README

=== Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth ===
Contributors: automattic, adamkheckler, adrianmoldovanwp, aduth, akirk, allendav, alternatekev, andy, annamcphee, annezazu, apeatling, arcangelini, arsihasi, azaozz, barry, batmoo, beaulebens, bindlegirl, biskobe, bjorsch, blobaugh, brbrr, brileyhooper, cainm, cena, cfinke, cgastrell, chaselivingston, chellycat, clickysteve, csonnek, danielbachhuber, daniloercoli, davoraltman, delawski, designsimply, dkmyta, dllh, dlocc, drawmyface, dsmart, dun2mis, dzver, ebinnion, egregor, eliorivero, enej, eoigal, erania-pinnera, ethitter, fgiannar, gcorne, georgestephanis, gibrown, goldsounds, hew, hugobaeta, hypertextranch, iammattthomas, iandunn, joen, jblz, jeffgolenski, jeherve, jennywp, jenia, jessefriedman, jgs, jkudish, jmdodd, joanrho, johnjamesjacoby, jshreve, kbrownkd, keoshi, koke, kraftbj, lancewillett, leogermani, lhkowalski, lschuyler, macmanx, martinremy, matt, mattwiebe, matveb, maverick3x6, mcsf, mdawaffe, mdbitz, MichaelArestad, migueluy, miguelxavierpenha, mikeyarce, mkaz, nancythanki, nickmomrik, njweller, nunyvega, obenland, oskosk, pento, professor44, rachelsquirrel, rdcoll, renatoagds, retrofox, richardmtl, richardmuscat, robertbpugh, roccotripaldi, ryanc413, samhotchkiss, samiff, scarstocea, scottsweb, sdixon194, sdquirk, sermitr, simison, stephdau, thehenridev, tmoorewp, tyxla, Viper007Bond, westi, williamvianas, wpkaren, yoavf, zinigor
Tags: Security, backup, malware, scan, performance
Stable tag: 16.3-beta
Requires at least: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested up to: 7.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Improve your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Includes free tools like stats, CDN and social sharing.

== Description ==

### JETPACK - THE BEST WORDPRESS PLUGIN ###

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Jetpack is a WordPress plugin that helps you create better content, grow your subscribers, earn money from your website and keep it safe, fast, and secure. You can grow and keep track of your website traffic with Jetpack stats, and create better content with Jetpack AI. You can start a newsletter and grow your audience, turning fans into paying subscribers. Create beautiful content with Jetpack Creator and keep your site fast with Jetpack Boost.

= HOW TO GET STARTED WITH JETPACK =
Installation is free, quick, and easy. [Set up Jetpack](https://jetpack.com/install?from=wporg) in minutes. Take advantage of more robust features like WordPress site security and design and growth tools by [upgrading to a paid plan](http://jetpack.com/pricing).

= NEED EXPERT SUPPORT? =
We have a global team of Happiness Engineers ready to provide incredible support. Ask your questions in the support forum or [contact support](https://jetpack.com/contact-support).

### WHY USE JETPACK ON YOUR SITE ###

= Safer. Faster. More traffic. =

WordPress security, performance, marketing, and design tools — Jetpack is made by WordPress experts to make WP sites safer and faster, and help you grow your traffic.

= 24/7 AUTO SITE SECURITY =
We guard your site so you can run your site or business. Jetpack Security provides easy-to-use, comprehensive WordPress site security including auto real-time backups and easy restores, malware scans, and spam protection. Essential features like brute force protection and basic downtime / uptime monitoring are free.

