{"id":12411,"date":"2022-03-04T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=12411"},"modified":"2022-03-09T15:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T15:34:39","slug":"the-month-in-wordpress-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/03\/the-month-in-wordpress-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Month in WordPress &#8211; February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s a lot going on in the world right now, and safety is top of mind for everyone in the WordPress community. If you don&#8217;t know where to begin, or how to support your peers, Executive Director <a href=\"https:\/\/josepha.blog\/2022\/02\/25\/to-my-global-community-start-small\/\">Josepha Chomphosy\u2019s advice<\/a> to the global community is to start small.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, February has been a busy month for WordPress. To begin with, it was thrilling to see the enthusiasm for the release of WordPress 5.9 Jos\u00e9phine from January continue last month, and that\u2019s not all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have many exciting updates to share, so keep reading to learn about the latest achievements from the WordPress community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress 6.0: May 24, 2022 is the proposed release date<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/02\/16\/wordpress-6-0-planning-roundup\/\">release schedule for WordPress 6.0<\/a>, the second major release of 2022, has been published.<\/li><li>While we\u2019re waiting for 6.0, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/02\/wordpress-5-9-1-maintenance-release\/\">WordPress 5.9.1 maintenance release<\/a> which was released on February 22, 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RQBWTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Are you interested in contributing to WordPress core?<\/strong> Join the #core channel in Slack. Also, don&#8217;t miss the Core Team\u2019s weekly developer chat on Wednesdays at 8 PM UTC.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gutenberg releases: Versions 12.5, 12.6, and 12.7 were released<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Core Team launched three new versions of Gutenberg last month. All come with new features, code quality improvements, and bug fixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/03\/02\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-12-7-2-march\/\">Gutenberg 12.7 <\/a>is available to download. This version improves the Patterns experience, allows you to add border styles to column blocks, and includes other new features.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/02\/16\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-12-6-16-february\/\">Gutenberg 12.6<\/a> was launched on February 16, 2022. This release includes a new color panel, updated color controls, a new Post Author Biography block, Read More block, and plenty of other exciting updates!<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/02\/03\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-12-5-february-2nd\/\">Gutenberg 12.5 <\/a>was released on February 2, 2022. This version allows switching theme styles variations, custom taxonomies filtering, and more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Want to get involved in developing Gutenberg? <\/strong>Contribute to Gutenberg on GitHub, and join the #core-editor channel in the Make WordPress Slack. Follow the #gutenberg-new tag for details on the latest updates.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress News gets a new look<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The redesign of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\">WordPress News<\/a>, which was first announced by Matt Mullenweg, Co-Founder of WordPress, in State of the Word 2021, went live on February 16, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/02\/a-new-wordpress-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Read the redesign announcement <\/strong>to learn more about the inspiration behind the new look.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team updates: #WP Diversity, a new blog for developers, and more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The #WPDiversity working group, which is part of the Community Team, hosted an open Zoom meeting with volunteers on February 23, 2022. If you\u2019re interested in contributing, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/2022\/02\/24\/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-on-february-23-2022\/\">recap of the meeting<\/a> to view available roles.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The Core Team shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/02\/25\/proposal-to-start-a-news-blog-on-developer-wordpress-org\/\">proposal to start a blog<\/a> on developer.wordpress.org to share news and updates relevant to developers.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The first Gutenberg Developer Hours session hosted on February 8th by the Core Team was successful. Head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/02\/24\/february-8th-gutenberg-developer-hours-session-evaluation\/\">this page<\/a> to learn more about the participants\u2019 feedback.<\/li><li>The Core Team published \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/02\/24\/feature-project-plugin-dependencies\/\">Feature Project: Plugin Dependencies<\/a>,\u201d where they identified the problems with plugin dependencies and suggested potential solutions to improve the plugin experience.