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#  Changelog: VIP MU plugins [Production]

The release window for [VIP MU plugins](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-go-mu-plugins/)
is currently Tuesdays between 08:00 and 22:00 UTC (09:00 and 23:00 UTC when Daylight
Saving Time is in effect in North America). VIP MU plugins is open source and development
can be followed in [the VIP MU plugins GitHub repository](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/).

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 10 December 2021

00:37:35 GMT+0000

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Upgraded ElasticPress to include:

 * [https://github.com/Automattic/ElasticPress/pull/133](https://github.com/Automattic/ElasticPress/pull/133)
 * [https://github.com/Automattic/ElasticPress/pull/134](https://github.com/Automattic/ElasticPress/pull/134)

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2688](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2688)

 08 December 2021

09:35:58 GMT+0000

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We added Parse.ly 3.0 plugin as a (non-default) option to sites.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2665](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2665)

 08 December 2021

09:35:55 GMT+0000

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`use_ambiguous_login_error()` is now more tolerant to broken user code.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2689](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2689)

 08 December 2021

09:35:51 GMT+0000

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The Akismet plugin, in Must-Use plugins, may now be disabled by adding the “VIP_AKISMET_SKIP_LOAD”
constant, and setting the value to “true”.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2683](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2683)

 08 December 2021

09:35:47 GMT+0000

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Jetpack 10.4 has been added to Must-Use plugins. It can be pinned by adding or updating
the following line in vip-config.php:
 `define( 'VIP_JETPACK_PINNED_VERSION', '10.4');`

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2686](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2686)

 07 December 2021

19:50:39 GMT+0000

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The first step towards moving excluded protected taxonomies from post queries.

After this and follow-up change will be done, we will be able to enable the ability
to change the list of excluded taxonomies instead of the current hard-coded solution.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2610](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2610)

 07 December 2021

19:50:28 GMT+0000

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Bump preact from 10.5.15 to 10.6.2.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2675](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2675)

 07 December 2021

19:50:00 GMT+0000

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Fix incompatibilities with PHP 8.1

### Plugin Updated: VIP Search

Fix incompatibilities with PHP 8.1

### Plugin Updated: VIP Helpers

Fix incompatibilities with PHP 8.1

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2668](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2668)

 07 December 2021

19:49:22 GMT+0000

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Pulling the latest version of wp-parsely.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2676](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2676)

 24 November 2021

01:34:58 GMT+0000

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 * Cache index_exists requests into an option
 * Remove healthcheck job for counts
 * Fix bug where `get_last_post_id()` doesn’t account for extra ID in ES index

 23 November 2021

21:04:06 GMT+0000

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Use the production build in the production environment.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2650](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2650)

 23 November 2021

21:03:40 GMT+0000

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Lower the max backoff time for connection attempts, and unregister the cron job 
when it’s not needed.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2639](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2639)

 23 November 2021

21:03:07 GMT+0000

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Updates `wp vip-search validate-contents` to correctly delete posts that are extra
in ElasticSearch index.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2632](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2632)

 23 November 2021

21:02:49 GMT+0000

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Pull in latest version with changes for fixing broken JSON from duplicate term values
and removing wpcom-vip adapter

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2637](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2637)

 17 November 2021

16:41:12 GMT+0000

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We’ve implemented minor improvements that will help minimize potential race conditions
on the job scheduling.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2584](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2584)

 16 November 2021

12:55:30 GMT+0000

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Getting rid of some custom code regarding Akismet messaging.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2609](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2609)

 16 November 2021

12:55:26 GMT+0000

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We are adding the change from [https://github.com/Automattic/ElasticPress/pull/131](https://github.com/Automattic/ElasticPress/pull/131).

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2621](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2621)

 16 November 2021

12:55:22 GMT+0000

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 * Bug fix: `get_error_message()` called on `Exception` object instead of `getMessage()`
 * Bug fix: when `get_error_message()` was called on a uninitialized variable in
   wp-cli commands

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2623](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2623)

 16 November 2021

12:55:18 GMT+0000

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Fix PHP warning in Health::diff_document_and_prepared_document()

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2624](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2624)

 16 November 2021

12:55:15 GMT+0000

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Do not load Jetpack customizations in case a main Jetpack file was not included 
properly.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2601](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2601)

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