WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 13.9 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.

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight 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/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

What to Test

To prepare:

• 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.

To test:

1. 13043 Swipe right over the Home or Lock screen, scroll down, tap Edit, add the All Time widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user., verify the unconfigured view is displayed, go to Stats > Widgets Use this site and verify the widget displays data for the selected site and matches what is displayed in the app.
2. 1498 Add a gallery block to a post or page and try to break it: add images, remove images, change the number of columns, crop images, add captions, rotate the device while interacting with the block
3. 1628 Add an image blog, open image settings, rotate the device, dismiss the settings sheet, the app should not crash.
4. 1619 Add a list block, change it to an ordered list (numbered), change the start value of the list and make the numbering go in reverse order.
5. 1601 Add a video block, tap on the settings icon (cog), change each one of the video settings, save changes, and verify the settings are each working as expected.
6. 13092 On a site that has Quick Start available, go to Next Steps > Grow Your Audience > Follow other sites, complete the “Tap < Reader to continue” step and verify the hint goes away after that.

You can find all other changes/fixes and details in the related PRs targeting WordPress-iOS 13.9 and gutenberg-mobile 1.19.

Where to Report

• WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
• gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
• This post for questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report in GitHub.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

#13-9, #call-for-testing, #ios, #mobile

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 13.8 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.

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight 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/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

What to Test

To prepare:

• 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.

To test:

1. 10817 Add a spacer block to any post. Try to break it. View results on various screen sizes, including desktop, and make sure the block works as expected.
2. 1597 Double tap on an image in the image block to preview it full screen. Try zooming. Try with two or more images added in different ways (inserted from URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org, Choose from device, Take a Photo, WordPress Media Library, Free Photo Library, Other Apps).
3. 12947 On the web, open an existing post, make a change, and wait for it to autosave. On the app, open the post and you should see a conflict resolution dialog. Select the more recent changes and make sure they are reflected in the app and on the web.
4. 13013 Sign in with Apple using a linked WordPress account that has 2FA enabled.
5. 13005 Sign in with Google using a Google account that has 2FA enabled on the WordPress account with the same email address.
6. 12980 Go to Profile > Help & Support > Activity Logs > Current and copy the contents. Go to Profile > Help & Support > Contact Us and send the copied logs to support in a new message with an explanation above. Verify you do not see the ‘Message failed to send’ error when using the Contact Us form. Try changing your email on the Support screen and repeat the steps above.
7. 12980 Log in and check that the Me screen is not blank. Quit the app and relaunch, and check the Me screen isn’t blank. Quit the app, turn on airplane mode, relaunch the app and check the Me screen isn’t blank. Try with a self-hosted only login as well as a WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/ login.

You can find all other changes/fixes and details in the related PRs targeting WordPress-iOS 13.8 and gutenberg-mobile 1.18.

Where to Report

• WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
• gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
• This post for questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report in GitHub.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

#13-8, #call-for-testing, #ios, #mobile

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 13.6 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.

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight 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/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

What to Test

To prepare:

• 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.

To test:

1. Offline Support Check that posts created while offline are updated when you go back online. Test with WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/, Jetpack, and Self-hosted sites.
2. Offline Support Edit a published post while offline and check that the changes are synced properly when you go back online. Test with WordPress.com, Jetpack, and Self-hosted sites.
3. Offline Support Edit and existing draft and publish it while offline and make sure the changes are visible in the published post when you go back online. Test with WordPress.com, Jetpack, and Self-hosted sites.
4. Offline Support In general, if you make changes to a post or page while offline, do the changes get uploaded or published as expected when you go back online? Try to break autosave or auto-uploads.
5. Offline Support Try changing post settings for any post while offline and check that the changes are updated or published as expected when you go back online.
6. 12814 Log out of the app.. Add a self-hosted site. Go to the Profile page (Me) and verify it is not blank.
7. 12670 While offline, edit an existing pending for review or scheduled post, make some changes, tap X and update the post. Verify the post is still pending or scheduled and was not published.
8. 1460 Add several images in different ways to a post and pick different alignments. Check that image alignments made in the editor on mobile are reflected on the web from a laptop and vice versa.

