Call for Testing: Jetpack 11.2 Beta

Jetpack 11.2-beta is available now and the download link is available here.

Jetpack 11.2 will be deployed to VIP on Thursday, August 4, 2022*. The upgrade is expected to be performed at 17:00 UTC (1:00PM ET).
*This deployment date and time are subject to change if issues are discovered during testing of the Jetpack release.

What is being added or changed?


  • This is mainly a maintenance release with various bug fixes. Some of those are related to:
    • Fixing sharing buttons in the blog posts block.
    • The Slideshow block.
      • Preventing a gap from displaying underneath the slideshow when a large number of images are present.
      • Adding CSS to fully support the options to align wide and full.
    • The Form block.
      • One fix is related to checkbox group option color.
      • A fix for preventing removal of the submit button.
    • Form submissions issue with line breaks not appearing correctly should be fixed and form submissions from 404 pages should work properly.
  • On a larger scale, this release should see the remainder of connection related issues fixed

A full list of changes is available in the release notes and the commit log.

What do I need to do?

We recommend:

  1. Installing the beta release on your non-production sites using these instructions.
  2. Running through the testing flows outlined in the Jetpack Testing Guide.

As you’re testing a few things to keep in mind:

Questions?

If you have any questions, related to this release, please open a support ticket and we will be happy to assist.