Fixed

• CSS/JS Concatenation now correctly handles urlencoded values

Changed

• CSS/JS Concatenation automatically breaks assets into smaller groups when reaching a threshold of 150 items in the group rather than simply throwing a 400 Bad Request

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6108

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Jetpack 14.2 has been made the default Jetpack version on the VIP Platform.

What is being added or changed?

Enhancements

• Social: Improve Jetpack Likes behavior for better theme integration if the post has likes.
• Stats: Allow programatically fetching stats for specific sites when using Jetpack's tools.
• Stats: Enable sparkline chart in the WP Admin bar.
• Stats: Sunset Legacy Stats experience.

Improved compatibility

• Google Photos Picker: Update UX opening picker right after pressing "change selection" CTA.
• Jetpack Testimonials: Ensure feature loads via the Classic Theme Helper package instead of the module.
• SEO: Ensure support for adding an SEO title and description for custom post types.
• WordPress 6.7 Compatibility: Fix notices caused by translation calls happening too early in the load order.

Bug fixes

• Facebook Embeds: Add a white background to embeds to avoid transparent background interfering with readability.
• Form Block: Fix validation of URL input types to allow query strings.
• Google Fonts: Clean up the Google Fonts data if either the Google Fonts module is disabled or Jetpack is disabled.
• Import: Set WP_IMPORTING constant correctly when doing an import.
• SEO: Ensure that SEO fields are not visible when another SEO plugin is active.
• Shortcode embeds: Ensure Instagram reels are properly displayed in AMP views.
• Shortcodes: Prevent conflict with third-party SoundCloud shortcodes.
• Slideshow block: Fix block display when added within a Stack block.
• WooCommerce Analytics: Fix fatal error when WooCommerce cart object is not available.

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

• Parse.ly plugin < 3.15

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6064

Changed

• WP-CLI wp vip alloptions find command improvements: add compressed size which is a closer representation of the size Memcached limits get triggered add; swap the custom wp option autoload set for WP-CLI Core’s wp option set-autoload; remove "Total size" line. This doesn’t take into account keys, and is as such not very useful, especially given the size of the full serialized value is also provided.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6072

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Added

• Introduced the vip_files_acl_is_valid_path_for_site filter to extend the is_valid_path_for_site function. This new filter allows overriding the VIP File System’s validation process for multisite setups, which uses the /wp-content/mu-plugins/files/acl/endpoint-check-file-acl.php endpoint to check permissions for paths under /wp-content/uploads. It enables custom use cases, such as accessing directories outside the default site asset paths (but within the uploads folder) while adhering to other ACL rules. This extends the functionality introduced in PR #1975.
  Warning: Improper use of this filter could expose private data. Developers using it must ensure that the logic they implement enforces proper access control to prevent data leaks between subsites.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6033

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Added

• Enterprise Search: Add new filter ep_disable_query_logging: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6030
• Displaying the source from where Jetpack is loaded from in Plugins list WP-Dashboard UI: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6046

Changed

• Enterprise Search: Do not facet feed queries to prevent duplicate posts on display: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6030

Fixed

• VIP Parse.ly: Fixed a fatal error that happened in certain conditions within the VIP Parse.ly plugin: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6016

• Jetpack: Correct version will display for non-pinned default loading in Plugins listing: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6043
• Mitigate paragraph block breakage wpcom-block-editor: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6047

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Fixed

• Last changed date after dynamic bulk index: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6015

Changed

• Updated ElasticPress: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6018

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Jetpack 14.0 has been made the default Jetpack version on the VIP Platform.

What is being added or changed?

Major enhancements

• Newsletters: Add email previews and a floating subscribe button.
• Social: Add support for Bluesky.

Enhancements

• Newsletters: Allow skipping newsletter modals with the "jetpack_skip_subscription_popup" URL query param.
• Newsletters: Update the default "reply to" setting value from not allowed to replies being posted as public comments.
• Performance: Optimize CSS for better page load performance and improve sitemap write efficiency.

Improved compatibility

• Embed Blocks: Append 'Embed' to Facebook and Instagram embed blocks' titles.
• Filters: Update "plugin_action_links" filter parameter to avoid conflicts with other plugins.
• General: Ensure correct display of notices when running an old version of WordPress.
• General: Indicate compatibility with WordPress 6.7.
• Image Block: Make the external media picker button consistent with other Image Block buttons.
• Image CDN: URL encode image path parts for RSS feed compatibility.
• Related Posts: Allow Related Posts on non-post CPTs where the block is already able to be used.

Bug fixes

• AI Assistant: Fix false-positive spelling errors in Write Brief.
• Carousel: Further improve accessibility by being more selective over which images to apply attributes to.
• Contact Form: Ensure that submitted forms can only be accessed by logged in users allowed to view form submissions.
• General: Include wp-polyfill as a script dependency only when needed.
• Goodreads Block: Avoid PHP warnings caused by missing attributes when rendering.
• Google Fonts: Fix module not fully loading in certain scenarios.
• Map Block: Prevent overlap with other blocks placed below.
• Newsletters: Fix "Enable featured image on your new post emails" and "Use excerpt" settings.
• Sharing: Ensure the sharing settings can be accessed even when the user is not connected to WordPress.com.
• Slideshow Block: Ensure the block renders correctly inside an iframe editor.
• Social: Fix the maximum video length for Instagram Business reels.
• Social: Prevent share status styles from causing text overflow or affecting other elements on the page.
• Stats: Fix top post card on the Insights page.
• Subscribe Block: Fix styling for the number of subscribers in the post editor sidebar.

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

• WordPress Importer: Updated to 0.8.3: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5967
• Requests to VIP File Service via the Stream Wrapper will not cause as webp => jpg transform anymore: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5975
• Updated wp-parsely to 3.17.0: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5983

Fixed

• Enterprise Search: Allow syncmanager to support multisite context for queues: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5969
• WP Parse.ly: Fixed how Support Users are detected in the Parse.ly plugin: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5965

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Fixed

• A bug with registering organization ID in our tracks integration.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5921

Changed

• Jetpack: Updated default version to 13.9.1

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5935

Added

• Jetpack 13.5+: Display admin notice for users using deprecated standalone plugin

Fixed

• Jetpack 13.9+: Add shim for users using deprecated standalone plugin to prevent fatal errors

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5937

Please see the full release on GitHub.

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.

Updated

Updated the wp-parsely submodule (used for local development environments) to version 3.16.1: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5726

Fixed

Fixed debug logs with Logger::log2logstash on local dev envs: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5727

Please see the full release on GitHub.