== Changelog ==

= 5.4 =

* Release date: October 3, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-67V

**Major Enhancements**

* Multiple improvements to the connection process, to allow more people to use the Jetpack plugin, even on very specific server configurations.

* Add a new Welcome screen to guide site owners after they have purchased a Jetpack plan.

**Enhancements**

* Add Schema.org markup to the Contact Info Widget.

* Add a new "Date" field to the Contact Form.

* Do not show any update notices when in [development mode](http://jetpack.com/support/development-mode).

* Improve our documentation to help contributors set up a unit testing environment.

* Avoid conflicts between Jetpack's Infinite Scroll and other Infinite Scroll plugins.

* Improvements to the WordPress.com REST API to avoid issues when interacting with your site's categories and tags on WordPress.com.

* Allow third party plugin and theme authors to add new menu items to the WordPress.com toolbar.

* Improve the Content Options panel displayed in the Customizer with certain themes.

* Add architecture for the Jetpack Search feature, available for Jetpack Professional users.

* Simple Payments: improve the display of the payment items when used on your site.

* Ensure a proper display of the Recipe shortcode on sites using an RTL language.

* Improve the display of the Facebook posts, images, and all other Facebook embeds in your posts.

* Synchronize the author information for all published posts.

* Record how Jetpack was discovered and activated to better understand how site owners first discover Jetpack.

* Improve the display and options offered with the Milestone Widget.

**Bug fixes**

* We fixed layout issues appearing in the admin interface for IE11 users.

* Comment Form: avoid whitespace sometimes appearing below the form with some themes.

* Contact Form: avoid errors in the post editor on sites using RTL languages.

* Toolbar: always display the Toolbar when it's active, regardless of other admin bar settings.

* Widget Visibility: make sure rules are correctly migrated from the old Jetpack image widget to the new WordPress Image Widget.

* Avoid errors showing that Jetpack is out of date on WordPress.com, when running a Multisite network.

* WP CLI: avoid warnings when using the `wp jetpack protect whitelist list` command to list the whitelisted IP addresses in the Protect feature.

* Avoid displaying raw HTML in the Stats Configuration screen.

* Comment edits are reflected properly in wordpress.com.

= 5.3 =

* Release date: September 5, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-5Xv

**Major Enhancements**

* Full PHP 7.1 compatibility.

* It's now possible to preview your site within WordPress.com.

**Enhancements**

* The Ads feature now gives you more options and control over the ads displayed on your site.

* Increased performance in the admin by cutting back on unnecessary requests.

* Loading comment avatars from Facebook and Twitter through a more secure https.

* Admin UI is much friendlier on initial activation when there are no stats to display.

* You're now able to stop VideoPress from looping a video during autoplay through the shortcode.

* Made some optimizations to the Jetpack connection process which means connecting your site more is more reliable.

* The EU Cookie Law widget got some styling improvements and looks better in any theme.

* There's a new Jetpack CLI command to allow testing of the Jetpack connection.

* Added the Likes and Monitor features to our recommended features list, making it easier to activate for new sites.

* Improvements made that makes sure we have the most up-to-date version of your site when managing from WordPress.com.

* Added a link to view your Comments in the WordPress.com toolbar.

* Lots of minor design improvements to the Jetpack admin area.

* We've found a few places where we were able to optimize the loading of css files.

* Removed the Omnisearch feature.

**Bug fixes**

* Fixed compatibility issues with plugins using TinyMCE.

* Contact Form submission emails have been fixed for sites hosted on SiteGround.

* Updating WordPress.com themes will no longer have any problems.

* The Sitemaps feature will no longer error with posts/images with special characters in the title.

* There are no more conflicts with the ACF plugin when adding a new custom field.

* Fixed a bug that would cause some plugins to throw warnings with the Shortcode feature.

* We're no longer loading a font on the front-end for the Likes feature, which will also have some performance benefits.

* The Jetpack admin UI had some bugs that were causing some features to not display the correct active status, which are squashed now.

* Cleaned up our markup to avoid XHTML validation errors.

* Brought back a filter for the Widget Visibility feature that was accidentally removed.

* Managing your comments and comment authors more reliable from WordPress.com.

= 5.2.1 =

* Release date: August 2, 2017

* Release post: https://jetpack.com/?p=22686

**Bug fixes**

* Solves an issue that caused widgets to lose their content when saved in WP Admin or Customizer.

= 5.2 =

* Release date: August 1, 2017

* Release post: https://jetpack.com/?p=22509

**Major Enhancements**

* Contact Forms now sports a fancy new interface that allows you to visually compose your form in the editor.

* We have a new and slick way to showcase and explain the features we recommend to activate to new users.

**Enhancements**

* Reduced 500kb from plugin zip file, which means faster updates.

* Refactored and reduced code for Comment Likes so it's faster and lighter.

**Bug fixes**

* An inconsistency experienced in WordPress.com dashboard when Related Posts settings were set in the local site's WP Admin is now fixed.

* Fixed a 404 when loading Open Sans font from a stylesheet plus now it's only enqueued if it will be used.

* Solve PHP warnings when Image widget wasn't migrated.

= 5.1 =

* Release date: July 5th, 2017

* Release post: https://jetpack.com/?p=20888

**Major Enhancements**

* You and your readers can now show appreciation to particularly clever comments with the new Comment Likes feature.

**Enhancements**

* Quickly visit your current site's front-end directly from the Masterbar's new "View Site" item.

* Site data fetch from /me/sites REST API endpoint now includes `blog_public` in the list of returned options.

* The Flickr widget now automatically displays images in a grid if there's enough room.

* E-mail sharing is now disabled by default unless it's explicitly enabled by a filter or Akismet is active.

