Title: VIP Platform Changelog · Page 24 of 64 · WordPress VIP Documentation --- # VIP Platform Changelog The VIP Platform Changelog includes updates made to the functionality and behavior of the platform's tooling (i.e. [VIP Dashboard](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-dashboard/), [VIP-CLI](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/)), [VIP MU plugins](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-go-mu-plugins/), [VIP File System](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-file-system/), [caching layers](https://docs.wpvip.com/caching/), and other underlying architecture and software. [ RSS  ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/feed/) Search Showing page 24 of 64 03 August 2023 13:29:10 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/7625/) Only the webhook URLs starting with `https://hooks.slack.com/services` are considered as valid Slack webhooks instead of just starting with `https://hooks.slack.com`. Only such webhooks get Slack specific notification webhook payload. 02 August 2023 07:40:55 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/dashboard-better-error-message-for-database-backup-export-failures/) 01 August 2023 12:56:06 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Staging] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/staging-release-2023-08-01/) ### Plugin Updated: http-concat We’ve addressed a deprecation message `Using ${var} in strings is deprecated, use{ $var} instead.` [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4721](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4721) --- ### Jetpack AI Assistant We’ve temporarily disabled Jetpack AI Assistant, we’ll re-instate it in the coming weeks. If, for any reason, you wish to re-enable it, please drop the following snippet in a clients-mu-plugins ``` remove_filter( 'jetpack_set_available_extensions', 'vip_set_available_jetpack_extensions', 0 ); ``` [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4722](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4722) ### Plugin Updated: Jetpack 12.4 We upgraded Jetpack to to Jetpack 12.4. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4738](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4738) 01 August 2023 09:58:07 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/production-release-2023-08-01/) ### Plugin Updated: qm-plugins Added a “Group Stats” sub-panel for Object Cache to aid in development and debugging. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4691](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4691) --- ### Plugin Updated: Role Backup Add type check handling for php8 array functions for role backup CLI function [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4707](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4707) --- ### Extra protections around the “alloptions” functionality Increases performance and helps ensure stability. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4711](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4711) --- Please see the [full release on GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/releases/tag/v20230801.0). 26 July 2023 05:46:13 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/database-backups-add-ability-to-trigger-a-backup-manually/) A new button `Backup Now` has been added. This button triggers a new backup for the environment’s database. 25 July 2023 20:15:16 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/production-release-2023-07-25/) ### Plugin Updated: VIP File Service Use `Image_CDN` instead of the deprecated `Jetpack_Photon` for Jetpack 12.2+ [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4678](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4678) --- ### Disable “WP-Content Writable” test from Health Checks WordPress 6.3 adds the ability for failed plugin and theme updates to be automatically rolled back. The feature requires a temp directory in `wp-content/` to function. As part of this feature, a new Health Check is added to ensure that the WordPress content directory is found and writable. On WPVIP updates are managed via GitHub and `wp-content` is read-only so this check will always fail with a critical error stating “Unable to Locate WordPress Content Directory”. This change removes the `update_temp_backup_writable` check from the Health Checks page by default to avoid the confusing, and non-applicable critical health check warning. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4694](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4694) --- ### Disable “Available disk space” check added in WordPress 6.3 WordPress 6.3 adds a “Available disk space” check in the site health section. The check assumes self-managed and writeable filesystem. This check was disabled because it is not relevant on the WordPress VIP Platform and gives a bogus result. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4697](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4697) --- Please see the [full release on GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/releases/tag/v20230725.0). 21 July 2023 01:25:34 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/dashboard-fix-timestamps-for-slow-query-logs/) We’re now showing the correct timestamps for each slow query log entry. Previously, each timestamp was just displaying as the current time! 19 July 2023 11:26:13 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Staging] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/staging-release-2023-07-19/) ### Plugin Updated: Security Previous refactor of security plugin unintentionally renamed action triggered on exceeded limit from `login_limit_exceeded` to `login_exceeded`. This change corrects back the rename of the action. ``` add_action( 'login_limit_exceeded', function() { // This action will be triggered again ... }); ``` [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4703](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4703) 19 July 2023 11:22:21 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/production-release-2023-07-19/) ### Plugin Updated: Security Previous refactor of security plugin unintentionally renamed action triggered on exceeded limit from `login_limit_exceeded` to `login_exceeded`. This change corrects back the rename of the action. ``` add_action( 'login_limit_exceeded', function() { // This action will be triggered again ... }); ``` [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4703](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4703) --- Please see the [full release on GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/releases/tag/v20230719.0). 19 July 2023 04:07:39 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/database-backups-page/) 1. Update the scheduled database backup countdown text to read `Next automated backup in XX minutes`. 2. Fix alignment issues. 18 July 2023 15:37:31 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Staging] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/staging-release-2023-07-18/) ### Plugin Updated: VIP File Service Use `Image_CDN` instead of the deprecated `Jetpack_Photon` for Jetpack 12.2+ [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4678](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4678) --- ### Disable “WP-Content Writable” test from Health Checks WordPress 6.3 adds the ability for failed plugin and theme updates to be automatically rolled back. The feature requires a temp directory in `wp-content/` to function. As part of this feature, a new Health Check is added to ensure that the WordPress content directory is found and writable. On WPVIP updates are managed via GitHub and `wp-content` is read-only so this check will always fail with a critical error stating “Unable to Locate WordPress Content Directory”. This change removes the `update_temp_backup_writable` check from the Health Checks page by default to avoid the confusing, and non-applicable critical health check warning. