WordPress.com Changelog

What's new in WordPress.com 8.0.3

Sep 29, 2023
  • chore(deps): update unit test packages (#81328)
  • Upgrade Playwright to 1.37. (#80737)
  • chore(deps): update unit test packages (#80525)

New in WordPress.com 8.0.2 (Aug 17, 2023)

  • Desktop App: remove dependency on Keytar for Windows 32bit compatibility. (#80077)
  • desktop/package.json (#79409)

New in WordPress.com 8.0.1 (Jul 20, 2023)

  • chore: upgrade jest (and related packages) to v29 (#78786)
  • React 18 (#77046)

New in WordPress.com 8.0.0 (Jun 30, 2023)

  • desktop: update Electron and related package versions. (github/Automattic/wp-calypso#78098)
  • desktop: fix copy shortlink (github/Automattic/wp-calypso#56477)
  • desktop(notifications): add automattcher case and URL fallback (github/Automattic/wp-calypso#56255)
  • desktop: update docs (github/Automattic/wp-calypso#56228)
  • desktop: refine changelog script (github/Automattic/wp-calypso#55623)

New in WordPress.com 7.2.0 (Sep 7, 2021)

  • Desktop: Fix social logins so they can function in the Desktop app (#55562)
  • Desktop: enable dynamic feature flags for development (#54623)
  • Desktop: fix magic link notice (#55500)
  • Desktop: use calypso.live for desktop TeamCity e2e (#55323)
  • Desktop: fix devtools, reload and zoom menu items (#54524)
  • Desktop: exempt net error 27 from "failed to load" handler (#55139)
  • Desktop: Add instructions when trying to login with an email link (#55212)
  • Desktop: refine home button behavior (#55210)
  • Update/desktop win tile icons (#54845)
  • Chore: migrate desktop/app to import/order (#55094)
  • Chore: migrate desktop/e2e to import/order (#54955)

New in WordPress.com 7.1.0 (Aug 15, 2021)

  • Desktop: update electron and key dependencies (#54175)
  • Desktop(windows): fix window restoration on icon double-click (#54562)
  • Chore: migrate webpack configs to import/order (#54584)
  • Desktop(ci): fix macOS notarization (#54193)
  • Amend package.json
  • Mac: fix notarization

New in WordPress.com 7.0.5 (Jun 29, 2021)

  • New title bar with navigation controls to enable easier back, forward and home access.
  • Updated icons on Linux, Mac and Windows.
  • Refine how links are opened in the app when triggered with about:blank or window.open
  • Better handling of code=-30 ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CSP request failures
  • Some fixes for notification payload parsing
  • Add "network disconnected" error message

New in WordPress.com 6.0.2 (Aug 21, 2020)

  • Auto-Update:
  • Point auto-updater to wp-calypso
  • Continous Integration:
  • Add check to fail if tag version doesn't match package.json (#939)
  • Add step to validate tag matches version in package.json
  • Enhancements:
  • Configure YML indentation in .editorconfig

New in WordPress.com 6.0.1 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Calypso:
  • Update to Automattic/wp-calypso@77f169c (#947)
  • Continous Integration:
  • Remove Slack notifications (#936)
  • Fix ignore path for import branch (#926)
  • Ignore wp-desktop migration branch (#925)
  • Send PR # and author back to canary bridge (#905)
  • Add Slack notifications for Calypso PRs (#903)
  • Accept user name and PR number (#902)
  • Fixes:
  • Update Calypso to fix #942 (#946)
  • Fix updater and SSO dialog prompts (#944)
  • Handle unknown editor load failures (#937)

New in WordPress.com 6.0.0 (Jul 10, 2020)

  • Build:
  • CI:
  • Isolate canary from wp-desktop workflows (#898)
  • General:
  • Update to Electron v8 LTS
  • Convert desktop/server/server module to ESM for better Calypso import compat (#890)
  • Calypso:
  • Update to Automattic/wp-calypso@6d53da1 to fix bug (#933)
  • Enhancements:
  • Augment print handler (#928)
  • New Features:
  • Spellchecker:
  • Use os-native spellchecker
  • Fixes:
  • Open "View Post" in an external browser (#924)
  • Testing:
  • Disable logout test (#894)

New in WordPress.com 5.2.0 (Jun 2, 2020)

  • Build:
  • Changelog:
  • Log only latest calypso update (#888)
  • General:
  • Persist e2e app executables for inspection (#889)
  • Update semantic types (#875)
  • Calypso:
  • Update to Automattic/wp-calypso@a0bdabe
  • New Features:
  • Allow Jetpack Gutenberg users to enable SSO
  • Testing:
  • Temporarily disable flakey signup test (#885)
  • Add linux e2e testing (#874)

New in WordPress.com 5.1.1 (May 19, 2020)

  • Build:
  • Add mac build step to calypso canary workflow (#870)
  • Optimize BAU non-release build times (#869)
  • Replace npm with yarn (#863)

New in WordPress.com 5.1.0 (May 5, 2020)

  • Build:
  • General:
  • Automate Github release notes (#848)
  • Deploy with ghr (#846)
  • Migrate calypso to yarn (#806)
  • New Features:
  • Logging:
  • Persist and export application logs (#814)

New in WordPress.com 3.4.0 (Aug 6, 2018)

