Title: Changelog: VIP MU plugins [Production] · Page 36 of 41 · WordPress VIP Documentation --- 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/) 2. VIP MU plugins [Production] # 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/). [ RSS  ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/feed/) Search Showing page 36 of 41 09 March 2021 16:23:11 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/search-update-elasticpress/) This updates the ElasticPress submodule to [da9e58e](https://github.com/Automattic/ElasticPress/commit/da9e58e74d08d2e9c4ff5ecdec43cb8144bc019e), which adds utility functions for getting and updating an index’s settings. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2021](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2021) 09 March 2021 16:23:01 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/search-fix-the-issue-raised-when-trying-to-randomly-determine-elasticsearch-host-but-no-hosts-available/) PHP `array_rand()` functions require a non-empty array, and it will raise a PHP warning in PHP 7.1-7.4 and a fatal error in PHP 8 in the case the array is empty. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2019](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2019) 09 March 2021 16:22:57 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/plugin-updated-akismet/) Update Akismet to 4.1.9 [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2009](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2009) 09 March 2021 16:22:52 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/handle-potential-race-conditions-around-notoptions/) There is a possibility in the core that if a notoptions are being updated at the same time, a change could be rewritten. This would then result in option being stored in DB but also marked as non-existing in notoptions making further attempts to add such option always fail without removing the options from the list of non- existing options. We have deployed a fix for this over a week ago but decided to do 2 phase deployment. The first phase was all non-prod environments. As we did not see any negative effects of this change we will roll it out to prod environments with this change. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2015](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2015) 04 March 2021 23:28:56 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/plugin-updated-search-11/) In some cases hooks for setting per-site values for Search settings were not getting applied. By applying Search settings much later on the `after_setup_theme` hook, we make it much easier and more reliable to capture per-site settings. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2013](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2013) 04 March 2021 20:07:34 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/bug-fix-fixed-an-issue-where-wpcom_vip_top_posts_array-was-not-always-returning-the-correct-amount-of-posts/) Previously, it was possible for our requests to return cached results with the wrong number of posts. This has been rectified. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1998](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1998) 02 March 2021 19:37:24 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/plugin-updated-jetpack-9-5/) We have upgraded the Jetpack 9.5 subtree to contain the final Jetpack 9.5 release. This will be set as the default for all unpinned sites on Thursday 4th. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2008](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2008) 02 March 2021 19:37:21 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/plugin-updated-search-10/) This change enables compression on HTTP requests towards Elasticsearch. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2004](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2004) 02 March 2021 19:37:18 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/integration-jetpack-connection-pilot/) Jetpack Connection Pilot is an internal system that allows us to better monitor the state of Jetpack connections and quickly address any issues. ### Feature lib updates. Minor updates to our internal library that we use for partial rollouts of new features to increase our engineering work velocity. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2002](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2002) 25 February 2021 20:53:24 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/refresh-the-jetpack-connection-pilot-module/) In preparation for the rollout for improved Jetpack connection monitoring, the following notable changes have been made: * Hash and save the existing site_url in the healtcheck so it can be more safely compared in the future before auto-reconnecting. * Prevent the cron schedule from being checked/registered on `init`, instead only checking during admin_init/cli. * Update calls to deprecated JP methods to prevent php warnings. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2001](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2001) 24 February 2021 19:29:41 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/added-jetpack-9-5-beta/) We have added a new subtree for Jetpack 9.5. If you want to try this version before VIP sites are upgraded to it, you can follow the [testing guidelines](https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/jetpack/branch-9.5/to-test.md). As usual, if you want to run this specific version, you’ll need to pin your site to use Jetpack 9.5 by adding this line to your `vip-config.php`: ``` define( 'VIP_JETPACK_PINNED_VERSION', '9.5' ); ``` Please, take into account that Jetpack 9.5 is **not compatible** with WordPress versions less than 5.6. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2000](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2000) 23 February 2021 17:01:08 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/make-vip_request_blockblock_and_log-public-to-stop-the-need-for-duplicating-functionality/) Previously if we wanted to block on something more custom that what was available in VIP_Request_Block, we’d need to copy the functionality into vip-config.php. By making VIP_Request_Block::block_and_log() public we no longer need to do this duplication. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1993](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1993) 23 February 2021 16:58:53 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/plugin-updated-async-publish-actions/) This change removes the creation of async post publish cron jobs if they are not being utilized. If the relevant hooks _are_ in use, the cron jobs will continue to be created normally. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1999](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1999) 23 February 2021 16:58:50 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/bug-fix-be-more-defensive-in-a8c_filespurge_file_cache/) It used to be possible to return an undefined variable in A8C_File::purge_file_cache. The function has been made more defensive and as such this is no longer possible. 23 February 2021 16:58:46 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/code-standards-files-class-vip-filesystem-php/) We’re continuing to clean up code that isn’t 100% compliant with our coding standards. 23 February 2021 16:58:41 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/plugin-updated-gutenberg-ramp-to-latest-upstream/) The `gutenberg-ramp` plugin is deprecated and should not be in regular use. To make this transition easier and to stay aware of all users, we have upgraded `gutenberg- ramp` to the latest upstream version. This upgrade brings alerting such that if sites continue to call the main function of the `gutenberg-ramp` plugin, we will be alerted. The idea being that we want to remove all usage of the plugin and need to know if the plugin is still being used and by whom. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1986](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1986) 23 February 2021 16:58:37 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/plugin-updated-search-9/) Fixed an issue where the ElasticPress debug bar panel wasn’t showing the expected data when used with debug bar without WP_DEBUG or equivalent constant set to true. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1995](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1995) 23 February 2021 16:58:33 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/bug-fix-fix-warning-thrown-by-blogpublic-notice-php-when-vip_go_app_environment-isnt-defined/) We wrapped the usage of VIP_GO_APP_ENVIRONMENT in a defined check so it won’t throw warnings anymore. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1996](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1996) 23 February 2021 16:58:29 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/show-a-notice-if-a-non-production-site-may-be-indexable-by-search-engines/) Creates an admin notice indicating the site may be indexable by search engines if` blog_public` option is `1` ![Screen Shot 2020-05-15 at 2 59 44 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/ 251183/82099668-c0bf4500-96bc-11ea-98ac-aa3a70768c31.png) Additionally, the notice does not show if: * the current user does not have `manage_options` * the notice has been dismissed (saved in options, reset if blog_public is resaved to `1`) * the home url ends in `.go-vip.co` or `.go-vip.net` https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1597 23 February 2021 16:58:24 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/plugin-updated-search-8/) Removes minor warning from `wp vip-search health validate-contents` when some parameters are not set. The correct default values are set both before and after this change. https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1989 --- * [Previous](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/35/?output_format=md) * [Page 1](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/?output_format=md) * … * [Page 33](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/33/?output_format=md) * [Page 34](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/34/?output_format=md) * [Page 35](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/35/?output_format=md) * Page 36 * [Page 37](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/37/?output_format=md) * [Page 38](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/38/?output_format=md) * [Page 39](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/39/?output_format=md) * … * [Page 41](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/41/?output_format=md) * [Next](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/page/37/?output_format=md)