New Release: Jetpack 12.0

Jetpack 12.0 has been made the default Jetpack version on the VIP Platform.

What is being added or changed?

Enhancements

  • Blocks (beta): add a new beta Cookie Consent block to display a GDPR-compliant cookie consent widget on your site for your visitors.
  • Blocks: the cookie consent block is now available to general audience.
  • Blocks: the VideoPress block is now available to general audience.
  • Blocks: the writing prompts block is now available to general audience.
  • Forms: display carriage returns in user response text to properly display multiline text.
  • Notifications: remove all library dependencies for improved performance and lower footprint.
  • Protect: remove account connection requirement to use the brute force protection feature.
  • Protect: share IP allow list between the Jetpack Firewall and Brute Force Protection modules.
  • SSO: add message to logout notice when SSO is enabled that gives a heads up to also log out of WordPress.com if they are on a shared computer.
  • Subscriptions: make the Subscribe Block available, even when the Subscriptions module is off, so Subscriptions can be easily enabled.

Improved Compatibility

  • Blocks: avoid conflicts with Better Click To Tweet plugin.
  • Blocks: ensure the Pinterest block does not trigger errors when using WordPress 6.2.
  • General: indicate full compatibility with the latest version of WordPress, 6.2.
  • Image CDN: do not process Flickr-hosted images with Jetpack’s Image CDN.
  • SEO Tools: add message to settings screen when The SEO Framework plugin is active.
  • WordPress 6.2 compatibility: ensure that the block editor’s External Media functionality and Jetpack’s Twitter features in the block editor stays compatible with the upcoming version of WordPress.

Bug fixes

  • Blocks: avoid warnings in the block editor because of invalid categories for some blocks.
  • Blocks: fix the VideoPress preload behavior when “none” is chosen.
  • Blogging Prompts: avoid PHP notices with non-existing REST query paarameters.
  • Dashboard: avoid errors in the Recommendations dashboard.
  • Forms: avoid PHP notices when using a form with a dropdown field.
  • Forms: fix a PHP warning on Feedback->Response Forms when looking at old responses.
  • Slideshow Block: make slideshow block’s play and pause icons visible.
  • Stats Widget: Fix incorrect invocation of module-restricted functions
  • Subscribe Block: don’t show “Include social followers in count” when “Show subscribers count” is off, or Publicize is disabled.
  • Subscriptions: ensure the block’s settings are displayed properly, even when using a block theme.

For more details about this release (including specific changes), please see the release notes.

Questions?

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