**Compatibility Improvements**

* Updated instructions in Flickr widget to reflect recent changes to the Flickr UI.

**Bug fixes**

* EU Cookie Law Banner cookie no longer cached.

* WP Admin menu can now be accessed in mobile when Masterbar is displayed.

* We now sync the `order_id` for `order_items` in older WooCommerce versions.

* UI now handles VaultPress connection or registration problems gracefully.

* Photon now works correctly with images uploaded before WordPress 2.7.

= 5.0 =

* Release date: June 6th, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-5hK

**Enhancements**

* Several changes to the Jetpack dashboard and notices: alignment tweaks, code refactor, text simplification, and more.

* Changes to the communication layer between your site and WordPress.com, to improve performance and allow you to do more to manage your site from WordPress.com.

* Social menu gets icons for Etsy, Meetup, 500px, and Goodreads.

* Jetpack data sync now better supports WordPress updates, themes changes, widgets, and multisite networks.

* Video is updated to be fully compatible with the upcoming Media Widget.

* Force secure WordPress.com API requests for request body, remove deprecated stats methods, and add new endpoints for post listing and user invitations.

* Jetpack's Command Line tools can now output information about the primary Jetpack site owner. Try `wp jetpack status`!

* Custom CSS now supports the `animation-fill-mode`, `fill`, and `stroke` properties.

* Remove the "Menus" item from the WordPress.com toolbar for parity with the toolbar on WordPress.com.

* Improve the display of the Omnisearch results page on sites using an RTL language.

* Trim any white space when adding new email address in the Contact Info Widget.

* Improve the look of your recipes in search engine result pages, when you use the Recipe shortcode.

**Compatibility Improvements**

* Improve the connection process for end users and hosts.

* Improve compatibility of Jetpack data sync with WooCommerce and Pet Manager plugins.

* Make sure Jetpack's SEO Tools don't conflict with other SEO plugins that may already be active on the site, like Yoast SEO or All In One SEO Pack.

**Bug Fixes**

* Add a "Set Up" button when a Personal plan is purchased, but VaultPress isn't active yet.

* When the Ads feature is active, do not display Ads in RSS feeds.

* Comments do not use Photon for Facebook and Twitter avatars and now avoid non-secure warnings when submitting comments on a HTTP site in Safari.

* Contact form emails are now sent in a way that ensures they are correctly rendered as HTML.

* Properly print the full list of modules when using the sync command in Jetpack's Command Line Interface (CLI).

* Avoid errors when reordering a lot of Restaurant menu items at once.

* Add a mechanism to detect broken connection states and resolve them.

* Autosaves can now be restored as Markdown.

* Photon no longer conflicts with Facebook's CDN, local images, and plugins that customize reponsive images.

* Avoid potential PHP notice in Publicize.

* Fix bad jQuery selector in Presentations shortcode.

* Avoid fatal errors for Social Links on sites running PHP 7.1.

* Properly escape button attribute in spellchecker.

* Avoid PHP notices for stats on some sites when user roles are not attributed properly.

* No longer attempt to sync options that do not exist and avoid fatal errors when de/activating plugins.

* Avoid errors when Social Menu functions have already been defined in the theme or in another plugin.

* VideoPress media items now always return their unique ID, and do not trigger any PHP notice.

* Fix style of the EU Cookie Law Widget on themes with specific positioning.

* Use correct time constant to define an hour in Upcoming Events Widget.

* Avoid HTML encoding issues in sitemaps.

= 4.9 =

* Release date: May 2nd, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-4Rl

**Major Enhancements**

* New "EU Cookie Law Banner", Flickr, and "Internet Defense League" widgets.

**Slightly Less Exciting Enhancements**

* Success notices are automatically dismissed after a short period.

* Removed unused code from "My Jetpack" interface and deprecated an XML-RPC method.

* Contact Form now adds display names to email addresses in the `To` header.

* Added an updated multiple unit tests increasing code coverage.

* Development mode now also shows module list.

* Updated the list of locales available in Jetpack.

* Plugin auto-updates only triggered from WordPress.com and now trigger WordPress' maintenance mode.

**Performance Improvements**

* Record comment content modifications and moderation events to make sure comments are always up to date on WordPress.com.

* Sync post deletions, changes to sidebar, user events (addition, removal, and update) and theme installation.

* We now distinguish between a new and an updated attachment.

* Sync plugin and theme names when a related event is triggered including theme updates.

**Compatibility Improvements**

* Protect avoid conflicts with other plugins hooking into the log in form.

* Contact Form not auto-activated when Ninja Forms is active.

* WordPess.com REST API now allows `HTTP PUT` requests.

**Bug Fixes**

* Fixed wording in Post By Email button when no email address has been generated.

* Fixed a notice in the subscription widget in PHP 7.1

* Properly display VaultPress notices in the Jetpack dashboard.

* VideoPress now included in search results for "video" and fixed positioning of search icon on mobile screens.

* Protect supports IPv6 addresses properly.

* Dashboard avoids API requests being cached on some hosts and avoids errors when Spellchecker is inactive.

* Contact Form message content type is now set properly to restore compatibility with email plugins.

* Ads not displayed in the portfolio projects custom content type.

* Display all sites available in a network, even on large multisite installations.

* Featured Image is always used in tweets posted via Publicize.

* Avoid fatal errors when the exclusion parameter in Related Posts is not a string.

* Allow the removal of all custom title settings in the SEO feature.

* Make sure images are not distorted when Tiled Galleries uses Photon.

* Avoid PHP warnings and errors in the Stats dashboard on Multisite.

* Avoid errors when the Jetpack plugin is deleted.

= 4.8.2 =

* Release date: April 7th, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-4P0

**Bug Fixes**

* Fixed a bug that prevented activating/deactivating of some features in PHP versions below 5.4.

