Jetpack 11.1-beta is available now and the download link is available here.
Jetpack 11.1 will be deployed to VIP on Thursday, July 7, 2022*. 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.
What is being added or changed?
Enhancements
- Recipe Block (beta): introduce a new Recipe block to display an easy to read recipe anywhere on your site. Currently a JETPACK_BETA_BLOCKS feature.
- WAF: update messaging around sites without latest firewall rules access.
- WAF: add links to support documentation.
- VideoPress: enable blocks with VideoPress markdown to be previewed within the mobile app.
Improved compatibility
- Blocks: add Jetpack block elements to WPML configuration so they can be translated.
- Publicize: configure Publicize only when the module is active.
Bug fixes
- Contact Form: support saving array of data, such as multiple checkboxes.
- Payment Block: fix issue preventing images in payment buttons.
- VideoPress: fix average color parameter for seekbar.
- Connection: move the connection_url_redirect action handling to the connection package.
- Dashboard: format anti-spam stats properly, including in languages using a space as thousands separator.
- Mailchimp Block: center spinner during loading block content.
- Contact Form Block: display expected success message when used in FSE header or footer.
- Photon: do not return Photonized URLs to the block editor in WordPress 6.0.
- Search: avoid broken images in search results by preferring the _jetpack_featured_media_url postmeta over the GUID.
- SEO Tools: allow WooCommerce to use custom SEO description for the shop page.
- Sharing: avoid fatal errors when email sharing process is called without clicking on the button.
- VideoPress: fix embeds in classic editor when theme has no $content_width set.
- VideoPress Block: fix Cancel button on block and provide better error message when video format is not supported.
A full list of changes is available in the release notes and the commit log.
What do I need to do?
We recommend:
- Installing the beta release on your non-production sites using these instructions.
- 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 any questions, related to this release, please open a support ticket and we will be happy to assist.