Changelog

6.0

• Release date: April 3, 2018
• Release post: https://wp.me/p1moTy-7xM

Major Enhancements
* Admin Page: Introduced a new Privacy admin page linked at the bottom of the Jetpack dashboard.
* Admin Page: Introduced a Privacy toggle that allows the user to disable event tracking.
* Widgets: Added new Social Icons widget and deprecated old Social Media Icons widget.

Enhancements

• Activity Log: Started syncing comment untrashed and comment unspammed events.
• Admin Page: Added inline module settings for plan welcome page.
• Admin Page: Removed Javascript patterns previously used in the Admin Page that should improve performance lightly (bind pattern).
• Admin Page: Made Jetpack Monitor setting management easier by adding a simple toggle.
• Admin Page: Moved the button for closing the Jumpstart modal closer to the dialog so it’s more visible.
• Admin Page: Updated the “install and activate” link in the Backups card to be a functional link matching the “Set up” button.
• Admin Page: Updated notices style to be more accessible.
• Admin Page: We now show a link to see all plans on small screens.
• Admin Page: Settings in Jetpack dashboard now feature contextual help and a link to learn more about it.
• Ads: Added site id to head meta.
• Comments: Improved accessibility of comments form by adding title attributes.
• Connect: Removed account creation links from below the Set Up Jetpack buttons.
• General: Show correct available status in Jetpack modules list if module is not supported by current plan.
• General: Removed holiday snow module.
• General: Return error in wp-cli if activating a module that is not supported by the current plan.
• Google Translate Widget: Made sure the widget is responsive by default.
• JITM: We now allow specifying that a jitm can be opened in a new window, or the same window.
• JITM: We now don’t use all caps for buttons text.
• Likes: Removed Likes from Jumpstart.
• Likes/Sharing: Moved metabox in post editor to the right side for a better fit.
• Masterbar: Made the Sign Out link in the Master always log you out from WordPress.com.
• Publicize: Made styling of Publicize more consistent with wp-admin.
• Protect: Started blocking XML RPC requests when they get marked as blocked by Protect.
• Search: Made the Search widget available whether or not Extra Sidebar Widgets is enabled.
• SEO Tools: Removed SEO Tools from Jumpstart
• Shortcodes: We now load Twitters widget.js over https.
• Subscriptions: We’ve made it a better experience if you try to subscribe to a site you are already subscribed to.
• Sync: Stopped syncing personal data coming from WooCommerce orders.
• VideoPress: Default to grid view when linking to upload videos
• Warm Welcome: Added Search to the features listed on the Warm Welcome dialog for Professional Plan.
• Widgets: Added rel=noopener attribute to links in the Display WordPress Posts widget if set to open in a new window.

Improved compatibility

• bbPress: Markdown support added for bbPress CPTs.
• PHP 7.1: Fixed an error coming from one of our json-api endpoints.

Bug fixes

• Admin Page: Fixed Dashboard connection card from showing text that overflows the card.
• Admin Page: Fixed directory separator character used when displaying the site URL on the disconnect dialog.
• Admin Page: Fixed an issue by which clicking the back button on a page visited after the Admin Page would result in the Admin Page being rendered with cached data.
• Admin Page: Don’t show a Set Up button when searching for modules that are inactive in Jetpack Settings page. The Set Up button is meant for paid features coming from plugins.
• Admin Page: Make it clear when tracking begins in the connetion dialog.
• Admin Page: Hide the date range tabs when the initial dialog is shown.
• Admin Page: Fixed the positioning of popovers in the Jetpack Settings page.
• Admin Page: Fixed a bug with the Ads settings toggle.
• Admin Page: Fixed a display issue for the custom user capability “jetpack_connect”.
• Admin Page: Made sure translations are properly applied to several phrases.
• Connection Banner: Updated style to better fit wide screens.
• Connection Banner: Added illustration SVGs.
• Contact Form: Fixed width style of input for Website address.
• Google Analytics: fix PHP notice on search pages.
• Infinite Scroll: Fixed issues where the first was being duplicated on scroll.
• Likes: Made manually enabled likes remain being likeable if Likes are enabled for all posts
• Masterbar: Fixed a javascript error that would pop up with the Grammarly extension enabled on Chrome macOS.
• Search: Added default values for the Search widget so it can be added from the Customizer.
• Settings: Fixed overflow/overlap when there are many ignored phrases in spelling options.
• Settings: Updated SEO/analytics links to avoid unnecessary redirects.
• Stats: Fixed column spacing styling issues in WP Dashboard box for Jetpack stats.
• VaultPress: Remove menu item that links nowhere when Rewind is enabled.
• Widgets: Fixed issue with custom URL choice and selective refresh in the EU Cookie Law widget.
• WooCommerce Analytics: Fixed PHP warning coming from str_replace usage.
• WooCommerce Analytics: Started tracking all possible ways to add a product to a cart.