Plugin / Jetpack by WordPress.com

Changelog

7.9.1

• Release date: November 19, 2019
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-lHA

Bug fixes

• Security: fix vulnerability in the way Jetpack processes embed codes.
• Verification Tools: avoid PHP warnings when using plugins to modify the WordPress admin menu.
• Widgets: ensure opening hours can be displayed properly in the Contact Info Widget.

Improved compatibility

• Twenty Twenty: ensure that Related Posts and Jetpack Blocks are displayed nicely in the new default theme.

7.9

• Release date: November 5, 2019
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-lzt

Major enhancements

• Block Editor: allow authors to upload videos to our Jetpack Videos service from the Video Block.
• Block Editor: add new post-submission settings to the Form block.
• Twenty Twenty: Ensure full compatibility with the upcoming default theme.

Enhancements

• Admin Page: update icons for security settings.
• Backup: support for Jetpack Backup functionality with simpler configuration.
• Block Editor: provide block previews for Jetpack blocks.
• Block Editor: add image size option to the Slideshow block.
• Block Editor: improve the display of opening hours when using the Business Hours block.
• CLI: no longer return exit code 1 if trying to disconnect a site that’s already disconnected.
• Connection flow: update connect buttons on main dashboard page and plugins page to use the new connection flow.
• Connection flow: add plan billing period toggle.
• Contact Form: synchronize form data with WordPress.com when submitting a form via the Form block.
• Dashboard: update styles for visual parity with the WordPress.com dashboard.
• Dashboard: improve performance of the Jetpack dashboard when the plugin is not connected to WordPress.com yet.
• Dashboard: add new plans’ information to Plans pages.
• Dashboard: update design to better integrate with the updated design of the WordPress dashboard in WordPress 5.3.
• Dashboard: improve experience for site owners looking to disconnect their site from WordPress.com.
• Debug: provide additional information in Tools > Site Health when a site’s connection to WordPress.com is broken.
• Performance: modernize various parts of the code to use PHP 5.6+ functionality.
• Progressive Web Apps: sunset feature. If you wish to continue to use that feature on your site, we recommend installing another plugin that offers the functionality you need.
• Related Posts: remove nofollow attribute from links.
• Related Posts: add Posts to the REST API response for all post types that support them.
• Search: add new filter allowing one to adjuct Jetpack Search’s ES query languages.
• Search: continued work on upcoming Instant Search features.
• Shortcodes: add support for tab sizing to Gist shortcodes and embeds.
• Social Networks: update Facebook logo to match new color.
• Sync: improve reliability of the information synchronized back to your site when connecting to WordPress.com.
• Tiled Galleries: ensure that color profile information is retained for all images in Tiled Galleries.
• Widgets: add aria-current attribute to links when on same page.
• WordAds: improve speed & resource use of Ads’ loading scripts.

Improved compatibility

• AMP: ensure that one can use the Slideshow and the MailChimp blocks when using the AMP plugin.
• AMP: support the new Dev mode for Notifications and Stats features.
• Admin Page: improve compatibility with themes and plugins that insert CSS in the dashboard.
• Blocks: ensure that all blocks display well in the editor when using WordPress 5.3.
• Carousel: ensure that the feature works with the new gallery markup introduced in WordPress 5.3.
• Dashboard Notices: ensure that all notices redirect to the right page, including on WooCommerce dashboard pages.
• General: use new functionality available in WordPress 5.3.
• PHP: resolve deprecation warnings in anticipation of PHP 7.4.
• Related Posts: avoid conflicts with other plugins adding elements below the post content, especially when the AMP plugin is active on the site.
• SSO: ensure that the Secure Sign In Form is displayed properly when using WordPress 5.3.
• Widgets: update deprecated option in the Facebook Page Plugin widget.
• WordPress.com REST API: ensure compatibility with WordPress 5.3.

Bug fixes

• Admin Page: remove Jetpack dashboard link for registered users (non admins) when the site is not connected to WordPress.com.
• Admin Page: translate empty Stats chart’s message.
• Admin Page: change default settings tab depending on your role.
• Admin Page: do not display Composing header for editors.
• Block Editor: ensure that the Ad block is compatible with dark themes.
• Contact Form: revise the email validation function to include length limit.
• Debug: reduce instances when an inconclusive response would result in an error.
• Geo-Location: fix spacing for RSS geo-location namespaces.
• Image CDN: remove wp-dom-ready dependency to improve performance on the frontend.
• Search: add hooks for when Search falls back to using the local database.
• Site Logo: ensure that the right stylesheet is loaded depending on your site’s language.
• Site Verification Tools: ensure that you can connect your site to Google Search Console even when Publicize is disabled.
• Sync: prevent a PHP Notice in some cases where a post isn’t actually a post.
• Widgets: ensure that the Google Maps API key in the Contact Info widget can be set to only work on your domain.
• Widgets: fix timeout issues that may sometimes occur in the GoodReads widget when user has added lots of books to their account.
• WordPress.com REST API: better site preview support for sites using WordPress in a subdirectory.

See the previous changelogs here.