You can find all other changes/fixes and details in the related PRs targeting WordPress-iOS 13.6 and gutenberg-mobile 1.16.

Where to Report

• WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
• gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
• This post for questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report in GitHub.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

#13-6, #call-for-testing, #ios, #mobile

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 13.5 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.

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight 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/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

What to Test

To prepare:

• 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.

To test:

1. 12286 Block editor: Long-press/3D touch on the app icon, select the “New Photo Post” option to add an image to a new post.
2. 1394 Block editor: Add an image link that opens in a new tab.
3. 1415 Block editor: Switch to light mode, add a List block, write some text on it, switch to dark mode, delete the text and write new text, check that the text color is white.
4. 1439 Block editor: try adding and removing the Media & Text block. Try to break it.
5. Various Pick any dark mode update from here and test it to make sure it’s working as expected.
6. 12243 Go to Stats > Insights and rearrange the cards. Look through the stats to make sure everything looks okay. Close and re-open the app and make sure the custom order is preserved.
7. 12711 On a slow network connection, check that Stats Insights loads reasonably fast.

You can find all other changes/fixes and details in the related PRs targeting WordPress-iOS 13.5 and gutenberg-mobile 1.15.

Where to Report

• WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
• gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
• This post for questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report in GitHub.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

#13-5, #call-for-testing, #ios, #mobile

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 13.4 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.

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight 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/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

What to Test

To prepare:

• 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 your native language is not English or if you are comfortable testing in another language you are proficient in, please test in that language.

To test:

1. Block Editor: create and publish post several available blocks—get creative, think like a user, try to break the editor. For example, try adding several images at once while offline then go online.
2. Test that you can receive push notifications, notifications in-app, and email notifications for likes, comments, and follows.
3. 12552 Sign In With Apple: log in with SIWA, open app switcher (double tap home button), select iOS settings, disconnect Apple account(Settings > Password & Security > Apps Using your Apple ID > WordPress > Stop Using Apple ID), go back to the WordPress app—verify you are logged out and the following message appears in app logs “Apple credentialRevokedNotification received. User signed out.”
4. 12585 Sign In With Apple: log in with SIWA, background the app, disconnect your Apple account on the device (Settings > Password & Security > Apps Using your Apple ID > WordPress > Stop Using Apple ID), open the app—verify you get logged out.
5. 12606 Sign In With Apple: login/signup with SIWA using an email that matches a WP account, log out and log in with SIWA again, verify the email address is displayed on the password entry view.
6. 12637 Like some posts in the Reader using dark and light mode.
7. 12616 Check that popup menus for headings and lists have a dark background in Aztec.
8. 12610 Log out and when you log back in make sure the spinner at bottom right is visible while logging in.
9. 12590 Open an individual post in the Reader, minimize the app, and verify the app doesn’t crash.
10. 12590 Put the app in the background and switch from light to dark mode (or vice versa), re-open the app, make sure the colors look correct and that buttons and content is generally readable.
11. 12560 Browse comments, pending comments, edit a comment, resize/crop your GravatarGravatar Is an acronym for Globally Recognized Avatar. It is the avatar system managed by WordPress.com, and used within the WordPress software. https://gravatar.com/., and view the country map in stats to make sure all of those things look good in dark mode.
12. 12560 Share content from Safari to the WordPress app, add enough content so it goes behind the keyboard, try to scroll.
13. 12575 Create a document in iA Writer, tap the share icon at the bottom, select “New Draft on WordPress” (a custom iA Writer action, NOT the WP sharing extension), verify the link opens in Safari.
14. 1382 Block editor: check if links in content are tappable without opening a Safari instance on iOS 13.
15. 14270 Block editor: select text, tap Link button, exit without adding a link, check that no link was added. Check that adding a link right after that still works.

You can find all other changes/fixes and details in the related PRs targeting WordPress-iOS 13.4 and gutenberg-mobile 1.14.

Where to Report

• WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
• gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
• This post for questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report in GitHub.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

#13-4, #call-for-testing, #ios, #mobile

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 13.3 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.

