Title: “Private Mode” by default Author: WordPress VIP Documentation Published: August 28, 2020 Last modified: August 5, 2025 --- 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/) 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/) 3. “Private Mode” by default # “Private Mode” by default --- 28 August 2020 16:37:32 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/private-mode-by-default/) Starting today, any applications created with new GitHub repos will have [Content Distribution](https://wpvip.com/documentation/vip-go/restricting-access-to-a-site-hosted-on-vip-go/#controlling-content-distribution-via-jetpack) disabled by default in their non-production environments. The change was introduced in our VIP Skeleton repo here: https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-skeleton/pull/55 If you would like to tweak this behavior, you can remove or adjust the lines in the `vip-config.php` file in your repo. Note: This will not impact existing applications or new applications/environments created that use existing GitHub repos. Learn more about [Content Distribution](https://wpvip.com/documentation/vip-go/restricting-access-to-a-site-hosted-on-vip-go/#controlling-content-distribution-via-jetpack). #skeleton #jetpack