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docs: clarify changelog is maintained by hand - #536
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The Changelog section of the release guide described the entry format but never said the changelog is written by hand and is not produced by an automated tool. Add a short note stating that the changelog lives in readme.txt, is maintained by a maintainer before each release, and that the milestone workflow only gathers merged PRs, it does not write the changelog text. Closes WordPress#497
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- List categories as open examples: Security, Features, Fixes, Enhancements. Maintainers pick what fits the release. - Update the example block to match the real readme.txt format: release date line, italic category headings, and dash bullets. Addresses PR feedback. Refs WordPress#536
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@cbravobernal I updated the changelog categories and the example block in e8d4c06. Could you take another look when you have time? Thanks. |
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Clarify the changelog is maintained by hand and not generated by an automated tool.
The Changelog section of the release guide described the entry format (
== Changelog ==inreadme.txt) but never stated how the changelog is actually maintained. Contributions to the repo keep asking how the changelog updates automatically, and there is noCHANGELOG.mdor release automation publishing text to it.This adds a short note to
docs/contributing/releases.mdstating:readme.txtand is written by hand by a maintainer before each release.Closes #497
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