jetpack

• Release date: August 17, 2020

Bug fixes

• Infinite Scroll: avoid loading issues with some themes using Infinite Scroll.

• Release date: August 10, 2020

Improved compatibility

• WordPress 5.5: ensure that Jetpack's Autoupdate feature is fully compatible with the autoupdate feature introduced in the new version of WordPress.

Bug fixes

• Admin Page: avoid blank dashboard when some specific notices (such as Offline mode) are displayed.
• Synchronization with WordPress.com: resolve errors triggered from not properly sanitizing/verifying inputs.

• Release date: August 4, 2020
• Release post: p1moTy-rs2-p2

Enhancements

• Blocks: update categories to improve discoverability.
• Connection Flow: improve experience of any additional users of your site that may want to link their WordPress.com account.
• Dashboard: add Jetpack Anti-spam to the product list in the dashboard.
• External Media: add ability to show google photos for a specific month or year.
• Infinite Scroll: improve accessibility of the "Load More" behavior.
• Instant Search: add support for excluding certain post types from search results.
• Mailchimp Block: show error message on email validation error.
• Markdown block: improve handling of long links with custom characters, as well as em- and en- dashes.
• Payments block: add extra customization options to the Submit button.
• Performance: use WordPress-provided wp_resource_hints for DNS prefetching.
• Podcast Player block: start saving content in post content for better compatibility with non-WordPress tools.
• Sharing: add direct link to share button customization for logged-in admins.
• Widgets: introduce new Instagram Widget.
• Widgets: add additional options to the Twitter Timeline widget.
• Widgets: add the rel attribute to links with target=”_blank” in the Social Icons widget.
• WordAds: update ad units to be more flexible and dynamic.

Improved compatibility

• Blocks: add default text color to all buttons in AMP mode.
• Connection Flow: improve the display of any connection errors, and provide more tools to help fix those connection errors.
• Contact Form: updates based on language improvements in WordPress 5.5.
• Deprecated hooks: Use native WordPress functionality for deprecated hooks.
• Deprecation Notices: provide more information about deprecated files and functions.
• General: ensure Jetpack's full compatibility with the upcoming WordPress 5.5 release.
• General: update Jetpack's minimum required WordPress version to 5.4, in anticipation of the upcoming WordPress 5.5 release.
• General: update Jetpack to support new environment type features introduced in WordPress 5.5.
• Infinite Scroll: fix layout issue when used with the P2 theme.
• Latest Instagram Posts block: fix layout when used with the AMP plugin.
• Synchronization: improve stability of the connection between your site and WordPress.com.
• WordPress.com REST API: adjust API response based on language improvements in WordPress 5.5.

Bug fixes

• Asset CDN: avoid returning a directory when setting the local path for translation files.
• Carousel: ensure jQuery is loaded when using the Carousel feature.
• Contact Form: fix alignment of radio and checkbox items.
• Connection: ensure the connection flow can be completed when third-party cookies are disabled.
• External Media: ensure that images inserted from Pexels or Google Photos are attached to the post you're composing.
• General: avoid issues on sites hosted on a Windows server environment.
• General: avoid PHP notices when managing your site via the WordPress Desktop app.
• Gathering Tweetstorms: don't enable the Unroll button until after a Twitter URL has been entered and verified.
• Latest Instagram Posts block: stop showing cached galleries after the Instagram connection has been deleted.
• Likes: resolve a potential PHP notice.
• Media Tools: resolve potential PHP notice.
• OpenTable block: ensure additional CSS classes are populated correctly.
• Subscriptions block: Stop saving localized attributes defaults in the block content.
• Tiled Gallery block: do not load the block when your site is not connected to WordPress.com.
• Twitter Cards: resolve potential PHP notice.

You too, can help testing this new release by following the testing list here: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/branch-8.8-built/to-test.md

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• Release date: July 14, 2020

Bug fixes

• Autoloader: avoid PHP warning on sites with an invalid active_plugins option.
• Backwards Compatibility: Prevent fatal errors on themes relying on a deprecated static method.
• Blocks: show a loading spinner when unrolling Twitter threads on WordPress 5.3.
• General: prevent PHP notices with the Contact Form feature, Sharing feature, and the Latest Instagram Galleries block.
• Sharing: create proper Open Graph Description tag when a post starts with an image.

