hosting Team meeting agenda 2023-04-05
Marketing* Notes: Global Marketing Team meeting, 28 March 2023
Meta* Agenda: Biweekly Matrix Chat – Thu, April 6, 2023 (10AM UTC)
Openverse* A week in Openverse: 2023-03-27 – 2023-04-03 * Community Meeting Recap (28 March 2023) * Openverse Monthly Priorities Meeting 2023-04-05
Performance* Performance Chat Summary: 4 April 2023
Plugins* Use of Code Generators Must Remain GPL Compatible * Advance Notice of Retirement * Plugin Review Team – 3 April 2023
Polyglots Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – April 05, 2023 (07:00 UTC) Project Proposal: Creating a WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program * Discussion: Ending the Eternal September
Support* Support ticket triage session – April 5th 2023 at 16:00 UTC
Test* Hallway Hangout: Let’s chat about Moving to the Site Editor * FSE Program Exploration: Build a block theme * Test Team Update: 3 April 2023
Theme* Theme Handbook Overhaul Proposal * Themes team update April 04, 2023
Training* Learn WordPress April 2023 Newsletter * Proposal: Creating Learning Pathways for Learn WordPress * Introduction to WordPress Development syllabus * Meeting agenda for April 04, 2023 * What’s new on Learn WordPress in March 2023
Tutorials* Using Block Patterns * Add media and Openverse images to your content directly from the Inserter * WordPress REST API – custom routes & endpoints * Intro to the Site Editor and Template Editor * How to use the WordPress Stylebook with your block theme
Online Workshops* How to validate content feedback for the WordPress Training Team * WordPress 6.2 のアップデート内容を見てみよう！ * WordPress 6.2 のアップデート内容を見てみよう！ * Updating a blog’s design (Informal live stream) – Part 4 * WP dev livestream: WordPress request lifecycle * The WordPress request lifecycle * A Guide to Open Source and WordPress (Timezone 2) * A Guide to Open Source and WordPress
Courses* Converting a Shortcode to a Block
WP-CLI* WP-CLI v2.8.0 release date
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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