AMP support comes to Liveblog

We are pleased to announce the release of Liveblog v1.9 which introduces support for the AMP project, alongside our popular AMP for WordPress plugin. In addition to AMP, v1.9 includes:

• Improved performance for high-traffic liveblogs
• Implementation of the LiveBlogPosting schema
• Support for cross-domain updates
• A number of bug fixes

Clients are invited to upgrade and test this new version.

Upgrading on WordPress.com

Moving from 1.4+

We encourage all VIPs using Liveblog v1.4 and above to upgrade to this version by specifying the version parameter of wpcom_vip_load_plugin() like so;

wpcom_vip_load_plugin( 'liveblog', 'plugins', '1.9' );

Moving from 1.3

Please open a ticket with our support team to arrange your upgrade.

Upgrading on VIP Go

For VIP Go, you can take advantage of the new version by adding the latest reviewed version (v1.9) to your plugins folder. The plugin can be downloaded from WordPress.org.

If you have any questions please open a ticket where we’ll be happy to assist your transition to the newest version.

Bugs, feature requests, and contributions are more than welcome on Github. Keep an eye on the projects board for the future roadmap, and let us know what your priorities are.