* Back up your site automatically in real time and restore to any point with one click. Cloud storage starts at 10GB, which is more than enough for most sites, with additional storage options available if needed. Great for eCommerce stores especially Woo.
* Manage migration to a new host, migrate theme files and plugins to a new database, easily duplicate websites, create full database backups, clone websites, repair broken websites by restoring older backups or easily set up a test site by creating a duplicate of your existing WP website.
* See every site change and who made it with the activity log, great for coordination, debug, maintenance, or troubleshooting.
* Examine incoming traffic to your WordPress site with our WAF (Web Application Firewall) and decide to allow or block it based on various rules.
* Add an important layer of protection to your site with our WAF (Web Application Firewall), particularly when attackers actively exploit unpatched vulnerabilities.
* Automatically perform malware scans and security scans for other code threats. One click fix to restore your site for malware.
* Block spam comments and form responses with anti spam features powered by Akismet.
* Brute force attack protection to protect your WordPress login page from attacks.
* Monitor your site uptime / downtime and get an instant alert of any change by email.
* Secure WordPress.com powered login used by millions of sites with optional 2FA (two factor authentication) for extra protection.
* Auto update individual plugins for easy site maintenance and management.

You can purchase all of Jetpack’s security features in our [Security bundle](https://cloud.jetpack.com/pricing#jetpack_security_t1_yearly), or [VaultPress Backup](https://cloud.jetpack.com/pricing#jetpack_backup_t1_yearly), [Scan](https://cloud.jetpack.com/pricing#jetpack_scan), and [Akismet Anti-spam](https://cloud.jetpack.com/pricing#jetpack_anti_spam) can each be purchased individually.

= PEAK SPEED AND PERFORMANCE =
Get blazing fast site speed with Jetpack. Jetpack’s free CDN (content delivery network) auto optimizes your images. Watch your page load times decrease — we’ll optimize your images and serve them from our own powerful global network, and speed up your site on mobile devices to reduce bandwidth usage and save money!

* Image CDN for images and core static files, like CSS and JavaScript, served from our servers, not yours, which saves you money and bandwidth.
* Unlimited, high speed, ad free video hosting keeps the focus on your content, not on ads or recommendations that lead people off site.
* Custom site search is incredibly powerful and customizable. Helps your visitors instantly find the right content so they read and buy more. Works great with WooCommerce / eCommerce sites to help filter products so customers get what they want on your site faster.
* Recommended to use with [Jetpack Boost](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-boost/) for ultimate WordPress site speed.

= POWERFUL TOOLS FOR GROWTH =
Create and customize your WordPress site, optimize it for visitors and revenue, and enjoy watching your stats tick up. Build it, share it, and watch it grow.

* Auto publish blog posts and products to social media by simply using our tools to connect to Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, Tumblr, Mastodon, LinkedIn, and Nextdoor.
* Easily share Instagram posts on your pages and blog posts.
* Collect a payment or donation, sell a product, service, or membership with simple integrations with PayPal and Stripe.
* Grow traffic with SEO tools for Google, Bing, Facebook, and WordPress.com. XML sitemap created automatically.
* Advertise on your site to generate revenue. The ad network automatically does the work for you to find high-quality ads that are placed on your site.
* Manage Jetpack features from anywhere with the official WordPress mobile app, available for Apple iOS (iPhone or iPad) and Google Android.
* Looking for Customer Relationship Management? Check out the [Jetpack CRM plugin](https://jetpackcrm.com) which works alongside Jetpack to give you a simple and practical way to build relationships with your customers and leads.

= POWERFUL STATS TO GROW YOUR SITE =
With Jetpack Stats, you don’t need to be a data scientist to see how your site is performing.

* Advanced site stats and analytics to help you understand your audience.
* Discover your top performing posts & pages.
* See who is creating the most popular content on your team with our author metrics.
* Easily keep track of your content creation habits & trends over the years.
* View weekly and yearly trends with 7-day Highlights and Year in Review.
* See what popular social networks your content is being shared to the most.
* Explore real-time data on visitors, likes, and comments.
* Get detailed insights on the referrers that bring traffic to your site.
* Discover what countries your visitors are coming from.
* Measure link clicks, video plays, and file downloads within your site.

= WRITE SMARTER, NOT HARDER. =
Experience the ease of crafting professional content with intuitive and powerful AI. Jetpack AI Assistant effortlessly integrates with your WordPress editor, offering an intuitive interface to interact with AI.
This powerful block lets you generate diverse content at your command, significantly reducing the time and effort required in content creation.

