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Commit Candidates (2 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#45164 Added URL to error blocked requests wiuempe SergeyBiryukov HTTP API normal normal enhancement commit 02/10/2026
#64250 Refactor redirect_guess_404_permalink to use WP_Query instead of raw SQL spacedmonkey spacedmonkey Permalinks normal normal enhancement commit 02/18/2026

Has Patch / Needs Testing (33 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#14368 make the 'orderby' argument in get_posts() accept all "post" fields wjm Query normal normal enhancement has-patch 08/01/2022
#10404 dbDelta creates duplicate indexes when index definition contains spaces Denis-de-Bernardy Database normal normal enhancement has-patch 01/21/2023
#18330 Add a Class functionality to wpautop() wpsmith Formatting normal normal enhancement has-patch 07/25/2023
#11538 Unbundle Hello Dolly caesarsgrunt westi Plugins normal normal enhancement has-patch 03/02/2024
#62132 Make wordpress.org API connections for updates, plugins and themes configurable to a different location jamesking56 Upgrade/Install normal normal feature request has-patch 10/28/2025
#63536 Super Admin Functions Network ID Support spenserhale johnjamesjacoby* Networks and Sites normal normal enhancement has-patch 11/08/2025
#64311 Abilities API: add filters for input and output validation priethor priethor AI normal normal enhancement has-patch 11/26/2025
#62715 Block Hooks: Apply to content-like Custom Post Types Bernhard Reiter General normal normal enhancement has-patch 12/01/2025
#60886 wp_trigger_error() has no action or filter to always run like wp_doing_it_wrong has kkmuffme General normal trivial enhancement has-patch 12/03/2025
#64473 Embrace WHATWG Encoding Standards dmsnell dmsnell Charset normal normal enhancement has-patch 01/04/2026
#63724 HTML API: Reliably parse HTML attributes in `wp_kses_hair()` dmsnell dmsnell HTML API normal normal enhancement has-patch 01/20/2026
#48207 Implement new Comment Date Functions dshanske pbearne Date/Time normal normal enhancement has-patch 01/22/2026
#61501 KSES Allow more custom data attributes to align with browsers jonsurrell dmsnell Formatting normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/03/2026
#60495 Following "plugins_list": Add a filter in get_views() in class-wp-plugins-list-table juliobox Plugins normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/04/2026
#64256 Add HTTP 500 status code for WordPress critical error messages swissky Bootstrap/Load normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/05/2026
#64445 Expose disk size for each installed plugin maulikmakwana2008 Site Health normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/06/2026
#63761 Adding Edit/PUT Method for Template REST API Endpoint. SirLouen REST API normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/06/2026
#64068 Replace Pullquote block in theme patterns utsavladani utsavladani Bundled Theme normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/08/2026
#64334 Backport Overlay Template Part Area get_dave Editor normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/09/2026
#64598 Block Supports: Define CSS vars for blocks based on feature selectors aaronrobertshaw Editor normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/11/2026
#64597 Client Site Media: PHP backports from Gutenberg adamsilverstein adamsilverstein Editor normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/12/2026
#47256 Use composer to install and update external PHP libraries spacedmonkey johnbillion* Build/Test Tools normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/13/2026
#64638 Editor: Register emoji reactions comment meta for Notes adamsilverstein Editor normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/14/2026
#64591 Add WP AI Client flixos90 jason_the_adams AI normal normal feature request has-patch 02/14/2026
#64616 Abilities API: Add core/update-settings ability jorgefilipecosta AI normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/17/2026
#56914 Better guide users when deleting other users stefan.velthuys Users normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/17/2026
#64370 Response header detection in page cache test for Site Health should be more robust westonruter westonruter* Site Health normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/17/2026
#59269 Add support for adding metadata in bulk johnbillion johnbillion Database normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/17/2026
#64308 Explore a "Coat-of-Paint" Visual Reskin of the WordPress Admin for WordPress 7.0 fabiankaegy Administration normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/17/2026
#64548 Admin Reskin: Update notice styling to align with WordPress Design System fabiankaegy fabiankaegy Administration normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/18/2026
#61175 Integrate PHPStan into the core development workflow westonruter justlevine General normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/18/2026
#64442 Deprecate and remove HTML5 script theme support jonsurrell jonsurrell Script Loader normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/18/2026
#64664 Update Lodash to version 4.17.23 desrosj External Libraries normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/18/2026

Needs Dev / Bug Wrangler Feedback (5 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#38093 WP_Customize_Color_Control - Color Transparency mukesh27 Customize normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 03/27/2025
#60770 TimeZone select box compatibility with RTL directions farhad0 audrasjb I18N normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 01/16/2026
#60229 HTML API: Introduce HTML Templating dmsnell HTML API normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 01/29/2026
#43936 Settings: Warn when open registration and new user default is privileged kraftbj audrasjb* Security normal normal feature request dev-feedback 02/13/2026
#62757 Update jQuery UI library to version 1.14.1 pankaj.sakaria External Libraries normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 02/13/2026

Needs Early Attention (2 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#50568 Improve WP_Term's sanitization calls Cybr pbearne Taxonomy normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/03/2026
#10931 Verify Comment Email Addresses of Registered Users mtdewvirus adamsilverstein Comments normal normal enhancement needs-docs 02/06/2026

Needs Patch (8 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#14513 Time for a wp_post_relationships table? mikeschinkel Posts, Post Types normal normal feature request 04/07/2025
#8857 Make WP MySQL strict mode compliant ghostks Database lowest normal enhancement 04/08/2025
#20602 Replace media PorridgeBear Media normal normal enhancement 04/08/2025
#41325 Adding GraphQL support in core? dingo_d REST API normal normal feature request 07/26/2025
#64003 Generate a list of changed files when a new version is tagged desrosj Build/Test Tools normal normal feature request 10/21/2025
#64102 add label to date/time to show which string is the language default pbearne SergeyBiryukov Date/Time normal normal enhancement 11/10/2025
#60549 "Site Upload Quota Space" should indicate network default and possibly site's current usage MadtownLems realloc Networks and Sites normal normal enhancement 02/03/2026
#63901 Add `AGENTS.md` for the project flixos90 Build/Test Tools normal normal enhancement 02/04/2026

Tested Patches (1 match)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#45035 allow register_post_type() arg to control whether a CPT's counts are added to the "At a Glance" Dashboard widget pbiron Posts, Post Types normal normal enhancement tested 12/26/2025
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