WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 19.2 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
Test Setup
- Make sure you are using the latest beta noted in the title of this post. You can check your app version by going to My Site > Profile (top right) > Help & Support > Version or by looking at the version number in the TestFlight app.
- Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
- Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
- Go to My Site > Settings > Use BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
- If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.
What’s New?
TABLE VIEWS
- Some of the screens of the app has a new, fresh and more modern visual, including the initial one: My Site. [#17812]
NOTIFICATIONS
- Added a button to mark all notifications in the selected filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. as read. [#17840]
PEOPLE
- You can now manage Email Followers on the People section! [#17854]
STATS
- Users can now add a new Insights card from the navigation bar. [#17867]
BLOCK EDITOR
- Replacing the media for an image set as featured prompts to update the featured imageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. [#3930]
- Font size and line-height support for text-based blocks used in block-based themes [#4519]
BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
- Site creation: Fixed bug where sites created within the app were not given the correct time zone, leading to post scheduling issues. [#17821]
- Site creation: The checkbox that appears when choosing a design no longer flickers when toggled. [#17868]
- Stats: fix navigation between Stats tab. [#17856]
- Quick Start: Fixed a bug where a user logging in via a self-hosted site not connected to Jetpack would see Quick Start when selecting “No thanks” on the Quick Start prompt. [#17855]
Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt. Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 19.2, gutenberg-mobile 1.71.
Instructions for Reporting Issues
- If you find a problem with any of the blocks in the block editor, please search the gutenberg-mobile issues and leave a new comment if it has already been reported or create a new issue if you cannot find a previous report.
- If you find a problem with any part of the app other than blocks in the block editor, please search the WordPress-iOS issues and leave a comment it has already been reported or create a new issue if you cannot find a previous report.
- If you’re not sure where to report or if something is a bug, please comment on this post.
- Please always note the app version and device info you tested with!
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- Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.
Thanks for testing!