Title: Production release – 2024/09/17
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: September 17, 2024
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)
 3. Production release – 2024/09/17

# Production release – 2024/09/17

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 17 September 2024

18:58:52 GMT+0000

 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)

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### 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://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2023/07/11/completed-vaultpress-deprecation/)

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5767](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5767)

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### 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](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

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### 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](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5839)

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Please see the [full release on GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/releases/tag/v20240917.0).