Patch Spotlight

Moved to http://drupal.org/node/397748

(Note: I have moved the contents of this node to a sub-page of the http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core section: http://drupal.org/node/361854 - webchick)

(Note: I have moved the contents of this node to a sub-page of the http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core section: http://drupal.org/node/365527 - birdmanx35)

These patches enable some of our "killer" Drupal 7 features. Great patches for a Drupal hero(ine) out there to review. This section is reserved for patches that enable Dries' Drupal 7 hit list.

• Input format widget (critical UX improvement for input formats)
• Integrate Diff into core
• Add token functionality to core
• Battleplan for node access

See also the dedicated page about status, progress, and summary of Wysiwyg support in Drupal core.

¿Hablas español? Parlez-vous français? You can help with these patches that are translation-related.

• Improve translation string search and editing interface
• locale_inc_callback() is a thing of the past
• Re-split locale module (depends on the locale_inc_callback() patch)

See also: All translation-related issues

These patches clean up really annoying API things or otherwise make Drupal development more of a joy. If you spend lots of time staring at code, check out some of these patches.

• Unify and rewrite module_rebuild_cache() and system_theme_data()
• Standardize static caching
• New variable defaults to improve performance and help developers
• Data API: first steps
• Blocks system refactoring
• API clean-up: Array-itize file_scan_directory()'s parameters
• Fix the pluggable mail system framework

See also: All patches marked "DX"

(Note: I have moved the contents of this node to a sub-page of the http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core section: http://drupal.org/node/367257 - webchick)

(Note: I have moved the contents of this node to a sub-page of the http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core section: http://drupal.org/node/362430 - webchick)

Here are theme system improvements or CSS/XHTML items in the queue that could use the eyes of designer/themer-types.

• Allow customizing themes from the UI
• Add $classes to hook templates
• Refactor page (and node) rendering
• Allow Inline CSS in drupal_add_css
• Allow external CSS in drupal_add_css
• Allof CSS files to be altered (hook_css_alter)
• Add numeric weight to drupal_add_css

See also: All theme-related patches

This is a list of core issues that are seriously, seriously broken. Looking to become the next Drupal hero(ine)? Help fix these.

• No ability to debug simpletests

See also: All critical bugs