Description
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/
- 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
(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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