|
#47256
|
Use composer to install and update external PHP libraries
|
johnbillion*
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
7.0
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
11/06/2025
|
|
#31387
|
New core API for adding Meta tags to the header
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
08/11/2021
|
|
#47511
|
Add specific "default settings" for different locales
|
|
I18N
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
|
09/30/2022
|
|
#42920
|
Add support for the picture element
|
adamsilverstein
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
08/13/2024
|
|
#39618
|
Insert PDF Thumbnail into Editor
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
|
12/09/2019
|
|
#35094
|
Replace static with Dynamic Image Sizes for inserted images
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
08/16/2018
|
|
#22100
|
Treat built-in image sizes the same as custom image sizes
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
06/04/2019
|
|
#29890
|
Make menu descriptions available to be displayed on the front-end
|
helen
|
Menus
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
06/04/2019
|
|
#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
|
|
#23168
|
Introduce remove_post_status
|
|
Posts, Post Types
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
|
enhancement
|
|
06/04/2019
|
|
#7795
|
Activate and Deactivate Theme hooks
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
|
03/15/2019
|
|
#12839
|
Themes should be sandboxed on activation to prevent fatal errors
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
|
01/02/2021
|
|
#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
|
|
#31818
|
Uniform Search Form Display/Experience
|
joedolson*
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
|
04/28/2023
|
|
#63901
|
Add `AGENTS.md` for the project
|
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
10/01/2025
|
|
#6286
|
Proposed changes to "E-mail me whenever" Discussion Options
|
|
Comments
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
|
03/15/2019
|
|
#29849
|
Better human_time_diff()
|
audrasjb
|
Date/Time
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
10/20/2025
|
|
#40142
|
WP Remote Remaining Methods
|
|
HTTP API
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
04/19/2023
|
|
#23205
|
New Media Uploader slow for sites with many images
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
|
enhancement
|
close
|
07/24/2025
|
|
#18947
|
get_intermediate_image_sizes() should also contain width/height/crop values as sub array
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
close
|
07/30/2025
|
|
#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
|
|
#11538
|
Unbundle Hello Dolly
|
westi
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
03/02/2024
|
|
#38813
|
REST API: Test schema registration for required fields.
|
|
REST API
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
06/05/2025
|
|
#38280
|
Make term count for a specific object type available
|
|
Taxonomy
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
12/23/2024
|
|
#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
|
|
#33209
|
Inviting a new user to Multisite results in password being emailed
|
|
Users
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
06/11/2019
|
|
#15691
|
Network admin should have its own settings API
|
|
Networks and Sites
|
normal
|
normal
|
43
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
needs-unit-tests
|
04/01/2025
|
|
#14877
|
Ability to create exclusive custom taxonomies
|
helen*
|
Taxonomy
|
normal
|
minor
|
43
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
11/20/2021
|
|
#18146
|
Add user-level & front end timezone display flexibility according to a fixed time [GMT:0]
|
|
Date/Time
|
normal
|
normal
|
36
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
12/30/2024
|
|
#31383
|
Add WP_Tax_Query support to WP_User_Query
|
|
Query
|
normal
|
normal
|
36
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
10/21/2024
|
|
#36995
|
Support for Service Workers
|
westonruter*
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
34
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
10/21/2024
|
|
#30465
|
Dashboard alert if a plugin/theme was removed from WordPress repo
|
|
Security
|
normal
|
normal
|
32
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
06/11/2025
|
|
#33473
|
Shortcodes + Widgets + Nav Menus. Unified "component" API (aka Content Blocks)
|
|
Widgets
|
normal
|
normal
|
32
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
03/26/2018
|
|
#13816
|
There should be built-in index pages for taxonomies
|
|
Taxonomy
|
normal
|
normal
|
30
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
12/11/2024
|
|
#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
|
|
#21666
|
Customizer Revisions (previously reset/undo/revert)
|
melchoyce
|
Customize
|
normal
|
normal
|
28
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
05/24/2021
|
|
#12955
|
Add get_post filter
|
|
Posts, Post Types
|
normal
|
normal
|
27
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
06/26/2025
|
|
#12877
|
Modular themes: Apply template hierarchy to folders within a theme
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
27
|
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
06/04/2019
|
|
#43328
|
Add support for Web App Manifests
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
24
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
04/01/2025
|
|
#51525
|
Add new functions apply_filters_single_type() and apply_filters_ref_array_single_type()
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
23
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
close
|
07/19/2025
|
|
#43936
|
Settings: Warn when open registration and new user default is privileged
|
audrasjb*
|
Security
|
normal
|
normal
|
23
|
7.0
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
10/21/2025
|
|
#39681
|
Add RGBA to Customizer color picker
|
|
Customize
|
normal
|
normal
|
20
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
02/08/2019
|
|
#50214
|
Consider introducing the concept of "Editors"
|
|
Editor
|
normal
|
normal
|
20
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
11/23/2020
|
|
#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
|
|
#35435
|
Support Webmentions
|
|
Pings/Trackbacks
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
needs-unit-tests
|
02/19/2018
|
|
#52900
|
Instantly index WordPress web sites content in Search Engines
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
18
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
08/25/2025
|
|
#32067
|
Remove inline javascript from WP-Core to allow CSP protection
|
|
Security
|
normal
|
normal
|
17
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
10/21/2025
|
|
#48486
|
Add compliance tab to plugin repository pages on WordPress.org
|
|
Plugins
|
normal
|
normal
|
16
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
|
01/14/2022
|
|
#57793
|
Add native support for SQLite
|
|
Database
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
11/04/2024
|
|
#49151
|
Show a warning for plugins in WP admin that haven't received updates in a long time
|
audrasjb*
|
Site Health
|
normal
|
normal
|
15
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
02/23/2024
|
|
#27888
|
Feature request: `get_current_admin_url()` and `get_current_admin_hook()`
|
lucatume
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
02/06/2025
|
|
#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
