Changelog: VIP Dashboard

• Report the size of each database backup on the backup screen.
• Fix the heading structure and the form semantics on the HSTS Settings feature for accessibility

• Updated DNS step that includes preflight checks to ensure that the DNS record for your domain is reachable and pointing to WordPress VIP
• Added a new TLS certificate step that shows certificate-specific preflights checks, along with an option to provision a Let’s Encrypt certificate
• Updated the final step to mark a launched network site as not launched
• Added an automatic sync to Jetpack once you’ve updated your site to allow for a seamless update of your Jetpack Cache SiteThe launch tool

• Replace floating notification with persistent notice.
• Include information about delay for load balancer config reload.

• Increased the accessibility of the My Applications page and the Organization Applications page. The heading structure, filters, links, and search form were revisited to provide a standard experience to all customers across the VIP Dashboard.

• Increased Dialogs accessibility on the HSTS page

• Added new “Launch Status” column to the Network Sites panel of the VIP Dashboard
• Added support for subdirectory network site launches in our Network Sites launch tool
• Added support to resume a launch that was in progress and go back to a previous step as needed
• Added DNS and TLS certificate status check within the wizard

• Increased Dialogs and Dropdowns accessibility on the Domains page
• Increased accessibility for text links on the overall dashboard

• A new "Cache" screen allows purging page cache by URL(s).

• Improved accessibility when managing invitations inside your organization

Network site launches: DNS and TLS status

• When launching Network Sites, we now display the current DNS and TLS Certificate status of the selected domain so that it’s easier to see when changes to DNS take effect.

Accessibility

We are continuously working towards improving our Accessibility and this release add some better handling of external links.

HSTS

We’ve fixed a bug preventing users from being able to update HSTS settings.

We will now validate AWS bucket names required when configuring Log Shipping and Backup Shipping to make sure the configurations we store are valid.

Domains page performance improvements

We’ve improved the performance of the application domains page. You should be able to load your domains faster.

HSTS settings

HTTP Strict Transport Security headers can now be managed from the environment settings page. This feature is available for all environments with whole-site HTTPS enabled.

For production environments, the root site needs to be launched first before launching other subsites. For non-production environments, that restriction is not necessary.

Easier Visibility into Network Sites

The new Network Sites page provides insight into your WordPress multisite application, giving you more granular control over your network sites straight from the VIP Dashboard. You can now:

• See a list of all the network sites within your multisite.
• Search for a specific site.
• Visit a network site’s WP Admin page.
• Visit the WordPress Network Admin page for the network site in the context of the multisite network.
• Create a new network site directly from the VIP Dashboard.

To view the Network Sites page, click “Network Sites” in the left-hand navigation from a WordPress multisite application.

Improved Accessibility

We’ve introduced navigational changes in the VIP Dashboard to adhere to WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards for Section 508 compliance. Our breadcrumb header now begins with the organization of an application, allowing easier access to the organization. The environment switcher now sits in the left-hand navigation bar for better visibility.

For easier access to the site, we replaced the Help Center text with the site URL. Also for better visibility, the Help Center toggle now sits in the upper right-hand corner.

Bug fixes and updates

• Fixed an issue for Backup Downloads that allowed an incomplete backup to download
• Linked to individual deployments from the main Dashboard page

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We have added more granular information about each step of the deployment process for your environments. This includes details about both the build and deploy processes as well as their success and failure states. We hope that the additional visibility and clearer layout will help development teams respond more quickly to any issues that come up during the deployment process.

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We have introduced App Audit Logs so you can now see the Audit Logs of a specific application without digging into the Org Audit Log to find it.

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The dialog used to assist login-in for the VIP CLI was not automatically opening. The issue is fixed now.

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• Audit Log events can now be shared and bookmarked through unique links. Clicking on the time of the event will take to the event’s page.
• Updated the multisite launch tooling to support async search to allow customers with large multisites to self-launch network sites within the multisite.
• Updated the copy in our multisite launch tooling to help users better understand how to use the dropdown selector.

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We’ve added a dedicated page / URL for each deployment to your environment to make them easier to access, link to, and share.

We’ve also pushed a number of bug fixes and improvements:

• Better errors and help when there are issues provisioning a Let’s Encrypt certificate
• Fix broken link to the Launch Wizard
• Fix error message for certain audit events
• Include subsite ID in launch audit log entries
• Remove lots of unnecessary code!

We’ve identified and fixed an error where trying to launch a subsite would result in an error screen. Error is fixed and functionality should work normally now.