Jetpack 11.4-beta is available now and the download link is available here.
Jetpack 11.4 will be deployed to VIP on Thursday, Oct 6, 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.
A full list of changes is available in the commit log.
What is being added or changed?
Enhancements
- Payment Blocks: add core typography settings to the buttons.
- VideoPress Block (beta): various enhancements and fixes for styling, vtt files, and block settings.
- VideoPress block (beta): register a video-chapters beta feature with basic controls.
Improved compatibility
- WC Pay: resolves issue for WooCommerce Payments that could result in a fatal for some sites on PHP 8+.
- Jetpack: update styling for Jetpack logo shown in pre-publish panels for Jetpack and Jetpack Social plugins.
- Pay with PayPal block: the
postLinkUrlattribute now uses the immutable post GUID to prevent the editor from becoming dirty after publishing a post. - Subscriptions: do not load Subscriptions block while using Jetpack Offline Mode.
- VideoPress: move jetpack_videopress_guid REST custom field to VideoPress package.
Bug fixes
- Fonts: set the
Global_Styles::enqueue_global_styles_fontscallback priority in theinithook to 22 to prevent it from causing style issues with sites that have Gutenberg > 13.5 activated. - Jetpack: fix a typo when selecting the VideoPress attachment info description field.
- Subscriptions: add clearer messaging for past-published posts.
- Widgets: add source check for broken image.
What do I need to do?
We recommend the below:
- 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, 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 “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.