id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc focuses 31744 All PHP files in the root should be dummy files, pointing to wp-includes versions markjaquith "I'm proposing that all of our PHP files in the WordPress root should be moved to `wp-includes`, and dummy versions put in the root that include the `wp-includes` versions of them. This will make things cleaner, and will open the door for us to do things like install a new version of WordPress in `wp-includes-8fb24cd9`, and pass a `?use-wp-includes=8fb24cd9` switch that loads that version. We could test the updated version of WordPress without touching the old version, and if it fails (WSOD, etc), we don't even have to roll back, because we haven't put the new version in `wp-includes` yet." enhancement new normal Awaiting Review Upgrade/Install normal dev-feedback