Jetpack 8.6 Beta 2

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Jetpack 8.6 Beta

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Jetpack 8.5

• Release date: May 5, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-p00

Major Enhancements

• Podcast Player: you can now embed and play recent podcast episodes in any post or page.

Enhancements

• Comments: update how comment types are stored to be fully compatible with upcoming WordPress Core changes.
• OpenTable Block: add a warning notice when their selected combination of style and align options may cause display issues.
• Publicize: allow site owners to set a filter to enable embedding media directly into Twitter embeds.
• Revue Block: add new customization options.
• Search: add new option to configure the Instant Search overlay.
• Sync: improve performance of the synchronization process on sites with plugins generating an important amount of posts.

Improved compatibility

• Ad Block: ensure full compatibility of the feature with the AMP plugin.
• Carousel: ensure full compatibility of the feature with the AMP plugin.
• Embeds: ensure that all recipes, as well as Google Maps embeds and Scribd embeds, can be viewed with no errors in AMP views.
• General: when using a beta version of Jetpack via the Jetpack Beta Plugin, allow Multisite connections to be managed in Network Admin.
• Shortcodes: improve behavior of the Archives shortcode in AMP views.
• Widgets: ensure that the Twitter Timeline and Internet Defense League widgets are compatible with the AMP plugin.

Bug fixes

• Dashboard: fix layout issue when using the monthly / yearly toggle in the Jetpack dashboard.
• Contact Form: avoid making unnecessary requests to the Akismet API.
• Crowdsignal: fix survey embeds when posts are loaded via Infinite Scroll.
• Embeds: provide helpful feedback when inline PDFs cannot be displayed in mobile browsers.
• General: fix comment notification overrides that direct moderation links to the WordPress.com interface.
• General: improve deprecated hook notices to handle anonymous functions.
• Site Health Tools: reduce false positives in Jetpack connection tests.
• Slideshow Block: avoid layout issues when a block is added to a column block.
• Subscriptions Block: fix layout issue in email input box.
• Sync: improve performance of the synchronization process when processing a large amount of Akismet feedback.

Jetpack 8.5 Beta

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Jetpack 8.4.2

• Release date: April 14, 2020

Bug Fixes

• General: avoid conflicts with other plugins interacting with the AMP plugin and the admin bar.
• Infinite Scroll: avoid breaking functionality on sites without any footer.
• Infinite Scroll: avoid any conflict that may cause some posts to be missing from Infinite Scroll load.
• Site Health Tools: improve messaging to make translations easier.
• Contact Info Widget: avoid the display of notices in the widget settings when an API key is set via a filter.
• Top Posts Widget: provide default for newly added parameter to avoid errors when using third-party plugins interacting with stats.

Jetpack 8.4.1

• Release date: April 7, 2020

Bug Fixes

• Secure Sign On: fix conflict that would block one from logging in to their site via the Secure Sign On option.

Jetpack 8.4

• Release date: April 7, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-oPp

Major Enhancements

• Search: our new Instant search experience will allow your visitors to get search results as soon as they start typing.

Enhancements

• Autoloader: improve performance when loading a large number of files.
• Blocks: improve discoverability of multiple blocks by reviewing keywords used in the block search.
• Blocks: improve the display of error notices in Jetpack's embed blocks.
• Blocks: better differentiate paid blocks from free ones.
• Blocks: improve layout of block style previews.
• Blocks: list blocks both as part of a Jetpack Collection and in their proper category. Requires WordPress 5.4.
• Calendly block: display an error when the embed URL is not found.
• Comment Likes: improve performance by removing dependency on Noticons.
• Contact Info Widget: improve the display of Map API key notices.
• Custom CSS: add support for more CSS 3.0 properties: mask , scroll, and object-fit.
• Dashboard notices: allow the use of different Jetpack logos.
• Embeds: enable inline PDF previews.
• Eventbrite Block: offer additional alignment options.
• Facebook Embeds and Facebook Page Plugin Widget: improve performance and compatibility with caching plugins.
• Facebook Page Plugin Widget: add new layout options (Cover Photo and Call To Action).
• Gravatar Hovercards: avoid loading Gravatar assets when not needed on the page.
• Gravatar Hovercards: improve performance of the feature by avoiding the use of jQuery.
• Infinite Scroll: improve performance of the feature by avoiding the use of jQuery.
• Jetpack Videos: improve performance of Video queries with better caching.
• Lazy Images: improve performance of the feature by avoiding the use of jQuery.
• Likes: improve performance when loading resources used by the Likes feature on the front-end of your site.
• Map Block: slightly decrease Zoom on maps with multiple points.
• Map Block: improve the look of the map style picker.
• Protect: improve detection of IP on servers using custom IP Headers.
• Revue Block: update the layout of the default placeholder appearing when you first insert the block.
• Site Health: add new card informing you of your site's synchronization status with WordPress.com.
• Social Menus: add Ravelry support.
• Widgets: add Ravelry support to Social Icons widget.
• Widgets: improve performance of the Search and Milestone widgets.
• WooCommerce Analytics: add additional information to events (plugin version, information about blocks and shortcodes).
• WordAds Block: update "hide on mobile" toggle layout.
• WordAds: update ad loader support for Google Chrome.
• WordAds: improve performance of the display of all ads.
• WordPress.com Toolbar: log user out of WordPress.com when attempting to log out from the site.

