New Release: Jetpack 10.5

Jetpack 10.5 has been made the default version on VIP sites.

What is being added or changed?

Print Styles: additional interactive elements are now hidden when printing posts (e.g. Likes, Recommended Posts, Share this).
VideoPress: add “allow download” option on videos to allow viewers to download the video.
WordAds: add hook for header ad placement, and allow ‘leaderboard’ size when displaying an ad widget.

General: update WordPress version requirements to WordPress 5.8.
Pay with PayPal: update the name of the script enqueued when using the Pay with PayPal button as to avoid conflicts with other plugins that may use a similar script tag.
Stats: remove legacy option to display a Smiley face used for the tracking pixel since the pixel is hidden by default.
VideoPress: classic block embeds with old flash URLs can now be properly converted to VideoPress blocks.
VideoPress: hide the dedicated VideoPress embed block in favor of Video block.

Cookies & Consents Banner: fix preview in Customizer and block widget editor.
Dashboard: fix logic that blocked one from enabling searchable features from the Jetpack settings.
General: prevent an E_NOTICE when running in non-web context.
Instant Search: ensure the hidden overlay doesn’t add whitespace to printed pages.
Jetpack: activate the default modules when the site has already been connected before plugin activation.
Jetpack: do not display recommendations during an identity crisis.
Search: fix styling conflict for Blank Canvas theme.
Security: PDF embeds now only display a link, to avoid issues with malicious PDFss that may run arbitrary code.
Settings menu: add Jetpack item for sites with Scan product.
Sharing Buttons: rely on official sharing buttons only for Facebook share counts.
Stats: do not trigger views when post is embedded into another site.
VideoPress: reload embed preview on creation until the video size is known.
Vimeo Embeds: support more URL formats, such as videos in playlists.
WhatsApp block: fix country code for Cyprus.
Widget Visibility: fix “Match All” setting being overwritten on save in the block widget editor.

AAG upgrade banner: do not display on WoA sites
Add get_current_plan() to the WPcom_Admin_Menu.
Admin Page: remove CRM card for now.
Dashboard: add Jetpack Security Bundle upsell to AAG.
Dashboard: add new cards to AAG Dashboard for Boost and CRM plugins.
Dashboard: updates the Apps card on the At a Glance page to display links to the Jetpack mobile apps.
E2E tests: update readme docs.
E2E tests renovate: bump dependencies.
Fix a legacy sync test in PHPUnit 9.5.
Fix modules using this to mean window.
Hide irrelevant menu items for P2 sites
Instant Search: Add missing translator comments and use ordered placeholders in JS sprintf.
Janitorial: fix phpcs warnings in multiple widget files.
Jetpack: provide recommendation step parameter to external package.
Load the Composer package assets i18n map.
Switch to pcov for code coverage.
Sync some E2E deps with the rest of the monorepo to avoid breaking eslint tests.
Updated package dependencies
Updated package dependencies.
Use @automattic/i18n-loader-webpack-plugin to remove the hack for Instant Search’s lazy-loaded bundle.
VideoPress: add support for old v.wordpress.com URLs in VideoPress embed block.
Vimeo: tweak the regex used to fetch the Vimeo videos.

For more details about this release (including specific changes), please see the release notes.

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