Release version 7.5.0
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This issue is for tracking changes for the 7.5.0 release. Target release date: December 2023
Pre-release steps
Release steps
- Branch: Starting from
develop
, cut a release branch namedrelease/7.5.0
for your changes. - Version bump: Bump the version number in
package.json
,package-lock.json
,restricted_site_access.php
, andreadme.txt
if it does not already reflect the version being released. Inrestricted_site_access.php
update both the plugin "Version:" property and the pluginRSA_VERSION
constant. - Changelog: Add/update the changelog in
readme.txt
andCHANGELOG.md
. - Props: update
CREDITS.md
file with any new contributors, confirm maintainers are accurate - New files: Check to be sure any new files/paths that are unnecessary in the production version are included in
.gitattributes
. - Readme updates: Make any other readme changes as necessary.
README.md
is geared toward GitHub andreadme.txt
contains WordPress.org-specific content. The two are slightly different. - Merge: Make a non-fast-forward merge from your release branch to
develop
(or merge the pull request), then do the same fordevelop
intotrunk
(git checkout develop && git pull origin develop && git checkout trunk && git merge --no-ff develop
).trunk
contains the stable development version. - Push: Push your
trunk
branch to GitHub (e.g.git push origin trunk
). - Test the pre-release ZIP locally by downloading it from the Build release zip action artifact and installing it locally. Ensure this zip has all the files we expect, that it installs and activates correctly and that basically functionality is working.
- Either perform a regression testing utilizing the available Critical Flows and Test Cases or if end-to-end tests cover a significant portion of those Critical Flows then run e2e tests. Only proceed if everything tests successfully.
- Release: Create a new release, naming the tag and the release with the new version number, and targeting the
trunk
branch. Paste the changelog fromCHANGELOG.md
into the body of the release and include a link to the closed issues on the milestone. The release should now appear under releases and in the WordPress admin as an update as well. - SVN: Wait for the GitHub Action to finish deploying to the WordPress.org repository. If all goes well, users with SVN commit access for that plugin will receive an emailed diff of changes.
- Check WordPress.org: Ensure that the changes are live on https://wordpress.org/plugins/restricted-site-access/. This may take a few minutes.
- Close milestone: Edit the milestone with release date (in the
Due date (optional)
field) and link to GitHub release (in theDescription field
), then close the milestone. - Punt incomplete items: If any open issues or PRs which were milestoned for
7.5.0
do not make it into the release, update their milestone to7.5.1
,7.6.0
, orFuture Release
.