* Removed an unused function that was also incompatible with PHP versions below 5.4.

* Fixed a bug that was causing a blank Jetpack admin area.

= 4.8.1 =

* Release date: April 5th, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-4N5

**Bug Fixes**

* An incompatibility with PHP versions lower than 5.4 was introduced in the last release, causing a fatal error and we've immediately fixed this.

* Sitemaps: Some plugins were relying on a function that was removed in the last release, which has been fixed.

* General: Clicking on the info icon in the settings area will no longer jump to the top of the page.

* General: The Anti-spam card will always display the correct status in the Jetpack dashboard.

= 4.8 =

* Release date: April 4th, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-4gA

**Major Enhancements**

* Easier to navigate Jetpack's feature settings in your dashboard and WordPress.com.

* New WordPress.com Toolbar provides quick access to site management, stats, and other services.

* New MailChimp Subscribe Popup widget.

* Sitemaps are faster and now support sites with a very large amount of posts.

* Contact Form now has a plain-text alternative and better avoids spam filters.

* Debug form includes extra information to better prioritize your support requests.

* Photon can now be used within the dashboard, and supports bbPress topics and replies.

**Slightly Less Exciting Enhancements**

* Improved previously confusing wording in Stats dashboard, and Featured Content options.

* You can now embed Apple Keynotes straight from icloud.com in your posts and pages.

* Changed Infinite Scroll button text on taxonomy page and added a new filter to short-circuit the `is_last_batch()` method.

* Open Graph now uses transients to save image IDs.

* You can now use full URLs in the Social Media Icons widget.

* Milestone widget now allows custom links to open in a new window.

* VideoPress videos can be used as headers in themes that support it, like Twenty Seventeen.

* Extracted the timezone offset method from the Upcoming Events widget so it can be used by other features.

**Performance Improvements**

* Database load is reduced during updates on large sites with multiple servers by retaining hashes for current and current-1 versions.

* Disk storage is reduced on large multisite networks by storing the `jetpack_file_data` option in the `wp_sitemeta` table.

* Jetpack plan data now uses the WordPress.com REST API.

* Slovakian language files now rely on WordPress.org's language packs.

**Accessibility Improvements**

* Improved post details clipping for better screen reader support.

* Updated custom language packs for multiple languages.

**Security Improvements**

* We now avoid path disclosure via cookies in PHP error messages.

**Compatibility Improvements**

* Removed deprecated functions `get_theme` and `get_current_theme`.

* Publicize now works with third-party plugins like WP Recipe Maker.

* Open Graph Meta Tags are now enabled when you use the "Head, Footer and Post Injections" plugin.

* Better support for WooCommerce data sync and backup.

* We now also sync the `sync_via_cron` setting, the user's chosen language, and WP Super Cache's globals and constants.

* We no longer sync post types from the WordPress Automatic Plugin and RSS AutoPilot to avoid synchronization issues.

* Sync settings can now be edited from the WordPress.com REST API to better troubleshoot sync issues.

**Bug Fixes**

* Gravatar is always displayed in Settings.

* Submenu items always use relative links.

* Contact Form avoids PHP notices when using the form in a Text widget.

* Content Options now correctly displays single characters word count on sites with multibyte languages.

* Administrator area translations fixed for several languages.

* Added proper support for Formal/Informal translation versions for languages that support them.

* Site Icons are always used as fallback Open Graph Image tags.

* Protect removes port number when server returns a port alongside a stored IP address.

* Filters ensure that more than 1,024 posts can be excluded from Related Posts.

* When the email is already subscribed we now show the correct notification in the subscription form.

* When using the Email sharing button, we now avoid syntax errors due to unexpected characters in the from name.

* Remove deprecated `jetpack_publicize_post` action.

* VideoPress now avoids PHP Notices when fetching video information.

* Instagram base URL now uses `www` in the Social Media Icons widget.

* All values entered in Facebook Page Plugin widget settings are now escaped.

* Widget Visibility now avoids memory issues on sites with a lot of registered users.

= 4.7.1 =

* Release date: March 14th, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-48Y

**Bug Fixes**

* Carousel: avoid javascript errors that may cause issues with Slideshows or Tiled Galleries.

* Markdown: always enable Markdown for posts whenever the module is active.

* Sharing: make sure that sharing buttons open in a small pop-up instead of a separate window.

* SSO: Avoid token or nonce errors when trying to log in to your site via the Secure Sign On option.

* VideoPress: add in the ability to get video thumbnails from the WordPress.com REST API.

* Widgets: improve rendering of the Image Widget via Photon.

* Widget Visibility: avoid empty widget visibility rules after updating to Jetpack 4.7.

* Widget Visibility: restore the option to make widgets appear on archive pages of different Custom Post Types.

* Widget Visibility: migrate widget visibility settings to the new major Page rule for Custom Post Types.

* Widget Visibility: add missing CSS for widget visibility settings on sites using an RTL language.

= 4.7 =

* Release date: March 7th, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-46L

**Enhancements**

* Quickly jump to post specific stats on WordPress.com with a new link.

* We've added more information to our debug tools to improve your support experience.

* New HTML5 versions of our house ads are out.

* Display custom copyright EXIF information in the Carousel with this new filter.

* We've highlighted the ability to export Contact Form feedback as it was being overlooked.

* If you have images on WordPress.com we're going to skip using Photon when the images include resize parameters.

* It is now possible to use the Sharing filter to customize the emails sent from the Email Sharing button.

* We've updated the library powering the Print link in the Recipe shortcode.

* Customize the speed and display of your slideshows with new Slideshow shortcode filters.

* The Twitch.tv shortcode now uses Twitch's new embedded player.

