Performance Chat Summary: 2 June 2026

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack.

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WordPress Performance Trac tickets

@b1ink0 asked about updates on #64471, which aims to add cross-document View Transitions on the frontend.
- @westonruter shared that there is a bug with View Transitions in the WordPress admin tracked in #65032. @westonruter also shared that PR #11912 is ready for review and addresses issues with the admin menu view transition animation.
- @westonruter also highlighted #65294, which reports a temporary blank white screen that can appear when creating a new post.

@westonruter shared that work is underway to fix #2437, which addresses deprecation warnings in the wp-env tests environment.

@nickchomey asked about opportunities to contribute to the Performance Team.
- @westonruter suggested contributing to Performance Lab plugin maintenance, exploring open issues, and submitting pull requests.
- @nickchomey expressed interest in PHP-based performance work and image optimization, particularly around the Image Placeholders plugin. @westonruter encouraged contributions in that area and suggested connecting with @adamsilverstein regarding related image optimization work.