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#64393
|
Change how we include Gutenberg in Core
|
youknowriad
|
has-patch
|
high
|
blocker
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
03/06/2026
|
|
#64297
|
Clean up GitHub Actions workflow files in old branches
|
desrosj
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
02/19/2026
|
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#52610
|
Consider removing many of the default test group exclusions
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
04/29/2021
|
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#54334
|
E2E tests for Uploading New Version of Themes & Plugins
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
01/02/2025
|
|
#40538
|
Fix or remove useless PHPUnit tests
|
johnbillion*
|
needs-unit-tests
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
09/01/2022
|
|
#64227
|
GitHub Actions updates and improvements for 7.0
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
03/05/2026
|
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#64543
|
Implement `ignore-scripts` to harden npm usage
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
01/23/2026
|
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#42093
|
Improve handling of SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL test coverage
|
jeremyfelt
|
needs-unit-tests
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
10/20/2023
|
|
#64680
|
Increase PHPStan rule level from zero
|
westonruter*
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
03/04/2026
|
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#60966
|
Introduce a GitHub Actions workflow for bumping the version number in a branch
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
02/18/2026
|
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#60967
|
Introduce a GitHub Actions workflow for syncing package updates to a branch
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
02/18/2026
|
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#59644
|
Migrate JavaScript unit tests away from QUnit
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
07/07/2025
|
|
#59648
|
PHPUnit tests: Add/improve @covers annotations
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
11/25/2025
|
|
#63914
|
Reassess the need for the external-http tests
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
12/09/2025
|
|
#64221
|
Reclassify `json2php` as a `devDependency`
|
desrosj
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
02/20/2026
|
|
#54029
|
Rename WordPress native expectDeprecated() and @ExpectedDeprecated to avoid confusion with PHPUnit native expectDeprecation and for future-proofing
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
06/20/2022
|
|
#59844
|
Run HTTP related automated tests with multiple versions of cURL
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
01/17/2025
|
|
#62004
|
Test suite: update the tests for PHPUnit 10/11 and get ready for PHPUnit 12
|
hellofromTonya*
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
11/28/2025
|
|
#64225
|
Test tool and unit test improvements for 7.0
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
03/05/2026
|
|
#57844
|
Tests/Script Loader: Run build step in PHP Unit test actions.
|
|
close
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
02/13/2025
|
|
#59482
|
Tests: Introduce Reflection API helper methods.
|
costdev
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
07/03/2024
|
|
#64324
|
Tests: Reduce usage of assertEquals for 7.0
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
12/31/2025
|
|
#54183
|
Tests: decide on how to handle deprecations in PHPUnit
|
SergeyBiryukov
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
10/05/2022
|
|
#53010
|
Tests: introduce namespacing for the test classes
|
SergeyBiryukov
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
12/24/2025
|
|
#53119
|
Tests: introduce naming conventions for data providers and use named test cases
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
10/24/2023
|
|
#53011
|
Tests: review all setUp() and tearDown()
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
06/04/2022
|
|
#53118
|
Tests: review of correctly setting output expectations
|
|
|
normal
|
minor
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
04/30/2021
|
|
#48703
|
Update compressed images for a clean precommit:image output
|
SergeyBiryukov
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
08/07/2023
|
|
#64230
|
Update/Audit NPM Dependencies for 7.0
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
02/17/2026
|
|
#43731
|
Use Webpack + NPM scripts to build all the things
|
whyisjake*
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
03/09/2021
|
|
#56070
|
Use a consistent order of annotations in the test suite
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
10/17/2023
|
|
#59851
|
test for send_frame_options_header
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
task (blessed)
|
03/03/2024
|
|
#39159
|
Add APC to automated test matrix
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
11/09/2020
|
|
#60874
|
Better Block Management System required
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
06/20/2024
|
|
#55429
|
Coding Standard: Use spaces for JSON instead of tabs
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
03/21/2022
|
|
#64003
|
Generate a list of changed files when a new version is tagged
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
02/19/2026
|
|
#64222
|
Improve the upgrade process for the Twemoji library
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
11/10/2025
|
|
#62197
|
Introduce testing workflow for the local Docker environment
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
12/05/2024
|
|
#59659
|
Run Gutenberg e2e tests in core
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
01/06/2026
|
|
#25117
|
The distribution build process should be fully available to anyone.
|
|
reporter-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
02/26/2026
|
|
#55973
|
Add .gitattributes file to annotate generated files
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/16/2023
|
|
#44246
|
Add `check-node-version` to check required Node.js and npm versions are installed
|
azaozz
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
01/10/2019
|
|
#56602
|
Add a comment to auto-generated editor files pulled from Gutenberg repository
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/19/2022
|
|
#49077
|
Add https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop to Packagist
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/25/2020
|
|
#56794
|
Add linting for `gutenberg_*` functions
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/27/2025
|
|
#53520
|
Add regression test for the wp_option data corruption bug
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
02/12/2025
|
|
#50412
|
Add support for common PHPUnit arguments when watching
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/04/2020
|
|
#52613
|
Add testing setup instructions on wordpress-develop repository readme
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
minor
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
11/10/2021
|
|
#63421
|
Adding SSL Support for ENV
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
12/22/2025
|
|
#63336
|
Adding Support to Apache2
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
04/22/2025
|
|
#62944
|
Allow a single theme to be tested/built
|
|
|
low
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
02/11/2025
|
|
#35318
|
Automate anti-virus scanning of WordPress zips
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
01/29/2022
|
|
#56785
|
Automatically catch potential security issues before release
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/19/2024
|
|
#55466
|
Build Tools: create Docker test environment that use non-direct filesystems
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
02/02/2023
|
|
#50337
|
Build tools: Ensure built files have been updated or ignored in `src` directory.
