On Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM GMT+8, <test-chat> started in #core-test facilitated by @krupajnanda. The agenda can be found here.
1. Attendance
@krupajnanda @oglekler @sirlouen @nikunj8866(asnyc) @shsajalchowdhury @dilip2615 @callumbw95 @sajjad67 @fakhriaz @muddassirnasim(async) @passoniate
2. Volunteer
This week’s Note-taker was @krupajnanda
3. Announcements
- To facilitate the development and testing of the Block Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Commenting feature, @wildworks has created a plugin to bulk insert multiple block comments. Please feel free to use it if you need it.
- Gutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 21.7 is expected to be released today. Keep an eye here for the latest update.
- Bug Scrub Schedule for WordPress 6.9
4. Test Team Updates
5. Calls for Testers/Visibility
6. Focal Group Updates
@sirlouen has started building a dedicated Testing plugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party to replace the current one with plan to introduce new features along with a plan to redesign the Handbook sections for reports, which will be used for the new testing plugin for clarity. For more details please revisit meeting history here.
Badge Requirements
@sirlouen suggested increasing the minimum number of test reports from 1 to 5 tickets and proposed removing the requirements related to unit/e2e tests and contributing to WordPress test suites, as those are not directly related to the part of Test Team
8. Questions
@fakhriaz asked for recommendations on books, YouTube channels, and the best path to become an expert in testing and coding. @sirlouen suggested reading “PHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. https://www.php.net/manual/en/preface.php.: The Right Way” for PHP, and checking the WordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ documentation and resources to learn about WordPress testing.
@krupajnanda mentioned everyone that the WordPress 6.9 release is coming soon, with Beta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 1 expected in a month. They encouraged everyone to explore the new features, fixes, and enhancements, and to keep an eye on the roadmap and the “Week in Test” post for early testing opportunities.
8. Next Meetings
#core-test