• Release date: July 7, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-qiH

Major Enhancements

• When inserting images into your posts, you can now choose images from your Google Photos account, or from the Pexels Free Photos library.
• WhatsApp block: this new block adds a button so your site's visitors can contact you via WhatsApp with the tap of a button.
• You can now import Twitter threads into a post with the click of a button.
• Jetpack Search now includes more options to customize the look of the Search overlay: you can choose between minimal and expanded results, you can hide the Sort option, or change the default sorting option.
• Jetpack Ads: you can now enable a "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link as specified in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California site visitors to opt-out of targeted advertising.

Enhancements

• Blocks: add more options to customize the look of the Payments block.
• Blocks: allowing playing a Jetpack video in the block editor.
• Blocks: add episode link and improve the look of the Podcast player when displaying only one episode.
• Blocks: add more customization options to the buttons offered by the following blocks: Calendly, Mailchimp, Eventbrite.
• Blocks: rename "Earn" blocks: "Simple Payments" becomes "Pay with Paypal"; "Recurring Payments" becomes "Payments".
• Connection Flow: improve the display of connection errors when a site cannot be connected to WordPress.com.
• Contact Form: improve the "Empty Spam" process to better handle large amount of Spam.
• Jetpack Search: use the full width of the browser when the site does not use any Jetpack Search Sidebar.
• Performance: switch from JavaScript library to CSS animations to display loading spinners.
• Related Posts: improve accessibility of the titles of each Related Post.
• Site Stats: improve accessibility of the Stats dashboard.
• Social Logos: update Facebook Logo design.
• Widgets: improve accessibility of the Contact Info Widget as well as the Blog Stats Widget.
• Widgets: improve performance of the Display Posts widget by fetching less data.

Improved compatibility

• Autoloader: improve the way Jetpack librairies are loaded when used in multiple plugins.
• Blocks: improve the display of the Tiled Gallery block when used with the AMP plugin.
• Custom Content Types: ensure that the Comic Post Type is compatible with the AMP plugin.
• Custom Content Types: allow third-party themes to enqueue their own Portfolio styles.
• Gravatar Hovercards: avoid validation errors when used with the AMP plugin.
• Open Graph Meta Tags: avoid displaying Jetpack's Tags when the Rank Math plugin is active.
• Shortcodes / Embeds: ensure better compatibility of multiple embeds with the AMP plugin.
• Sharing: ensure that all button styles can be used with the AMP plugin.
• Sitemaps: avoid conflicts with the Sitemap option that will be available in the upcoming version of WordPress.
• WordPress.com Toolbar: ensure it is accessible when using the Twenty Twenty theme.
• WooCommerce: avoid broken resources when using the WooCommerce plugin alongside Jetpack.

Bug fixes

• Blocks: avoid layout issues when using the Image Compare block alongside older themes.
• Blocks: ensure the Eventbrite button can be centered.
• Blocks: ensure the Podcast block can be loaded when the page is loaded via Infinite Scroll.
• Blocks: do not render the Slideshow block's markup when no images have been added to the block.
• Blocks: avoid errors when one adds and edits 2 Image Compare Blocks in a single post.
• Blocks: fix Form block issues with checkbox fields not being checked by default when the option is selected.
• Blocks: add missing "Required" option to the Form block's Checkbox field settings.
• Blocks: avoid caching results from the Latest Instagram Posts block when there are errors with the fetched data.
• Forms: improve accessibility of the "Required" text used in form fields.
• Image CDN: avoid using CDN image URL when inserting an image using the image block.
• Jetpack Search: load translations in the Search overlay on International sites.
• Publicize: avoid layout issues when displaying broken connections in the Publicize block toolbar.
• Sharing: avoid relying on jQuery for the official Facebook button.
• Shortcodes / Embeds: fix the Twitch embed according to new Twitch embed requirements.
• SEO Tools / Open Graph: improve cleaning up of description meta tags.

You too, can help testing this new release by following the testing list here: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/branch-8.7-built/to-test.md

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= 8.6.1 =

• Release date: June 2, 2020

Bug Fixes

• Resolves PHP notice when generating Twitter Cards for posts with images without saved size information.
• Resolves an issue that can lead to excessive SQL queries.

• Release date: June 2, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-pb1

Major Enhancements

• Image Compare Block: show off your before / after pictures! This new block allows you to easily compare two images with a slider.
• Latest Instagram Posts Block: this new block allows you to insert lists of the latest posts from your Instagram feed, on any post or page of your site.

