Release note updates

Author: danielbachhuber

_posts/2016-07-29-version-0.24.0.md

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 title: Version 0.24.0 released
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+Increased minimum supported PHP version to 5.3.29 https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2672
+
+### Forked wp-settings no more
+
+@tk
+
+### Increased documentation coverage
+
+
+#### Improved examples for many commands.
+
+#### New README.md, homepage, and localization of homepage
+
+
+#### New CONTRIBUTING.md
+
+@tk
+
+### Aliases and SSH support
+
+
+[#2755](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2755)
+
+### Future of WP-CLI
+
+* Faster release cycles
+* Dependency changes in the next release
+* Focus on being a platform for WP-CLI community packages
+
 
 ### Everything else in 0.24.0
 
 Command improvements:
 
-* Adds a newline when using the `wp shell` interactive prompt [[#2601](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2601)].
+* Adds a newline when using the `wp shell` interactive prompt [[#2601](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2601), [#2659](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2659)].
 * Improves formatting of scaffolded plugins [[#2588](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2588), [#2598](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2598)].
 * Introduces `--format=ids` to `wp (*) generate` commands for easier chaining [[2622](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2622)].
+* Adds `term recount` command for trigger a recount of taxonomy terms assigned to posts [[#2625](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2625), [#2628](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2628)].
+* Normalizes plugin / theme version numbers and header formatting when scaffolding [[#2644](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2644)].
+* Introduces `--due-now` to run all cron events due or overdue [[#2658](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2658)].
+* Permits `wp cron (event|schedule) list` to output a single field [[#2657](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2657)].
+* Adds field filtering in cron event list command [[#2674](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2674)].
+* Includes a `.distignore` file when scaffolding a new plugin, to define files and folders excluded from distributions [[#2697](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2697), [#2756](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2756)].
+* Displays a summary success message when using `--dry-run` with `wp search-replace` [[#2740](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2740)].
+* Scaffolds plugin based on supported WordPress version [[#2751](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2751)].
+* Applies extended insert format to search-replace SQL export, for a substantial performance boost [[#2745](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2745)].
+* Warns with `wp core verify-checksums` when extra files exist in wp-admin or wp-includes [[#2638](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2638)].
+* Supports `--format=<format>` argument for `wp cap list` [[#2851](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2851)].
+* Accepts multiple term IDs with `wp term url` [[#2865](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2865)].
 
 Framework enhancements:
 
 * Uses `is_callable()` in `WP_CLI::add_command()`, instead of custom logic [[#2595](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2595)].
+* Introduces `CompositeCommand->remove_subcommand()`, and modifies the bootstrap process to always register core commands [[#2629](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2629)].
+* Runs `before_invoke` and `after_invoke` callbacks on subcommands, such that you can hook into immediately before and after subcommand execution [[#2647](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2647), [#2686](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2686)].
+* Introduces `--debug=<group>` to limit debug output to a particular group of debug calls [[#2648](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2648)].
+* Interacts with the Package Index over SSL [[#2720](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2720)].
+* Supports CSV with spaces when using `--fields=<fields>` [[#2750](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2750)].
 
 Bug fixes across the board:
 
 * Mitigates a DateTime fatal when instantiating the Composer object [[#2607](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2607)].
-* Squashes `wp export` notice about `skip_comments` [[#2620](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2620)]
+* Squashes `wp export` notice about `skip_comments` [[#2620](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2620)].
+* Avoids regex to fix greedy parsing of parameter arguments [[#2587](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2587), [#2717](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2717)].
+* Ensures `default` and `options` are used when supplied as arg args [[#2741](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2741)].
+* Considers image sizes missing when using `wp media regenerate` and `sizes` doesn't have registered sizes [[#2645](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2645)].
+* Catches `WP_Error` from `translations_api()` [[#2671](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2671), [#3179](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/3179)].
+* Doesn't erroneously try to (de)activate plugins with `--all` flag [[#2692](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2692)].
+* Defines `DOING_CRON` before WordPress is loaded when running `wp cron event run`  [[#2691](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2691)].
+* Only attempts to use `add_user_to_blog()` on multisite when importing users from CSV [[#2690](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2690)].
+* Fixes listing user meta associated with a given username [[#2700](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2700)].
+* Differentiates output when moving comments to trash from output when deleting comments [[#2701](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2701)].
+* Prevent runaway memory usage from `wp export` by clearing object cache after each file [[#2716](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2716)].
+* Ignores ambigious empty plugin and theme slugs when installing [[#2715](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2715)].
+* Takes all digits when running commands that use the comment id [[#2714](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2714), [https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2901](#2901)].
+* Only displays packages directory path when it exists [[#2773](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2773)].
+* Bails early in theme commands if theme is broken or has error [[#2798](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2798)].
+* Displays error if theme directory exists but is erred; permits force install [[#2821](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/2821)].
 
 Contributors to this release: