Notice: Bitly API v3 to be deactivated

On March 1st, 2020, Bitly will deactivate v3 of their API:

API V3 will be deactivated on March 1, 2020. If you are currently using V3, migrate to V4 as soon as possible to avoid a breakdown of your integrations. See all the changes in our updated documentation for API V4.

VIP clients utilizing a plugin to generate Bitly shortlinks should ensure their plugin supports the new v4 API. Custom shortlink creation for Bitly plugins using the older v3 API will not be supported as of March 1st, 2020.

To follow operational updates, visit Bitly’s status page.

Updating to Bitly API v4

WordPress.com VIP clients who are using the Bitly plugin from the WordPress.com VIP Shared Plugin repository will find a new Access Token field on the settings page for the plugin.

VIP Go clients using the Bitly plugin from the WordPress.com VIP Shared Plugin repository are urged to update their plugin to the new version to support the Bitly v4 API. Also note that if you have code filtering bitly_http_options, you’ll need to update your filter to use bitly_request_args when using the updated plugin.

To start using the Bitly API v4, visit your Bitly account dashboard to generate an Access Token and then add that token to the Bitly settings page inside your WordPress Dashboard. Once an Access Token has been added to the settings page, the plugin will switch to using the new v4 API.

Bitly Settings Page

If you have any questions, please open a support ticket and we’ll be happy to assist.

New Release: Brightcove Video Connect 1.7.2

This notice relates to the following platforms: VIP Go, WordPress.com VIP

A new version of the Brightcove Video Connect plugin has been committed to the WordPress.com shared plugins repository. Changes in this release include the following:

  • Fix: iFrame Padding issue
  • Fix: Stop showing inactive players from Brightcove studio in the plugin
  • Fix: Source select account bug

We encourage all sites using the Brightcove Video Connect plugin to upgrade to this new version.

To update:

On WordPress.com VIP, set the version parameter in wpcom_vip_load_plugin() like so:

wpcom_vip_load_plugin( 'brightcove-video-connect', 'plugins', '1.7.2' );

For VIP Go, add the latest reviewed version (v.1.7.2) to your plugins folder in your sites GitHub repository. The plugin can be downloaded from the WordPress.org repository.

If you have any questions, please open a ticket where we’ll be happy to assist you into transitioning to the latest version.