Feature Plugin Chat notes for Jan 12

Agenda

• Reviewed the feature plugins https://make.wordpress.org/core/features-as-plugins/
• Plugin leads asked to offer Status and Blockers updates, call for feedback and discussion.
• Open floor

Feature Plugin Updates

• REST API: @rachelbaker & @danielbachhuber updated:
  • Status: 4.5 is the goal for completing the core endpoints. When the team decides it is ready they will make a merge proposal for discussion.
    • Weekly meetings in #core-restapi Mondays at 23:00 UTC
  • Blockers: Some tough issues to work out: work is happening on the github repo.
  • Discussion: We will discuss further when the merge proposal is ready.

• Fields API: @sc0ttkclark
  • Status: Currently finishing implementation for User Profile screen. Targeting WordPress 4.6.
    • Getting help from @idealien, @tomharrigan, @nicholas_io, @wpsmith, @diddledan
    • Weekly Meetings are Mondays at 14:00 UTC in #core-fields
  • Blockers: Need more hands on deck.
  • Discussion: Almost ready for testing: needs more public involvement; as soon as user screen ready, going to put on wordpress.org as a plugin, and post a call to action.

• Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): @georgestephanis
  • Status: From a technical perspective pretty much everything functions; needs work from a usability perspective. Current plan is to ensure email authentication always works as an option.
    • One part is ready for 4.5: Application Passwords – generates application unique passwords
  • Blockers: Need more UI/UX feedback/work
  • Discussion: There was an extensive discussion of 2FA – should it be in core? Is even a good solution for security? How do users recover from losing access? Would it be enabled by default? Should it be a ‘core plugin’ – supported by core in plugin form?
  • George invited more discussion at the weekly meeting:  Thursday at 22:00 UTC, in #core-passwords

• Shortcake: @matth_eu
  • Status: Goal is to get it ready for WordPress 4.6
    • Current focus on the UI side, positioning shortcake as a ‘content blocks’ using shortcodes
    • @matth_eu taking over lead while @danielbachhuber focuses on the REST-API
    • Restarting weekly meetings met on Mondays at 8:00 UTC in #feature-shortcode

• Customizer: @westonruter
  • Status: Lots of activity, some features should be ready for 4.5.
    • @valendesigns, @celloexpressions & @jtsternberg leading development
    • Weekly meetings in #core-customize on Mondays at 17:30UTC
    • Work continues on the following features/tickets:
      • #32296: Customize Pane Resize
      • #31195: Customize Device Preview
      • #27355: Customize Partial/Selective Refresh (note: core patch should implement use in menus selective refresh)
      • #34893: Customize Setting Validation: looking for feedback
      • #35210: Adding a notification area to Customizer: Still in design phase
      • #34923: Basic content authorship in the Customizer: Design phase
      • #30937: Transactions: Patch needs refresh; biggest effort of all the tickets
  • Blockers: Need feedback on Partial Refresh implementation, especially from theme developers.

• Shiny-Updates: 
  • Status: Development ongoing; not scheduled for a specific release yet.
    • @adamsilverstein, @michaelarestad, and @mapk contributing
    • Weekly chats Tuesdays at 13:00 UTC in #shiny-updates
  • Blockers: Need more testers installing the plugin and giving feedback on experience/bugs

Open floor

• @michaelarestad discussed improving Post New with many small projects. Contributors wanted.
• @azaozz wants to explore the idea of a JS based image editor – crop, rotate, etc. in the browser. The code used in TinyMCE for this was released as library. @iseulde and @markoheijnen also interested.

View the full logs on the Slack archives.

Feature Plugin Chat notes for Jan 12 by Adam Silverstein was originally posted at https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/01/13/feature-plugin-chat-notes-for-jan-12/