Merge pull request #2148 from WordPress/release/2025-08-25

Post 2025-08-25 release merge

Author: westonruter

plugins/auto-sizes/auto-sizes.php

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description: Improves responsive images with better sizes calculations and auto-sizes for lazy-loaded images.
  * Requires at least: 6.8
  * Requires PHP: 7.2
- * Version: 1.6.0
+ * Version: 1.7.0
  * Author: WordPress Performance Team
  * Author URI: https://make.wordpress.org/performance/
  * License: GPLv2 or later
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-define( 'IMAGE_AUTO_SIZES_VERSION', '1.6.0' );
+define( 'IMAGE_AUTO_SIZES_VERSION', '1.7.0' );
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/improve-calculate-sizes.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/hooks.php';

plugins/auto-sizes/readme.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Contributors: wordpressdotorg
 Tested up to: 6.8
-Stable tag:   1.6.0
+Stable tag:   1.7.0
 License:      GPLv2 or later
 License URI:  https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Tags:         performance, images, auto-sizes
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ Contributions are always welcome! Learn more about how to get involved in the [C
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.7.0 =
+
+**Enhancements**
+
+* Remove `sizes=auto` as the functionality is now available in WordPress core. ([2146](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2146))
+
+**Bug Fixes**
+
+* Fix: Moved `column_count` context from `column` block to `columns` block to ensure it is available to ancestor blocks. ([2138](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2138))
+
+**Documentation**
+
+* Update Enhanced Responsive Images plugin description. ([2145](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2145))
+
 = 1.6.0 =
 
 **Features**

plugins/performance-lab/includes/admin/load.php

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function perflab_render_settings_page(): void {
 /**
  * Gets dismissed admin pointer IDs.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @return non-empty-string[] Dismissed admin pointer IDs.
  */
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function perflab_get_dismissed_admin_pointer_ids(): array {
 /**
  * Gets the admin pointers.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @return array<non-empty-string, array{ content: string, plugin: non-empty-string, dismiss_if_installed: bool }> Keys are the admin pointer IDs.
  */

plugins/performance-lab/includes/site-health/audit-enqueued-assets/helper.php

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /**
  * Audit blocking assets on the front page.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @return array{
  *             response: WP_Error|array{
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function perflab_aea_audit_blocking_assets(): array {
 /**
  * Callback for enqueued_blocking_assets test.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @return array{
  *             label: string,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function perflab_aea_enqueued_blocking_assets_test(): array {
 /**
  * Callback for enqueued_blocking_assets test via AJAX.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  */
 function perflab_aea_enqueued_ajax_blocking_assets_test(): void {
 	check_ajax_referer( 'health-check-site-status' );
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ function perflab_aea_enqueued_ajax_blocking_assets_test(): void {
 /**
  * Prepares the blocking scripts audit result.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @phpstan-param array{
  *                    scripts: array<array{ src: string, size: int|null, error: WP_Error|null }>,
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static function ( $carry, $asset ): int {
 /**
  * Prepares the blocking styles audit result.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @phpstan-param array{
  *                    scripts: array<array{ src: string, size: int|null, error: WP_Error|null }>,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static function ( $carry, $asset ): int {
 /**
  * Handles the failure of retrieving the home page to analyze blocking assets.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @phpstan-param WP_Error|array{
  *                    headers: WpOrg\Requests\Utility\CaseInsensitiveDictionary,
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ function perflab_aea_blocking_assets_retrieval_failure( $response ): ?array {
 /**
  * Gets the size of the asset in bytes.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @param string $resource_url URL of the resource.
  * @return int|WP_Error Size of the asset in bytes or WP_Error if the request fails.
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ function perflab_aea_get_asset_size( string $resource_url ) {
 /**
  * Gets headers for HTTP Basic authorization headers.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @return array{ Authorization?: non-empty-string } Headers with copied Basic auth headers.
  */
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ function perflab_get_http_basic_authorization_headers(): array {
 /**
  * Generates a table of blocking assets.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  *
  * @phpstan-param array{
  *                    scripts: array<array{ src: string, size: int|null, error: WP_Error|null }>,

plugins/performance-lab/load.php

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description: Performance plugin from the WordPress Performance Team, which is a collection of standalone performance features.
  * Requires at least: 6.6
  * Requires PHP: 7.2
- * Version: 3.9.0
+ * Version: 4.0.0
  * Author: WordPress Performance Team
  * Author URI: https://make.wordpress.org/performance/
  * License: GPLv2 or later
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 }
 // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
 
