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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:

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 13.2-beta

Jetpack 13.2-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 13.2 will be deployed to VIP on Wednesday, March 20, 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

Blog Stats block: Add message on the frontend when the Stats module is disabled.
Dashboard: link to Odyssey Stats for Atomic sites
Goodreads Block: Add transform from Legacy Widget.

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 13.1-beta

Jetpack 13.1-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 13.1 will be deployed to VIP on Wednesday, February 21, 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

Like block: the existing Jetpack Like & Reblog button features are now available as a block! With the new Like block, users are be able to add the Like & Reblog features not just to posts and pages, but also to block templates and block patterns. You can give the new Like block a try by adding it from within the editor just like any other block.
Sharing Buttons block: similar to the Like block mentioned above, the existing Jetpack Sharing Buttons feature is now available as a block.

Improved compatibility

GIF block: accept Giphy shortlinks as a valid embed.
Performance: improve script enqueuing strategies to rely on methods introduced in WordPress 6.3.
Sitemaps: use wp_loaded filter hook instead of init hook to load the permalinks for the sitemaps, which allows plugins and other hooks to load.

Bug fixes

Related Posts block: get related posts only when the option is turned on and the current post contains a Related Posts block.
Spotify shortcode: prevent a fatal error in PHP 8.1 if no attributes are passed.
Theme Tools: ensure that Content Options does not override the Featured Images options set within blocks.

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 13.0-beta

Jetpack 13.0-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 13.0 will be deployed to VIP on Thursday, January 18, 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

Subscription Modal: Display thesubscription modal when a user makes a comment.

Bug fixes

Likes Widget: Fix accessibility on likes popover.
Likes Widget: Make likes widget accessibility compatible across themes.

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 12.9-beta

Jetpack 12.9-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 12.9 will be deployed to VIP on Tuesday, January 9, 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

My Jetpack: Added Creator to My Jetpack overview.
Paid Content Block: Added support for selecting multiple plans.
Likes: Updated the likes popover design and added RTL support.

Improved compatibility

Google Fonts: Resolved occasional bug resulting in fatal errors on PHP 8 with latest Gutenberg.
Block Editor: Dequeued editor assets when they aren’t in use.

Bug fixes

Dashboard: Fixed the display of the Auto-sharing feature toggle when the user is not connected to WordPress.com.
Dashboard: Fixed the display of Subscriptions and WordPress.com Toolbar controls when the user is not connected to WordPress.com.
Monetize: Updated the link to the plans page.
EU Cookie Widget: Moved away from deprecated jQuery methods.
Block Editor: Fixed console errors being thrown for Jetpack blocks inside the Full Site Editor.
Fixed sending email preview when content in the editor is different from the latest version in the database.
Fixed wrong like count in the like dialog after liking.
Google Fonts: Added filtering for old google fonts data in the user’s global styles.
Monetize: Fixed membership products resolver not filtering tiers correctly.
Related Posts Block: Fixed thumbnails opening in the same tab.
Subscribe Widget: Fixed nonce validation.

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 12.8-beta

Jetpack 12.8-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 12.8 will be deployed to VIP on Thursday, November 16, 2023*. 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

Added a notice for wp-admin settings pages when the wpcom_admin_interface option is set to wp-admin.
Added nextdoor block to production blocks.
AI Tiered Plans: Pick and expose tier plan data.
Always links ‘My Sites’ to the Sites page when ‘wp-admin’ is the admin interface.
Cache the remote google fonts JSON data.
Change WordAds and Simple Payments upsell CTAs to JP Creator redirect.
Display SSO form for user who has wpcom-admin-interface setting set to wp-admin (fall back to the original WordPress menu).
Jetpack AI: Temporarely remove performance sensitive function calls to solve loading issue.
Jetpack AI: Use Jetpack AI Usage Helper to set current plan tier information on feature endpoint.
Subscribe Block: Add subscribed status.
Subscriptions: Add blog_id param to login link.
Update classic Jetpack widget to not show up if user is subscribed.

Improved compatibility

Nextdoor: Fix the embed resizing.

Bug fixes

Comments: Improve compatibility with WordPress 6.4 and drop IE support.
Fix Assistant not showing Jetpack header on some Assistant routes.
Respect the user’s view setting when wpcom_admin_interface is wp-admin.

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 12.7-beta

Jetpack 12.7-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 12.7 will be deployed to VIP on Thursday, October 26, 2023*. 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

Newsletter: launch the ability to create tiered newsletter plans.
Blogroll: move blogroll and blogroll-items blocks from beta to production, along with various improvements.

Improved compatibility

AI Chat block: fix icon color in block selector.

Bug fixes

AI Assistant: do not register the editor plugin if the site is not connected to WordPress.com.
AI Chat block: fix text wrapping in button for Firefox.
Block Editor: update the Likes and Sharing copy in the Jetpack menu to address grammatical mistake.
Subscriptions module: fix fatal error caused by undefined constant.