* Social Menus now come with the option to use SVG icons.

* Customize the content of the Display Posts Widget with a new filter.

* We've added a new email field to the Contact Info Widget.

* The Image and the Text widgets now use Photon if it is enabled.

* The WordPress.com REST API got several updates including using `register_rest_route()` consistently for registering, new date and time format settings, a filter for theme info results, new links and endpoints, and more.

* We cleaned up the Google+ Shortcode JS library and added a way to filter the SlideShare shortcode.

**Performance Improvements**

* Experience better performance with single page load caching of the media summary.

* We made some improvements to avoid slow queries on sites with thousands of images.

* The Top Posts widget now utilizes an endpoint from the WP.com REST API improving performance.

* Improve development mode performance by only calling `site_url()` once.

* We rewrote the way major/minor rules lists are generated to save bandwidth, and memory for sites using Widget Visibility.

* We've removed sync options that weren't needed to save memory during the sync process.

**Accessibility**

* We've improved the highlight of the stats range for a better visual experience and to make it consistent with other areas of the dashboard.

* Added a missing label to one of the fields in the Email sharing dialog.

* We've enabled keyboard focus styling in the new admin interface.

* Increased padding to sharing buttons on mobile to avoid usability issues.

* We've replaced Widget Visibility text labels with icons to improve usability on smaller devices.

**Slightly Less Exciting Enhancements:**

* We've added a filter to allow you to remove the Comment Form title.

* The Development Mode notice got an update to include all possible options to activate Development mode.

* Jetpack registration function got an update and cleanup.

* A notice displayed to WooCommerce store owners now detects when WooCommerce Services is installed, but not active.

* We've removed the Holiday Snow settings until you need them.

* Improved Infinite Scroll settings to reduce confusion.

* The HTML classes `infinite-scroll` and `neverending` are now applied using JS instead of PHP.

* We've updated the support link appearing when you're locked out of your site.

* New Unit Tests were added to make sure Publicize doesn't break when making changes to the Publicize process.

* We've added a sync filter to allow customizing timeout.

* The Top Posts widget now supports non-square image sizes.

* Added the Video GUID to the media API endpoint.

**Improved Compatibility**

* Fixed some W3C validation errors in Comments.

* Infinite Scroll now works beautifully with the Twenty Seventeen Theme.

* Translate new terms easier with an improvement to the translator comments.

* We switched to use Core functions to retrieve the list of sites in a multisite network for more accurate results.

* We added Product visibility to post meta whitelist, for better control of products displayed in Related Posts.

* We no longer sync specific post meta data added by Postman or WP RSS Multi Importer to avoid performance issues during the sync process.

* We're now avoiding conflicts with plugins adding the core Video upload library to the post editor.

* Removed deprecated compatibility code for older versions of WordPress.

* We had some Shortcode conflicts with WordPress Post embeds, but that's been fixed.

**Bug Fixes**

* The Carousel `jp_carousel_load_for_images_linked_to_file` filter wasn't working well with Photon, this has been fixed.

* Carousel is now working well when loaded from infinite scroll.

* We removed double slashes from file paths in the Contact Form to avoid errors in specific server environments.

* Fixed a problem where CSS was being stripped when migrating from Jetpack's Custom CSS to Core's CSS editor.

* Our Debug Tool is now reporting the correct URL when WordPress lives in a subdirectory.

* Found and fixed a PHP error when uninstalling Jetpack.

* Infinite Scroll is no longer buggy when displaying the last page, and is more compatible with certain themes that were returning posts when there were none left to show.

* We're now skipping Photon for .ashx files.

* The Twitter character counter in Publicize got a fix to display info correctly.

* Related Posts are now displaying correctly for everyone, and we brought back the `jetpack_sharing_headline_html` filter.

* We've improved Sharing to render custom sharing services correctly, include Open Graph Meta Tags, and avoid JavaScript errors when jQuery is enqueued in the footer.

* Synchronization scheduling issues have been resolved.

* We're now trimming spaces in URLs for Image and Display Posts Widgets.

* Widget Visibility wasn't playing nice on taxonomy pages, this is no longer the case.

* The WordPress.com REST API received a couple of fixes to remove PHP errors when editing via the WordPress.com interface, authentication errors when using third-party apps, and permission errors when trying to preview edited posts in the WordPress.com editor.

= 4.6 =

* Release date: February 7, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-40g

**New Features and Improvements**

* Enable Google Analytics without touching a line of code with this new Jetpack feature.

**Performance Improvements**

* We've updated all outbound links to use HTTPS to improve performance and security.

* Photon now leverages a new WordPress core function to improve performance a bit.

**Enhancements**

* Keep an eye out for a note from WooCommerce on how your e-commerce store may benefit from our new USPS and CanadaPost shipping functionality.

* We've added an error message if Publicize isn't functioning as it should be.

* The Twitter Widget timeline now displays the tweet limit count as 20, prior to this it appeared to have no limit.

**Slightly Less Exciting Enhancements:**

* In an effort to help us better understand features that are being used, Twitter's timeline widget and Twitter's shortcodes now pass Jetpack's partner ID.

* We've added new API endpoints allowing us to enable translation auto-updates and pull post rows and metadata for backups.

* We're now retrieving all feature settings in the readable `/settings` endpoint.

**Improved Compatibility**

* We've eliminated some notices and warnings when using Jetpack on a server running PHP 7.1 or on servers where `print_r()` is disabled.

* Photon now avoids PHP notices when your site is using plugins that do srcset CDN replacement.

* When the sharing options appear to be incorrect due to site configuration issues we force it to retrieve the right options avoiding potential fatal errors.

* We've added some shortcode CSS and widget class names prefixes to avoid conflicts with other plugins.

