Changelog: VIP MU plugins [Production]

Email Deliverability Changes

We’ve disabled auto email resend from our donotreply@wpvip.com if we detect that the From: field contains a domain that the current SMTP credentials are not allowed to use.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5274

Plugin Updated: VIP Jetpack

The enhanced-distribution Jetpack module will no longer be activated by default.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5308

Please see the full release on GitHub.

VIP Helper Function Deprecated: wpcom_vip_get_page_by_path

Deprecate wpcom_vip_get_page_by_path since WP 6.1 introduces caching in get_page_by_path().

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5224

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Update wpcom-vip-two-factor remove deprecated filter

This change replaces two-factor-user-options- with two_factor_user_options_ in VIP’s SMS two factor provider as the former was deprecated in 0.7.0 of the upstream Two Factor Plugin.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5238

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Feature added: MIME types caching for the media library

Cache MIME types via the pre_get_available_post_mime_types() filter introduced in WordPress 6.4.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4953

Functions Deprecated: wp_startswith, wp_endswith, and wp_in`

We deprecated the helper functions wp_startswith, wp_endswithandwp_inin favour of the PHP equivalentsstr_starts_with,str_ends_with, andstr_contains`

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5131

Please see the full release on GitHub.

wp-parsely default version was upgraded to 3.13

Changed the default version of wp-parsely from 3.12 to 3.13.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5176

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Plugin Updated: Jetpack 13.0

We upgraded Jetpack 12.9 to Jetpack 13.0

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5142

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Plugin Updated: Jetpack 13.0

We upgraded Jetpack 12.9 to Jetpack 13.0

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5142

Function Updated: wpcom_vip_term_exists

Deprecate wpcom_vip_term_exists() because WP 6.0 now has caching in term_exists(). Please use core function instead.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5100

Plugin Updated: Akismet

We upgraded Akismet 5.1 to 5.3

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5086

Plugin Updated: Enterprise Search

Fix PHP deprecation warning json_encode(): Passing null to parameter #2 and fatal undefined method ElasticPress\IndexHelper::process_error_limit().

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5108

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Plugin Updated: Query Monitor

In certain scenarios, too many errors in Query Monitor output may have resulted in broken request. This change adds safety limits around that functionality to minimize the chances.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5040

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Deprecation Notice Added: wpcom_vip_get_page_by_path(), wpcom_vip_term_exists() and wpcom_vip_get_page_by_title()

We added deprecation notices for wpcom_vip_get_page_by_path(), wpcom_vip_term_exists() and wpcom_vip_get_page_by_title()

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4992

wp-parsely default version was upgraded to 3.11

Changed the default version of wp-parsely from 3.10 to 3.11.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5018

Plugin Updated: VIP File Service

Fix a bug during the instantiation of WP_Filesystem_VIP without arguments.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5021

Please see the full release on GitHub.

The default version of Jetpack has been updated to 12.8.

Class Updated: Private Sites

Jetpack AI will be disabled for private sites running JP 12.8+

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4984

Plugin Updated: Query Monitor

Fix bug when using mb_strlen() on null value in the Autoloaded Options panel of QM

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5002

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Updated: Forgot Password

When users hit the Forgot Password in wp-login, it will no longer confirm if their email or username exists.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4973

Filter Added: vip_block_wp_mail

New filter vip_block_wp_mail which can be used on the application level in client-mu-plugins to disable email.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4975

Plugin Updated: VIP File Service

• Improve performance of WP_Filesystem_VIP‘s copy() and move() when the source and the destination are handled by WP_Filesystem_Direct
• WP_Filesystem_VIP::move() gives up when the source is not a file; this prevents directories from being copied as empty files.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4970

Disable SAVEQUERIES in WP CLI Commands

For all the WP CLI commands we’re now setting the SAVEQUERIES to false, to improve the performance.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4981

Plugin Updated: Jetpack 12.7.1

We upgraded Jetpack 12.7 to Jetpack 12.7.1

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4986

Constant Deprecated: WPCOM_VIP_QUERY_LOG

Removes WPCOM_VIP_QUERY_LOG constant

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4985

The “My Jetpack” page is being disabled. The page is not relevant to VIP environment since the Jetpack experience is highly tailored and the page can create confusion.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4956

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Plugin Updated: Jetpack

The default Jetpack version is 12.7 for WP 6.2+ applications.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4961

VIP Dashboard Filters Updated: wp_mail and wp_mail_from

Increase priority of wp_mail_from and wp_mail_from_name filter in VIP dashboard to prevent unintentional overriding.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4963

Remove deprecated filter http_api_transports

Removes filter http_api_transports that will be deprecated in WP 6.4

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4962

Plugin Updated: Enterprise Search

Decouples the reliance of enabling Search Dev Tools on query monitor and allows for filtering of capabilities for Search Dev Tools.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4969

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Jetpack 12.7 has been made the default Jetpack version on the VIP Platform.

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

Plugin fixes updated to improve Contact Form 7 upload compatibility

Set WP_TEMP_DIR so that Contact Form 7 will allow uploads to the temp directory.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4901

Update VIP_PARSELY_ENABLED constant for FedRAMP sites

Removes hardcoded VIP_PARSELY_ENABLED constant for FedRAMP sites because validations are available on backend now.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4935

Plugin Updated: HyperDB

We upgraded HyperDB to fix PHP error addslashes(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4942

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Plugin Updated: Query Monitor

Fix broken markup call in Query Monitor plugin for object cache when there is no group stats.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4928

Fix broken category links when removing category base

Calls to get_term_link() and get_category_link() should always return a full URL, but wpcom_vip_load_category_base() has been breaking that behaviour. This fix restores the correct functioning by using home_url() to ensure there is a full URL.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4922

Plugin Updated: http-concat

We upgraded http-concat to include the PHP 8.1 fix https://github.com/Automattic/nginx-http-concat/pull/72

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4919

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Plugin Updated: Enterprise Search

Fix PHP 8.2 deprecation notices

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4904

Plugin Updated: Enterprise Search

Add missing properties for Indexable and Block class

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4905

Plugin Updated: Private Sites

Force disable blog_public UI toggle buttons in Reading Settings to avoid confusion

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4890

Plugin Updated: VIP Jetpack

Fixes the issue of modules being deactivated by check_plan_deactivate_modules().

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4909

Plugin Added: VIP Governance 1.0

We added VIP Governance Plugin 1.0 for VIP customers.

This is a plugin that adds additional governance capabilities to the block editor.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4907

Plugin Updated: Search

Increase the maximum search character length to 510.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4911

WP-CLI Command Updated: wp vip two-factor report

Add filtering by whether 2fa is enabled, 2fa provider, user role, and user.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4910

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Plugin Updated: WordPress Importer

We updated WordPress Importer from 0.7 to 0.8.1.

• 0.8.1:
  • Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.2
• 0.8:
  • Update minimum WordPress requirement to 5.2.
  • Update minimum PHP requirement to 5.6.
  • Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.0.
  • PHP 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2 compatibility fixes.
  • Fix a bug causing blank lines in content to be ignored when using the Regex Parser.
  • Fix a bug resulting in a PHP fatal error when IMPORT_DEBUG is enabled and a category creation error occurs.
  • Improved Unit testing & automated testing.

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4854

Plugin Updated: VIP Helpers

Load mu-plugins for wp-activate.php located in a subdirectory (or for a subdirectory-based multisite installation).

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4869

Please see the full release on GitHub.

Fixes warning while reading integration config file for PHP 8+

https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4882

Please see the full release on GitHub.