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<p><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/01/03/performance-chat-agenda-3-january-2023/">Meeting agenda here</a> and the full chat log is available <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02KGN5K076/p1672761606730749">beginning here on Slack</a>.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Announcements</h2>
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<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mxbclang/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mxbclang</a>: Next week’s chat will be dedicated to discussing next steps on Matt’s request to split out features from Performance Lab (see <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/12/20/help-us-test-the-sqlite-implementation/#comment-44225">blog post comment</a> and <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02KGN5K076/p1672762227564509">Slack</a>)
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<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/olliejones/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>olliejones</a> has <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/618">proposed some ideas</a> and <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>flixos90</a> and <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/tweetythierry/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>tweetythierry</a> have also been considering options</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="focus-group-updates">Focus area updates</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="images">Images</h3>
<p><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>adamsilverstein</a> <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikeschroder/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mikeschroder</a></p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/projects/1">GitHub project</a></p>
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<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbearne/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>pbearne</a>: Dominant color in Media Library code is ready for review: https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/587 </li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="feedback-requested">Feedback requested</h4>
<ul>
<li>See above</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F1+label%3A%22Needs+Discussion%22">Needs Discussion</a> (10 issues)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F1+label%3A%22Needs+Dev%22+">Needs Dev</a> (1 issue)</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="object-caching">Object Cache</h3>
<p><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/tillkruess/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>tillkruess</a> <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>spacedmonkey</a></p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/projects/6">GitHub project</a></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>spacedmonkey</a>: Focusing on:
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3544" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3544</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3178" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3178</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3366" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3366</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3365" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3365</a></li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3528" target="_blank">https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3528</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>spacedmonkey</a>: Would really like eyes on https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3793, this was a bug introduced in 6.1 with <code>WP_Query</code> caching and want to get merged for 6.1.2</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>spacedmonkey</a>: Created a few issues for bugs/improvements that would be good first bugs:
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<li><a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57298">https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57298</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57296">https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57296</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57416">https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57416</a></li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="feedback-requested-2">Feedback requested</h4>
<ul>
<li>See above</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Discussion%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F6+">Needs Discussion</a> (4 issues)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Review%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F6+">Needs Review</a> (1 issue)</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="measurement">Measurement</h3>
<p>N/A</p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/projects/5">GitHub project</a></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/joegrainger/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>joegrainger</a>: Plugin Checker work in progress and coming along nicely</li>
</ul>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="feedback-requested-1">Feedback requested</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Discussion%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F5+">Needs Discussion</a> (5 issues)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Review%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F5+">Needs Review</a> (1 issue)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22%5BFocus%5D+Measurement%22+label%3A%22Needs+Testing%22">Needs Testing</a> (1 issue)</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="javascript">JS &#038; CSS</h3>
<p><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/aristath/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>aristath</a> <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergiomdgomes/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>sergiomdgomes</a></p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/projects/3">GitHub project</a></p>
<ul>
<li>No updates</li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="feedback-requested-3">Feedback requested</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/41020">Tree-shaking block styles on the frontend #41020</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Discussion%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F3+">Needs Discussion</a> (4 issues)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Review%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F3+">Needs Review</a> (2 issues)</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Database</h3>
<p><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/olliejones/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>olliejones</a></p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/projects/7">GitHub project</a></p>
<ul>
<li>No updates</li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="feedback-requested-1">Feedback requested</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Discussion%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F7">Needs Discussion</a> (3 issues)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F2+label%3A%22Needs+Review%22+">Needs Review</a> (3 issues)</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2>
<p><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>flixos90</a></p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/projects/2">GitHub project</a></p>
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<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>flixos90</a>: Matt’s request will be a major Infrastructure topic. Will leave some thoughts on https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues/618 so we can begin to discuss, but a real discussion should occur in next week’s chat since it’s more synchronous. See also <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/tweetythierry/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>tweetythierry</a>‘s <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/12/20/help-us-test-the-sqlite-implementation/#comment-44231">reply to Matt here</a> which mentions some potential options for us to think about.
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<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/olliejones/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>olliejones</a>: Is there any prospect of getting core to add a new drop-in slot to avoid overloading <code>object-cache.php</code> with the monitoring stuff?
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<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>flixos90</a>: Adding a new slot will be challenging; defining the scope and whether it’s justified will likely take quite a while. That said, worth exploring in a Trac ticket, but should probably come up with a solid proposal first.</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/manuilov/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>manuilov</a>: If we need to split the plugin, seems like the most appropriate option is the second approach suggested by Thierry. Will need to extract modules as individual plugins and keep PL as a wrapper focused on central infrastructure and recommending individual plugins. Otherwise, if we deprecate PL, people will be less able to find new modules/plugins.</li>
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</ul>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="feedback-requested-1">Feedback requested</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Needs+Discussion%22+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F2+">Needs Discussion</a> (6 issues)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/issues?q=is%3Aopen+project%3AWordPress%2Fperformance%2F2+label%3A%22Needs+Review%22+">Needs Review</a> (3 issues)</li>
</ul>
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Open floor</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/olliejones/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>olliejones</a>: Is there a load-testing/performance benchmarking setup? Maybe a sample big site with a bunch of jmeter scripts or something similar?</li>
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<p><strong>Our next chat will be held on <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230110T1600"><abbr class="date" title="2023-01-10T16:00:00+00:00">Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 16:00 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>
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