Automattic / Automattic/wp-super-cache

Delete the dead changelog/ directory and document the real release-notes mechanism

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Description

## Summary

The `changelog/` directory holds 23 entries and feeds nothing. It is a leftover from the Jetpack monorepo, last touched by `1eeda4d` ("Remove WP Super Cache from the Jetpack monorepo", #852, 2026-04-07).

Release notes now come from the PR description. `scripts/prepare-release.mjs:283`:

```js
const changelogSections = ( pr.body || '' ).match( /### Release Notes([\S\s]*?)(?:\n#{1,6} |\n

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Research direction

Start by checking the 23 entries under changelog/ and the references in scripts/prepare-release.mjs, scripts/create-release.mjs, .github/workflows/, Makefile, and composer.json; confirm no repository release process consumes them. Read scripts/RELEASE_PR_TEMPLATE.md.mjs and CONTRIBUTING/AGENTS.md, then document the PR-description Release Notes mechanism and remove the obsolete directory once the references are verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
documentation, release
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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