On January 14, 2025 at 17:29


Does anyone know the history behind the choice of SHA384 hash and X-Content-Signature HTTP header for WP core update signatures? Why not SHA256?


Does anyone know the history behind the choice of SHA384 hash and X-Content-Signature HTTP header for WP core update signatures? Why not SHA256?

Did you know that the WordPress PHPUnit testing library supports a magic global $wp_tests_options variable to pre-configure any option values such as the enabled plugins or custom plugin options?

If you're using the Dell P2723QE monitor, there is a new firmware version M3F102 that fixed the terrible flickering and memory issue for macOS users. https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-lv/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=8xnm7
Version 0.11.0 of the Two-Factor plugin for WordPress has been released with a fix to an issue introduced in the previous version related to filtering the available methods, along with some other usability improvements.
Here is the changelog: https://github.com/WordPress/two-factor/releases/tag/0.11.0
Here’s a one-click deploy workflow I use with a #WordPress #monorepo to quickly iterate and release plugin updates. Since there’s not much out there on doing this right, I’m sharing to hear your thoughts and ideas. How do you handle this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYZRSpEDUB0
Looking to get more out of your power tool batteries? Check out this handy adapter – it supports 65W USB-C PD output and charging! 🔋 https://kaspars.net/blog/usb-c-pd65w-adapter-charger-18v-20v-batteries
How are you handling IoT device isolation in your home network to ensure that mDNS still works? Do you do separate APs and VLANs?
Responded to @cincura_net:
@cincura_net got it! Makes sense in less crowded areas.
Is there a self-hosted option for watching YouTube videos without the ads? Ideally, something distributed where peers can seed the videos and potentially auto-download everything from my subscriptions?
Responded to @cincura_net:
@cincura_net Do you let the APs self-select the channels? Wondering if there are better ways to do it?
Time for some end-of-year homelab work — config backups for Mikrotik routers, HomeAssistant and related Docker container config backups and upgrades.
Responded to @kasparsd:
The hardest thing was to merge the form submissions with existing data as fields could be added and removed from the form. It also adds the form headers automatically. I enjoy fun array math 😅

Ever wanted to store your Contact Form 7 submissions in https://tablepress.org? The free version of Controls for Contact Form 7 will get that in early January.
p.s. the feature is ready but I just didn't want to risk accidental regressions before the holidays.

Does anyone know why the site-editor (at wp-admin/site-editor.php?postType=page&postId=2&canvas=edit) doesn't return the post meta with `useEntityProp( 'postType', postType, 'meta' );` when editing a page?
Responded to @kasparsd:
If you want to learn about strategies to solve this, I'm developing an online video course that will help you understand the internal workings and best practices of reliable development environments. Leave your email address at https://wpelevator.com to get notified when it launches.
Responded to @kasparsd:
The intent of wp-env is definitely to streamline the "getting started" phase but it does come with some serious limitations when you want to develop a truly reliable development environment.