Enhancements

• Blocks: add new RSVP, Registration, Appointment, and Feedback form options to the existing Form block.
• Blocks: add new width option to Form block fields.
• Blocks: add more customization options to the Subscriptions block.
• Blocks: use the Mailchimp logo for the Mailchimp block icon.
• Blocks: add Schema.org metadata to the Star Rating block.
• Blocks: add alignment options to the Revue block's button.
• Blocks: add an example usage of the Podcast Player Block.
• Carousel: new option to remove the Comment form area from the Carousel view.
• Connection Flow: add new tools allowing for a better Jetpack onboarding for new Jetpack site owners.
• Connection Flow: ensure connection can happen on sites that can be a bit slower.
• Dashboard: add new sections for the upcoming Scan feature.
• Dashboard: allow for easy copying of Sitemap URLs from within the dashboard.
• Infinite Scroll: add support for running inline scripts.
• Performance: improve autoloading of Jetpack options.
• Twitter Cards: use additional post-specific media for Twitter card tags.
• Synchronization: new experimental feature aiming to minimize the impact of Sync on servers, by having Synchronization actions processed by WordPress.com asynchronously.
• WordPress.com Toolbar: remove retired "Recommendations" link.
• WordPress.com Block Editor: offer an option to "Switch to Classic Editor".

Improved compatibility

• Blocks: ensure that the Video block can still be used to upload videos with the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin.
• Connection tools: ensure better compatibility with other plugins that may rely on a Jetpack connection.
• Contact Form: improve compatibility with the Akismet service.
• Google Analytics: ensure compatibility with the AMP plugin.
• Shortcodes & Embeds: ensure that the slideshow and TED shortcodes are compatible with the AMP plugin.
• SSO: allow third-party plugins to hook into Jetpack's Secure Sign On login form.
• Widgets: ensure that the Cookies & Consent widget is compatible with the AMP plugin.
• WordPress.com REST API: improve compatibility with the block editor.

Bug fixes

• Blocks: avoid layout issues with the OpenTable block's button.
• Blocks: fix SVG attributes naming.
• Blocks: fix infinite scroll compatibility.
• Blocks: improve the display of currencies in Recurring Payments block.
• Blocks: ensure Podcast Player icons are always visible, even on sites where WordPress lives in a subdirectory.
• Dashboard: avoid broken profile image in the Jetpack Dashboard.
• Embeds: stop using deprecated WordPress option.
• Embeds: ensure that all valid Spotify embeds are being rendered.
• Infinite Scroll: fix issues with sites that may customize post queries.
• Related posts: avoid making requests for Related posts in embedded posts.
• Search: fix issues with the Instant Search layout when the number of posts per page is set to more than 20.
• Site Accelerator: avoid breaking links when linking to Wikimedia images.
• Site Health Tools: correct issue that prevented the WordPress Site Health area from completing all checks.
• Synchronization: ensure data is properly handled when customizing the Sync experience.
• Theme Tools: add correct schema.org value for Jetpack Breadcrumbs.

You too, can help testing this new release by following the testing list here: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/branch-8.6-built/to-test.md

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• Release date: May 5, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-p00

Major Enhancements

• Podcast Player: you can now embed and play recent podcast episodes in any post or page.

Enhancements

• Comments: update how comment types are stored to be fully compatible with upcoming WordPress Core changes.
• OpenTable Block: add a warning notice when their selected combination of style and align options may cause display issues.
• Publicize: allow site owners to set a filter to enable embedding media directly into Twitter embeds.
• Revue Block: add new customization options.
• Search: add new option to configure the Instant Search overlay.
• Sync: improve performance of the synchronization process on sites with plugins generating an important amount of posts.

Improved compatibility

• Ad Block: ensure full compatibility of the feature with the AMP plugin.
• Carousel: ensure full compatibility of the feature with the AMP plugin.
• Embeds: ensure that all recipes, as well as Google Maps embeds and Scribd embeds, can be viewed with no errors in AMP views.
• General: when using a beta version of Jetpack via the Jetpack Beta Plugin, allow Multisite connections to be managed in Network Admin.
• Shortcodes: improve behavior of the Archives shortcode in AMP views.
• Widgets: ensure that the Twitter Timeline and Internet Defense League widgets are compatible with the AMP plugin.

