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# Public Dev Meeting February 16th
- URL: https://ghost.org/changelog/public-dev-meeting-february-16th/
- Published: 2016-02-16T18:06:59.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-26T04:24:06.000Z
- Author: David Balderston
- Tags: Meetings, #devblog, #changelog, #ghost

## Quick Summary

Beginning of new features like hashtags and channels as well as lots of internal optimization and testing.

[Current sprint epic issue](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/6470?ref=ghost.org)

## Progress Report

- Dependency updates - [#6478](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6478?ref=ghost.org), [#6489](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6489?ref=ghost.org)
- Move the feature controller to a service - [#6207](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6207?ref=ghost.org)
- Adding tests - [#6482](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6482?ref=ghost.org), [#6488](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6488?ref=ghost.org), [#6486](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6486?ref=ghost.org), [#6502](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6502?ref=ghost.org)
- Refactoring/Optimizing Ghost core - [#6500](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6500?ref=ghost.org), [#6481](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6481?ref=ghost.org), [#6499](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6499?ref=ghost.org), [#6468](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6468?ref=ghost.org), [#6495](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6495?ref=ghost.org)
- Back up data when content is deleted in labs - [#6501](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6501?ref=ghost.org)
- 404 not showing correctly fixed - [#6506](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6506?ref=ghost.org)
- Fix scrolling after deleting posts showing white space - [#6387](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6387?ref=ghost.org)
- Routing channels dynamically generated based on config - [#6469](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6469?ref=ghost.org)
- Add detection and processing for database column deletion - [#6467](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6467?ref=ghost.org)

The [full logs of the meeting](https://ghost.slack.com/archives/dev/p1455643932000086?ref=ghost.org) can be found in our Slack logs.

## Priority Issues

- Everything marked with bug + fix wanted ([https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+label%3A"fix+wanted"](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+label%3A%22fix+wanted%22&ref=ghost.org)
- Some sort of new design for for the default character - [#6124](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6124?ref=ghost.org)

## Discussion

- Channels is well on its way. A couple more pieces to get fully working still though.
- Work on [hashtags](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6166?ref=ghost.org) and being able to make [data migration](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6302?ref=ghost.org) easier is also currently in the works.
- Continued refactoring of Ghost core (currently image uploading)
- Progress towards using a global blog timezone - [#6406](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/6406?ref=ghost.org)

## What is this?

We hold a public development meeting pretty much every Tuesday at 5:30pm London time in the #dev channel on Ghost's [slack](https://forum.ghost.org/?ref=ghost.org). In this meeting we discuss progress, important issues, and what is and isn't on [the Roadmap](https://trello.com/b/EceUgtCL/ghost-roadmap?ref=ghost.org). It's a chance for everyone to get involved and have their say about where Ghost goes next.

Hope to see you at next week's meeting: [Tuesday 23rd February, 5:30pm London time](https://everytimezone.com/?ref=ghost.org#2016-02-23,270,6bj).