Simply provide a prompt, and watch as Jetpack AI Assistant crafts compelling blog posts, detailed pages, structured lists, and comprehensive tables - all tailored to your needs.

* Harness AI power directly from your editor.
* Unlock high-quality, tailored content at your command.
* Maintain professional standards with ease.
* AI-powered translations across numerous languages at your fingertips, breaking down language barriers.

= PROMOTE YOUR CONTENT EASILY WITH JETPACK BLAZE =
Find new fans by promoting your posts and pages across millions of sites in the WordPress.com and Tumblr ad network.

* Create your ad. Choose your audience. Set your budget. It's that easy.
* Amplify your reach for just a few dollars.


= EASY DESIGN TOOLS =
Quickly customize your site to make it stand out — no coding needed.

* Themes — Simple WordPress themes to get started on your site.
* Related posts — Keep visitors on your site by automatically showing them related content they will be interested in.
* Gallery and Slideshow tools — Image galleries, carousel slider, and slideshows for WP sites and stores.
* Subscriptions — Make it easy for visitors to sign up to receive notifications of your latest posts and comments.
* Contact form — Easily build unlimited contact forms for free without any coding. Receive email notifications for each response. Integrate with mail solutions like Creative Mail to reach your customers and leads quickly. Connect to Jetpack Anti spam (powered by Akismet) to filter submissions.
* oEmbed Support — easily embed images, posts, and links from Facebook and Instagram.

= INTEGRATIONS =
Jetpack is updated monthly to ensure seamless integration with top WordPress plugins and other tech products.

* Built for WooCommerce: Jetpack and WooCommerce are both made by Automattic. Backup, Scan, Anti-spam, integrate perfectly for Woo / eComm stores.
* Jetpack is fully compatible with v2.0 of the official AMP plugin for WordPress.
* Better understand your customers and marketing with Google Analytics (GA) integration.
* Social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Nextdoor.
* Simple Blocks to customize your site: Pinterest, Whatsapp, Podcast player, GIFs, maps, tiled gallery, slideshow.
* Payment processors: easily collect payments or donations and sell products through Stripe and PayPal.
* Site speed and performance plugins: Works great with WP Super Cache by Automattic and Cloudflare.
* Contact form: Anti-spam (Powered by Akismet) blocks spam comments for Jetpack forms, Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms, Gravity Forms, Formidable Forms, and more.
* Other tech integrations: Instagram, Creative Mail, Mailchimp, Calendly, Whatsapp, Pinterest, Revue, and more.

= EXPLORE MORE OF JETPACK =
If you like Jetpack, consider checking out our other products and bundles

* [Jetpack Complete](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-complete) - The Complete bundle with real‑time security, top performance, and everything you need to grow your business.
* [Jetpack Security](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-security) - Our Security bundle provides easy‑to‑use, comprehensive WordPress site security, including real‑time backups, a web application firewall, malware scanning, and spam protection.
* [Jetpack Backup](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-backup) - Save every change and get back online quickly with one‑click restores from Jetpack VaultPress Backup.
* [Jetpack Scan](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-scan) - Protect your site from bad actors around‑the‑clock ‑ with our web application firewall (WAF) and automated malware scanning with one‑click fixes.
* [Jetpack Search](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-search) - Instantly deliver the most relevant results to your visitors with Jetpack Search. No coding required, no ads, and no tracking.
* [Jetpack Boost](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-boost) - Increase your website speed.  Enjoy the same performance advantages as the world’s leading websites, no developer required.
* [Jetpack VideoPress](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-video) - Display stunning‑quality video with none of the hassle. Drag and drop videos through the WordPress editor and keep the focus on your content, not the ads.
* [Jetpack AI](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-ai) - Turn your ideas into ready‑to‑publish content at lightspeed.
* [Jetpack Stats](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-stats) - Keep track of your website visits, popular posts, newsletter subscribers and more.
* [Jetpack Social](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-social) - Automatically share your website content to your favorite social media platforms, from one place.
* [Jetpack CRM](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-crm) - Jetpack CRM has all of the tools you need to grow your business. It’s also modular, so you can customize it to suit your needs.
* [Jetpack Creator](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-creator) - Craft stunning content, boost your subscriber base, and monetize your online presence.
* [Jetpack  Newsletter](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-newsletter) - Transform your blog posts into newsletters to easily reach your subscribers. Offer paid subscriptions and earn from your content.

