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Menus

• Change nav-menu-text-color CSS variable value
• Consider introducing a dedicated endpoint for Block Hooks

Plugins

• WordPress Plugin updates fail

Site Health

• Improve i18n for disk space health checks

Upgrade/Install

• PHP 8+ Fatal Error in WP_Upgrader due to TypeError in array_keys() Call
• Return value of _wp_delete_all_temp_backups() isn’t used
• Guard condition in delete_temp_backup() shouldn’t return early
• Update jQuery UI library to version 1.13.3
• Yearly theme injection with auto-updates = true
• Bulk Action ‘Send password reset’ on site-users.php isn’t coded
• Avoid re-constructing WP_Theme_JSON object from raw theme_json, instead use WP_Theme_JSON object inside WP_Theme_JSON_data

REST API

• PHP Warning with invalid JSON input

General

• Interactivity API: Cannot be used from wp-admin
• Search, Bookmark, and Folder Function In WordPress Dashboard
• Officially expose the Site Editor Patterns page for all classic themes
• getDate JS error when opening post

External Libraries

• Update jQuery UI library to version 1.13.3

Editor

• Editor: Fix block template files query for a post-type
• Add support for column and row span in grid layout child blocks.
• Tests: Html5lib-tests context tag needs to be reset
• Remove version from docker-compose.yml file
• Improve i18n for disk space health checks

Taxonomy

• Unsupported count argument in WP_Term_Query DocBlock

Bundled Theme

• Twenty Twenty-One: Font size difference between editor & frontend in Latest Comments block
• Twenty Twenty-Four: Latest post block align is not working properly in editor side.

Build/Test Tools

• phpcs error in wp-includes > capabilities.php line 1093
• Tests: Html5lib-tests context tag needs to be reset
• Change nav-menu-text-color CSS variable value
• Remove version from docker-compose.yml file

TinyMCE

• Change <h1> Tags in TinyMCE Link Modal to <span> or Lesser Header Tags to Prevent Potential SEO Issues

Administration

• Introduce a System to Store, Access, and Permit Use of External API Keys

Options, Meta APIs

• update all update_option calling in core to set the autoload option

Roles/Capabilities

• phpcs error in wp-includes > capabilities.php line 1093

Cache API

• object-cache.php is loaded, but cache.php still attempts to define functions.

Design and User Interface

• Rename “caption” element to “figcaption” in theme.json V3
• Remove font weight on toolbar tab button
• Expose @emotion/styled to extenders
• Typography Panel in the Block Inspector for core/paragraph never goes away even with all features disabled
• Move color presets into the palette view
• Typewriter Experience doesn’t work when Custom Fields are shown
• Block background doesn’t work on Site Editor section
• Move “Categories” and “Tags” sections back to the top part of sidebar… or make their order editable
• LinkControl: Provide better way to see the full URLs
• Improper Inserter block title text wrapping
• Convert to component: Badge
• Tricky issue with the Gutenberg Button Block Alignment and Justification option select style
• Follow up questions on the duplicate post and page feature
• Only engage zoom out mode if the editor is focused on an entity
• JavaScript Documentation: Improve the JS API documentation tool.

Bug Fixes and Error Handling

• React app are crashing if I use <Spinner/> inside <Notice/>
• Restore the terms ‘Permalink’ and ‘Slug’ in the PostURl user interface
• Do not use aria-details for InputControl and BaseControl
• HTML structure of navigation blocks differs between editor and front
• DateTimePicker: AM/PM switcher is not screen reader accessible
• Moving blocks via keyboard: screen readers don’t notify operation done
• Data Views: Some notices display encoded characters

Block Enhancements and Features

• Group Block: Add Aspect Ratio Control
• Query Loop / Post Template block: additional grid view layout options
• New Block: Dialog Popup
• Color & Typography Variations for WP 6.6
• Allow spacing in typography variations
• Cover block image blurry due to incorrect srcset values
• Only show color and typography variation control if alternate variations exist

