Updated all versions of Jetpack in use on the platform, back-porting the 13.9.1 security fix. More information: https://jetpack.com/blog/jetpack-13-9-1-critical-security-update/

Fixed

• Deprecations: fix the WP version number for the deprecation of wpcom_vip_get_page_by_path() to use get_page_by_path().

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5868

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Jetpack 13.8 has been made the default Jetpack version on the VIP Platform.

What is being added or changed?

Major Enhancements

• Custom CSS: Remove feature in favor of WordPress core implementation.
• Embeds: Remove YouTube and Vimeo embeds in favor of WordPress core implementation.
• WordPress.com Toolbar: The feature has been removed.

Enhancements

• Admin Menu: Update order of Jetpack sub-menu items.
• AI Assistant: Add spelling mistakes check for English language.
• Newsletters: Add the plugin icon to the Block Editor header, with a dedicated sidebar with an email preview feature.
• Social: Display Fediverse creator meta tag when a post has an active Mastodon connection.

Improved compatibility

• Sharing Block: Improve performance when hooking the block into single post templates.
• Tiled Galleries: Defer loading of the Tiled Gallery script for improved performance.

Bug fixes

• AI Assistant: Disable Write Brief for free plan users when AI Assistant block is disabled.
• AMP: Avoid fatal errors when using Jetpack's classic slideshows on a site where Jetpack blocks are disabled.
• Blocks: Ensure the stylesheets for Contact Info and Payment Button blocks are loaded correctly.
• Blocks: Fix the editor freeze after inserting a pattern with the Donations block.
• Mailchimp Block: Do not attempt to fetch groups when a site is not connected to Mailchimp yet.
• REST API: Avoid PHP warnings in the comment endpoint when the parent comment does not exist.
• Social Icons Widget: Ensure the social network icons display correctly.
• Subscriptions: Prevent the subscribe modal from automatically turning on when discussion settings are saved.

For more details about this release (including specific changes), please see the release notes.

Questions?

If you have any questions, related to this release, please open a support ticket and we will be happy to assist.

Removed

• Removed the VaultPress plugin and associated code. The plugin has been disabled across the platform since July 2023: https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2023/07/11/completed-vaultpress-deprecation/

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5767

Fixed

• Enterprise Search: CLI command wp vip-search health validate-contents, if protected_content feature is not enabled, do not mark as missing

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5837

• Enterprise Search: Adds null type checking to additional date fields being indexed on post preparation

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5838

Plugin Updated: Block Data API

We upgraded the Block Data API integration to version 1.4.0, which adds support for block bindings and synced patterns in WordPress content.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5839

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Update wp-parsely submodule to version 3.16.4

We updated the wp-parsely submodule (used for local development environments) to version 3.16.4.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5812

Updated

• Update link to Jetpack Content Distribution Documentation when a non-production site may be public.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5813

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Changed

• Search: Invalid orderby parameters will not offload to ES

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5797

Fixed

• Fixed image_downsize filer to be aware of the reserved size medium_large

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5798

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Jetpack 13.7 has been made the default Jetpack version on the VIP Platform.

What is being added or changed?

Enhancements

• AI Assistant: Add feedback link to the sidebar.
• AI Assistant: Breve UI enhancements.
• AI Assistant: Disable first Breve hover on mobile.
• AI Assistant: Disable long sentences Breve feature by default.
• AI Assistant: Enable Breve for 10% of production sites.
• AI Assistant: Enable Breve for 20% of production sites.
• AI Assistant: Make Jetpack Breve available to general public.
• AI Assistant: The general purpose image generator is now available to all users.
• Blocks: Add the EventCoutdown block.
• Blocks: Add the Timeline block.
• Dashboard: Add a dashboard card for AI Assistant.
• General: Losslessly optimized PNG images.
• Jetpack: Port additional Full Site Editing features from WP Cloud.
• Jetpack AI: Enable the AI Logo generator extension.
• Jetpack Newsletter: Add Jetpack Newsletter menu with preview option.
• Newsletter: Improve the modal overlay.
• Security: Add separate IP allow and block list toggles in Web Application Firewall settings.
• Settings: Add a link to the AI assistant product page.
• Site Editor: Remove extra site editor notices in favor of the ones provided by WordPress directly.
• Social: Added recommendation steps for the Social plan.
• Subscriptions: Add command palette commands for quickly changing post access.
• Subscriptions: Implemented a more dynamic approach to displaying the modal.
• Subscriptions: Improve the Subscribe block loading animation.

Improved compatibility

• Blocks: Changed the use of default parameters in the Map block for React 19 compatibility.
• Contact Form: Ensure checkboxes are properly displayed when using the Twenty Twenty or the Twenty Twenty One theme.
• General: Remove code for compatibility with WordPress versions before 6.5.
• General: Update WordPress version requirements to WordPress 6.5.
• Masterbar: Always show the notification bell.

Bug fixes

• Blocks: Check if the fontFamily block attribute is a string before trying to format.
• Donations Block: Fix undefined array key warnings with old/malformed blocks.
• Jetpack Comments: Fix replying to comments in Chrome when logged in to both WordPress.com and Jetpack.
• Like block: Fix warning displayed when trying to load the Like block on unsupported pages.
• Sharing: Do not include Gravatar images in Open Graph Meta tags.

For more details about this release (including specific changes), please see the release notes.

Questions?

If you have any questions, related to this release, please open a support ticket and we will be happy to assist.

Changed

• WP Parse.ly: VIP Support users now have full access to the Parse.ly Content Helper (PCH) features.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5765

Plugin Updated: Block Data API

We upgraded the Block Data API integration to version 1.3.0, which improves GraphQL data representation and adds a new blocksDataV2 property. See the full release here.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5780

Update wp-parsely submodule to version 3.16.3

We updated the wp-parsely submodule (used for local development environments) to version 3.16.3

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5781

Fixed

• Fixed being able to use the wp-admin support form from an outside domain

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5794

Changed

• Non-prods: If ACL is enabled but no options are explicitly set, we should default to using vip_files_acl_restrict_all_enabled.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5796

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Fixed

Possibility to enumerate users by abusing the reset password functionality: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5768

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Fixed

Elasticsearch Integration is disabled while WordPress is installed to prevent local development environment errors: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5744

Updated

Updated the wp-parsely submodule (used for local development environments) to version 3.16.2: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5762

Please see the full release on GitHub.