**Bug Fixes**

* Some sites were using illegal multibyte characters and failing to sync posts, this has been fixed.

* IE11 was giving our admin layout a bit of a problem but we rectified that.

* There were some PHP notices popping up when a site has no posts so we got rid of them.

* The new Jetpack Ads feature will auto disable itself if your Jetpack plan doesn't support the feature.

* We fixed a few PHP notices and warnings related to the Custom CSS feature.

* The connection banner's "dismiss" icon was giving us a little trouble, but we got it fixed right up.

* The Likes feature was showing a PHP notice when there was no $post object, this has been fixed.

* We've brought back the Twitter Widget "noscrollbar" option.

* We're now forcing only Photon URLs to HTTPS as your custom CDN URLs may use a different protocol.

* If a Publicize connection is not shared with all users on the site, do not trigger Publicize for the other users.

* Publicize was having trouble working with scheduled posts, this should be fixed now.

* SSO may not have been displaying the login form when using JSON API authorization. Sorry about that, we've fixed it.

* We've eliminated some PHP notices that were showing with some Shortcodes.

* There was a Top Posts Widget image size issue when using list layouts, but is no longer causing issues.

* We fixed some notices and warnings when updating data from the WordPress.com central interface.

= 4.5 =

* Release date: January 17, 2017

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-3Kc

This release introduces a brand-new module, Jetpack Ads, a brand-new VideoPress feature, and a lot of new shortcodes and widgets.

**Exciting New Features and Improvements:**

* Generate revenue from your site with an all-new WordAds feature, which when enabled displays high-quality ads for your visitors.

* Today we are proud to release a fully redesigned VideoPress interface for easy uploading, management, and add-free playback of your fantastic videos now fully integrated with your Jetpack Premium or Professional plans.

* Spice up your sidebar with new widgets that display blog stats, author info, "Follow my blog" buttons, and even an event countdown.

* Embed your amazing 360° photos with the VR shortcode

* Link your visitors to your Tumblr or Twitch pages using the new icons in the Social Media Icons Widget.

**Enhancements**

* Use the beautiful Jetpack carousel feature to display single images.

* Turn on and update Related Posts right from the Customizer.

* Customize the output of the Related Posts headline using a new filter.

**Performance and Security Improvements:**

* Your Custom CSS will now be served in a separate stylesheet when it is more than 2,000 characters.

* Your Stats queries are now always being made over HTTPS.

* Holiday Snow files now load in the footer, but rest assured the snow still falls from above.

* We have improved Jetpack's synchronization process to support more plugins and use less resources.

* The jQuery Cycle script used by slideshow galleries is now minified, resulting in faster loading times.

**Slightly Less Exciting Enhancements:**

* The JSON API now allows updating translations and alternative theme installation methods.

* Public Custom Post Types are now automatically available via the WordPress.com REST API.

* We've added a token-based authentication mechanism to the REST API in order for the site to be able to receive authenticated requests from WordPress.com.

* Use `sync` commands in Jetpack's WP CLI.

* You can now set the value for options directly in the Contact Form shortcode.

* Updated some verbiage around IP Whitelisting on the Protect settings screen.

* Custom sharing buttons got some new variables.

* RIP blip.tv — we've removed your shortcode.

* Improved Image and Display Posts Widget settings to provide more explanation and better error messages.

* We've added a few new Content Options to the Customizer for supported themes.

* Improved the Facebook Widget to avoid confusion when editing width and height settings.

* Added and improved a few shortcodes.

**Improved Compatibility:**

* If your server is misconfigured and we can't get an IP address we're going to deactivate Protect and send you a notice so you're in the loop.

* The WPML compatibility file wasn't loading at the right time, but we've fixed that.

* We've improved compatibility with tools like Cavalcade to avoid stuck Cron jobs.

* Some selected WooCommerce data (order items and order item meta) are now syncing to WordPress.com.

**Bug Fixes**

* You'll notice numerous design improvements to the Jetpack UI.

* Accessibility is important to us so we've made some improvements there.

* Missing attachments in the Carousel were causing an infinite loop, but we've corrected that.

* Eliminated a PHP Notice when running the CLI `wp jetpack` command.

* PHP warnings in the Restaurant Menu Post type have seen their last day with us.

* Fixed a bug that displayed the wrong connected user for up to 24 hours after they disconnected.

* Removed a deprecated function to prevent notices when using Infinite Scroll in the Customizer.

* Long titles in Jetpack widgets weren't looking so great, so we cleaned them up.

* Before now you weren't able to create a child category from WordPress.com. Now you can!

* Rogue colons were showing up in the related posts area on sites with the Twenty Fourteen and Twenty Sixteen themes.

* Fixed a ReCaptcha error on the Email sharing button.

* Confirmed Instagram embeds actually load when using Infinite Scroll.

* Site Icons now display on the WordPress.com site management interface.

* Set a default time limit of 30 seconds when sending sync requests via Cron.

* Synchronized supported shortcodes on a site.

* Fixed an issue where empty categories weren't showing with the Widget Visibility feature dropdown.

* Fixed various little bugs when working with multiple widgets in the Customizer and in the Widgets admin screen.

* Added a Translate Widget default title in case you haven't defined one.

* The Top Posts Widget now avoids layout issues when using the Grid layout while displaying a post without an image.

= 4.4.2 =

* Release date: December 6, 2016

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-3JR

This release improves Jetpack compatibility with WordPress 4.7.

**Compatibility changes**

* Custom CSS: Made the Custom CSS feature of Jetpack compatible with the CSS Customizer editor in WordPress 4.7.

* Sync: improved compatibility with the wp-missed-schedule plugin.

