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Call for Testing: Jetpack 13.8-beta

wpvip-community-team
VIP Customer Hub Team September 4, 2024

Jetpack 13.8 is available now for testing and the download link is available here

Jetpack 13.8 will be deployed to VIP on Wednesday, September 18, 2024*. 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?

Major Enhancements

  • Custom CSS: Remove feature in favor of WordPress core implementation.
  • Embeds: Remove YouTube and Vimeo embeds in favor of WordPress core implementation.
  • WordPress.com Toolbar: The feature has been removed.

Enhancements

  • Admin Menu: Update order of Jetpack sub-menu items.
  • AI Assistant: Add spelling mistakes check for English language.
  • Newsletters: Add the plugin icon to the Block Editor header, with a dedicated sidebar with an email preview feature.
  • Social: Display Fediverse creator meta tag when a post has an active Mastodon connection.

Bug fixes

  • AI Assistant: Disable Write Brief for free plan users when AI Assistant block is disabled.
  • AMP: Avoid fatal errors when using Jetpack’s classic slideshows on a site where Jetpack blocks are disabled.
  • Blocks: Ensure the stylesheets for Contact Info and Payment Button blocks are loaded correctly.
  • Blocks: Fix the editor freeze after inserting a pattern with the Donations block.
  • Mailchimp Block: Do not attempt to fetch groups when a site is not connected to Mailchimp yet.
  • REST API: Avoid PHP warnings in the comment endpoint when the parent comment does not exist.
  • Social Icons Widget: Ensure the social network icons display correctly.
  • Subscriptions: Prevent the subscribe modal from automatically turning on when discussion settings are saved.

What do I need to do?

We recommend the below:

  1. Installing the release on your non-production sites using these instructions.
  2. 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 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.

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