Call for Testing: Jetpack 13.3

Jetpack 13.3 is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 13.3 will be deployed to VIP on Wednesday, April 17, 2024*. 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.

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

What is being added or changed?

Enhancements

  • AI Assistant: Provide per-block quick actions to make them more relevant.
  • Blocks: “Earn” category renamed to “Monetize”.
  • General: Only show installation errors on Plugins page.
  • Jetpack AI: When the response includes a title and post title is empty, use provided title as post title.
  • Member login block: Add ability to hide manage subscription link.
  • My Jetpack: Trigger red bubble notification when a broken installation is detected.
  • Newsletters: Display Email settings on Newsletter settings page.
  • Newsletters: Ensure blog stats and top posts blocks do not render in email newsletters.
  • Newsletters: Reorder settings cards to improve hierarchy.
  • Newsletters: Use radio buttons instead of toggles on Email Settings.
  • Sharing: Add a Bluesky sharing button.
  • Sharing: add a Threads sharing button and a Threads sharing button block.
  • Sharing: Add Native (Web Share) button to Sharing Buttons block.
  • Sharing: Remove Like button from master bar.
  • Social: Add support for an SMS button.

Improved compatibility

  • Carousel: disable WordPress’ lightbox option when Jetpack’s Carousel feature is activated.
  • General: Remove methods that were deprecated before the release of Jetpack 10.0, in 2021.
  • SEO Tools: make the feature available on non-connected sites.
  • Subscriptions: Remove subscription settings from reading options page.

Bug fixes

  • Dashboard: Update the sharing button settings to clarify the available options (block or legacy sharing buttons).
  • Enhanced Distribution: begin deprecation process as the Firehose is winding down.
  • Paid Content Block: Fix subscriber view content not rendering in WordPress.com reader.
  • Sharing: avoid PHP warnings when using custom post types.
  • Sharing: fix the display of the sharing block in some classic themes.
  • SSO: Disable WordPress.com invitation functionality for non-connected users.

What do I need to do?

We recommend the below:

  1. Installing the 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, there are a few things to keep in mind:

  • Check your browser’s JavaScript console and see if there are any errors reported by Jetpack there.
  • Use Query Monitor to help make PHP notices and warnings more noticeable and report anything you see.

Questions?

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