Development and Code Quality

• PHP backports for WP 6.6
• Block Editor Handbook not properly updated when two markdown files share the name (but not path)
• Expose formatMap in @wordpress/date
• Scripts: plugin-zip command does not exclude files not included in files field
• Components: move border style utils to block-editor package
• wp-scripts: minification of CSS imports is done too early in the process
• Migrate DropdownMenu instances to DropdownMenu V2

Sync and Pattern Management

• Idea: using the group block in synced patterns as a freeform content area (via pattern overrides)
• Phase 3: Collaboration index
• Phase 3: Revisions
• Phase 3: Workflows

New Features and Major Enhancements

• Social Icons: Add Bluesky social icon
• Inserter: Patterns tab state
• Block Styles: Reducing specificity of default block style variation styles
• Rename “caption” element to “figcaption” in theme.json V3
• Templates: allow replacing theme templates with custom templates
• Expose @emotion/styled to extenders
• Typography Panel in the Block Inspector for core/paragraph never goes away even with all features disabled

• Expand on Click for Galleries is Clunky and Inefficient – Toggle for Entire Gallery?
• FSE : Issue applying Gutenberg Template for Custom Post Type in a Plugin
• Limit color palette per usage / control (text / background…)
• programmatic manipulation of styles (attributes.style) derrived from block supports features
• Interactivity outside blocks or as “standalone” (like Alpine.js)?
• Best Practices for Animations
• Different values for device categories

• How JSON schema versioning works and how it’s different from the theme.json version
• Customizing and extending the Formatting Toolbar
• Classic themes: tutorial on moving away from widgets to template parts

Here’s the information formatted as a markdown list:

Block Development Examples

• meta-block-bb1e55: Improve example
• Remove Experimental tag from examples using the Interactivity API
• Create an example of using Block context

• Two screenshots not loading within the Animoto Embed article
• [HelpHub][6.5][screenshots]: Amazon Kindle Embed screenshots are broken
• WXR file standard
• Contributor Day — April 23, 2024
• Google Form Shortcode Not Displaying in Documentation
• [HelpHub] Changing the category “Installation”
• [HelpHub][6.5][screenshots]: First Steps with WordPress (Block Editor)

Support Forums

1. Search box takes up too much vertical; move up and to the right – New, Defect (Bug), Normal
2. Editor is rendered twice when replying a support topic – New, Defect (Bug), Normal
3. Closed reviews should not have a reply message box – Reopened, Defect (Bug), Normal
4. Background colors on views need distinction – New, Defect (Bug), Normal
5. Indented List Items breaking all parent list items – Closed, Defect (Bug), Normal
6. The footer layout breaks in SVN view – Closed, Defect (Bug), Normal
7. Forums: Underlined Text Not Rendered – Accepted, Defect (Bug), Low
8. Critical Error on Website – Closed, Defect (Bug), Normal

Plugin Directory

1. Google Forms Shortcode Not Displaying in Documentation – Closed, Defect (Bug), Normal
2. The issue of blurry images in the WordPress repository within plugins on the internal page – Assigned, Defect (Bug), Normal
3. Add an option to remove the –ignore-domain parameter in wp i18n make-pot – New, Feature Request, Normal
4. Jetpack: Your site URL is a known local development environment URL – Closed, Defect (Bug), Lowest

Profiles

1. .xyz domains error in WordPress.org profile edit form – Closed, Enhancement, Low

API

1. Support always returning a beta or RC in core API version check – Closed, Feature Request, Normal

Translate Site & Plugins

1. Design Issue: Underlines in submenu of polyglot sub page – New, Defect (Bug), Lowest

General

1. Design issue : search suggestion have more space – Closed, Defect (Bug), Lowest

Swag Store (mercantile.wordpress.org)

1. View Cart Design not looks good – New, Defect (Bug), Low
2. Improve the button design – New, Enhancement, Lowest

Make (Get Involved) / P2

1. Access to team meetings CPT – Closed, Enhancement, Low
2. Broken Link in Contribute handbook page – Closed, Defect (Bug), Low
3. The Likes widget is not vertically aligned with Reply and Follow buttons – Closed, Defect (Bug), Low
4. Add official “Team Reps” list in code / automate team rep access – New, Feature Request, Low
5. Design issue: On hover button text is not visible – Closed, Defect (Bug), Lowest
6. Add Hover effect on link – New, Enhancement, Lowest