= KEEP SPAM OFF YOUR WEBSITE =
* [Akismet Anti-spam](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-spam) - Automatically clear spam from comments and forms. Save time, get more responses, give your visitors a better experience - all without lifting a finger.

= PROMOTE YOUR CONTENT FOR MORE VIEWS =
* [Blaze](https://jetpack.com/redirect?source=org-blaze) - Find new fans by promoting your posts and pages across millions of sites in the WordPress.com and Tumblr ad network.

= MANAGE MORE THAN ONE SITE? =
* [Jetpack Manage](https://jetpack.com/manage/) - All the tools you need to manage multiple WordPress sites. Monitor site security, performance, and traffic, and get alerted if a site needs attention.

= FLY HIGHER WITH INDIVIDUAL PLUGINS =
Ever wish you could have just one feature of Jetpack in its own plugin? Now you can. Check out our individual plugins and install only what you need.

* [Jetpack VaultPress Backup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-backup/)
* [Jetpack Boost](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-boost/)
* [Jetpack CRM](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zero-bs-crm/)
* [Jetpack Protect](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-protect/)
* [Jetpack Search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-search/)
* [Jetpack Social](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-social/)
* [Jetpack VideoPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-videopress/)
* [Akismet Anti-Spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/akismet/)


== Installation ==

= Automated Installation =

Installation is free, quick, and easy. [Set up Jetpack](https://jetpack.com/install?from=wporg) in minutes.

= Manual Alternatives =

Alternatively, install Jetpack via the plugin directory, or upload the files manually to your server and follow the on-screen instructions. If you need additional help read [our detailed instructions](https://jetpack.com/support/installing-jetpack/).

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is Jetpack free? =

Yes! Jetpack's core features are free for non-commercial sites.

These include: site stats, a high-speed CDN for images, related posts, downtime monitoring, brute force attack protection, automated sharing to social networks, sidebar customization, SEO (search engine optimization) tools, and much more.

= Should I purchase a paid plan? =

It depends on your site and what kind of protection, performance, and design you need. If you make money from your site, the answer is “yes.” For context, Jetpack's paid services include real-time backups, security scanning, spam filtering, video hosting, site monetization, search, priority support, and more.

To learn more about the essential security and WordPress services we provide and see how we can improve your site, visit [our plans page](https://jetpack.com/pricing?from=wporg).

= Why do I need a WordPress.com account? =

Since Jetpack and its services are provided and hosted by WordPress.com, a WordPress.com account is required for Jetpack to function.

= I already have a WordPress account, but Jetpack isn't working. What's going on? =

A WordPress.com account is different from the account you use to log into your self-hosted WordPress. If you can log into WordPress.com, then you already have a WordPress.com account. If you can’t, you can easily create one[during installation](https://jetpack.com/install?from=wporg).

= How do I view my stats? =

Once you’ve installed Jetpack, your stats will be available on your Jetpack dashboard and through the [official WordPress mobile app](https://apps.wordpress.com/mobile/).

= How do I contribute to Jetpack? =

There are opportunities for developers at all levels to contribute. [Learn more about contributing to Jetpack](https://jetpack.com/contribute) or consider [joining our beta program](https://jetpack.com/beta).

