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The latest Jetpack update adds exciting new features like additional JSON API endpoints and Custom Content Types -- which includes the Portfolio Custom Post Type. And we've got a spiffy a new logo!

Custom Post Types (or CPTs) allow you to have content that doesn't necessary fit into a post but isn't right for a static page. Now, you can enable Custom Post Types via Jetpack. More and more CPTs are supported by themes on WordPress.com, making the ability to access this custom content critical if a user migrates to a self-hosted site.

The Portfolio Custom Post Type gives you an easy way to manage projects you want to showcase on your site. It's already supported by a number of themes, and more theme developers are planning on adding it.

If your theme doesn't support it yet, enable the Portfolio Custom Post Type by activating the Custom Content Types module in your Jetpack settings. Then, enable the feature by going to Settings > Writing in your WordPress admin and checking the option under "Your Custom Content Types" to enable the Portfolio Custom Post Type.

You can then choose to display the portfolio using the portfolio shortcode ( [portfolio] ) or with a link to the portfolio in the menu.

Jetpack 3.1 also unveils a new Jetpack logo. Without further ado, here it is!

Why do we need a new logo? Glad you asked! Jetpack is ever-evolving and is a major part of Automattic and WordPress. It's grown a lot since  its introduction in 2011, and its branding should grow too. Something better, faster, stronger.

If you would like to use the new logo, you can find the official PDF on the Automattic press page.

If you are theme developer -- or just like to tinker with your theme -- you'll enjoy Jetpack 3.1's additions

First off, we've added responsive video support! One of the things that is often overlooked when developing a responsive theme is making videos responsive. To add support to your theme, just add the following line to your theme's functions.php file.

<?php add_theme_support( 'jetpack-responsive-videos' ); ?>

This ensures that any videos are responsive, no additional markup or special coding required. It just works! Every video on your site will display just as nicely on mobile devices as they do on your largest display.

We've also updated to the most recent version of Genericons (3.1). For specific changes, please see the Genericons releaselog.

For sites that opt in, we're also adding additional JSON API endpoints that allow you to manage themes and plugins as well as Jetpack feature activation. If you've not yet explored the WordPress.com JSON API, you can do so online at the WordPress.com developer console.

Jetpack 3.0 dramatically overhauled the Jetpack admin interface. Thanks to your feedback, 3.1 makes new design even more user friendly and accessible! Now, you can activate, configure, and deactivate Jetpack features right in the feature description box. Manage the feature with a single click and configure its settings without backing out of the description.

We also improved the RTL support for many Jetpack features. With WordPress and Jetpack used globally, this makes it easier for people who use languages that read from right to left to better use these features.

As always, there are many minor enhancements and bug fixes with Jetpack 3.1. For full details, please see the change log.

We value your feedback, so please comment and let us know what you love, and what you'd like to see in future updates. If you find any possible bugs or issues, please file a new issue on the Jetpack GitHub page, create a new forum post, or simply contact our support team.

Improvements to the new Jetpack menu in the dashboard, and several bug fixes. You can check the changelog here.

All the strings are textdomained,
And snug in their .POT file.
So let's freeze it up,
And get it out the door!

First beta release with the new admin UI in it. There are some known issues and changes incoming for it, but wanted to get this out in the wild to get some more eyes on it. Expect a beta 2 early next week.

This release fixes a critical security vulnerability. Please upgrade immediately.

Tiny point release! All we're doing is reverting a change in 2.9 that seems to have caused issues for folks using a third-party or mobile app to publish. This doesn't affect folks using the normal blog admin.

Minor point release, addresses two issues --

• If you use After the Deadline, you may have noticed a glitch where it was difficult to publish posts, depending on the version of WordPress you're using. This is now fixed.
• If you were testing an early beta of 2.9, you may have enabled an option that has since been removed. Unfortunately, when we removed the option, we didn't remove the effects of that option, so some of our beta testers got stuck. Sorry about that! Also fixed.

Very minor changes in this point release. The first will only affect users who were using our last beta version kinda early on -- one of the features we were testing had its option commented out, but functionality was never disabled. This fixes that.

The other option is a JS glitch that can prevent the saving of posts if you're using After the Deadline on your user profile.

Short beta, release soon.

Jetpack now includes a new Related Posts module, as well as many improvements for those of you running a Multisite network.

You can find out more about the release on our blog, or in the changelog.

This is an early beta, just created so we can get some more eyes on the new changes we're introducing. We won't be releasing for another couple weeks.

We’re thrilled to announce that our latest update is out the door! Jetpack 2.8 includes improvements to Jetpack Monitor and also introduces a brand new Markdown module.

Improved Jetpack Monitor notifications

Multiple users can now receive Jetpack Monitor email notifications. As an admin user linked to WordPress.com, you can opt in to receive these notifications right from your dashboard. Just navigate to the Jetpack page, find the Monitor module card, and click on Configure. Then, check the “Receive Monitor Email Notifications” setting and save your changes. Now if your site ever goes down you will receive notifications to your WordPress.com linked account email!

Write more efficiently with Markdown

Since introducing Markdown on WordPress.com, we’ve had a lot of requests to bring it over to Jetpack. Well, queue the trumpets, start the drumroll, Markdown is here!

For those who don’t know, Markdown is a quick way to add formatted text without writing out any HTML. Markdown lets you compose links, lists, and other styles using regular characters and punctuation marks. If you want a quick, easy way to write and edit rich text without having to take your hands off the keyboard or learn a lot of complicated codes and shortcuts, then Markdown might be right for you.

Here is an example of Markdown in the text editor:

And here is that same Markdown converted to HTML in the Reddle theme:

Isn’t that pretty awesome? You can check out the announcement post over at WordPress.com for more information about Markdown and see our Markdown support page.

Publicize Support for Custom Post Types

For our developer friends out there, we’ve added Publicize support for custom post types, allowing you and your clients to automatically post new entries from any CPT to your social media networks. You’d need to make one small tweak in the code defining the CPT—just add 'publicize' to the CPT’s 'supports' array.

For example, to enable the title, editor, Publicize, and Jetpack’s new support for Markdown: 'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'publicize', 'wpcom-markdown' ),

As always, if you notice any issues with this release, just give us a shout over at the forums or send us a message through our contact form. Thank you for flying with Jetpack!

Jetpack 2.4 includes 2 new modules: Widget Visibility and WordPress.com Connect.

You can read more about the release here.