**Bug fixes**

* Featured Content: made sure there is no infinite loop when removing the featured tag from the tag list.

* Admin: made sure help tabs are not being hidden.

* Admin: made At a Glance page work nicely when there is no backup data yet.

* Sync: now making sure that needed classes are loaded, preventing errors.

* Sync: cleared out unneeded scheduled jobs.

= 4.4.1 =

* Release date: November 22, 2016

* Release post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-3JR

**Bug Fixes**

* Fixed an issue where some users with slower servers would get an error on

the Jetpack dashboard when `WP_DEBUG` was enabled.

* Fixed an issue where users on a Jetpack Professional plan who were paying

monthly (as opposed to annually) wouldn’t be able to enable SEO Tools.

= 4.4 =

* Release date: November 21, 2016

* Release post: http://wp.me/p5U9nj-2Ow

**Enhancements**

* Additional unit tests have been added to improve Jetpack's development process and stability.

* Custom post types have been added to the WP REST API output.

* Many of the screenshots throughout the plugin have been replaced by SVGs in order to make Jetpack smaller.

* New endpoints have been added to allow the installation of plugin and theme zip files via the API.

* Twelve new filters to make Jetpack more extensible! See: http://wp.me/p5U9nj-2Ow.

* New widget: "Google Translate" to allow users to translate your site into their own language.

* New widget: "My Community" where you can see who recently interacted with your site.

* One of the biggest issues facing Jetpack users for years now has been difficulties in moving sites from one domain name to another. This update makes strides towards improving that process.

* Photon now uses HTTPS by default. Secure all the things!

* There are now helpful hints throughout the admin interface to make Jetpack easier to use.

* We now allow you to embed pins, boards and profiles from Pinterest.

* We've added a new feature: SEO Tools, available to Jetpack Professional subscribers. You can read more about our plans here: https://jetpack.com/features/

* We've made numerous improvements to the data sync process.

**Bug Fixes:**

* Fixed link to Akismet settings.

* Improved compatibility between Infinite Scroll and WPML.

* Move email notification settings back with the other email settings in the Discussion Settings.

* Various minor performance/compatibility fixes.

= 4.3.2 =

* Release date: October 13, 2016

**Enhancements**

* Unsaved changes were getting lost when users were navigating away from settings so we put in a confirmation message to prevent this from happening.

* We've stopped counting carousel views in stats by default, you can use the `jetpack_enable_carousel_stats` filter to enable counting them again.

* Stats are now responding faster.

* There were several improvements and repairs made to sync including additional endpoints, performance enhancements, whitelisted data, better decision making around when to sync information, and more.

* Markdown now has a CSS class on footnotes.

**Improved Compatibility:**

* We've improved compatibility with Kinsta by automatically turning on Staging Mode for Jetpack when in a staging environment.

**Bug Fixes:**

* Several fixes have been made to sync to repair issues with Publicize, Notifications, and Subscriptions.

* We removed PHP warnings by checking to make sure json language files like jetpack-en_US.json are readable before we load them.

* We found an unused option in Gravatar Hovercard settings and removed it.

* The correct support link is now being used to make it easier for you to connect with the Jetpack team if you need us.

* The permissions check for plugin information retrieval was fixed as well.

* Some plugins were adding content on outbound http requests causing an infinite loop we fixed this right up.

* We removed some warnings that were occurring when translations didn't exist by adding a fallback.

* We've added Moroccan Arabic translations, and switched to language packs for Croatian, Spanish (Chile) and Greek.

* Sync was running into issues so we've limited dequeue time to 1/3 of PHP's max execution time, which has unclogged the problem.

* We're now sending full and incremental queues separately so that a failure in one doesn't block the other.

* There was a JavaScript enqueuing error with our Sharing feature that has been repaired.

* The Top Posts widget now includes the ability to list attachment (media) pages.

* We weren't building CPT links correctly resulting in bad navigation, which is now fixed.

* We removed the form legend for default Tiled Gallery settings as it doesn't relate.

* With shortcodes we now return early from processing them if no string is passed, as they are required.

= 4.3.1 =

* Release date: September 8, 2016

**Support Enhancements**

* We're now syncing data about hosts so that we can provide better support

when needed.

* Minor update to inline docs to match version numbers.

**Bug Fixes:**

* Admin Page: fix error when Admin Page resources could not be fetched with

`wp_remote_get` due to unique host configurations.

* Admin Page: fix error when Post By Email could not be enabled when the

browser's dev console was enabled.

* Admin Page: make sure all translated strings are encoded properly.

* Admin Page: only use POST requests for updating the state of Jetpack, to

avoid issues on servers not allowing PUT requests.

* Admin Page: search icon no longer overlaps the global notices.

* Admin Page: make sure that non-admins can also modify Spellchecking

settings.

* Admin Page: check that a json language file like jetpack-en_US.json is

readable before loading its contents and thus avoid a PHP warning.

* General: Improve random number generation for compatibility with more hosts.

* General: Add deprecated PHP file (class.jetpack-landing-page.php) back as an

empty file, to avoid generating fatal errors on sites with aggressive caching.

* General: Ensure concatenated CSS is generated for RTL languages.

* Security: Ensure that all options are included on the security tab.

* Stats: fix display for sites with pretty permalinks disabled.

* Subscriptions: ensure that no email is sent when updating a published post.

* Sync: To improve performance, add snapTW to the list of post meta data that

won't be synchronized for each post.

* Sync: do not schedule a full sync after each import.

* Verification Tools: in the Settings card, use appropriate link for each

service.

= 4.3 =

* Release date: September 6th, 2016

**Exciting Performance and UI Improvements:**

* We have launched the all new React powered interface, a year in the making,

designed to give you better control of your favorite Jetpack features.