= What else does Jetpack include? =

Jetpack is the ultimate toolkit for WP for both the classic editor and the block editor, giving you everything you need for a professional site. It includes the following features:

* Activity log — Monitor all site changes for debug, troubleshooting, or maintenance
* Ads — Earn income by displaying high quality ads on your site.
* Beautiful Math — Use the LaTeX markup language for writing complex mathematical equations, formulas, and more.
* Carousel slider — Display a gorgeous full-screen photo browsing experience with comments and EXIF metadata.
* CDN — Helps your pages load faster by allowing Jetpack to optimize your images and serve your images and static files (like CSS and JavaScript) from our global network of servers.
* Comments — Replace your default comment form with an improved system with integrated social media login options.
* Comment Likes — Allows readers to like other comments to show their agreement, approval, or appreciation.
* Contact Form — Offer your readers the ability to get in touch, without giving out your personal email address.
* Custom CSS — Customize the appearance of your theme without creating a child theme or worrying about updates overwriting your customizations.
* Custom Content Types — Adds custom post types (CPTs) to your site.
* Downtime Monitor — Alerts you via electronic mail if your site goes down to ensure you keep uptime.
* Extra Sidebar Widgets — Extra widgets you can add to your blog, including RSS Links and Facebook Like Boxes.
* Gravatar Hovercards — Make your Gravatar profile visible to those viewing your blog.
* Google Analytics (GA) — Track your WordPress site statistics thanks to Google Analytics.
* Infinite Scroll — Pulls the next posts automatically into view when the reader approaches the bottom of the page.
* JSON API — Authorizes applications and services to securely connect to your blog, and allows them to use your content or offer you new functionality.
* Likes — Allows readers to show their appreciation for your posts with a single click.
* Markdown — Allows you to compose posts and comments with links, lists, and other styles using regular characters and punctuation marks. Markdown is used by writers and bloggers who want a quick and easy way to write rich text without having to take their hands off the keyboard.
* Malware detection - automatic malware scans that help protect your WP website with an automated resolution.
* Notifications — Receive notifications for new comments and Likes in your admin bar and on your mobile device.
* oEmbed Support — easily embed images, posts, and links from Facebook and Instagram.
* Plugin Management — Allows easy site maintenance by choosing which plugins update automatically.
* Post by Email — Publish posts using any mail client.
* Protect — Protect your site from traditional and distributed brute force login attacks.
* Publicize — Share new posts on social media networks automatically, or schedule future shares with custom messages.
* Related Posts  — Show contextual posts your visitors might be interested in reading after they’re done with their current post.
* Secure Auth —  Secure WordPress.com powered login used by millions of sites with optional 2FA (two factor authentication) for extra protection.
* Security Scanner — Anti-virus and other threat detection for your WordPress site with automated resolution.
* Search — A powerful replacement for WordPress’ built-in search, powered by Elasticsearch in the WordPress.com cloud
* SEO Tools — Optimize your site for search engines by taking advantage of our SEO tools.
* Sharing — Adds sharing buttons to your blog posts so readers can easily share your content.
* Shortcode Embeds — Embed videos from YouTube and other media across the web.
* Site Backup — Automatically back up your entire site. Duplicate, clone, migrate, transfer to a new host, and easily restore. Previously known as VaultPress.
* Site Stats — View site visits by date, as well as most popular Pages and Posts.
* Site Verification — Verify your site for use with Google, Bing, and Pinterest and their tools.
* Sitemap — Generate a list of pages to be indexed by search engines like Google or Bing.
* Spam Filtering — Automatically filter out spam comments, product reviews, or contact form submissions.
* Subscriptions — Allow visitors to receive notifications of your latest posts or comments.
* Tiled Galleries — Display your image galleries in three different styles: a rectangular mosaic, a square mosaic, and a circular grid.
* Video Hosting  — Upload videos for fast, reliable hosting on WordPress.com.
* WP.me Shortlinks — Generate short and simple links to your content using the wp.me domain.
* Widget Visibility — Configure widgets to appear only on specific pages.
* WordPress.com Toolbar — The WordPress.com Toolbar feature replaces the default admin bar and offers quick links to the Reader, all your sites, your WordPress.com profile, and notifications.

= What Blocks does Jetpack include? =

Blocks are the individual sections that make up a page. There are many block types for you to use. Each block can be edited or moved independently of other blocks. The following is a list of all blocks currently available in Jetpack.

