This Week at WordPress.org (May 22, 2023)WordPress 6.2.2 is available now for update. This reintroduces shortcodes in Block Theme Templates in a more secure way.
Rich Tabor and WordPress Playground innovator Adam Zielinski discuss the capabilities and promise of WP Playground.
What do you want to see for future WordCamps? Share your ideas on the post.
Do you want to disable border settings for everyone but Administrators, and only for posts? See the Dev Blog.
What’s the fate of the plugin review team with the primary maintainer soon to retire? It appears to have a bright future with additional contributors and tooling.
WP 6.2.2, Next Gen WordCamps, Block Filters for Client Curation, Plugin Review Onboarding WordPress 6.2.2 Security Release
WP Briefing: Episode 56: What to Know About WordPress Playground
Idea generation: Next Gen WordCamps!
Curating the Editor experience with client-side filters
Plugin Review Team Update
News* WP Briefing: Episode 56: What to Know About WordPress Playground * WordPress 6.2.2 Security Release * Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2023
Look closely. Did you know this wizardry is currently possible in the Editor?!?
Join us on Thursday for the next #WordPress Hallway Hangout where we'll discuss curating the Editor and building block themes for clients. RSVPhttps://t.co/DPqrFHVXtT pic.twitter.com/XbZBC97QDu
— Nick Diego (@nickmdiego) May 22, 2023
Accessibility* Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: May 19, 2023
Central* SiteGround joins the WordPress global community sponsorship program in 2023
Community* Idea generation: Next Gen WordCamps! * WordPress Community Team Discussion #9: The Next Generation of WordCamps * Recap of the Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on May 18, 2023 * SiteGround Joins the 2023 Global Sponsorship Program
Core * WordPress 6.3 Planning Roundup * Roadmap to 6.3 * Command Center: Request for feedback * Proposal: Retiring Older Default Themes * Core Editor Improvement: Smoother Site Editing * What’s new in Gutenberg 15.8? (May 17) * A Week in Core – May 22, 2023
Developer Blog* Curating the Editor experience with client-side filters * useEntityRecords: an easier way to fetch WordPress data
Meetings* Editor Chat Agenda: 24 May 2023 * Dev Chat Agenda, May 24, 2023 * WP Feature Notifications Meeting Notes: 2023-05-17
Design* WordCamp Sylhet 2023: Contributor Day Recap * Design Share: May 8—May 19
Docs* Online monthly Docs Team Contributor Day May 23, 2023 * Summary for Docs Team meeting, May 16, 2023
Hosting* Is WordPress compatible with PHP 8?
Marketing* Day 17: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks * Day 16: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks * Day 15: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks * Day 14: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks * Day 13: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks * Day 12: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks
Mobile* Contribute to the Future of the WordPress App * Mobile Team Update – May 17th
Openverse* Catalog Postgres Exploration Effort * Community Meeting Recap (2023-05-22) * Openverse Monthly Priorities Meeting 2023-06-07 * A week in Openverse: 2023-05-15 – 2023-05-22
Performance* Performance Chat Summary: 23 May 2023
Plugins Plugin Review Team Update * Use of Code Generators Must Remain GPL Compatible * Advance Notice of Retirement * Plugin Review Team Update: 8 May 2023 * Plugin Review Team: 15 May 2023 Polyglots Polyglots Table: Contributor Day at WordCamp Sylhet 2023 * Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – May 24, 2023 (13:00 UTC)
Project* WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program: Pilot Program Proposal * Building Blocks: The Evolution of WordPress 2013-2023
Test* Test Chat Summary: 23 May 2023 * Test Team Update: 22 May 2023 * FSE Program Testing Call #23: Rapid Revamp * Test Team Update: 22 May 2023
Theme* Hallway Hangout: Curating the editor and building block themes for clients * Theme Handbook Overhaul: Phase 2 (Creating Content) * Themes team update May 16, 2023
Training* Brainstorm – WordCamp Europe 2023 Contributor Day * Training Team Meeting Recap for May 23rd, 2023 * Training Team Meeting Recap for May 16th, 2023
Tutorials* Building a page with only patterns * How to add a blog or news page to any WordPress website * Introduction to WordPress Multisite Networks * WordPress editor modes for streamlining content creation
Online Workshops* Debugging in WordPress * WP dev livestream: Sendig block theme * WP dev livestream: Sendig block theme * The Creative Side of Blocks, Vol. 4 * A Brief History of WordPress
Courses* Creating a 4-page business website
WP-CLI* WP-CLI v2.8.0 release date
WPTV* Latest WordPress TV videos
Related News:* Node v20.2.0 released * PHP 8.2.6 Released! * PHP 8.1.19 Released! * TC39 * Composer 2.5.5
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