To release the Free plugin, ensure you complete all the tasks below.
Pre-release Checklist
[ ] Create a release branch named release-v4.7.0 from the development branch.
[ ] Review and merge all relevant Pull Requests into the release branch.
[ ] Start a dev-workspace session.
[ ] Execute composer update to update the root and lib vendors.
[ ] Review the updated packages. Mention any production library updates in the changelog.
[ ] Inspect GitHub's Dependabot warnings or Pull Requests for relevant issues. Resolve any false positives first, then fix and commit the remaining issues.
[ ] If necessary, build JS files for production using composer build:js and commit the changes.
[ ] Run a WP VIP scan with composer check:phpcs to ensure no warnings or errors greater than 5 exist.
[ ] Update the .pot file executing composer gen:pot and include a note in the changelog.
[ ] Especially for minor and patch releases, maintain backward compatibility for changes like renamed or moved classes, namespaces, functions, etc. Include deprecation comments and mention this in the changelog. Major releases may remove deprecated code, but always note this in the changelog.
[ ] Revise the changelog to include all changes with user-friendly descriptions and ensure the release date is accurate.
[ ] Update the version number in the main plugin file and readme.txt, adhering to specifications from our tech documentation, and commit to the release branch.
[ ] Confirm there are no uncommitted changes.
[ ] Build the zip package with composer build, creating a new package in the ./dist directory.
[ ] Distribute the new package to the team for testing.
Release Checklist
[ ] Create and merge a Pull Request for the release branch into the main branch.
[ ] Merge the main branch into the development branch.
[ ] Establish the GitHub release on the main branch with the correct tag.
WP SVN Deployment
[ ] Navigate to the local copy of the SVN repo for the plugin.
[ ] Update your working copy using svn update.
[ ] Clear the trunk directory with rm -rf trunk/*.
[ ] Unzip the built package and transfer files to the trunk folder.
[ ] Remove any extraneous files (if found, create an issue to amend the .rsync-filter-post-build file). Keep only files really used on production.
[ ] Find new files with svn status | grep \? and add them using svn add <each_file_path>.
[ ] Identify removed files with svn status | grep ! and delete them using svn rm <each_file_path>.
[ ] Create the new tag using svn cp trunk tags/4.7.0.
[ ] Commit the changes with svn ci -m 'Releasing v4.7.0'.
[ ] Await WordPress's version number update and perform a final test by updating the plugin on a staging site.
To release the Free plugin, ensure you complete all the tasks below.
Pre-release Checklist
release-v4.7.0from the development branch.composer updateto update the root and lib vendors.composer build:jsand commit the changes.composer check:phpcsto ensure no warnings or errors greater than 5 exist..potfile executingcomposer gen:potand include a note in the changelog.readme.txt, adhering to specifications from our tech documentation, and commit to the release branch.composer build, creating a new package in the./distdirectory.Release Checklist
mainbranch.mainbranch into thedevelopmentbranch.mainbranch with the correct tag.WP SVN Deployment
svn update.trunkdirectory withrm -rf trunk/*.trunkfolder..rsync-filter-post-buildfile). Keep only files really used on production.svn status | grep \?and add them usingsvn add <each_file_path>.svn status | grep !and delete them usingsvn rm <each_file_path>.svn cp trunk tags/4.7.0.svn ci -m 'Releasing v4.7.0'.