WordPress Playground

• Playground could not serve the request.
• The activatePlugin step doesn’t throw an error when given invalid inputs
• Loggers: Silence irrelevant error logs in unit tests

WordCamp.org

Enhancement

• Try caching get_remaining_tickets in APCu to allow tickets to be ‘reserved’ during checkout, avoiding race condition

Hotfix

• Transparency Report email automation

Feature

• Verify the order before checking for error flags

Design

• Update past events template to align with design

WordPress.org

Support Forums

• Support Forums: Blocks: Disable the image block in the reviews forums
• Background colors on views need distinction
• Editor is rendered twice when replying a support topic
• Forums: Underlined Text Not Rendered
• Hotfix for width of block editor
• Missing space in breadcrumbs on support posts

Plugin Directory

• Plugin Review Submission – Change the date for new version uploads
• Plugin Review Submissions – Allow authors to add comments about their new plugin version uploads
• Search box takes up too much vertical; move up and to the right
• Playground Preview button in plugin directory doesn’t always work if you have Release Confirmation active

Photo Directory

• Add recent photos to submission form
• Let get Alt and Caption loaded into images at IPCT data

Locales

• Path and Link Broken in Theme Security Handbook
• Request to clear and update HelpHub support articles for zh_CN
• Add an option to remove the –ignore-domain parameter in wp i18n make-pot

WordPress.org & Team Sites

• Path and Link Broken in Theme Security Handbook
• About Page: Consider breadcrumbs for The People, The Technology, The Details

Plugin Directory

1. Google Forms Shortcode Not Displaying in Documentation – Closed, Defect (Bug), Normal
2. The issue of blurry images in the WordPress repository within plugins on the internal page – Assigned, Defect (Bug), Normal
3. The footer layout breaks in SVN view – Closed, Defect (Bug), Normal
4. Add an option to remove the –ignore-domain parameter in wp i18n make-pot – New, Feature Request, Normal
5. Jetpack: Your site URL is a known local development environment URL – Closed, Defect (Bug), Lowest

Profiles

1. .xyz domains error in WordPress.org profile edit form – Closed, Enhancement, Low

API

1. Support always returning a beta or RC in core API version check – Closed, Feature Request, Normal

Translate Site & Plugins

1. Add an option to remove the –ignore-domain parameter in wp i18n make-pot – New, Feature Request, Normal
2. Design Issue: Underlines in submenu of polyglot sub page – New, Defect (Bug), Lowest

General

1. Design issue : search suggestion have more space – Closed, Defect (Bug), Lowest

Swag Store (mercantile.wordpress.org)

1. View Cart Design not looks good – New, Defect (Bug), Low
2. Improve the button design – New, Enhancement, Lowest

Make (Get Involved) / P2

1. Access to team meetings CPT – Closed, Enhancement, Low
2. Broken Link in Contribute handbook page – Closed, Defect (Bug), Low
3. The Likes widget is not vertically aligned with Reply and Follow buttons – Closed, Defect (Bug), Low
4. Add official “Team Reps” list in code / automate team rep access – New, Feature Request, Low
5. Design issue: On hover button text is not visible – Closed, Defect (Bug), Lowest
6. Add Hover effect on link – New, Enhancement, Lowest

WP.org GP Translation Events

• Create a timeline view of changes to the event
• Hide events

Here’s the requested list formatted in markdown for the issues in the WordCamp.org repository:

WordCamp.org

• Ignore locale when sorting for shortcode “camptix_attendees”
• Favorite Session Enhancement
• Events: Improve design of Cookies close & accept Popup
• Bulk buy option only applies to target ticket
• Can’t correctly update name that has diacritics mark
• Configurable Incremental Ticket Release for High Demand Events
• Make it possible to reset the info and edit ticket token
• Ticket quantity does not reduce until paid
• Don’t translate wordcamp statuses in logs
• “Time” string is not showing as polish #pl_pl
• Allow IPs to be whitelisted
• Missing clear button for format filter
• Inconsistent dropdown content