Title: Staging release – 2024/03/19 Author: WordPress VIP Documentation Published: March 19, 2024 Last modified: August 5, 2025 --- 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/) 2. [VIP MU plugins [Staging]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) 3. Staging release – 2024/03/19 # Staging release – 2024/03/19 --- 19 March 2024 22:23:15 GMT+0000 [ VIP MU plugins [Staging] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/) [ Permalink ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/staging-release-2024-03-19/) ### Plugin Updated: Jetpack 13.2 We upgraded Jetpack to 13.2 [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5326](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5326) --- ### Prevent saving unnecessary Jetpack post_by_email_address* DB options `cleaner_jp_pbe_options` uses `pre_update_option_post_by_email_address*` (where _ is the current user ID) to prevent creation of unused NULL `post\_by\_email\_address_` options (by returning the old_value in place of NULL, which in this case is no option at all). [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5311](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5311) --- ### Removed extraneous text from `vipsupport` command description When running `wp help vipsupport`, an out-of-place text would appear after the command description: `Class command`. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5335](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5335) --- ### Plugin Updated: Akismet to 5.3.1 We upgraded Akismet 5.3 to Akismet 5.3.1. This version contains the following changes: * Make the plugin more resilient when asset files are missing (as seen in WordPress Playground). * Add a link to the ‘Account overview’ page on akismet.com. * Fix a minor error that occurs when another plugin removes all comment actions from the dashboard. * Add the akismet_request_args filter to allow request args in Akismet API requests to be filtered. * Fix a bug that causes some contact forms to include unnecessary data in the comment_content parameter. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5321](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5321) --- ### Add support for the new Font Library in WP 6.5 WordPress 6.5 [introduces the Font Library](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2023/10/03/help-test-the-font-library/), which allows you to upload and manage your own font files from the site editor. We have used the new `font_dir` filter to set the font upload directory to `wp-content/ uploads/fonts` to support this feature in the VIP Filesystem. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5265](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5265) --- ### Update wp-parsely submodule to version 3.14.2 We updated the wp-parsely submodule (used for local development environments) to version 3.14.2. [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5346](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/5346)