59. WordPress 6.7 RC3 + RC4

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Before the final release of WordPress 6.7, two release candidates have been launched to fine-tune the details for the final release.

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Program transcript

Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community.

In this episode, you’ll find the information from November 4th to 10th, 2024.

Before the final version of WordPress 6.7 is released, a Release Candidate 3 and Release Candidate 4 have been released, with some last-minute fixes and preparations for Twenty Twenty-Five. With these changes, the new version is expected to be generally available on November 12, around 19:00 UTC.

In parallel, work on the editor continues with Gutenberg 19.6, which includes experimental comments on blocks, allowing users to leave threaded comments to other authors and editors.

A post on the Developer Blog about how to add content-only editing support to a block aims to guide developers in implementing content-exclusive editing functionality in custom blocks. This feature, stabilized in WordPress 6.7, allows restricting block editing so users can only modify the internal content while keeping the predefined structure and design intact. The goal is to simplify the editing experience for end users and ensure design consistency across the website.

The WordPress Playground team has announced significant progress on data migration tools for the Data Liberation project. These improvements allow managing multiple Playground instances simultaneously, making site transfers between different WordPress environments easier.

The initiative aims to address the lack of free and open-source solutions for content and site import/export, including mass transfers from platforms like Tumblr or Weebly. Additionally, streaming parsers are being developed to handle the complexity of migrating data, such as updating internal links when changing domains. These tools have potential applications in exporting sites as ZIP files, host migrations, creating interactive tutorials, and previewing pull requests.

The Hosting team has published an update on WordPress 6.7 compatibility with various server environments. PHP 8.2 or 8.3, MySQL 8.0 or 8.4, and MariaDB 10.11 or 11.4 are recommended for new installations. While WordPress 6.7 is compatible with older PHP versions, some are no longer officially supported and could present security vulnerabilities. Hosting providers and system administrators are advised to update their environments to ensure optimal performance and enhanced security.

The Design team has announced the launch of a new WordPress Design System Figma library. This tool aims to streamline the design process for those working in the WordPress ecosystem by offering a wide range of components like buttons, forms, icons, and menus, all aligned with the existing codebase. It also includes style tokens for visual details like radii, elevations, colors, and typography, as well as stickers for individual components and more complete user interfaces, such as the full-screen editor and site editor.

The Training team has introduced its 3 new representatives for 2025: Jonathan Bossenger, Muhibul Haque, and Jamie Madden.

The Community team has shared a summary of the WordPress Community Reactivation Project in Latin America, which started nine months ago and has helped revitalize and strengthen various communities in the region. As a result, communities in cities like Buenos Aires, San Salvador, Cartago, Barranquilla, Tuluá, Cali, Mexico City, and Guatemala City have been reactivated. New communities have also been formed in Pereira and Nueva Guinea, with plans underway for Estelí and Panama City. The project has supported events like WordCamp Bogotá and WordCamp Guatemala, managing social media, registrations, and volunteers, and leading contribution tables in areas like marketing, support, and community. To facilitate communication and learning, regional channels have been set up on Telegram, social media, and email, strengthening the support network in Latin America.

The BuddyPress team is considering changing the default theme across the entire BuddyPress site network, although it must be checked that this does not affect other sites in the network. This should improve navigation and adaptability.

Another area of work is the integration of BuddyPress with WordPress Playground, so that a copy of the plugin can be loaded and easily demonstrated.

The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship, dedicated to supporting inclusion in the WordPress community, will expand to WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Europe in 2025, in addition to WordCamp US. This scholarship is aimed at active female contributors to WordPress who have not attended these events and need financial assistance. The application period is open until November 30, 2024, and selected recipients will be notified in December.

And finally, this podcast is distributed under a Creative Commons license as a derivative version of the podcast in Spanish; you can find all the links for more information, and the podcast in other languages, at WPpodcast .org.

Thanks for listening, and until the next episode!

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