Improved compatibility

• Blocks: ensure that all blocks are displayed nicely, even when using the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin.
• Blocks on International sites: ensure that blocks can be translated when using Jetpack's Site Accelerator feature.
• Comment Likes / AMP Plugin: avoid loading Likes on AMP views.
• General: Jetpack now requires WordPress 5.3 and newer.
• Multisite Networks: better detect the main site of a network when synchronizing data with WordPress.com.
• Recurring Payments Block: implement AMP view for full compatibility with the AMP plugin.

Bug fixes

• Connection: ensure that the "Disconnect" button is easily accessible on mobile.
• Connection: fix connection issues for sites with a plan in a "pending" state.
• Connection: improve connection flow when starting to connect your site from the WordPress.com dashboard.
• Dashboard: clarify wording and display of the Backup & Scan cards.
• Dashboard: fix layout issues within the Stats Widget in the dashboard.
• Form Block: fix button colors not saving correctly.
• Google Calendar Block: ensure calendars are properly displayed regardless of the width option picked in block styles.
• Publicize Block: update wording in custom message field to clarify how the feature works.
• Pinterest Block: check for valid Pinterest URLs when embedding them into a new block.
• OpenTable Block: fix layout issue when using Wide and Full-width sizes.
• OpenTable Block: fix PHP warning occuring when a block is created but not configured.
• Recurring Payments Block: ensure that the minimum payment option respects the chosen currency for the button.
• Shortcodes: Fix Crowdsignal poll embeds when using the P2 theme.
• Simple Payments Block: avoid issues when pasting email addresses into the email field.
• Site Logo: avoid PHP notices in the Customizer, when no logo is set yet.
• Widgets: fix conflicts between some themes and the live countdown feature in the Milestone Widget.
• Widgets: avoid display issues in the Top Posts Widget, when displaying posts from Custom Post Types.

Jetpack 8.4 Beta

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Jetpack 8.3

• Release date: March 3, 2020
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-nZT

Major Enhancements

• Google Calendar Block: a simple way to embed Google Calendars into your posts.
• Revue Block: allow your readers to subscribe to your Revue newsletter right from your site.

Enhancements

• Dashboard widget: clarify wording in Anti-spam and Protect sections.
• Dashboard notices: allow permanent notices.
• Dashboard notices: add option to provide action button for a notice.
• Map block: add the ability to set the size of the map.
• Map block: add a zoom control to the block sidebar.
• Map block: add a fullscreen option.
• Map block: add an option for toggling zoom to scroll behavior in the published post.
• Mobile Theme: sunset feature. We originally created the mobile theme feature as a fall-back when the regular theme did not include a mobile view. Most themes include a mobile view by default now, so the feature is no longer necessary.
• OpenTable block: offer more embedding options.
• Search: improvements to layout options when using the Search widget.
• Security Scanning tool: improve message about threats found in dashboard.
• Sharing: improve Open Graph Meta Tags on search result pages.
• Shortcodes: improve accessibility of navigation buttons for the Slideshow shortcode.
• Site Health Tests: improve ability to add additional tests.
• Site Health Tests: Update Connection test with detailed descriptions and actions to resolve failing tests.
• Synchronization: increase reliability of sync by not sending wp-rest-api-log posts.
• Synchronization: increase reliability when synchronizing term IDs.
• Tiled Gallery block: add a Rounded Corners option.
• Tiled Gallery block: add an option to easily rearrange images within a gallery.
• Cookies & Consents Banner widget: improve performance by removing reliance on jQuery.
• Twitter widget: remove deprecated link color parameter.

Improved compatibility

• Autoloader: avoid conflicts when other plugins rely on the Autoloader to load Jetpack packages.
• Beautiful Math: avoid layout issues with inline images when using the Twenty Twenty theme.
• Blocks: improve compatibility with theme colors for block buttons.
• Blocks: improve the layout of the blocks' placeholders when using the Gutenberg plugin.
• Blocks: allow defining a minimum WordPress version or minimum Gutenberg plugin version when registering a block.
• Lazy Images: add option to skip images with the data-skip-lazy attribute.
• SSO: Add error argument for compatibility with a WordPress 5.4 hook change.

Bug fixes

• Blocks: fix layout issues with previews in block sidebar.
• Blocks: fix layout issues when using a custom CSS class for a block using the option in the block sidebar.
• Calendly block: fix overlay to render properly in the editor.
• Dashboard: remove Backups information from the Jetpack dashboard when on a Multisite network. Those do not support the Backup feature at this point.
• Map block: only show the Add Marker UI if there are no markers.
• Map block: prevent an unselected block from accidentally capturing scrolling.
• Map block: fix the styling of the map theme buttons.
• Mobile Apps: remove the edit post link when in app.
• OpenTable block: avoid error when inserting some specific embed codes.
• OpenTable block: fix alignment issues when center-aligning the block.
• Secure Sign On: do not display feature message when logging in to WordPress.com's central dashboard.
• Stats: hide Stats smiley in post embeds.
• WooCommerce Analytics: improve product checks to avoid errors on order pages.
• Wufoo shortcode: Security fix return early when invalid parameters.

Jetpack 8.3 Beta 2

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