Bug fixes

• Dashboard: fix layout issue when using the monthly / yearly toggle in the Jetpack dashboard.
• Contact Form: avoid making unnecessary requests to the Akismet API.
• Crowdsignal: fix survey embeds when posts are loaded via Infinite Scroll.
• Embeds: provide helpful feedback when inline PDFs cannot be displayed in mobile browsers.
• General: fix comment notification overrides that direct moderation links to the WordPress.com interface.
• General: improve deprecated hook notices to handle anonymous functions.
• Site Health Tools: reduce false positives in Jetpack connection tests.
• Slideshow Block: avoid layout issues when a block is added to a column block.
• Subscriptions Block: fix layout issue in email input box.
• Sync: improve performance of the synchronization process when processing a large amount of Akismet feedback.

You too, can help testing this new release by following the testing list here: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/branch-8.5-built/to-test.md

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• Release date: April 14, 2020

Bug Fixes

• General: avoid conflicts with other plugins interacting with the AMP plugin and the admin bar.
• Infinite Scroll: avoid breaking functionality on sites without any footer.
• Infinite Scroll: avoid any conflict that may cause some posts to be missing from Infinite Scroll load.
• Site Health Tools: improve messaging to make translations easier.
• Contact Info Widget: avoid the display of notices in the widget settings when an API key is set via a filter.
• Top Posts Widget: provide default for newly added parameter to avoid errors when using third-party plugins interacting with stats.

• Release date: April 7, 2020

Bug Fixes

• Secure Sign On: fix conflict that would block one from logging in to their site via the Secure Sign On option.

• Release date: April 7, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-oPp

Major Enhancements

• Search: our new Instant search experience will allow your visitors to get search results as soon as they start typing.

Enhancements

• Autoloader: improve performance when loading a large number of files.
• Blocks: improve discoverability of multiple blocks by reviewing keywords used in the block search.
• Blocks: improve the display of error notices in Jetpack's embed blocks.
• Blocks: better differentiate paid blocks from free ones.
• Blocks: improve layout of block style previews.
• Blocks: list blocks both as part of a Jetpack Collection and in their proper category. Requires WordPress 5.4.
• Calendly block: display an error when the embed URL is not found.
• Comment Likes: improve performance by removing dependency on Noticons.
• Contact Info Widget: improve the display of Map API key notices.
• Custom CSS: add support for more CSS 3.0 properties: mask , scroll, and object-fit.
• Dashboard notices: allow the use of different Jetpack logos.
• Embeds: enable inline PDF previews.
• Eventbrite Block: offer additional alignment options.
• Facebook Embeds and Facebook Page Plugin Widget: improve performance and compatibility with caching plugins.
• Facebook Page Plugin Widget: add new layout options (Cover Photo and Call To Action).
• Gravatar Hovercards: avoid loading Gravatar assets when not needed on the page.
• Gravatar Hovercards: improve performance of the feature by avoiding the use of jQuery.
• Infinite Scroll: improve performance of the feature by avoiding the use of jQuery.
• Jetpack Videos: improve performance of Video queries with better caching.
• Lazy Images: improve performance of the feature by avoiding the use of jQuery.
• Likes: improve performance when loading resources used by the Likes feature on the front-end of your site.
• Map Block: slightly decrease Zoom on maps with multiple points.
• Map Block: improve the look of the map style picker.
• Protect: improve detection of IP on servers using custom IP Headers.
• Revue Block: update the layout of the default placeholder appearing when you first insert the block.
• Site Health: add new card informing you of your site's synchronization status with WordPress.com.
• Social Menus: add Ravelry support.
• Widgets: add Ravelry support to Social Icons widget.
• Widgets: improve performance of the Search and Milestone widgets.
• WooCommerce Analytics: add additional information to events (plugin version, information about blocks and shortcodes).
• WordAds Block: update "hide on mobile" toggle layout.
• WordAds: update ad loader support for Google Chrome.
• WordAds: improve performance of the display of all ads.
• WordPress.com Toolbar: log user out of WordPress.com when attempting to log out from the site.

Improved compatibility

• Blocks: ensure that all blocks are displayed nicely, even when using the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin.
• Blocks on International sites: ensure that blocks can be translated when using Jetpack's Site Accelerator feature.
• Comment Likes / AMP Plugin: avoid loading Likes on AMP views.
• General: Jetpack now requires WordPress 5.3 and newer.
• Multisite Networks: better detect the main site of a network when synchronizing data with WordPress.com.
• Recurring Payments Block: implement AMP view for full compatibility with the AMP plugin.

