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Jetpack 11.1 is now the default version on VIP.

What is being added or changed?

Enhancements

  • Dashboard: add “Getting started with Jetpack Backup” video to Assistant and “At a glance” dashboard.
  • 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.
  • VideoPress: enable blocks with VideoPress markdown to be previewed within the mobile app.
  • VideoPress Block (beta): introduce VideoPress block currently in beta status.

Improved compatibility

  • Blocks: add Jetpack block elements to WPML configuration so they can be translated.
  • Connection: update connection banner to use updated Emerald styling.
  • Publicize: configure Publicize only when the module is active.
  • VideoPress: update non-iframe player to latest version for sites using the jetpack_videopress_player_use_iframe filter.

Bug fixes

  • Assistant: fix unclickable banner dismiss button.
  • Comments: update UI to reflect that Google accounts are no longer a sign-in option.
  • Custom CSS: avoid PHP notice when using the Sass preprocessor on PHP 7.4+.
  • Payments Block: ensure Payments Block can only auto-select an existing product.
  • VideoPress: remove strict comparison to fix average color parameter.
  • Stats: ensure the Stats column can always be displayed, even when the post type does not support comments.
  • Subscriptions: fix typo in confirmation message.
  • VaultPress: fix a bug that caused certain cards in the Dashboard to flicker in some circumstances when VaultPress is active.
  • VideoPress: fix validation errors for core video block usage.
  • WAF: add activation/deactivation hooks for WAF feature.
  • Widget Visibility: avoid PHP warnings when loading widgets in some scenarios.

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