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:
- Installing the release on your non-production sites using these instructions.
- 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.