  • Docs: Fix https typo
  • Docs: Fix origin and redirect URLs
  • Fix Canary Test: Replace spectron with electron-mocha (#482)
  • Improve spell checker (#447)
  • Upgrade Babel to 7.0.0 beta 53 (#477)
  • Updated readme on how to build the app from this repo
  • Update secrets.md docs to recommend a Type: native OAuth token (#474)
  • Update to node 10.5.0 in calypso (#463)

New in WordPress.com 3.1.0 (Nov 24, 2017)

  • Use node’s URL parsing when checking external links
  • Don’t allow links to be dropped into window
  • Bump to Node 6.11.5.
  • Fix missing icon on error pages
  • Split boot file into a preload script
  • Fixed one missing NVM version
  • Add a link handler exception for 127.0.0.1

New in WordPress.com 3.0.0 (Nov 17, 2017)

  • Resolve json imports the same as js imports.
  • Fix showing up an error when another instance of the app is trying to be launched.
  • Update Calypso to pull in oauth-token lib fix.

New in WordPress.com 2.9.0 (Oct 10, 2017)

  • Fix GHR
  • Fix npm dependencies
  • Set to a new OS level by setting Xcode version
  • Fix a path error
  • Fixing distribution with node version conflict
  • Secrets and directory wrangling
  • Update node dependencies to match Calypso
  • Spellchecker bump

New in WordPress.com 2.6.0 (Jul 6, 2017)

  • Updated Calypso and version number
  • Preview: Ignore x-frame-options for iframes (#308)
  • Include fix from Automattic/wp-calypso#15429
  • Pin dependencies; fixes issue with spellchecker specifically.
  • Updates node & npm requirements to match Calypso
  • Update node version for CircleCI to current

New in WordPress.com 2.5.0 (May 24, 2017)

  • Improved notifications panel performance, drag & drop for featured images, fixed a few Reader issues.

New in WordPress.com 2.4.0 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Fix: Extensions loader in webpack
  • Fix issue with component-closest

New in WordPress.com 2.3.0 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Docs: Add note on updating Calypso.
  • Update Makefile check for makensis version.
  • Build: Use the new minified names.
  • Fix non-Mac build where makensis binary does not exist.
  • Updated makefile to work with single build.js.
  • Build: Revert relative path to lib/config in desktop folder.

New in WordPress.com 2.2.0 (Jan 26, 2017)

  • Fixing a break with calypso’s `desktop/2.2.0`:
  • Webpack was configured in the calypso project without updating the desktop project (Automattic/wp-calypso#9575).

New in WordPress.com 1.9.0 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Theme Showcase: Enable Server-Side Rendering #245
  • Theme Showcase: Enable baseline Server-Side Rendering for logged-out users #8870

New in WordPress.com 1.8.0 (Oct 5, 2016)

  • Circle CI:Updating Node version to 6.1.0.
  • Updating Calypso to a18a81ab1662960dbe46a93251c16fef5a043db9.
  • Fixed centering for the UI that pops up for the DMG.
  • Update electron to latest (1.3.5).
  • Fixed a break caused by latest Calypso.
  • Fixed bug where we were unable to access electron.screen for Electron >= 1.1.1.
  • Fixed error with builder.js.
  • Advanced SEO: Fixes preview nudge breaking the app on load.
  • Adds a module replacement entry to the webpack configuration to noop the SeoPreviewNudge component until we can extract the shared functionality.

New in WordPress.com 1.4.0 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Update classes used to target layout elements.

New in WordPress.com 1.3.6 (Jul 30, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory error on Mac.

New in WordPress.com 1.3.1 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Calypso Improvements:
  • Fix settings link within individual site
  • Fix excerpt on admin posts page
  • Desktop App:
  • Improve exception handling on start, should help with network errors #125
  • Add context menus, #116
  • Fix spellcheck contractions for Mac and Linux #124 #119
  • Add preference to enable/disable spellcheck #118 #137
  • Note: This release disables Spellcheck by default due to performance issues with large posts, can be reenabled within preferences. Also introduces an issue with spellcheck for Windows, which is disabled see #128

New in WordPress.com 1.3.0 (Mar 4, 2016)

  • Desktop App:
  • Fix #86 - Clean up after Windows
  • Fix #99 - Overcome corrupt settings file
  • Calypso - Core Application:
  • WordPress.com Signup from within the app.
  • New "Help" section.
  • Improved Site Picker component (recent sites).
  • Use system fonts for UI plus better Merriweather rendering.
  • Faster rendering of Posts.
  • Live preview fixes for private sites.
  • Better All Sites icon.
  • Editor bug fixes and enhancements.
  • Added new edit icon link for sites.
  • More robust featured image handling in Reader and Posts sections.

New in WordPress.com 1.2.7 (Feb 12, 2016)

  • Add clientid check for production release, ensure that proper id is used so production doesnt force log everyone out.
  • Remove unused CSS.
  • process.exit on unhandledException.
  • Add uncaughtException handler.
  • Move path resolution for public to separate module.
  • Only trigger callback after server starts.
  • Move windows icons to public desktop.
  • Adjust image placement in DMG.
  • Tune positions of icons in DMG file.

New in WordPress.com 1.2.1 (Dec 30, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Mac/Windows - spell detection in editor, now undrlinez mizpelld wurds
  • Bump to Electron 0.36.0
  • Bump Calypso to https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/tree/2536145329d985ba296d04645b4289c3edd6ab3e