<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/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w" width="2000" height="760" fifu-data-src="https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Performance Chat Summary: 6 December 2022" title="Performance Chat Summary: 6 December 2022" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022.png?ssl=1 2000w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022-300x114.png 300w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022-1024x389.png 1024w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022-768x292.png 768w, https://www.awordpresscommenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/performance-chat-summary-6-december-2022-1536x584.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></div><div>
<p><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/12/05/performance-chat-agenda-6-december-2022/">Meeting agenda here</a> and the full chat log is available <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02KGN5K076/p1669737604417389">beginning here on Slack</a>.</p>
<h2 id="focus-group-updates">Focus area updates</h2>
<h3 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>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>adamsilverstein</a>: New ticket to ensure core support for WebP is complete: <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57238">#57328</a>
<ul>
<li>When WebP was introduced to core, the implementation focused primarily on the most common use – lossy images. Part of the reason is that although WebP supports lossless compression, alpha transparency and animation as a <strong>format</strong>, actual support in WordPress depends on the underlying graphics engine (GD/Imagick) where support for these is more varied (for example GD only <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/698" target="_blank">supports lossless WebP</a> since version 2.3.3 and PHP vs 8.1). Furthermore, detecting support for these features of the format is difficult or maybe not possible.</li>
<li>If anyone has the bandwidth to dig into this issue, guessing we can improve the current implementation to better match the expectations outlined in the ticket.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>spacedmonkey</a>: Any updates on SVG?
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>adamsilverstein</a>: Some recent discussions (see <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-mu-plugins/issues/300">https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-mu-plugins/issues/300</a>), but nothing very recently</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mxbclang/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mxbclang</a>: No one is currently working on it as other priorities have taken precedence</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 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> (2 issues)</li>
</ul>
<h3 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>: Working on <code>theme.json</code> issues, following code paths and making that code faster. Looping back on adding caching to <code>WP_User_Query</code> (adding tests) and migrating <code>get_pages</code> to use <code>get_posts</code>. Committed:
<ul>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49852" target="_blank">https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49852</a></li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54316" target="_blank">https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54316</a></li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56978" target="_blank">https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56978</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 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>
</ul>
<h3 id="measurement">Measurement</h3>
<p>N/A</p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/performance/projects/5">GitHub project</a></p>
<ul>
<li>No updates</li>
</ul>
<h4 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>
</ul>
<h3 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>
</ul>
<h4 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>
</ul>
<h3>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><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mxbclang/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mxbclang</a>: SQLite module has been approved though we would welcome additional review: https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/547
<ul>
<li>Planning to merge by end of week, so if you want to review, please do so by end of day Wednesday</li>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mxbclang/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mxbclang</a> will drop a message in <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-performance/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>core-performance</a> to let the team now when it is merged and ready for testing</li>
<li>Welcome as many testers as possible in advance of release of 1.8.0 on December 19</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 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> (2 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 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>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mxbclang/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mxbclang</a> via <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>flixos90</a>: Aiming to complete Server-Timing PR including testing this week, so pending that will request reviews by end of week. Reviews already welcome and much appreciated, particularly around how the API looks and behaves.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="feedback-requested-1">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%2F2+">Needs Discussion</a> (5 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>Open floor</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mxbclang/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mxbclang</a>: Anyone from the team planning to attend <a href="https://asia.wordcamp.org/2023/">WordCamp Asia</a>?
<ul>
<li><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>spacedmonkey</a> going; <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>adamsilverstein</a> and <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mehulkaklotar/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>mehulkaklotar</a> hoping to attend</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Our next chat will be held on <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20221213T1600"><abbr class="date" title="2022-12-13T16:00:00+00:00">Tuesday, December 13, 2022 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>
<p><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-js/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>core-js</a>, <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-media/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>core-media</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>, <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/hosting-community/" class="tag"><span class="tag-prefix">#</span>hosting-community</a></p>
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