Bug fixes

• Connection: ensure that the "Disconnect" button is easily accessible on mobile.
• Connection: fix connection issues for sites with a plan in a "pending" state.
• Connection: improve connection flow when starting to connect your site from the WordPress.com dashboard.
• Dashboard: clarify wording and display of the Backup & Scan cards.
• Dashboard: fix layout issues within the Stats Widget in the dashboard.
• Form Block: fix button colors not saving correctly.
• Google Calendar Block: ensure calendars are properly displayed regardless of the width option picked in block styles.
• Publicize Block: update wording in custom message field to clarify how the feature works.
• Pinterest Block: check for valid Pinterest URLs when embedding them into a new block.
• OpenTable Block: fix layout issue when using Wide and Full-width sizes.
• OpenTable Block: fix PHP warning occuring when a block is created but not configured.
• Recurring Payments Block: ensure that the minimum payment option respects the chosen currency for the button.
• Shortcodes: Fix Crowdsignal poll embeds when using the P2 theme.
• Simple Payments Block: avoid issues when pasting email addresses into the email field.
• Site Logo: avoid PHP notices in the Customizer, when no logo is set yet.
• Widgets: fix conflicts between some themes and the live countdown feature in the Milestone Widget.
• Widgets: avoid display issues in the Top Posts Widget, when displaying posts from Custom Post Types.

You too, can help testing this new release by following the testing list here: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/branch-8.4-built/to-test.md

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• Release date: March 3, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-nZT

Major Enhancements

• Google Calendar Block: a simple way to embed Google Calendars into your posts.
• Revue Block: allow your readers to subscribe to your Revue newsletter right from your site.

Enhancements

• Dashboard widget: clarify wording in Anti-spam and Protect sections.
• Dashboard notices: allow permanent notices.
• Dashboard notices: add option to provide action button for a notice.
• Map block: add the ability to set the size of the map.
• Map block: add a zoom control to the block sidebar.
• Map block: add a fullscreen option.
• Map block: add an option for toggling zoom to scroll behavior in the published post.
• Mobile Theme: sunset feature. We originally created the mobile theme feature as a fall-back when the regular theme did not include a mobile view. Most themes include a mobile view by default now, so the feature is no longer necessary.
• OpenTable block: offer more embedding options.
• Search: improvements to layout options when using the Search widget.
• Security Scanning tool: improve message about threats found in dashboard.
• Sharing: improve Open Graph Meta Tags on search result pages.
• Shortcodes: improve accessibility of navigation buttons for the Slideshow shortcode.
• Site Health Tests: improve ability to add additional tests.
• Site Health Tests: Update Connection test with detailed descriptions and actions to resolve failing tests.
• Synchronization: increase reliability of sync by not sending wp-rest-api-log posts.
• Synchronization: increase reliability when synchronizing term IDs.
• Tiled Gallery block: add a Rounded Corners option.
• Tiled Gallery block: add an option to easily rearrange images within a gallery.
• Cookies & Consents Banner widget: improve performance by removing reliance on jQuery.
• Twitter widget: remove deprecated link color parameter.

Improved compatibility

• Autoloader: avoid conflicts when other plugins rely on the Autoloader to load Jetpack packages.
• Beautiful Math: avoid layout issues with inline images when using the Twenty Twenty theme.
• Blocks: improve compatibility with theme colors for block buttons.
• Blocks: improve the layout of the blocks' placeholders when using the Gutenberg plugin.
• Blocks: allow defining a minimum WordPress version or minimum Gutenberg plugin version when registering a block.
• Lazy Images: add option to skip images with the data-skip-lazy attribute.
• SSO: Add error argument for compatibility with a WordPress 5.4 hook change.

Bug fixes

• Blocks: fix layout issues with previews in block sidebar.
• Blocks: fix layout issues when using a custom CSS class for a block using the option in the block sidebar.
• Calendly block: fix overlay to render properly in the editor.
• Dashboard: remove Backups information from the Jetpack dashboard when on a Multisite network. Those do not support the Backup feature at this point.
• Map block: only show the Add Marker UI if there are no markers.
• Map block: prevent an unselected block from accidentally capturing scrolling.
• Map block: fix the styling of the map theme buttons.
• Mobile Apps: remove the edit post link when in app.
• OpenTable block: avoid error when inserting some specific embed codes.
• OpenTable block: fix alignment issues when center-aligning the block.
• Secure Sign On: do not display feature message when logging in to WordPress.com's central dashboard.
• Stats: hide Stats smiley in post embeds.
• WooCommerce Analytics: improve product checks to avoid errors on order pages.
• Wufoo shortcode: Security fix return early when invalid parameters.

You too, can help testing this new release by following the testing list here: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/branch-8.3-built/to-test.md

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