WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 17.4 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.

What’s New?

POSTS/ PAGES

• A new author can be chosen for Posts and Pages on multi-author sites. #16281

LOGIN

• Enabled approving login authentication requests via push notification while the app is in the foreground. #16484

FIXES AND UPGRADES

• The “Follow Other Sites” Quick Start Tour now highlights Reader Search #16461
• Added pull-to-refresh to the My Site screen when a user has no sites. #16490

^{Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt}
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 17.4, gutenberg-mobile 1.53

What Testing is Most Needed:

If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.

• Login flows – all

• Multi-Author Sites – Test ideas and setup tips in the PR
  • If the app’s logged in user’s role is downgraded, leftover state (e.g. previously downloaded users) may remain, resulting in failures of the tests. It’s recommended to test user role changes by going from lowest up, or by wiping the app state clean each time.
  • Self-hosted sites: the user role must be Administrator to use this feature.
  • WP.com sites: Administrator and Editor roles should be able to use this feature.
  • Please look for regressions in the other items in the “Publish” section of the Post / Page Settings view
    
• My Site screen
  • Regression test for potential layout issues in the My Site screen
  • Log in with a user with no sites or create a new user but don’t create a site. You should see the empty My Site screen.
  • Log into the web with the same user and create a site.
    • Come back to the app and pull to refresh. You should now see your new site.
    • Delete that site in the app, and check that you’re taken back to the My Site screen afterwards.

Test Setup

• Sign up for our TestFlight program by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
• 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.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

• Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
• For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
• Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
• 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! 

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WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 17.3 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.

What’s New?

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

• Block Editor: New Block: Search Block [#3210]
• Block Editor: The media upload options of the Image, Video and Gallery block automatically opens when the respective block is inserted. [#2700]
• Block Editor: The media upload options of the File and Audio block automatically opens when the respective block is inserted. [#3399]
• Block Editor: Remove visual feedback from non-interactive bottom-sheet cell sections [#3404]

COMMENTS

• Comments can be filtered to show the most recent unreplied comments from other users. [#16215]

FIXES AND UPGRADES

• Fixed issue where users could not leave the username selection screen due to styling issues. [#16380]
• Fixed issue where restoring a post left the restored post in the published list even though it has been converted to a draft. [#16358]
• Fixed translation issues for templates fetched on the page creation design selection screen. [#16404]
• Fixed translation issue for the Choose button on the template preview in the site creation flow. [#16404]
• Fixed issue where trashing a post converted it to Classic content. [#16367]
• Fixed the background color of search fields. [#16365]
• Fixed the navigation bar color in dark mode. [#16348]
• Fixed issue where deleting a post and selecting undo would sometimes convert the content to the classic editor. [#16342]

^{Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt}
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 17.3, gutenberg-mobile 1.52

What Testing is Most Needed:

• Search Block 

From the PR: The Search block returns results from the titles and the bodies of posts and pages, and from media titles, alt text, file names, and single image captions. It will not return results from widgets, comments, categories, gallery captions or other text, or tags.
Also, note that the search results will display posts with the matching term in the post title in reverse-chronological order. Then, it will display posts with the matching term in the post body in reverse-chronological order. So for example, if you have just published a post about Michigan titled “This Weekend,” and you also have an older post titled “Michigan,” searching for ‘Michigan’ will display that older post, with Michigan in the title, at the top of the list.

• Please create posts and pages with the following blocks, adding/deleting/updating and moving them around:
  – Image
  – Video
  – Gallery
  – File
  -Audio
  ⭐️ Please try these in light and dark, old posts and new, in any languages you are comfortable in ⭐️
• Try the new Unreplied comments 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., interact with the contents of that tab and check all other Comments tabs for regressions.

Test Setup

• Sign up for our TestFlight program by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
• 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 Block 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.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

• Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
• For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
• Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
• 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! 

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WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 17.2 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.

What’s New?

