<div style="text-align:center"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==" fifu-lazy="1" fifu-data-sizes="auto" fifu-data-srcset="https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w" width="2880" height="1530" fifu-data-src="https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Performance Chat Summary: 27 August 2024" title="Performance Chat Summary: 27 August 2024" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024.png?ssl=1 2880w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024-300x159.png 300w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024-1024x544.png 1024w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024-768x408.png 768w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024-1536x816.png 1536w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/performance-chat-summary-27-august-2024-2048x1088.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px" /></div><div>
<p>The full chat log is available <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02KGN5K076/p1724770970538389">beginning here on Slack</a>.</p>
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Upcoming WordPress 6.7 release</h1>
<p>We reviewed <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&#038;status=assigned&#038;status=closed&#038;status=new&#038;status=reopened&#038;status=reviewing&#038;focuses=~performance&#038;milestone=6.7&#038;groupdesc=1&#038;group=resolution&#038;col=id&#038;col=summary&#038;col=status&#038;col=milestone&#038;col=owner&#038;col=type&#038;col=priority&#038;col=keywords&#038;order=priority">the 6.7 milestone</a> for performance focus tickets.</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61103">#61103</a> (marked as an early ticket) – <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>flixos90</a> had just reviewed, and <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbiron/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>pbiron</a> will update the PR.</li>
<li><a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61847">#61847</a> – <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mukesh27/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mukesh27</a> is working on a PR for this.</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>adamsilverstein</a> shared that he had a couple of small AVIF fixes that he’s planning to move to the milestone</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"> Next <strong>Performance Lab</strong> release</h2>
<p>The current milestones can be found at <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/milestones" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://github.com/WordPress/performance/milestones</a>, and the release date is Sept 16. <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/joemcgill/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>joemcgill</a> questioned whether this date will conflict with WCUS that week.</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>adamsilverstein</a> is working on a <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/1421" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PR</a> for the Modern Images plugin to include converting upload PNGs in addition to JPEGs that I hope will be ready for the next release.</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/thelovekesh/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>thelovekesh</a> is working on Web Worker Offloading(WWO) plugin to make it ready for WPOrg. Ongoing tasks:
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1468" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1468</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1455" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1455</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Priority Projects</strong></h2>
<p>Refer to the overview issues in <a href="https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/199/views/4?sortedBy%5Bdirection%5D=asc&#038;sortedBy%5BcolumnId%5D=112475036" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our GH Project board</a>.</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1120" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Investigate INP improvements</a> (<a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U02RR5XDA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@adamsilverstein</a>)
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Nothing new, Adam is planning to do a follow up post about INP to the WP developer blog</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/760" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Improving the calculation of image sizes attributes</a> (<a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U02RRCWMG" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@joemcgill</a>)
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mukesh27/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mukesh27</a> is working on defining the next phase of work related to accounting for ancestor blocks</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/17" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Enable client side modern image generation</a> (<a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U02RRT63F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@swissspidy</a>)
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Pascal is working on smaller GB PRs for client-side media, all step by step for easier reviews.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1032" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Enhance onboarding experience for Performance Lab</a> 
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>flixos90</a> would like to see this get more focus and asked for folks to give feedback to <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/1032#issuecomment-2050271192">his proposal in issue 1032</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>swissspidy</a> <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02KGN5K076/p1724773677843549">suggested that we do more user research </a>during WCUS before spending too much more time on this effort. This was discussed during open floor but no actions were decided.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Open floor</h2>
<p>Conversation about priority projects bled over into open floor. No other items were discussed.</p>
<p><strong>Our next chat will be held on <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20240903T1500"><abbr class="date" title="2024-09-03T15:00:00+00:00">Tuesday at 15:00 UTC</abbr></a> in the <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-performance/">#core-performance channel</a> in <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/chat/">Slack</a>.</strong></p>
<p class="o2-appended-tags"><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-performance/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>core-performance</a>, <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/performance/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>performance</a>, <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/performance-chat/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>performance-chat</a>, <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>summary</a></p>
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