= WordPress Trac =

Trac is the place to follow along with the development of !WordPress. You can track changes in the [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline Timeline section] of this site. There is also an [http://trac.wordpress.org/timeline?daysback=90&max=50&format=rss RSS feed] and a [http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-trac mailing list] for those interested.

Bugs reports are also kept on Trac. If you are looking to submit a bug report, please [http://trac.wordpress.org/newticket head on over].

'''You may [/login login to this site] using your !WordPress.org username and password.''' If you don't already have one, sign up at [http://wordpress.org/support the forums].

You can browse the source here, but you probably want to [http://wordpress.org/download/svn/ check out WordPress using Subversion].

== Security Issues ==

If you have encountered a security issue that isn't addressed in a released version of WordPress, please contact security at wordpress.org with detailed information.

== Contributing ==

There are [http://codex.wordpress.org/Contributing_to_WordPress many ways to contribute to WordPress]. If you want to get started quickly, [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/report/13 test a patch], or [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/report/16 grab a bug] and see if you can reproduce the problem it describes. Don't miss the [http://codex.wordpress.org/Automated_Testing test automation tools].

If you have an idea for a feature, but not the ability to code it yourself, share your idea at [http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/ WordPress Ideas].

== The Life of a Ticket ==
[http://codex.wordpress.org/Reporting_Bugs Reporting Bugs] in the [http://codex.wordpress.org/ WordPress Codex] tells how to report a bug obviously, what all the [http://codex.wordpress.org/Reporting_Bugs#Trac_Keywords keywords we use in Trac] mean, and more.

== Notification ==
If you would like to receive notification when a ticket you have submitted or are interested in changes then please configure your email address in trac after you have logged in by going to the [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/prefs Preferences] page.

If you then add your user name to the cc on a ticket you will be notified of changes on the ticket.

== How to Submit Patches ==

[http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/my-wordpress-toolbox/ Mark Jaquith's Unix WordPress Toolbox]

[http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2005/11/03/windows-wordpress-toolbox/ Peter Westwood's Windows WordPress Toolbox]

== Referring to other Tracs ==

Sometimes you want to refer to the trac install for another of the projects in the WordPress.org family.  This can be done using InterTrac references.  This trac is currently configured to support the following:
 * bbPress trac - #BB1 / [BB1]
 * BackPress trac - #BP1 / [BP1]
 * WordPress Tests trac - #UT1 / [UT1]

These references can be used in Tickets, Changesets etc.

== Ticket Statistics ==

For numbers regarding open tickets depending on status, type, component, keywords, and milestones, see the [[Statistics]] page.