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

• New Block: Jetpack contact info [#3340]
• Image block: Improve text entry for long alt text. [#29670]
• Bug fix: Allow stepper cell to be selected by screenreader [#3362]

OTHER

• Remove Site Switcher from the Editor clean-up [#16188]
• Fixed an issue where some author display names weren’t visible for self-hosted sites. [#16297]

New App Icons!! 😍

^{Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt}
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 17.2, gutenberg-mobile 1.51

What Testing is Most Needed:

1. If you have VoiceOver experience, or you want to learn (bonus points!!), please try customizing a Column block with VoiceOver. Better yet, do it with your eyes closed or use Screen Curtain. (With three fingers, quickly triple-tap the screen.)
   1. Create a Columns Block.
   2. Double-tap the ‘settings’ gear icon to open it.
   3. Touch “Number of Columns”. The option should gain and retain focus by the screenreader.
2. Image Block alt text: Please add image blocks and use the Alt Text feature. Please try adding lots of text! As this is a UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. change, dark mode, landscape orientation and RTL languages are also considerations.
3. Navigate through the app, using it how you naturally would. Create a new site and add pages, make a story post, go for a walk and show us what you saw!

Test Setup

• Sign up for our TestFlight program by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
• 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 Block 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.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

• Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
• For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
• Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
• 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! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 17.1 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.

Release Notes

 🎉 FRESH NEW LOOK!  🎉

• We updated the app’s color scheme with a brighter new blue used throughout. [#16213, #16207]
• We updated the login prologue with brand new content and graphics. [#16159, #16177, #16185, #16187, #16200, #16217, #16219, #16221, #16222]
• We updated the app’s color scheme with a brighter new blue used throughout. [#16213, #16207]
• Updated the app icon to match the new color scheme within the app. [#16220]

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

• Improved the accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) of range and step-type block settings. [#3255]

LAYOUT/ SITE CREATION

• Reordered categories in page layout picker [#16156]
• Added preview device mode selector in the page layout previews [#16141]

^{Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt}
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 17.1, gutenberg-mobile 1.50

What Testing is Most Needed

1. Please spend time using the app as our beloved users would. Multiple sessions over a couple days, start and stop in the middle of a post, edit/schedule a post, create a new page, create a story post, find other content in the reader….anything you can think of!

Test Setup

• Sign up for our TestFlight program by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
• 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 Block 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.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

• Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
• For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
• Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
• 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! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 17.0 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.

Release Notes

 🎉 FRESH NEW LOOK!  🎉

• We updated the app’s design, with fresh new headers throughout and a new site switcher in My Site. [#15750]
• My Site area has a new headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. style at the top and a new site picker. The site list is no longer the top level of the My Site tab, instead it’s the currently selected site.

NOTIFICATIONS

• 🎊 Notifications: Enabled the new view milestone notifications [#16144] 🎊

LAYOUT/ SITE CREATION

• Added a thumbnail device mode selector in the page layout, and use a default setting based on the current device. [#16019]

COMMENTS

• Comments can now be filtered by status (All, Pending, Approved, Trashed, or Spam). [#15955, #16110]

READER

• fixed an issue that caused unfollowing external sites to fail. [#16060]

DARK MODE

• Fixed an issue where password text on Post Settings was showing as black in dark mode. [#15768]

STATS

• Stats: fixed an issue where an error was displayed for Latest Post Summary if the site had no posts. [#16074]

INTERNAL

• Updated Zendesk to latest version. Should be no functional changes. [#16051]

^{Release notes source: WordPress-iOS/RELEASE-NOTES.txt}
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 17.0, gutenberg-mobile 1.49

What Testing is Most Needed

1. Please spend time using the app as our beloved users would. Multiple sessions over a couple days, start and stop in the middle of a post, edit/schedule a post, create a new page, create a story post, find other content in the reader….anything you can think of!

Test Setup

• Sign up for our TestFlight program by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
• 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.

Where to Report

Please report bugs in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ at WordPress-iOS or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so or add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.

Instructions for Reporting Issues

• Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
• For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
• Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
• 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! 

+make.wordpress.org/test/