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diff --git a/plugins/jetpack/changelog.txt b/plugins/jetpack/changelog.txt index 53b82528..309f1977 100644 --- a/plugins/jetpack/changelog.txt +++ b/plugins/jetpack/changelog.txt @@ -1,5 +1,87 @@ == Changelog == += 5.5.1 = + +* Release date: November 21, 2017 +* Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-6Bd + +**Bug fixes** +* In Jetpack 5.5 we made some changes that created errors if you were using other plugins that added custom links to the Plugins menu. This is now fixed. +* We have fixed a problem that did not allow to upload plugins using API requests. +* Open Graph links in post headers are no longer invalid in some special cases. +* We fixed warnings happening when syncing users with WordPress.com. +* We updated the way the Google+ button is loaded to match changes made by Google, to ensure the button is always displayed properly. +* We fixed conflicts between Jetpack's Responsive Videos and the updates made to Video players in WordPress 4.9. +* We updated Publicize's message length to match Twitter's new 280 character limit. + += 5.5 = + +* Release date: November 7, 2017 +* Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-6rk + +**Major Enhancements** + +* Jetpack is now fully compatible with WordPress's [new Gallery Widget](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/09/25/introducing-the-gallery-widget/). Your old Gallery widgets powered by Jetpack will switch to the new Widget when you update to WordPress 4.9. + +**Enhancements** +* We have improved the performance when loading the Jetpack Settings in the dashboard by optimizing the number of calls made when loading the page. +* We have updated the plugin to do a better job of cleaning up after itself whenever you decide to remove Jetpack from your site. +* We made some changes to reduce the number of connection issues that may happen on a site when switching from HTTP to HTTPs. +* We made some performance improvements to the Jetpack dashboard interface, to make sure your options and settings are loaded faster there. +* Error messages are also better in the Jetpack Dashboard; whenever you can't update settings, Jetpack will provide you with more information about why. +* We improved the Jetpack update process to make sure updating Jetpack does not stress your database during it, even on high-traffic sites. +* The next version of WordPress, 4.9, will be released very soon and will include [a lot of changes to its code editors](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/10/22/code-editing-improvements-in-wordpress-4-9/). Jetpack's Custom CSS will be fully compatible with the new editors and their syntax highlighting feature. +* We also made changes to make sure Jetpack was fully compatible with the [role and capability changes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/10/15/improvements-for-roles-and-capabilities-in-4-9/) in WordPress 4.9. +* We have made some performance improvements to the Carousel feature. +* Contact Form: do not process shortcodes in widgets when WordPress itself does, starting in 4.9. +* Contact Form: we have improved the "website" field to display better error messages when you don't supply a URL. We have also improved the look of the date picker for the date field. +* Contact Form: avoid duplicate slashes when loading editor style. +* Masterbar: update the "Plugins" menu item to match the updated design on WordPress.com. +* Open Graph: do not display images smaller than Facebook's required size. +* Sharing: use Google's minified libraries to improve performance when loading Google buttons. +* Sharing: update Open Graph Image tags appearing on the home page to offer better alternatives based on your site settings in Appearance > Customize. +* We improved the way sitemaps are built so they do not consume too much memory when they are generated. +* WP.me Shorlinks: those links will now always use HTTPS. +* Spellchecker: we improved the admin interface to make it more clear when adding ignored phrases and saving them. +* Subscriptions: we added a filter so third party developers can track comment subscription activations. +* Sync: synchronize plugin action links to add that information to WordPress.com. +* Sync: improvements to better track theme and widget changes. +* VideoPress: we removed Jetpack version locking for directly embedded VideoPress videos to ensure all users receive the newest version of the player. +* We added a new filter (`jetpack_google_translate_widget_layout`) to the Google Translate Widget to allow you to change its layout. +* WordPress.com REST API: improve comment management for all roles, including post authors. +* WordPress.com REST API: allow site owners to manage comments on attachment pages from WordPress.com. +* WordPress.com REST API: improve the response from the API when WordPress' autoupdates are disabled. + +**Improved compatibility** +* You can now use Jetpack's contact form and Yoast SEO's Focus keywords on the same page without any issues in the editor. +* Top Posts Widget: avoid Fatal Errors when the widget is used on a site using WPML, and when a popular post cannot be found by WPML. +* Sync: add more Custom Post Types from third-party plugins to the list of things we do not synchronize with WordPress.com, to improve sync performance. +* Sharing: since [Press This is now a plugin and not part of WordPress itself](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/11/02/press-this-in-4-9/), we removed the Press This sharing button if you are not using the plugin. + +**Bug fixes** +* We now avoid displaying notices to user roles that cannot benefit or act based on the info in the notices. +* Gravatar Hovercards: avoid PHP Notices when the user info is an object. +* Infinite Scroll: avoid PHP notices when a site customizes galleries thanks to the `post_gallery` filter. +* Mailchimp: make sure subscription forms can still be embedded in posts and pages. +* Mailchimp: do not require the use of the shortcodes feature to use the Mailchimp widget. +* Mailchimp: fix issue where Mailchimp form code could not be added to the Mailchimp widget. +* Masterbar: avoid JavaScript errors by always loading jQuery. +* Post By Email: do not display any content in the email address field if no email address has ever been set before. +* Publicize: avoid errors when DOMDocument is not available. +* Publicize: we now hide the feature activation toggle if you are not allowed to manage Jetpack features. +* Search: make sure module cannot be activated when the site does not use a Plan. +* SEO Tools: do not output any custom meta tags if another SEO plugin is already active. +* Sharing: make sure Twitter Cards can be displayed even when a post does not include a title. +* Sharing: fix alignment of sharing buttons in the admin preview when using custom sharing buttons. +* Sitemaps: wait a minute before to generate sitemaps when the feature is activated, to avoid performance issues. +* Sync: avoid synchronization issues on Multisite networks using custom domains. +* Top Posts Widget: display the default title when it is set to empty. +* Milestone Widget: make sure the widget is displayed properly and can easily be translated into other languages. +* Verification Tools: avoid notices when saving changes on a Multisite network admin page. +* VideoPress: avoid missing file warning in the editor when using an RTL language. +* Upcoming events Widget: avoid PHP notices on sites using a custom timezone setting. +* WordPress.com REST API: avoid errors when installing plugins via the WordPress.com API. + = 5.4 = * Release date: October 3, 2017 |