-define( 'PERFLAB_VERSION', '3.9.0' );
+define( 'PERFLAB_VERSION', '4.0.0' );
 define( 'PERFLAB_MAIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'PERFLAB_PLUGIN_DIR_PATH', plugin_dir_path( PERFLAB_MAIN_FILE ) );
 define( 'PERFLAB_SCREEN', 'performance-lab' );
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function perflab_get_standalone_plugin_version_constants(): array {
  *
  * @since 1.8.0
  * @since 2.1.0 No longer attempts to use two of the drop-ins together.
- * @since n.e.x.t No longer places the drop-in on new sites by default, unless the `PERFLAB_PLACE_OBJECT_CACHE_DROPIN` constant is set to true.
+ * @since 4.0.0 No longer places the drop-in on new sites by default, unless the `PERFLAB_PLACE_OBJECT_CACHE_DROPIN` constant is set to true.
  *
  * @global WP_Filesystem_Base $wp_filesystem WordPress filesystem subclass.
  */

plugins/performance-lab/readme.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Contributors: wordpressdotorg
 Tested up to: 6.8
-Stable tag:   3.9.0
+Stable tag:   4.0.0
 License:      GPLv2 or later
 License URI:  https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Tags:         performance, site health, measurement, optimization, diagnostics
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ Contributions are always welcome! Learn more about how to get involved in the [C
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 4.0.0 =
+
+**Enhancements**
+
+* Add No-cache BFCache to list of performance feature plugins. ([2119](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2119))
+* Add admin pointers to promote new Performance Lab features. ([2122](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2122))
+* Implement opt-in `PERFLAB_PLACE_OBJECT_CACHE_DROPIN` for  Server-Timing `object-cache.php` placement. ([1996](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/1996))
+* Use `wp_is_rest_endpoint()` to detect if we are handling a REST API request. ([2094](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2094))
+
+**Bug Fixes**
+
+* Fix TypeError in `perflab_aao_query_autoloaded_options()` by serializing non-scalar option values. ([1934](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/1934))
+* Omit admin pointer for new plugin if plugin is already active. ([2143](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2143))
+* Prevent effective asset cache headers audit from running on local/development environments. ([2035](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2035))
+* Use HTML Tag Processor to audit blocking scripts & styles in Site Health’s enqueued-assets test. ([2059](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2059))
+
 = 3.9.0 =
 
 **Enhancements**

plugins/performance-lab/tests/data/class-audit-assets-mock-assets.php

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * @package performance-lab
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  */
 
 /**
  * Class Audit_Assets_Mock_Assets mocks assets for testing.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 4.0.0
  */
 class Audit_Assets_Mock_Assets {
 

plugins/speculation-rules/hooks.php

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /**
  * Determines whether Speculative Loading is enabled.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 1.6.0
  *
  * @return bool Whether enabled.
  */

plugins/speculation-rules/readme.txt

@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ Contributions are always welcome! Learn more about how to get involved in the [C
 
 = 1.6.0 =
 
+**Enhancements**
+
+* Add Speculative Loading opt-in for authenticated requests. ([2097](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2097))
+* Add warning notice to Speculative Loading setting for authenticated users when persistent object cache is not present. ([2144](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2144))
+* Update Speculative Loading readme description to note purpose after core merge. ([2120](https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/2120))
+
 = 1.5.0 =
 
 **Enhancements**

plugins/speculation-rules/settings.php

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function plsr_get_eagerness_labels(): array {
 /**
  * Returns the available options for the Speculative Loading authentication and their labels.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 1.6.0
  *
  * @return array{ logged_out: string, logged_out_and_admins: string, any: string } Associative array of `$authentication => $label` pairs.
  */
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function plsr_get_authentication_labels(): array {
 /**
  * Returns translated description strings for settings fields.
  *
- * @since n.e.x.t
+ * @since 1.6.0
  * @access private
  *
  * @param 'mode'|'eagerness'|'authentication' $field The field name to get description for.