* Ad Block - The Ad block allows you to insert a Jetpack Ad unit anywhere within the content of any post or page.
* Business Hours Block - The Business Hours block allows you to display your business’s opening hours on your site.
* Calendly Block - Jetpack's Calendly block allows your visitors to schedule one-on-one appointments, group events, and team meetings directly from your website.
* Contact Info Block - The Contact Info block lets you add your contact information (email address, physical address, phone number) to any post or page.
* Donations Block - The Donations block lets you add a payment button to any post or page for a donation, tips, and other contributions, using Stripe as the payment gateway.
* Eventbrite Block - With the Eventbrite block you can embed events on posts or pages.
* Form Block - The Form block lets you add a form to your post or page.
* GIF Block - The GIF block allows you to easily search for and embed an animated GIF image from Giphy directly into a post or page on your WordPress site.
* Google Calendar Block - The Google Calendar block allows you to easily embed a Google Calendar into your post or page
* Image Compare Block - The Image Compare Block allows you to display and compare the differences between two images side by side (or above and below) thanks to a slider.
* Latest Instagram Posts Block - The Latest Instagram Posts Block lets you display your most recent images from Instagram on your site. The block update automatically updates when you post new images to Instagram.
* Mailchimp Block - The Mailchimp block allows visitors to join your Mailchimp list.
* Map Block - The Map Block allows you to add a map to any post or page on your site.
* Markdown Block - With the Markdown block you can create formatted content using only regular characters and some punctuation marks.
* OpenTable Block - With the OpenTable block, you can add a reservation form on posts or pages.
* Pay with PayPal Block - Pay with PayPal lets you add a payment button to any post or page, and immediately start taking PayPal payments for physical products, digital goods, or a donation.
* Payments Block - The Payments Block lets you add a payment button using Stripe as the payment gateway. It works for one-time and recurring payments.
* Pinterest Block - The Pinterest block is the easiest way to embed Pinterest content to your site: it allows you to embed boards, profiles, and pins.
* Podcast Player Block - Jetpack's Podcast Player block allows you to easily show your visitors a listing of recent episodes from a podcast and play them on your website.
* Related Posts Block - The Related Posts feature scans all of your posts' contents, analyzes it, and uses that to display contextual posts your visitors might be interested in reading after they're finished with the current post.
* Repeat Visitor Block - The Repeat Visitor block enables the author to control the visibility of its nested block(s) depending on how many times a visitor has previously visited the page.
* Revue Block - The Revue block creates a simple signup form for readers to opt-in to receive your newsletter.
* Slideshow Block - The Slideshow block lets you insert an image slideshow into a post or page.
* Star Rating Block - The Ratings block allows any site author to add reviews to the site.
* Subscription Form Block - The Subscription Form Block allows you to insert a subscription form within the content area of any post or page, enabling your readers to get notifications when you publish new posts.
* Tiled Gallery Block - With Tiled Galleries you can display your image galleries in four styles: tiled mosaic, circular grid, square tiles, and tiled columns.
* Video Block - The Video block enhances the existing WordPress Video block and allows you to upload videos from your computer to be hosted on WordPress.com, rather than on your host’s servers.
* WhatsApp Button Block - The WhatsAPP Button block will allow your customers to send them a message to enquire about their product or services, or ask for support. Clicking on the button will open WhatsApp and pre-fill the phone number and initial message.

Jetpack has also created extensions for some WordPress core blocks:

* Social Previews – This extension of the Block Editor allows you to preview what your post / page will look like on search engines and social media.

= Do I need an SSL certificate? =

You don’t need an SSL Certificate to run Jetpack on your WordPress website. However, it’s recommended to integrate them both into your overall WordPress security strategy. An SSL certificate (Secure Sockets Layer certificate) creates a secure connection between your website and your site visitors’ browsers. It encrypts any data shared on your site — like addresses, emails, phone numbers, and credit card information — and protects that data from hackers.

If you don’t have an SSL certificate, your site will show a “not secure” warning on users’ browsers, which can reduce your legitimacy in their eyes. SSL certificates also have a positive impact on search engine rankings.