<\/li><li>The WordPress Photo Directory has a <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/photos\/\">new Make team<\/a>. There is currently an open <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/photos\/2022\/02\/23\/photo-directory-team-rep-nominations-for-2022\/\">call for team reps<\/a> and collaboration is happening at the new <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/photos\/\">#photos<\/a> channel of the Make WordPress Slack.<\/li><li>The Polyglots Team shared a proposal for a <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/polyglots\/2022\/02\/01\/proposal-milestone-template-for-polyglots-locale-teams\/\">milestone template <\/a>for the Polyglots Locale Teams.<\/li><li>The Community Team published a proposal for <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/2022\/02\/16\/proposal-refurbishing-camera-kits\/\">refurbishing camera kits<\/a>.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/2022\/02\/21\/2022-global-sponsors-announcement\/\">Global Community Sponsors for 2022<\/a> have been announced.<\/li><li>The February 2022 edition of the monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/2022\/02\/15\/meetup-organizer-newsletter-february-2022\/\">Meetup Organizer Newsletter<\/a> has been published.<\/li><li>The latest edition of People of WordPress highlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/02\/people-of-wordpress-tonya-mork\/\">Tonya Mork<\/a> was published on February 28, 2022. Read Tonya\u2019s story to learn more about how WordPress helped her find herself again after a health crisis.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The February 2022 edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/polyglots\/2022\/02\/22\/polyglots-monthly-newsletter-february-2022\/\">Polyglots Monthly Newsletter<\/a> has been published.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Community Team published a discussion on diversity in WordPress events.<\/strong> If you\u2019re comfortable sharing your experience, you can still comment on the post.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feedback\/Testing requests: WordPress iOS 19.3 and Android 19.3 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/mobile\/2022\/02\/22\/call-for-testing-wordpress-for-ios-19-3\/\">WordPress for iOS 19.3<\/a> beta is available for testing, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/mobile\/2022\/02\/22\/call-for-testing-wordpress-for-android-19-3\/\">WordPress for Android 19.3<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/polyglots\/2022\/02\/08\/call-for-early-testers-glotpress-feedback-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Test and share your feedback<\/strong> on the GlotPress feedback feature.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordCamp Europe 2022 announces steps to ensure a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WordCamp Europe 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/diversity-at-wceu\/\">announced a plan<\/a> to ensure more diversity and inclusion in events moving forward.<\/li><li>The WordPress Foundation published a post on how <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpressfoundation.org\/news\/2022\/open-source-software-good-for-business\/\">open source software is good for business<\/a>.<\/li><li>In a recent episode of WP Briefing titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/02\/episode-25-five-cents-on-five-for-the-future\/\">Five Cents on Five for the Future<\/a>,\u201d Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy talks about future-proofing the WordPress project with the Five for the Future pledge.<\/li><li>The Training Team is hosting several WordPress Social Learning Meetups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/wordpress-social-learning\/events\/\">in March 2022<\/a>.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t miss the following upcoming WordCamps:<ul><li>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded <a href=\"https:\/\/geneve.wordcamp.org\/2022\/\">WordCamp Gen\u00e8ve<\/a>, Switzerland on April 9, 2022 (in person)<\/li><li>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\/wordcamps\/wordcamp-athens-attica-greece-2022\/\">WordCamp Athens<\/a>, Greece between April 9 and 10, 2022 (in person)<\/li><li>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/vienna.wordcamp.org\/2022\/\">WordCamp Vienna<\/a>, Austria from April 23 to 24, 2022 (in person)<\/li><li>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/\">WordCamp Europe<\/a> in Porto, Portugal from June 2 to 4, 2022 (in person)<\/li><li>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2022\/\">WordCamp Montclair<\/a> in New Jersey, USA June 25 (in person)<\/li><li>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/\">WordCamp US<\/a> in San Diego, California from September 9 to 11, 2022 (in person)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/call-for-volunteers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>It\u2019s not too late to be a volunteer at WordCamp Europe 2022. <\/strong>If you\u2019re interested, head over to this page to apply.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Have a story that we could include in the next \u2018Month in WordPress\u2019 post? 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