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Commit Candidates (3 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#62801 Improve performance of X-WP-TotalPages queries spacedmonkey spacedmonkey REST API normal normal enhancement commit 03/26/2025
#37297 Deprecate get_blogaddress_by_id function spacedmonkey spacedmonkey Networks and Sites normal normal enhancement commit 04/10/2025
#14110 Expose height and width attributes to 'wp_get_attachment_image_attributes' filter divinenephron adamsilverstein Media normal minor enhancement commit 06/20/2025

Has Patch / Needs Testing (39 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#63588 do_blocks(): Free up transient memory leak dmsnell Editor normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/18/2025
#63561 The media upload button is not disabled when no image has been uploaded karinchristen joedolson* Media normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/13/2025
#63430 Coding Standards: replace isset() ternary with null coalescing seanwei General normal minor enhancement has-patch 06/09/2025
#63375 Make The Search Engines Discouraged Message More Visible jeffr0 audrasjb Site Health normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/12/2025
#63310 On mobile devices, the search bar in the WordPress admin "Pages" section has an unnecessary right margin, which negatively impacts the visual alignment and user experience. ronak44 Administration normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/16/2025
#63199 Allow to control aria-live attribute in settings_errors() andremenrath joedolson* General normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/05/2025
#63196 Typo correction mujuonly audrasjb* Administration normal minor enhancement has-patch 03/30/2025
#63045 Add caching to `count_many_users_posts()` flixos90 Users normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/27/2025
#63021 Lazy load user meta spacedmonkey flixos90 Users normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/20/2025
#62866 Adjust background alternate row on post and page tables karmatosed Administration normal normal enhancement has-patch 03/25/2025
#62731 Inline CSS inserted by wp_print_auto_sizes_contain_css_fix too high in HTML superpoincare Media normal minor enhancement has-patch 06/14/2025
#62701 Post controller: support for grouping results by parent-child relationship oandregal REST API normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/28/2025
#62483 maybe_serialize() does support double serialization, but does not inform the developer if doing so apermo audrasjb General normal normal enhancement has-patch 03/03/2025
#62139 Broaden use of `addAdminNotice()` joedolson joedolson* General normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/13/2025
#62086 Add Filter for Custom Form Attributes in New Site Creation (/wp-admin/network/site-new.php) sakibmoon Networks and Sites normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/01/2025
#61959 Enhance Support for `popovertarget` and `popover` Attributes in Native Browser Popover API harshdeepgill tirth03 General normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/03/2025
#61734 Add the ability to handle "fetchpriority" to ES Modules and Import Maps dennysdionigi westonruter* Script Loader normal minor enhancement has-patch 06/20/2025
#61501 KSES Allow more custom data attributes to align with browsers jonsurrell Formatting normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/27/2025
#61175 Integrate PHPStan into the core development workflow westonruter General normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/18/2025
#60495 Following "plugins_list": Add a filter in get_views() in class-wp-plugins-list-table juliobox Plugins normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/18/2025
#59592 Store last changed value in key instead of using it as a salt for query caches spacedmonkey spacedmonkey Cache API normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/11/2025
#59269 Add support for adding metadata in bulk johnbillion Database normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/28/2025
#57496 Lazy load post meta spacedmonkey spacedmonkey Posts, Post Types normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/20/2025
#54479 Set_blog_id performance wladwm flixos90 General normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/10/2025
#54289 Improve get_shortcode_regex performance Antek88 flixos90 Shortcodes normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/10/2025
#53076 Press This: Add filters to allow custom Press This plugins kraftbj kraftbj* Editor normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/12/2025
#49446 cache the results of get_uploaded_header_images() pbiron SergeyBiryukov Themes normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/27/2025
#49442 Request: filter for parse_blocks() result dougwollison General normal normal feature request has-patch 06/17/2025
#48207 Implement new Comment Date Functions dshanske pbearne Date/Time normal normal enhancement has-patch 03/17/2025
#48054 wp.sanitize.stripTags should iterate instead of using recursion jrchamp flixos90 General normal minor enhancement has-patch 06/14/2025
#47595 Re-evaluate whether comment form should still get the HTML5 novalidate attribute westonruter westonruter Comments normal normal enhancement has-patch 06/19/2025
#43421 The $capabilities argument in the `add_role()` function requires an explicit grant eclev91 johnbillion Role/Capability normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/27/2025
#29849 Better human_time_diff() kovshenin audrasjb Date/Time normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/15/2025
#22114 Propagating password on change ChloeD chriscct7 Users normal normal feature request has-patch 06/04/2025
#18330 Add a Class functionality to wpautop() wpsmith Formatting normal normal enhancement has-patch 07/25/2023
#14368 make the 'orderby' argument in get_posts() accept all "post" fields wjm Query normal normal enhancement has-patch 08/01/2022
#11538 Unbundle Hello Dolly caesarsgrunt westi Plugins normal normal enhancement has-patch 03/02/2024
#10404 dbDelta creates duplicate indexes when index definition contains spaces Denis-de-Bernardy Database normal normal enhancement has-patch 01/21/2023
#5276 Allow wp-config.php to be used without including wp-settings.php mastermind General normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/21/2025

