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@jeherve jeherve released this 01 Dec 12:08
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  • Release date: December 1, 2020
  • Release post: p1moTy-scn-p2

Enhancements

  • Connection Flow: clarify error message when the options table is not writable.
  • Contact Form Block: display fallback link when the block is rendered in non-WordPress contexts, such as subscription emails.
  • Contact Form Block: display the correct default email address and subject in the form block settings.
  • Dashboard: clarify language around support options.
  • Instagram Embeds: add support for embed parameters supported by Instagram.
  • Payments Block: move unreadable notice to the sidebar.
  • Pinterest Block: ensure that Pinterest embeds are displayed nicely in non-WordPress contexts, such as subscription emails.
  • Podcast Block: display fallback link when the block is rendered in non-WordPress contexts, such as RSS feeds.
  • Search: improve URL formatting for the expanded search layout.
  • Sharing: ensure the first suitable image found in a post is always the one used in Open Graph Image meta tags.
  • Site Health Tools: update description of Synchronization issues for better usability.
  • Slideshow Block: ensure that slideshows are displayed nicely in subscription emails.
  • Status: improve detection of staging servers.
  • Story Block: improve display of the block.
  • Synchronization: improve synchronization of comment status, taxononmies, and terms between your site and WordPress.com.
  • Tiled Gallery Block: improve rendering when the block is rendered in non-WordPress contexts, such as subscription emails.
  • WhatsApp button Block: improve text alignment on mobile devices.
  • WordPress.com Toolbar: include admin color in user's REST API output.

Improved compatibility

  • Autoloader: support Composer 2.0.7.
  • General: continued work towards ensuring that Jetpack is fully compatible with the upcoming version of PHP, PHP 8.
  • General: ensure Jetpack's full compatibility with the upcoming WordPress 5.6 release.
  • General: update Jetpack's minimum required WordPress version to 5.5, in anticipation of the upcoming WordPress 5.6 release.
  • Sharing: disable Open Graph Meta tags added by the Web Stories plugin when Jetpack's tags are active.
  • Stats: support Web Stories plugin.
  • Synchronization: ensure better synchronization of post meta data (used by Publicize, Subscriptions, Search) in WordPress 5.6.

Bug fixes

  • Connection: handle XMLRPC requests when SERVER_PORT is not defined.
  • External Media: fix a conflict with CoBlock's image replace feature.
  • Dashboard: fix incorrect links to Jetpack credentials form.
  • Google Analytics: ensure compatibility with Google Analytics 4 (GA4).
  • Sitemaps: ensure that the Home URL is slashed on subdirectory websites.
  • Social Icons widget: display only one icon when a URL matches both a domain and the feed URL match.
  • Sync: avoid trying to sync when something else disabled syncing a request.
  • Whatsapp Button Block: fix Guyana country code metadata.
  • WordPress.com REST API: restore post comments when untrashing a post, such as via the mobile apps.