--- title: Defining expectations for Iteration issues | daily.dev description: WordPress Core is formalizing expectations for Iteration issues in the Gutenberg GitHub repository to improve transparency and reduce fragmentation during... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/defining-expectations-for-iteration-issues-vcvbpue9x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Defining expectations for Iteration issues | daily.dev og:description: WordPress Core is formalizing expectations for Iteration issues in the Gutenberg GitHub repository to improve transparency and reduce fragmentation during... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/defining-expectations-for-iteration-issues-vcvbpue9x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VCvbpue9X.png og:image:alt: Defining expectations for Iteration issues og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Defining expectations for Iteration issues **[Make WordPress Core](https://daily.dev/sources/wordpresscore)** · 4 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary WordPress Core is formalizing expectations for Iteration issues in the Gutenberg GitHub repository to improve transparency and reduce fragmentation during release cycles. Key changes include opening a new iteration issue per release with the [Type] Iteration label, requiring monthly updates before beta and weekly updates during beta/RC periods, and closing issues when release work is complete. A new iteration issue template has been introduced to guide contributors. Good iteration issues should include assigned contributors, a scoped work plan, design input, open questions, and regular progress updates that go beyond simple changelogs to convey release readiness. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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