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight 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/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

What to Test

To prepare:

• 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.

To test:

1. Block Editor: create and publish post using all of the available blocks (Paragraph, Heading, Image, Video, Lists, Separator, Page Break, Quote, More) and check that each one works as expected.
2. Try uploading images in different ways in a few different posts.
3. 12452 Open the app and publish a post, close the app and go offline, edit the post to add an image, go back online, tap “Update”, and verify the image updates properly and looks good in previews and the web.
4. 1305 (requires iOS 13) Create a new post and check that HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. mode works normally in the block editor.
5. 12540 (requires iOS 13) Open the Reader, on the device go to Settings > Display & Brightness and change the appearance (light to dark or vice versa), check that the app looks correct, put the app in the background, change the appearance again (light to dark or vice versa), check that the app still looks correct.
6. 12521 (requires iOS 13 and an iPad) Open the Profile (Me) section in the app, switch to a different app, go back to the WordPress app, make sure the appearance is not split between light and dark modes.
7. 12338 (if you have a pending iOS update) Open the app and log in, leave the app open for a while, update iOS, then open the app again and please let us know in the comments if you find the app crashing at all. 🙇‍♀️

You can find all other changes/fixes and details in the related PRs targeting WordPress-iOS 13.3 and gutenberg-mobile 1.12.

Where to Report

• WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
• gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
• This post for questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report in GitHub.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

#13-3, #call-for-testing, #ios, #mobile

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. version 13.2 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.

An important update in this release is the introduction of the option to Sign In with Apple in preparation for the release of iOS 13. 🎉

Disclaimer: iOS 13 is currently in beta. Beta software refers to a version of software that is still under development and is not yet released to the public. Make sure to back up your devices before installing beta software and install only on devices and systems that you are prepared to erase if necessary. If you do not have a device you would like to use, feel free to skip the steps that require iOS 13 (there are just two at the end of the list).

Bugs & Feedback

If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” one of us in the #mobile room on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight 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/ and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.

What to Test

To prepare:

• Create a new Apple ID with two-factor authentication enabled to use for testing.
• 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.

To test:

1. Block Editor: create and publish post using all of the available blocks (Paragraph, Heading, Image, Video, Lists, Separator, Page Break, Quote, More) and check that each one works as expected.
2. 12377 Go to My Site and pull to refresh many times to try to get duplicate sites to show. If you can see duplicates, either pull to refresh or wait for a bit for the site to sync and the duplicates should go away.
3. 12287 Go to Profile and notice the Notifications Settings option is no longer there. Go to Notifications and tap the cog icon at top right. Make some changes to your notifications settings and ensure they work as expected.
4. 12363 Go to My Site > Settings > Time Zone and choose a timezone other than your device timezone and not UTC. Go to My Site > Stats > Days and make sure the site timezone setting is displayed correctly.
5. 12303 Create a new post, add a title, add an image, save as a draft, go to More > Preview and make sure the image loads in the preview.
6. 12107 Go to Profile > Help & Support and test the Contact Us form. Try sending logs both as an attachment and via copy/paste.
7. 12305 Log out, tap “Log in”, a button view should appear with the following options: “Continue with Apple” (only if you have iOS 13), “Continue with WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/”, “Continue with Google”, and “Or log in by entering your site address.” Check that each login flow works as expected.
8. 12336 (requires iOS 13) Log out, tap “Log In”, select “Continue with Apple” and follow the prompts to Sign In With Apple.
9. 12379 (requires iOS 13) Go to Settings > Display & Brightness and tap Dark to switch to Dark Mode. Browse around in the app. Does anything look wrong when in Dark Mode? Try editing a few posts that contain blocks using the block editor and a few posts without blocks using the default editor. Please post general Dark Mode problems/screenshots to the comments on 12320.

You can find all other changes/fixes and details in the related PRs targeting WordPress-iOS 13.2 and gutenberg-mobile 1.11.

Where to Report

• WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
• gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
• This post for questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report in GitHub.

Thanks for testing! ❤️

#13-2, #call-for-testing, #ios, #mobile