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
03/18/2021
|
|
#49635
|
Build tools: Remove generated and package sourced files from committed code.
|
gziolo
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
11/10/2021
|
|
#59728
|
Build/Test Tools: Expose error message upon Gutenberg plugin activation failure.
|
Bernhard Reiter
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
10/25/2023
|
|
#63628
|
Build/Test Tools: Remove unnecessary `docker` branding
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
12/01/2025
|
|
#64634
|
Build/Tools: Update PHPCompatibilityWP to 3.0.0-alpha2
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.1
|
enhancement
|
03/04/2026
|
|
#49423
|
Build: Create Webpack build configuration for vendor dependencies
|
whyisjake*
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
02/08/2021
|
|
#64444
|
CI Reruns
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
12/22/2025
|
|
#50627
|
CSS Build process: Consider removing autoprefixer from the source folder.
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
03/09/2021
|
|
#57426
|
Coding Standards: mark warnings that trigger CI failures as errors.
|
|
close
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
01/06/2023
|
|
#56087
|
Configure Codecov status checks
|
|
|
low
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
06/28/2022
|
|
#57556
|
Configure feature branches on GitHub to trigger workflows to support development on forks
|
|
needs-docs
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
01/21/2025
|
|
#37261
|
Consider removing the `$start` argument from `WP_UnitTest_Generator_Sequence`
|
|
|
lowest
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/12/2024
|
|
#54154
|
Core medias e2e tests
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
09/02/2022
|
|
#54157
|
Core menus e2e tests
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
09/02/2022
|
|
#54152
|
Core posts e2e tests
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/23/2021
|
|
#54153
|
Core taxonomies e2e tests
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/27/2021
|
|
#54155
|
Core users e2e tests
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/21/2021
|
|
#54156
|
Core widgets e2e tests
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
09/02/2022
|
|
#53737
|
Create a way to autogenerate end-to-end test code from manual testing steps for WordPress core
|
lucatume
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
07/05/2022
|
|
#54151
|
Dashboard widgets e2e tests
|
justinahinon
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/21/2021
|
|
#42990
|
Deprecate WP_UnitTestCase::_make_attachment
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
10/03/2019
|
|
#49638
|
Determine methodology recommendations for CSS audit
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
06/25/2020
|
|
#48050
|
Development Build: Provide structure to auto-install plugins
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
07/31/2025
|
|
#50460
|
Don't minimize the `script-loader-packages.php` file
|
|
close
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
11/20/2024
|
|
#54892
|
E2E tests for Creating Menu, Removing existing menu and Remove items from Menu
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
03/10/2022
|
|
#54095
|
Echo local wp-env URL when running env:start
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/09/2021
|
|
#53480
|
Existing config files lost when installing local-env
|
|
|
low
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
09/04/2025
|
|
#64671
|
Expand visual regression testing tooling and admin page coverage
|
fabiankaegy
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
7.0
|
enhancement
|
02/26/2026
|
|
#45132
|
Explore better implementation of Autosaves Controller unit tests
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
02/14/2019
|
|
#44351
|
Fix "Foreign key constraint is incorrectly formed" when running unit tests
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/09/2021
|
|
#49274
|
Grunt copy:files should ignore node_modules
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
03/08/2021
|
|
#29792
|
Grunt: Add a stylelint precommit task to check for CSS syntax errors
|
netweb
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
11/11/2021
|
|
#64520
|
Gutenberg checkout: show hash in the version footer
|
|
|
low
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
01/16/2026
|
|
#50266
|
Had to specify mysql socket to run php automated test
|
|
close
|
normal
|
minor
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/12/2024
|
|
#40281
|
Improve Documentation for HTTP Unit Testing
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/16/2021
|
|
#57896
|
Improve devcontainer + Codespaces support
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
11/11/2025
|
|
#37521
|
Introduce a procedure for deprecating code used in Unit Tests
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
11/12/2024
|
|
#41425
|
Killing phpunit may result in a broken database
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
06/13/2018
|
|
#61643
|
Local Environment: Consider switching to wp-env instead of a custom environment.
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
11/27/2024
|
|
#64296
|
Make the workflow file responsible that commits changes to built files more maintainable
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
11/24/2025
|
|
#64298
|
Move the `failed-workflow` job logic into a reusable workflow
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
03/01/2026
|
|
#61568
|
Only share Playground testing details when appropriate
|
|
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
07/03/2024
|
|
#64299
|
Output relevant URLs in GitHub Actions logs.
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
12/12/2025
|
|
#52895
|
Overview of e2e tests to be written
|
|
has-patch
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
05/06/2025
|
|
#63883
|
Podman Local Environment Setup Scripts
|
|
dev-feedback
|
normal
|
normal
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
02/24/2026
|
|
#62807
|
Protect `env:start` command against connection issues
|
|
commit
|
normal
|
normal
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
01/19/2026
|