= 4.2.2 =

* Release date: August 19th, 2016

**Bug Fixes:**

* We fixed the code which displays the Facebook share count to accomodate

Facebook's new data structure.

* We fixed an issue which caused PHP notices to get logged for users of the

Twenty Fourteen theme.

* We fixed an issue with the Minileven mobile theme which was preventing it

from loading.

* Improved Sync performance.

* Increase security by sanitizing a URL used in the SSO process.

= 4.2.1 =

* Release date: August 17th, 2016

**Bug Fixes:**

* We fixed a conflict between Jetpack and W3 Total Cache.

* We fixed some issues with Publicize and Custom Post Types.

* Very large Multisite networks with lots of users can now be synchronized

with WordPress.com.

* We improved the synchronization process between your site and WordPress.com.

= 4.2 =

* Release date: August 10th, 2016

**Performance Enhancements:**

* We’ve improved Jetpack’s performance by making calls to the database more

efficient; essentially, Jetpack is doing less on each page load, making things

faster. #4281, #4316

* We’ve ensured that every feature uses information that is up to date by

completely refactoring the way information was synchronized between your site

and WordPress.com.

* We've improved the way Jetpack queries for information about features, which

results in less overall queries.

**Exciting Feature and UI Improvements:**

* We now track your visitor views of Carousel images in stats.

* You can now customize advanced typographic settings like ligatures in the

Custom CSS editor with new support for the `font-feature-settings` property.

* We’ve improved the experience when you don’t actually have enough posts to

Infinitely Scroll.

* Our Contact Info Widget allows you to enter a Google Maps API Key which is

now required by Google if you want to display a map.

**Security:**

* We’re continuing our efforts to harden Jetpack security, by implementing the

`hash_equals()` function to avoid timing attacks when comparing strings. We

also improved security on CSVs exported from your contact form.

**Slightly Less Exciting Feature Improvements:**

* The Cartodb shortcode has been changed to match the new product name, Carto.

* The YouTube shortcode now uses the content width defined by the theme when

available, even if an embed size was defined in an old version of WordPress.

* Breadcrumbs now support hierarchical post types and taxonomies.

* We’ve added the Portfolio Post Type to the WordPress.com REST API whitelist.

* There are a few new parameters for the Dailymotion shortcode.

**Improved Compatibility:**

* We now work well with WP Stagecoach staging sites, so you should not see any

future impact on production sites.

* We had some PHP notices popping up in the WooCommerce plugin wizard screen,

these are gone.

**Bug Fixes:**

* We stopped loading compatibility stylesheets on the default theme's singular

views for Infinite Scroll.

* Debug tests forwarded through the contact form in the Jetpack Debug menu are

now successfully sent to the support team.

* We’ve removed the PHP notices you might have seen when moderating comments.

* There are no longer PHP notices cropping up when publishing via Cron.

* We’ve fixed the official Sharing buttons so they now line up just right.

* The PHP warnings of Sitemaps stylesheets have been eliminated.

* We’ve done away with the warnings that appeared when Tonesque processes a

file which claims to be one filetype, but is actually another.

* We’ve exterminated PHP notices that appeared when using Random Redirect, as

well as when the author wasn't set.

= 4.1.1 =

* Release date: July 7th, 2016

**Bug Fixes:**

* SSO: Use high-resolution Gravatar images on the log-in form on Retina

devices.

* Publicize: improve reliability of Publicize when publishing new posts.

= 4.1 =

* Release date: July 6th, 2016

* Release Post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-3jd

**Performance Enhancements:**

* Carousel no longer loads full-size images in the previous and next previews,

increasing the speed and performance of slideshows.

* We’ve improved Jetpack’s performance by making calls to the database more

efficient; essentially, Jetpack is doing less on each page load, making things

faster.

* We’ve improved Photon dev mode, eliminating unnecessary attempts to sync

images.

**Exciting Feature and UI Improvements:**

* A new look: SSO, redesigned and refactored, provides a new and improved

experience.

* Tracking made simple: quickly view the number of unread feedback submissions

in your sidebar.

* Getting support just got easier! Access improved self-help tools in the

Jetpack Debug menu.

* Greater control over Infinite Scroll: pause and resume Infinite Scroll with

two new JavaScript methods.

* Improved Sharing: we’ve swapped image icons for icon fonts and added

Telegram and WhatsApp buttons.

* Untappd shortcode: now you can sip and share your favorite craft brews.

Cheers!

* Recipes, revamped: we’ve added new recipe shortcodes and options to create

more detailed recipes.

* Improved Gallery Widgets now use Photon to resize and serve images.

**Security:**

* We’re continuing our efforts to harden Jetpack security by implementing the

`hash_equals()` function in an effort to avoid timing attacks when comparing

strings.

* We’ve made it easier to use SSL connections on ports `80` and `443`,

improving our ability to communicate with an increased number of secure

websites.

* You will now receive a warning for any failed attempts when connecting your

website via SSL.

**Slightly Less Exciting Feature Improvements:**

* Updated the Infinite Scroll settings verbiage, which was a bit confusing.

* Removed Jetpack Audio Shortcode, which is no longer in use.

* Redesigned Jetpack banner notices to match core notification styles.

* Added an icon on a connected Jetpack user’s profile page, next to their

name.

* Added the ability to edit Portfolio custom-post-type options in the

Customizer.

* Added a new filter called `jetpack_publicize_capability` which allows you to

override user role restrictions for Publicize.

* Improved the connection process between Jetpack and WordPress.com making it

easier to start using Manage.

* Updated the Top Posts Widget so you can use and display posts that are older

than 10 days.

* Updated the Twitter Timeline Widget to support updates made by Twitter.