The process of setting up an SSL certificate will depend on your hosting provider. Some hosts include free certificates, while others charge annually.

= How does Jetpack work with WP Super Cache? =

WP Super Cache works by caching your WordPress pages as static HTML pages so that page requests, for an already cached page, do not need to be processed by the WordPress PHP scripts. Typically, most visitors of your site will view cached versions of the WordPress pages, so your server will have more processing power to serve an increased number of users.

Jetpack has an image CDN that works by caching and serving your WordPress images globally from its own servers. These plugins are both maintained by Automattic and work together to give you ultimate site speed.

Automattic actively develops [Jetpack Boost](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-boost/) to help you increase your website speed in ways beyond WP Super Cache. We recommend using Jetpack Boost instead of WP Super Cache.

= What version of PHP do I need? =

Sites must be built on PHP 7.4 or greater, but Jetpack always supports the latest version of PHP.

= Can Jetpack help my site comply with GDPR? =

Our Cookie and Consent Banner can help you comply with GDPR. The European Union’s ePrivacy Directive (often referred to as the ‘cookie law’) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) place requirements on website owners and operators to provide information about, and gain consent for their use of cookies.

= Can Jetpack be used to transfer websites to a new host? =

Jetpack Backup can do a full website migration to a new host, migrate theme files and plugins to a new database, create full database backups, clone websites, repair broken websites by restoring older backups and allow you to easily set up a test site by creating a duplicate of your existing website.


== Screenshots ==

1. Jetpack Security provides easy-to-use, comprehensive WordPress site security including backups, malware scanning, and spam protection.
2. Save every change with real-time backups and get back online quickly with one-click restores.
3. Automated malware scanning and one-click fixes keep your site one step ahead of security threats.
4. Promote your newest posts, pages, and products across your social media channels.
5. Incredibly powerful and customizable, help your visitors instantly find the right content – right when they need it.
6. See what’s working with content performance metrics. Simple, yet powerful stats to grow your site.
7. Stunning‑quality video with none of the hassle. Drag and drop videos through the WordPress editor and keep the focus on your content, not the ads.


== Changelog ==
### 16.3-beta - 2026-10-05
#### Major Enhancements
- Dashboard: Remove the legacy At a Glance dashboard and Recommendations assistant.

