Jetpack 13.8

13.8 - 2024-09-04

Major Enhancements

• Custom CSS: Remove feature in favor of WordPress core implementation. [#38865]
• Embeds: Remove YouTube and Vimeo embeds in favor of WordPress core implementation. [#39096]
• WordPress.com Toolbar: The feature has been removed. [#38804]

Enhancements

• Admin Menu: Update order of Jetpack sub-menu items. [#39095]
• AI Assistant: Add spelling mistakes check for English language. [#39174]
• Newsletters: Add the plugin icon to the Block Editor header, with a dedicated sidebar with an email preview feature. [#39039]
• Social: Display Fediverse creator meta tag when a post has an active Mastodon connection. [#38809]

Improved compatibility

• Sharing Block: Improve performance when hooking the block into single post templates. [#38727]
• Tiled Galleries: Defer loading of the Tiled Gallery script for improved performance. [#38928]

Bug fixes

• AI Assistant: Disable Write Brief for free plan users when AI Assistant block is disabled. [#38743]
• AMP: Avoid fatal errors when using Jetpack's classic slideshows on a site where Jetpack blocks are disabled. [#38744]
• Blocks: Ensure the stylesheets for Contact Info and Payment Button blocks are loaded correctly. [#39018] [#39018]
• Blocks: Fix the editor freeze after inserting a pattern with the Donations block. [#38961]
• Mailchimp Block: Do not attempt to fetch groups when a site is not connected to Mailchimp yet. [#38901]
• REST API: Avoid PHP warnings in the comment endpoint when the parent comment does not exist. [#39102]
• Social Icons Widget: Ensure the social network icons display correctly. [#38965] [#38966]
• Subscriptions: Prevent the subscribe modal from automatically turning on when discussion settings are saved. [#38805]