New Release: Jetpack 9.1

Jetpack 9.1 has been deployed to all VIP Go sites.

What is being added or changed?

This was a small maintenance release.

Some of the newer features include:

  • Improvements to how Jetpack’s Comments, Embeds, blocks, Google Analytics features all work well with the AMP plugin.
  • Added support for Google’s Web Stories plugin to our Open Graph Meta tags.
  • Improved performance in the block editor when using Jetpack alongside the Gutenberg plugin.
  • You can now track WooCommerce events with Jetpack’s Google Analytics feature, even when using the AMP plugin.

For more details about this release (including specific changes), please see the release notes (link forthcoming) and the commit log.

Questions?

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

Call for Testing: Jetpack 9.1

This notice relates to the following platforms: VIP Go

The beta for Jetpack 9.1 is available now, and the download link is at the top of the beta release notice.

Jetpack 9.1 will be deployed to VIP Go on Thursday, November 12th, 2020. The upgrade is expected to be performed at 15:00 UTC (11:00am EDT). This deployment date and time is subject to change if issues are discovered during testing of the Jetpack release.

What is being added or changed?

Blocks

We’ve made changes and fixed bugs for multiple blocks in this release.

  • Donations Block
  • WhatsApp Block
  • Form Block
  • Pay with PayPal block

Dashboard

We’ve made some changes to the display of the Backup and Scan cards in the Jetpack dashboard, to better reflect the status of your site.

Lazy Images

This release refactored the JavaScript used for Lazy Images/Deferred Image Loading and resolved an issue where printing could result in images not loading.

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:

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

Questions?

If you have testing feedback or questions related to this release (or Jetpack in general), please open a support ticket and we will be happy to assist.