Tag: Core

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wp_get_shortlink() Should Always Return a URL

It was about two years ago that I noticed there was a minor issue with how wp_get_shortlink handled things with the default permalink structure. This is what I wrote in my original ticket:

Currently the code used in the link-template.php file causes the wp_get_shortcode function to return an empty result if the WordPress installation is using the default permalink structure. This causes at least issues with the_shortcode function and can be expected to cause issues any place that wp_get_shortcode is called when the default permalink structure is being used.

Obviously this was not a pressing issue but it was fixed on the 25030 Changeset. Props went out to sillybean, layotte, and cais (me!).

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Welcome to WordPress 3.6

You have just updated your WordPress installation and are looking at the latest “About WordPress” page.

You are reading about:

  • A “Colorful New Theme” (Twenty Thirteen)
  • How you can “Write with Confidence” (Explore Revisions, Improved Autosaves, and Better Post Locking)
  • New “Support for Audio and Video” (New Media Player, and Embed Music from Spotify, Rdio, and SoundCloud)
  • and, you are seeing improvements “Under The Hood” (Audio/Video API, Semantic Markup, JavaScript Utilities, Shortcode Improvements, Revision Control, and External Libraries)

Now that you have read about all these great improvements, please take a moment to click on the “Credits” tab on the About page and have a look at all of the contributors to this latest version.

I’m quite proud, and humbled, to say I was one of the many contributors to core for this release; and, would like to thank everyone for their contribution(s)!

Thank you to one and all!
Thank you to one and all!
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Add WordPress Required Version and Tested Up To Version

I just made my second submission to the WordPress Core Trac with the summary above. Here is a link to the new ticket #16868 … and here is the description:

The premise of this idea is for Theme authors to be able to add a reference to the version of WordPress their Theme requires to work correctly; and, the version of WordPress the Theme has been tested up to. This idea comes from the the plugin readme.txt file and some of the data that is expected to be found there.

Once implemented, further enhancements to the Appearance tab in the Administration Panels can be added to better inform end-users on the compatibility of the Theme with their current WordPress installation.

This is essentially an extension of my previously submitted ticket #16395 to “Add ‘Template Version’ for use with ‘Template’ in Child-Themes” I wrote about here.