We want to see more releases like WordPress 6.4
Brian nicknamed the WordPress 6.4 release the "warm and fuzzy" release, and we explore our favourite features that landed in WordPress Core as part of it. We also found a bug, file it, and talk about how to file a bug well so that it'll get fixed.
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- Release Page - https://wordpress.org/download/releases/6-4/
- 6.4 Field Guide - https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/10/23/wordpress-6-4-field-guide/
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
- Release Page - https://wordpress.org/download/releases/6-4/
- 6.4 Field Guide - https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/10/23/wordpress-6-4-field-guide/
- The lightbox bug we found - https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/56049
- Seth explains the Interactivity API - https://twitter.com/SethRubenstein/status/1722653807505531343
- Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
- Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
- Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
- Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (00:22) - How quickly do you update?
- (02:20) - Our general reaction to WordPress 6.4
- (04:46) - Taking a closer look at the Twenty Twenty Four theme
- (07:47) - The Persona Approach to the Twenty Twenty Four theme
- (11:57) - Renaming Groups in the Block Editor
- (15:26) - The Media Panel
- (18:43) - Image Thumbnails in List View
- (20:10) - The Lightbox
- (21:00) - The Interactivty API
- (22:44) - Finding a Bug in the Lightbox feature
- (24:59) - Filing a bug in the Gutenberg Repository
- (28:07) - How to file a bug well
- (33:31) - Conclusion
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