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4694](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4694) --- ### Disable “Available disk space” check added in WordPress 6.3 WordPress 6.3 adds a “Available disk space” check in the site health section. The check assumes self-managed and writeable filesystem. This check was disabled because it is not relevant on the WordPress VIP Platform and gives a bogus result. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4697](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4697) 18 July 2023 14:51:04 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/production-release-2023-07-18/) ### Library updated: VIP Request Block We’ve updated VIP Request Block library not run in WP-CLI context as that potentially may lead to inability to run CLI commands in case an expression evaluated to `true` in CLI context. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4640](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4640) --- ### Plugin Updated: VIP Helpers Fixed a CSS bug in the non-prod bar that did not allow clicks to pass through to a portion of the application. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4646](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4646) --- ### VIP Integrations fix We fixed VIP integration activation when used within WPCLI. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4679](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4679) --- Please see the [full release on GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/releases/tag/v20230718.0). 13 July 2023 18:01:22 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/production-release-2023-07-13/) ### Plugin Updated: Jetpack We updated the default Jetpack to 12.3 [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4645](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4645) --- Please see the [full release on GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/releases/tag/v20230713.0). 12 July 2023 23:22:30 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/dashboard-help-center-2/) * Updated broken links to our public documentation 11 July 2023 20:16:10 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Staging] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/staging-release-2023-07-11/) ### Plugin Updated: Jetpack We updated the default Jetpack to 12.3 [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4645](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4645) --- ### Library updated: VIP Request Block We’ve updated VIP Request Block library not run in WP-CLI context as that potentially may lead to inability to run CLI commands in case an expression evaluated to `true` in CLI context. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4640](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4640) --- ### Plugin Updated: VIP Helpers Fixed a CSS bug in the non-prod bar that did not allow clicks to pass through to a portion of the application. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4646](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4646) 05 July 2023 18:52:50 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/dashboard-updated-screen-descriptions/) * Improved feature subheadings for better clarity and explanation on feature limitations. 04 July 2023 15:33:55 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Staging] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/staging-release-2023-07-04/) ### Plugin Updated: Enterprise Search We’ve disabled Settings Health Job for non-production environments to reduce the number of unnecessary operations in the cluster. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4651](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4651) 04 July 2023 14:50:45 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/production-release-2023-07-04/) ### VaultPress Deprecation Preparations Adds a mechanism to prevent loading VaultPress [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4610](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4610) --- Please see the [full release on GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/releases/tag/v20230704.0). 30 June 2023 07:55:26 GMT+0000 [ VIP Dashboard ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/dashboard-increased-font-sizes-for-better-accessibility-2/) * Increased default font sizes from 12px to 14px for better visibility. 27 June 2023 19:11:49 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Staging] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/staging-release-2023-06-27/) ### Added high level method to enable VIP Integration Plugins Added support to enable VIP Integration Plugins, starting with the [VIP Block Data API plugin](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-block-data-api/) via the `load_integration` method. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4458](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4458) --- ### VaultPress Deprecation Preparations Adds a mechanism to prevent loading VaultPress [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4610](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4610) --- ### Plugin Updated: Security We have a plugin that temporarily locks an account upon a certain number of failed login attempts as well as password recovery attempts. This change changes defaults for the most common scenario of attempts from the same IP address from 5 failed attempts within 5 minutes to 3 failed attempts within 15 minutes. We also made the lock time 30 minutes. We also made this plugin more configurable via filters. For example following configuration will change the behaviour to lock an account after 5 attempts within 2 minutes. The account then stays locked for 10 minutes. ```php add_filter( 'wpcom_vip_ip_username_login_threshold', fn() => 5 ); add_filter( 'wpcom_vip_invalid_login_window', fn() => MINUTE_IN_SECONDS * 2 ); add_filter( 'wpcom_vip_invalid_login_lock_period', fn() => MINUTE_IN_SECONDS * 10 ); ``` [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4579](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4579) --- * [Previous](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/23/?output_format=md) * [Page 1](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/?output_format=md) * … * [Page 21](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/21/?output_format=md) * [Page 22](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/22/?output_format=md) * [Page 23](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/23/?output_format=md) * Page 24 * [Page 25](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/25/?output_format=md) * [Page 26](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/26/?output_format=md) * [Page 27](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/27/?output_format=md) * … * [Page 64](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/64/?output_format=md) * [Next](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/page/25/?output_format=md)