|
#29213
|
Introduce capability for access to nav-menus.php
|
|
Menus
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
06/11/2025
|
|
#10483
|
Change post_name's length from 200 to 400
|
SergeyBiryukov
|
Permalinks
|
normal
|
minor
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
08/02/2025
|
|
#15953
|
when category slug is changed, old uri also should redirect to new, as post uris do
|
SergeyBiryukov
|
Permalinks
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
02/03/2026
|
|
#42670
|
Symlinked plugin makes plugin_basename function return wrong basename
|
brianhenryie
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
defect (bug)
|
dev-feedback
|
05/12/2025
|
|
#14569
|
Assign plugins on a per-site-basis
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
07/15/2022
|
|
#51188
|
Website user level consent management framework (logged in users)
|
carike*
|
Privacy
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
11/17/2022
|
|
#12684
|
Add Edit to Bulk Actions menu on Categories screen
|
dipalidhole27gmailcom
|
Quick/Bulk Edit
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
05/27/2025
|
|
#38813
|
REST API: Test schema registration for required fields.
|
|
REST API
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
06/05/2025
|
|
#40365
|
Introduce a REST API endpoint for sites
|
|
REST API
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
needs-unit-tests
|
09/17/2025
|
|
#51124
|
Can we get an additional parameter in wp_add_inline_script to set the script type?
|
audrasjb*
|
Script Loader
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
needs-unit-tests
|
08/13/2025
|
|
#26268
|
Add UI to Category page to indicate default category
|
helen
|
Taxonomy
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
02/04/2026
|
|
#38280
|
Make term count for a specific object type available
|
|
Taxonomy
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
12/23/2024
|
|
#33209
|
Inviting a new user to Multisite results in password being emailed
|
|
Users
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
06/11/2019
|
|
#27177
|
Child themes should inherit parent theme customizer settings on activation / switching
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
37
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
03/28/2020
|
|
#16838
|
Excluding Akismet from Future WordPress Releases / Plugin Directory
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
36
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
03/02/2024
|
|
#17924
|
Make Integrating Multiple Roles Per User Easier for Plugin Authors
|
|
Role/Capability
|
normal
|
major
|
33
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
07/20/2021
|
|
#42725
|
Allow gender specific translations
|
|
I18N
|
normal
|
normal
|
31
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
08/03/2020
|
|
#18282
|
Issue with admin page hierarchy in Menu admin
|
|
Menus
|
normal
|
critical
|
31
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
|
09/30/2025
|
|
#33472
|
Templating Engine
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
30
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
04/28/2021
|
|
#19834
|
More Robust Capabilities for Attachments
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
29
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
09/10/2020
|
|
#30934
|
Create a new API to standardize application logging
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
28
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
08/04/2022
|
|
#57271
|
Cron unschedule / reschedule event errors
|
audrasjb
|
Cron API
|
normal
|
normal
|
26
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
has-patch
|
03/10/2025
|
|
#46635
|
Improve identifying of non–trivial callbacks in hooks
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
26
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
10/22/2025
|
|
#40834
|
Introduce a JS module pattern to WordPress
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
25
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
09/04/2018
|
|
#46763
|
Improve plugin search results with already active plugins
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
25
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
11/02/2022
|
|
#61040
|
Provide a framework for plugin onboarding experiences
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
23
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
06/12/2024
|
|
#24672
|
Remove final from WP_Post class
|
|
Posts, Post Types
|
normal
|
normal
|
22
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
07/15/2025
|
|
#39123
|
Allow usernames to be changed by administrators
|
|
Users
|
normal
|
normal
|
21
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
07/28/2024
|
|
#50214
|
Consider introducing the concept of "Editors"
|
|
Editor
|
normal
|
normal
|
20
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
11/23/2020
|
|
#51139
|
Allow "tested up to" PHP version statement for plugins & themes
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
20
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
01/09/2024
|
|
#24152
|
Use JSON as alternative to CSS file headers
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
20
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
07/24/2025
|
|
#60789
|
Administration Email Address: Allow method to deactivate
|
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
close
|
01/29/2025
|
|
#40031
|
Consider Adding Web Annotations to WordPress
|
|
Comments
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
02/19/2018
|
|
#29118
|
Registering rewrite rules is hard, so let's introduce remove_rewrite_rule.