|
|
#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
|
|
#41928
|
Dark mode option to enable within wp-admin
|
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
|
feature request
|
|
07/31/2025
|
|
#34223
|
Core support for image regeneration
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
|
feature request
|
|
10/18/2023
|
|
#39752
|
Customize: add a post editing flow
|
|
Customize
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
10/11/2020
|
|
#12208
|
Add Quick Edit To Media Library list view
|
|
Quick/Bulk Edit
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
02/07/2023
|
|
#25435
|
Introduce alternative to do_shortcode( '[shortcode]' )
|
rmccue
|
Shortcodes
|
normal
|
normal
|
12
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
09/27/2017
|
|
#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
|
|
#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
|
05/25/2023
|
|
#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
|
|
#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
|
|
#35214
|
Custom Comment Types
|
|
Comments
|
normal
|
normal
|
46
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
01/23/2025
|
|
#51812
|
Update jQuery step three
|
SergeyBiryukov
|
External Libraries
|
normal
|
normal
|
21
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
05/30/2025
|
|
#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
|
11/07/2025
|
|
#37616
|
Replace `is_super_admin()` calls with real capability checks
|
|
Role/Capability
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
05/08/2017
|
|
#38227
|
Term Status API
|
|
Taxonomy
|
normal
|
normal
|
19
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
04/10/2021
|
|
#43731
|
Use Webpack + NPM scripts to build all the things
|
whyisjake*
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
17
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
has-patch
|
03/09/2021
|
|
#31823
|
Add ESLint integration
|
swissspidy
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
16
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
has-patch
|
05/21/2025
|
|
#56034
|
PHP 8.2: proposal for handling unknown dynamic properties deprecations
|
hellofromTonya*
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
14
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
02/24/2025
|
|
#23432
|
Review usage of target="_blank" in the admin
|
sabernhardt*
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
has-patch
|
09/30/2025
|
|
#43395
|
Add Automated E2E Tests for Core Updates
|
|
Upgrade/Install
|
normal
|
normal
|
13
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
10/16/2025
|
|
#26504
|
Semantic elements for non-link links
|
joedolson*
|
Administration
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
09/30/2025
|
|
#62004
|
Test suite: update the tests for PHPUnit 10/11 and get ready for PHPUnit 12
|
hellofromTonya*
|
Build/Test Tools
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
|
09/18/2025
|
|
#40365
|
Introduce a REST API endpoint for sites
|
|
REST API
|
normal
|
normal
|
11
|
Future Release
|
task (blessed)
|
needs-unit-tests
|
09/17/2025
|
|
#40175
|
Upload Validation / MIME Handling
|
|
Media
|
high
|
major
|
54
|
Future Release
|
defect (bug)
|
early
|
10/30/2023
|
|
#24251
|
Reconsider SVG inclusion to get_allowed_mime_types
|
|
Upload
|
normal
|
normal
|
84
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
08/08/2025
|
|
#15311
|
dynamic image resize (on the fly) using already available functions
|
|
Media
|
normal
|
normal
|
83
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
03/12/2020
|
|
#37699
|
Death to Globals Episode #1: A Registry, A Pattern
|
|
General
|
normal
|
normal
|
75
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
01/14/2021
|
|
#8592
|
Private Pages not listed in the Parent dropdown
|
SergeyBiryukov
|
Posts, Post Types
|
normal
|
critical
|
70
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
needs-unit-tests
|
05/25/2025
|
|
#13239
|
Filter locate_template template_names variable
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
62
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
dev-feedback
|
12/29/2023
|
|
#19867
|
wp_dropdown_users() still not scalable
|
|
Users
|
normal
|
normal
|
60
|
Future Release
|
enhancement
|
|
10/06/2025
|
|
#22355
|
Template stack - Beyond parent/child theme relationships
|
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
|
59
|
|
enhancement
|
has-patch
|
12/03/2024
|
|
#34136
|
Allow register_post_type's rewrite to remove CPT slug
|
|
Rewrite Rules
|
normal
|
normal
|
57
|
Awaiting Review
|
enhancement
|
|
09/30/2025
|
|
#18584
|
Nav menus need more hooks for extensibility (on admin page & in customizer)
|
|
Menus
|
normal
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normal
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51
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Future Release
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enhancement
|
close
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05/22/2021
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#36335
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Next generation: core autoloader proposal
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General
|
normal
|
normal
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141
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Awaiting Review
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feature request
|
has-patch
|
03/27/2024
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#43484
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WordPress Notification Center proposal
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Users
|
normal
|
normal
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77
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
03/14/2024
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#14513
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Time for a wp_post_relationships table?
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Posts, Post Types
|
normal
|
normal
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72
|
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feature request
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04/07/2025
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#19627
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Themes should be able to opt-in to a static front page
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Themes
|
normal
|
normal
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68
|
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feature request
|
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06/04/2019
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#36292
|
Rewrites: Next Generation
|
rmccue
|
Rewrite Rules
|
normal
|
normal
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58
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
|
11/19/2020
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#16020
|
Upload custom avatar for user in Dashboard
|
whyisjake*
|
Users
|
normal
|
minor
|
54
|
Future Release
|
feature request
|
has-patch
|
11/17/2023
|
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#21256
|
New theme feature - add_theme_support( 'content-width', $defaults )
|
chriscct7
|
Themes
|
normal
|
normal
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51
|
Awaiting Review
|
feature request
|
dev-feedback
|
11/22/2018
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