Needs Dev / Bug Wrangler Feedback (19 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#63603 Replace deprecated / non-standard CSS for `speak` and `aural` krokodok audrasjb General normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 06/20/2025
#63543 Environment variable WP_CONFIG_PATH should be set on cli container in wordpress-develop env westonruter westonruter Build/Test Tools normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 06/13/2025
#63533 Update "Call to Action" to "Call to action" juanfra Bundled Theme normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 06/06/2025
#63468 Dark mode support for WordPress embeds meszarosrob Embeds normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 05/30/2025
#63397 Harder Deprecate ms-files.php jorbin Site Health normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 05/23/2025
#63135 Testing and Debugging WP_Mail related topics SirLouen Build/Test Tools normal minor feature request dev-feedback 06/03/2025
#63007 Bundled themes: Stylesheets for block themes are missing path data for inlining westonruter westonruter* Bundled Theme normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 05/28/2025
#62991 Issue: Non-Clickable Area in Admin Profile Dropdown r0nak adamsilverstein Toolbar normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 06/12/2025
#62090 Editor: Add filter for supported block binding attributes maxschmeling Editor normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 02/27/2025
#60770 TimeZone select box compatibility with RTL directions farhad0 audrasjb I18N normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 05/07/2025
#60190 Drop PHP 4 support for arrays with 1 object element kkmuffme Plugins normal normal enhancement close 05/23/2025
#58519 Inline styles block styles in bundled themes spacedmonkey Bundled Theme normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 03/26/2025
#55343 Add Tooltip to "Remember Me" (WP Login Form) generosus rajinsharwar Login and Registration normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 02/21/2025
#47101 Improve accessibility when deleting terms via AJAX: color contrast & spoken message. jeremyfelt joedolson* Taxonomy normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 06/12/2025
#43936 Settings: Warn when open registration and new user default is privileged kraftbj audrasjb* Security normal normal feature request dev-feedback 05/12/2025
#38093 WP_Customize_Color_Control - Color Transparency mukesh27 Customize normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 03/27/2025
#36447 Responsive preview icons in Customizer need tooltips ahortin joedolson* Customize normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 03/26/2025
#18836 ORDER BY RAND() is slow scribu pbearne Query normal minor enhancement dev-feedback 06/03/2025
#13273 Allow "'non-clickable" menu items stgoos Menus normal normal enhancement dev-feedback 05/27/2025

Needs Docs or Unit Tests (3 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#63230 Correct expiration time documentation for `wp_set_auth_cookie()` peterwilsoncc Login and Registration normal normal enhancement needs-docs 04/05/2025
#63126 Theme preview model and Media library model having issues with Shift/Ctrl + Shift next and previous arrows. praful2111 joedolson* Themes normal normal enhancement needs-unit-tests 06/19/2025
#51006 Add a mechanism for accessible tooltips in core joedolson joedolson* General normal normal enhancement needs-unit-tests 05/07/2025

Needs Early Attention (9 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#62997 Put the final nail in the coffin of shared terms johnbillion johnbillion* Taxonomy normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/27/2025
#62864 Add padding and color changes to buttons and inputs karmatosed fabiankaegy Administration normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/18/2025
#62831 Bring in lighter background for admin karmatosed audrasjb Administration normal normal enhancement has-patch 02/27/2025
#58001 Lazy load user capabilities in WP_User object spacedmonkey flixos90 Users normal normal enhancement has-patch 05/20/2025
#50568 Improve WP_Term's sanitization calls Cybr pbearne Taxonomy normal normal enhancement needs-unit-tests 02/26/2025
#50442 Add prefixes to all admin notices (Warning, Error, Success, Info) kebbet joedolson* Administration normal normal enhancement early 02/18/2025
#48885 REST API: Support reading public settings, implement context handling scruffian spacedmonkey REST API normal normal enhancement has-patch 03/03/2025
#43258 Output buffer template rendering and add filter for post-processing (e.g. caching, optimization) nextendweb westonruter* General normal normal enhancement needs-unit-tests 05/27/2025
#10931 Verify Comment Email Addresses of Registered Users mtdewvirus adamsilverstein Comments normal normal enhancement needs-docs 06/06/2025

Needs Patch (14 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#63020 HTML API: Breadcrumbs should include element indices and attributes westonruter HTML API normal normal enhancement 04/21/2025
#63018 Increase styles_inline_size_limit from 20,000 bytes westonruter westonruter* Script Loader normal normal enhancement 03/26/2025
#62865 Change font weight of settings and other similar labels karmatosed audrasjb Administration normal normal enhancement 02/26/2025
#62715 Block Hooks: Apply to content-like Custom Post Types Bernhard Reiter General normal normal enhancement 02/25/2025
#62622 Bump minimum PHP version to 7.4 justlevine General normal normal enhancement 06/01/2025
#60549 "Site Upload Quota Space" should indicate network default and possibly site's current usage MadtownLems Networks and Sites normal normal enhancement 06/07/2025
#57299 Implement array key type notation johnbillion General normal normal enhancement 05/24/2025
#49876 Identify items used in current menu in menu selection panels. Dblii joedolson* Customize normal normal enhancement 04/29/2025
#48655 Improve the "Add-item" function in menus (esp. for pages) diebombe joedolson* Menus normal major enhancement 03/25/2025
#44610 Allow Youtube-Player to use youtube-nocookie.com URLS to avoid setting cookies. jepperask audrasjb Embeds normal normal enhancement 03/03/2025
#44267 Privacy Request List Table: A way to show the time of request when it's older than 24 hours. birgire joedolson* Privacy normal normal enhancement 04/18/2025
#20602 Replace media PorridgeBear Media normal normal enhancement 04/08/2025
#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

Needs Reporter Feedback / Steps To Reproduce (3 matches)

Ticket Summary Reporter Owner Component Priority Severity Type Workflow Modified
#62846 Allow direct linking to site health check result sippis audrasjb Site Health normal normal enhancement reporter-feedback 05/12/2025
#62126 Cache duplicate calls to WP_Theme_JSON::sanitize josephscott pbearne General normal normal enhancement reporter-feedback 03/26/2025
#58836 Remove IE specific checks from more default themes sabernhardt sabernhardt* Bundled Theme normal normal enhancement reporter-feedback 06/05/2025
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