Plugin: Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.4

[ockham]

What?

Bumps the "Required WP version" field to 6.4, and the "Tested up to" field to 6.5.

This is somewhat related to https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/60971.

Why?

Gutenberg's policy is to support the current major WordPress version (6.5.x), and the previous one (6.4.y).

How?

Simple replacements.

Testing Instructions

N/A

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[ellatrix]

Gutenberg's policy is to support the current major WordPress version (6.5.x), and the previous one (6.4.y).

Do we say this anywhere?

[Mamaduka]

Note: If Performance tests start failing on the trunk after this is merged, you'll need to update the reference commit it workflow - https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/explanations/architecture/performance/#update-the-reference-commit

[ockham]

Thank you for approving @ellatrix!

Gutenberg's policy is to support the current major WordPress version (6.5.x), and the previous one (6.4.y).

Do we say this anywhere?

It's mentioned in the article that @Mamaduka shared (thanks!). Maybe we should also state it in a slightly more visible place though 🤔

[ockham]

Note: If Performance tests start failing on the trunk after this is merged, you'll need to update the reference commit it workflow - https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/explanations/architecture/performance/#update-the-reference-commit

Thank you! I can do that already as part of this PR. What about

diff --git a/.github/workflows/performance.yml b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
index 02bdef381ce..74f331b95b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ jobs:
             - name: Compare performance with base branch
               if: github.event_name == 'push'
               # The base hash used here need to be a commit that is compatible with the current WP version
-              # The current one is 9bb75b35ec0daa46e8cd60c46619f522c7edd453 and it needs to be updated every WP major release.
+              # The current one is 9725060a5b18904c6cc5fdbe4b06fbde7419e02c and it needs to be updated every WP major release.
               # It is used as a base comparison point to avoid fluctuation in the performance metrics.
               run: |
                   WP_VERSION=$(awk -F ': ' '/^Tested up to/{print $2}' readme.txt)
                   IFS=. read -ra WP_VERSION_ARRAY <<< "$WP_VERSION"
                   WP_MAJOR="${WP_VERSION_ARRAY[0]}.${WP_VERSION_ARRAY[1]}"
-                  ./bin/plugin/cli.js perf $GITHUB_SHA 9bb75b35ec0daa46e8cd60c46619f522c7edd453 --tests-branch $GITHUB_SHA --wp-version "$WP_MAJOR"
+                  ./bin/plugin/cli.js perf $GITHUB_SHA 9725060a5b18904c6cc5fdbe4b06fbde7419e02c --tests-branch $GITHUB_SHA --wp-version "$WP_MAJOR"
 
             - name: Compare performance with custom branches
               if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
                   CODEHEALTH_PROJECT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODEHEALTH_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
               run: |
                   COMMITTED_AT=$(git show -s $GITHUB_SHA --format="%cI")
-                  ./bin/log-performance-results.js $CODEHEALTH_PROJECT_TOKEN trunk $GITHUB_SHA 9bb75b35ec0daa46e8cd60c46619f522c7edd453 $COMMITTED_AT
+                  ./bin/log-performance-results.js $CODEHEALTH_PROJECT_TOKEN trunk $GITHUB_SHA 9725060a5b18904c6cc5fdbe4b06fbde7419e02c $COMMITTED_AT
 
             - name: Archive debug artifacts (screenshots, HTML snapshots)
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@1746f4ab65b179e0ea60a494b83293b640dd5bba # v4.3.2

[Mamaduka]

It makes changing the commit now. We'll have to do it at some point anyway.

@youknowriad, do you mind double-checking the new proposed commit? It was merged today but meets both requirements.

[youknowriad]

The commit works for me.

[youknowriad]

We can also remove the 6.4 compat folder now, but we can do that in a separate PR.

[ockham]

The commit works for me.

I'll add it!

[ockham]

We can also remove the 6.4 compat folder now, but we can do that in a separate PR.

I think I'd prefer a separate PR if that's okay, so we don't keep adding to this one 😬