|
|
Rewrite Rules
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
08/14/2024
|
|
#12295
|
More support to customize user profile edit page
|
nacin*
|
Users
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
01/28/2026
|
|
#60375
|
Site Transfer Protocol
|
|
Import
|
normal
|
normal
|
18
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
01/12/2026
|
|
#45439
|
Add a link to plugins/themes details in dashboard to translation page
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
17
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
01/16/2019
|
|
#48486
|
Add compliance tab to plugin repository pages on WordPress.org
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
16
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
01/14/2022
|
|
#27888
|
Feature request: `get_current_admin_url()` and `get_current_admin_hook()`
|
lucatume
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
01/18/2026
|
|
#41281
|
attachment_url_to_postid results in very slow query
|
joemcgill*
|
Database
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
07/18/2024
|
|
#14558
|
Separate Database Table Support for Custom Post Types
|
|
Posts, Post Types
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
03/04/2024
|
|
#14682
|
Privacy leakage: gravatars leak identity information
|
|
Privacy
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
|
07/01/2020
|
|
#47192
|
Allow users to enter recovery mode via their registered email
|
|
Site Health
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
04/22/2020
|
|
#49200
|
Allow Developers to Cryptographically Sign Their Own Plugins/Themes with the Gossamer Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
|
|
Upgrade/Install
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
10/15/2020
|
|
#50539
|
Explore a larger icon less WP Admin menu
|
youknowriad*
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
03/29/2022
|
|
#57785
|
How about displaying links to rudimentary Learn WordPress tutorials and videos on the dashboard?
|
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
07/07/2024
|
|
#52895
|
Overview of e2e tests to be written
|
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
05/06/2025
|
|
#19173
|
Issues with wp_editor() when used inside of a meta box.
|
azaozz
|
Editor
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
has-patch
|
07/07/2021
|
|
#34116
|
Rethink default install content like "Sample Page", etc.
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
11/01/2025
|
|
#23279
|
Add templates to style registration, signup, activation, login and password reset pages
|
|
Login and Registration
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
02/22/2017
|
|
#45982
|
PDF thumbnails have a default black background
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
|
06/13/2023
|
|
#37958
|
Improve looping through sites and restoring
|
|
Networks and Sites
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
03/19/2025
|
|
#37656
|
Improve plugin bootstrapping processes
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
02/03/2026
|
|
#37301
|
A way to test plugin/theme installs and updates before applying
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
04/15/2020
|
|
#23165
|
Admin validation errors on form nonce element IDs (_wpnonce)
|
|
Security
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
02/08/2021
|
|
#62450
|
TinyMCE editor doesn't load properly when initializing on Visual Tab (Firefox) [again]
|
|
TinyMCE
|
normal
|
major
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
reporter-feedback
|
01/28/2026
|
|
#28160
|
Get authors user query in-efficient when dealing with large numbers of users.
|
|
Users
|
normal
|
major
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
04/08/2022
|
|
#27473
|
Thickbox width and height parameters are ignored when using TB_iframe
|
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
|
12/17/2021
|
|
#40432
|
Customizer: Should we stop contextually hiding features?
|
|
Customize
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
09/12/2018
|
|
#13372
|
Separate Image sizes for different post types
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
close
|
04/18/2020
|
|
#26861
|
Too easy to delete a site in Multisite
|
flixos90
|
Networks and Sites
|
normal
|
minor
|
13
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
07/18/2017
|
|
#19493
|
post and archive pagination don't work with custom endpoints
|
|
Rewrite Rules
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
|
01/25/2018
|
|
#15955
|
move_uploaded_file mangles non-ascii characters on Windows platforms
|
SergeyBiryukov*
|
Upload
|
normal
|
major
|
13
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
close
|
05/14/2025
|
|
#31387
|
New core API for adding Meta tags to the header
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
08/11/2021
|
|
#28053
|
Fields with same name added to new media modal using 'attachment_fields_to_edit' do not pass as an array when saving.