* Improved the VideoPress Shortcode modal.

* Updated VideoPress, which now defaults to HTML5 videos when the `freedom`

shortcode parameter is in use.

* Improved how Jetpack syncs by removing mock options.

* Updated the naming convention for feedback posts.

* Updated several JSON API endpoints to match WordPress.com endpoints, added

support for custom taxonomies, and enabled trash as a valid status for the

post update endpoint.

**Improved Compatibility:**

* A community member found and fixed a compatibility issue with our Open Graph

Meta Tags and Bitly’s older plugin -- we now check to make sure we don’t

create conflicts.

* We’ve fixed a rare scenario where an error would occur when other plugins or

sites were using the `JETPACK__GLOTPRESS_LOCALES_PATH` constant.

**Bug Fixes:**

* Comment avatars are now retrieved in a manner more consistent with the login

avatar, improving consistency and eliminating the possibility of a future bug.

* We eliminated PHP notices that were appearing when Custom Content Types were

defined without labels or sections.

* PHP memory limits were reached in rare cases when a website had thousands of

revisions of their Custom CSS. The issue is fixed -- happy editing!

* jQuery deprecated the `size()` function -- as a result, we’ve stopped using

it as well.

* A PHP notice popped up when plugins were updated from the WordPress.com

plugin management interface -- these notices will no longer appear.

* We fixed a bug where Photon wasn’t providing the original size for images

that were being used outside of the post content.

* We eliminated the PHP notices that displayed when posts with slideshows were

added to a sitemap.

* We fixed an error that was showing up in Sitemaps when a website permalink

structure used `index.php`.

* We eliminated JavaScript errors that displayed when tiled galleries were

viewed.

* We fixed an issue where image dimensions weren’t properly saved when added

to a new widget.

* Since Google Maps API keys are now required to use maps, we’ve updated the

Contact Info Widget to allow site owners to set up their keys.

* We fixed a bug where multiple `display` properties weren’t able to be saved

in Custom CSS.

= 4.0.4 =

Release date: June 20th, 2016

Release Post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-3eT

Security:

* Post By Email: Added an additional layer of security to prevent unauthorized

changes to Post By Email settings.

* Likes: Fixed an XSS vulnerability in the Likes module.

* REST API/Contact Form: We've eliminated unauthenticated access to Feedback

posts.

Feature Improvements:

* Customizing Protect: We've increased Protect’s response time and added a new

filter, `jetpack_protect_connect_timeout`, reducing the likelihood of seeing

the fall back form.

* Connection Process: Your site url and icon are displayed on the Jetpack

connection screens to help improve communication.

* Jetpack for Multisite: It’s now easier to manage your Jetpack connections on

the network admin screen.

* Photon Responsive Image Improvements: We’re now auto-generating new scrset

options, improving how images served from Photon are handled.

* Developing on Kinsta: A new constant has been added to improve developing

with Jetpack on a staging environment hosted with Kinsta.

Jetpack UI Improvements:

* Better Access to Our Support Team: We wanted to make it easier for you to

get help so we added a contact form in the admin that links directly to our

Jetpack Support Team.

Improved Compatibility:

* We’ve stopped adding Open Graph Meta tags if you’re using the SEO Framework

plugin.

* Having both GlotPress and Jetpack active at the same time was causing

errors, we’ve eliminated them.

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed the handling of special characters like ampersands in Carousel Titles

and Descriptions.

* When visitors tried to view a Carousel image with a hash in the URL, a

JavaScript error would occur; we’ve fixed that.

* Jetpack Comment form fields now use the default language you’ve set for

WordPress, previously the verbiage was always in English.

* Custom CSS wasn’t handling slashes and quotes properly; we’ve squashed that

bug.

* There were some rare cases where PHP notices were popping up when a Contact

Form was submitted. These instances have been identified and eliminated.

* We’ve replaced a bit of code with a Jetpack native function to fix a bug

that was breaking things during an API request for available updates.

* We accidentally removed the ability for Open Graph to select images from

slideshows, it’s up and running again.

* There was an issue where Open Graph meta tags weren’t being set when your

homepage is a “Static Front Page”, it’s working again.

* In rare cases when developers were customizing Photon they were seeing a PHP

notice when arguments were passed as a string rather than an array. This has

been fixed.

* We’ve fixed an issue where Protect’s backup math form wasn’t showing on

custom front end login forms.

* When setting up WooCommerce you might have seen a Related Posts notice which

didn’t belong. We’ve eliminated them.

* If you’ve been using our sharing tool with unofficial sharing buttons you

might have noticed your sharing numbers were missing. They’re now back.

* In unique situations where special characters were used in sitemap

stylesheets an error would occur; that has been remedied.

* We’ve fixed a problem with mismatching HTML tags in our Spelling and Grammar

feature.

* We’ve ensured that the `jetpack_disable_twitter_cards` filter actually

removes Twitter cards.

* We’ve fixed some JavaScript errors that would crop up if you were editing a

custom-post-type post that didn’t support the core media editor — say that 10

times fast.

* We had some JavaScript errors when you were using the customizer to modify

widgets. They are no longer with us.

= 4.0.3 =

Release date: May 26th, 2016

Release Post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-3hm

* Important security update. Please upgrade immediately.

= 4.0.2 =

Release date: April 21st, 2016

Bug Fix:

* Addresses an issue where Jetpack 4.0 caused a fatal error on sites with

specific configurations.

= 4.0 =

Release date: April 20th, 2016

Release Post: http://wp.me/p1moTy-3dL

Performance Enhancements:

* Protect: the routine that verifies your site is protected from brute-force

attacks got some love and is more efficient.

* Contact Forms: cleaning the database of spam form submission records is more

efficient.

Feature Improvements: