Jetpack 13.8 has been made the default Jetpack version on the VIP Platform.

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.

Improved compatibility

• Sharing Block: Improve performance when hooking the block into single post templates.
• Tiled Galleries: Defer loading of the Tiled Gallery script for improved performance.

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.

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

Questions?

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