|
joedolson*
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
has-patch
|
03/03/2021
|
|
#42920
|
Add support for the picture element
|
adamsilverstein
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
08/13/2024
|
|
#35094
|
Replace static with Dynamic Image Sizes for inserted images
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
08/16/2018
|
|
#37677
|
Introduce WP_Plugin class analogous to WP_Theme
|
|
Plugins
|
low
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
04/25/2024
|
|
#27303
|
Make the "Plugins bubble-link" only show plugins that have an update available
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
09/23/2020
|
|
#43492
|
Core Telemetry and Updates
|
|
Upgrade/Install
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
11/11/2024
|
|
#34316
|
User status inconsistent between single-site & multisite
|
|
Users
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
09/27/2017
|
|
#18525
|
zlib.output_compression "on" in server conflicts with autoupdate
|
|
Bootstrap/Load
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
close
|
05/22/2025
|
|
#40142
|
WP Remote Remaining Methods
|
|
HTTP API
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
04/19/2023
|
|
#50909
|
WordPress 5.5 update adds height and width attributes to images
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
close
|
10/30/2020
|
|
#41358
|
Shutdown hooks can significantly slow down REST API responses
|
|
REST API
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
dev-feedback
|
01/07/2026
|
|
#49742
|
No longer able to enqueue multiple Google Fonts with wp_enqueue_style
|
|
Script Loader
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
defect (bug)
|
|
11/10/2021
|
|
#31744
|
All PHP files in the root should be dummy files, pointing to wp-includes versions
|
|
Upgrade/Install
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
02/06/2017
|
|
#60478
|
Upgrade to jQuery 4.0
|
|
External Libraries
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
7.1
|
task (blessed)
|
early
|
02/17/2026
|
|
#61175
|
Integrate PHPStan into the core development workflow
|
justlevine
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
25
|
7.0
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
02/17/2026
|
|
#43936
|
Settings: Warn when open registration and new user default is privileged
|
audrasjb*
|
Security
|
normal
|
normal
|
24
|
7.0
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
02/13/2026
|
|
#29807
|
add support for picture element and srcset attribute on img in wp_kses
|
adamsilverstein
|
Formatting
|
normal
|
normal
|
23
|
7.0
|
defect (bug)
|
has-patch
|
02/09/2026
|
|
#10931
|
Verify Comment Email Addresses of Registered Users
|
adamsilverstein
|
Comments
|
normal
|
normal
|
21
|
7.0
|
enhancement
|
needs-docs
|
02/06/2026
|
|
#55603
|
PHP 8.2: address deprecation of the utf8_encode() and utf8_decode() functions
|
SergeyBiryukov*
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
21
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
dev-feedback
|
02/12/2026
|
|
#64308
|
Explore a "Coat-of-Paint" Visual Reskin of the WordPress Admin for WordPress 7.0
|
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
7.0
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
02/17/2026
|
|
#64393
|
Change how we include Gutenberg in Core
|
youknowriad
|
Build/Test Tools
|
high
|
blocker
|
19
|
7.0
|
task (blessed)
|
has-patch
|
02/17/2026
|
|
#47256
|
Use composer to install and update external PHP libraries
|
johnbillion*
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
7.0
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
02/13/2026
|
|
#62132
|
Make wordpress.org API connections for updates, plugins and themes configurable to a different location
|
|
Upgrade/Install
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
7.0
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
10/28/2025
|
|
#63901
|
Add `AGENTS.md` for the project
|
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
7.0
|
enhancement
|
|
02/04/2026
|
|
#40477
|
REST API: Does NOT Trigger New User Notifications!
|
spacedmonkey
|
Users
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
7.0
|
defect (bug)
|
dev-feedback
|
11/28/2025
|
|
#11538
|
Unbundle Hello Dolly
|
westi
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
|
enhancement
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has-patch
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03/02/2024
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#12877
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Modular themes: Apply template hierarchy to folders within a theme
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Themes
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normal
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normal
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27
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feature request
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dev-feedback
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06/04/2019
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#15086
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get_template_part() should let you specify a directory
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westi*
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Themes
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normal
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normal
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26
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enhancement
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needs-unit-tests
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06/04/2019
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#21810
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Improve intermediate image size handling
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Media
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normal
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normal
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23
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enhancement
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06/04/2019
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#27048
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Export: Allow multiple post types to be selected
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Export
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normal
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normal
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19
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enhancement
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needs-unit-tests
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11/07/2024
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#21374
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Add core support for letting custom permalink structure for different post types
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Rewrite Rules
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normal
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normal
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19
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enhancement
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06/04/2019
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#22325
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Abstract GPCS away from the superglobals
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Bootstrap/Load
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normal
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normal
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18
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enhancement
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needs-unit-tests
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10/05/2024
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#12567
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make post_submit_meta_box more generic
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Posts, Post Types
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normal
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normal
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17
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enhancement
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06/04/2019
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#22277
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Admin (not just superadmin) should be able to add user without confirmation email in multisite
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morganestes
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Users
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normal
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normal
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17
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enhancement
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dev-feedback
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06/05/2019
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#23169
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Introduce register_post_status_for_object_type
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Posts, Post Types
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normal
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normal
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16
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enhancement
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06/04/2019
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#33134
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Complex Nested Shortcodes Inside of Attributes Are Not Processed Left-to-Right
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Shortcodes
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normal
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normal
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16
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defect (bug)
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06/04/2019
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