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 12.5

Jetpack 12.5-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 12.5 will be deployed to VIP on ~~Thursday, August 31~~ Tuesday, September 5*. 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: various stylistic and back-end enhancements to the Jetpack AI Assistant.
AI Assistant: various bug fixes and tweaks.
AI Extension: allow AI response generation to be stopped.
AI Extension: Introduce AI Assistant bar.
AI Extension: launch Jetpack AI support for Form blocks.
AI Extension: show a Notice when AI needs to provide feedback
AI Extension: stop suggestion when form block is deleted
AI Extension: various improvements AI Assistant, update styles, and bug fixes.
AI Plugin: Add track for get feedback feature
Block editor: add Google Photo integration to Gutenberg’s Media Sidebar for Jetpack connected sites.
Dashboard: add Social Image Generator options to Jetpack Social settings.
Dashboard: make My Jetpack the default WP-Admin page for Jetpack.
Dashboard: update the likes and sharing button controls in the Jetpack sidebar from checkboxes to toggles.
Dashboard: update the SEO hide page control from a checkbox to a toggle.
Donation block: display the default Stripe currency in the Donation block and add a “check” icon next to the selected currency in the currency dropdown
Jetpack editor extensions: use shared component for the logo.
Mailchimp block: allow transforming to subscribe block.
Make ‘My Jetpack’ the first sub-menu item, above ‘Dashboard’.
Memberships: Ensure endpoint handles source param
Newsletter: move Newsletter settings to their own section.
Newsletters: update the appearance of “subscribers only” and “paid subscribers only” content wall.
Paywall Block: add a notice explaining what the Paywall block does in relationship to newsletters.
Paywall block: add transforms for “more” and “nextpage” core blocks.
Paywall Block: improve paywall rendering on emails.
Paywall block: various improvements to UX and styles.
Social: update social connection toggles to be button switches.
SSO: enable “Match by Email” by default.
Subscribe Modal: make subscribe modal editable.
Subscription modal: adjust modal template markup and styles for easier modification and mobile friendliness.
Subscriptions: add a Subscribers menu to the Jetpack dashboard navigation.
Subscriptions: a membership product can be created without a prior connected account

Improved compatibility

Blocks: add block.json metadata.
Infinite Scroll: avoid PHP notices when using the latest version of WordPress, 6.3.

Bug fixes

Add subscribe button on premium content block on self-hosted
AI Extension: fix visual issue of AI toolbar when editor sidebar is opened
AI Extension: Stop handling popover close event to prevent the AI Control from hiding when it loses focus.
Blocks: ensure the Markdown and Repeat Visitor blocks use clear contrasting colors when using a dark theme.
Dashboard: do not allow toggling the Subscriptions feature on or off when not connected to Jetpack.
Donation block: fix issue where an invalid amount entered would persist when switching tabs in the block editor.
Publicize: prevent metadata updates for published posts
Shortcode embeds: avoid errors when a request to Flickr fails.
Social: Fix race condition in mobile app’s post request
Subscriptions: adds more accurate check for when to show the subscribe modal

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 12.4 Beta

Jetpack 12.4-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 12.4 will be deployed to VIP on ~~Thursday, August 3, 2023~~ Thursday, August 10*. 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

Added Pexels integrations to the Media Sidebar of the block editor.
AI Assistant: improved the upgrade prompt logic when requesting suggestions.
AI Assistant: introduce sidebar and proofread components.
AI Assistant: release the Get Feedback feature.
AI Assistant: update upgrade prompt message with new wording and formatting.
Dashboard: highlight Jetpack Newsletter in recommendations flow.
Dashboard: update link to configure Related Posts when you use a Block theme on your site.
Newsletter: Only display the “NL access” column if we have published one paid-newsletter.

Improved compatibility

General: indicate full compatibility with the latest version of WordPress, 6.3.

Bug fixes

Payments Block: update link to support documentation.

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.

Call for Testing: Jetpack 12.3 Beta

Jetpack 12.3-beta is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 12.3 will be deployed to VIP on Thursday, July 13, 2023*. 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: extend AI features to select core blocks.
AI Extension: add ask assistant menu option.
Blocks: add a new Tock block.
Newsletters: add an Email Preview feature.
Sharing Buttons: add a Nextdoor sharing button.

Improved compatibility

Blocks: introduce standardized messaging system to display notices when a block is no longer supported on a site.
Blocks: remove retired Revue Block.

Bug fixes

AI Assistant: close event stream of completions when the block gets deleted.
AI Assistant: fix empty content on P2.
AI Extension: extend the block when the edit post store is undefined (P2).
AI Extension: use ID on error notices to prevent stacking multiple notices.
Customizer: fix an issue which was preventing the Customize menu from appearing for plugins that still require it to be present.
Newsletters: properly gate newsletters based on the correct subscription product.
Social Review Prompt: fix the state so it is shown when Jetpack is also active.
Subscriptions: fix visibility misalignment.

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.