#### Enhancements
- Activity Log: Make it a Jetpack module so it can be turned on and off from My Jetpack, hiding the sidebar entry when off.
- Activity Log: Show the connection error notice only when a connection error has been recorded.
- Admin Menu: Hide feature menu items from sidebar when features are turned off.
- AI: Add a "How it works" guide to the top of the MCP and Connectors tab.
- AI: Add ChatGPT and Codex setup instructions to the MCP agent setup page.
- AI: Hide the legacy AI panel once a site is eligible to turn on the WordPress Agent, and offer to open or enable the Agent in its place.
- AI: Load the "Scheduled tasks" tab only when it is opened, cutting the AI page script by two thirds.
- AI: Point the Cursor setup instructions on the MCP agent setup page at the WordPress.com plugin on the Cursor Marketplace.
- AI: Point the disconnected-site notice at documentation instead of a connect link when the current user cannot connect the site, as on VIP and multisite.
- AI: Serve the Jetpack AI page through the standard Jetpack admin frame.
- AI: Show one notice explaining why Jetpack AI is unavailable, worded the same on the Overview and AI Features tabs.
- AI: Use WordPress Design System colors in the AI admin, assistant, and image generator.
- Backup: Add a Backup module, so the Backup dashboard and its menu item can be turned off from My Jetpack.
- Backup: Show the VaultPress Backup dashboard in wp-admin, instead of linking out to Jetpack Cloud.
- Charts: Show Stats, Newsletter, Social, Podcast and VideoPress chart tooltips on the dark WordPress design system tooltip surface.
- Comments: Add a setting to turn blocks in comments on or off, on the Discussion settings page and in Jetpack settings.
- Connection: Show an admin notice and a clearer Site Health result when WordPress.com cannot verify the site's SSL certificate.
- Connection: Show every connection error in one notice, each with the account it affects, and link to Site Health when a firewall is blocking WordPress.com.
- Daily Writing Prompt: Stop offering the Write editor after a switch to the Block editor.
- Donations Form: Replace the "Accept Donations with Stripe" modal with a link to Stripe's donation requirements.
- External Media: Update the Pexels logo in the media source menu.
- Forms: Add a "Done" button to the conditional logic rules dialog, and open the Conditional logic panel by default on a field that has conditions.
- Forms: Make the Delete spam button act on selected responses or the current filter, show how many responses will be deleted, and empty large spam or trash folders in chunks with progress.
- Forms: Reopen the dashboard on the last tab used instead of always the default.
- Forms: Show or hide a field based on the answer to another field. On WordPress.com, this requires a Business plan or higher.
- Likes: Give Comment Likes their own section on Settings > Sharing, and suggest the Like block on block themes even when Comment Likes are on.
- Likes: Guide block-theme users from legacy Like buttons to the Like block in Jetpack Settings and My Jetpack.
- My Jetpack: Answer module switch clicks immediately, and explain what happened when a change fails.
- My Jetpack: Show product cards flat, without a drop shadow.
- My Jetpack: Show the dashboard in the new rounded admin page frame.
- My Jetpack: Show the Features tab in place of the Products tab, and link the footer's modules links to its list view.
- My Jetpack: Show the Jetpack menu notification badge when a connection error is detected.
- Newsletter: Add a "Freshly Pressed" tab to the Daily Writing Prompt dashboard widget, listing the posts WordPress.com is currently featuring.
- Newsletter: Add a Days, Weeks, Months, and Years control to the subscribers chart, with arrows to move through earlier periods.
- Newsletter: Add an Overview dashboard for getting started and finding guides.
- Newsletter: Format stats metrics and open/click rates with locale-aware number formatters.
- Newsletter: List the Action Bar in the Site Editor's "Added by Newsletter settings" note, and show the note when a page or post is shown inside its template.
- Newsletter: List the enabled pop-up, overlay, and floating button below the footer when editing a template in the Site Editor.
- Newsletter: Pick readable text, link and heading colors to go with the email background you choose.
- Newsletter: Redesign the Jetpack Newsletter sidebar with Email, Newsletter categories, and Audience panels.
- Newsletter: Show the email itself in the email design canvas, and limit editing there to the Styles panel.
- Newsletter: Sync the active theme's colors and typography so post emails can match the site's design.
- Notices: Render Jetpack admin and My Jetpack dashboard notices with the WordPress design system Notice component.
- Partner Coupons: Move coupon redemption from the legacy dashboard to My Jetpack.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Keep the product image on the site instead of sending it to PayPal.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Link sellers to their PayPal transactions and to PayPal's refund instructions from the block's account menu and the Payment Links admin page.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Route PayPal calls through WordPress.com, so no API credentials are stored on the site.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Show PayPal's debug ID in API error messages so failed requests can be traced with PayPal support.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Use PayPal's official logos, unmodified, and match the connect wizard to the design.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Warn in the editor when the PayPal account cannot receive payments or lacks required permissions, and refuse connections without them.
- Plugins page: Ask for optional feedback when deactivating Jetpack.
- Premium Analytics: Add a Download CSV action to more widgets that saves the full report for the selected dates.
- Premium Analytics: Add drill-down from a region to its cities in Top locations.
- Premium Analytics: Add the weekly chart interval to year-long date ranges such as Last 12 months.
- Premium Analytics: Add video thumbnails to the Videos report, drop "report" from report headings, and label the export button "Download CSV".
- Premium Analytics: Download the full report from the Top pages widget instead of the rows on screen, and add the download to its Archives view.
- Premium Analytics: Keep Top locations on screen while drilling into a country or region.
- Premium Analytics: Offer adding and removing widgets on the dashboard.
- Premium Analytics: Open post and video details on All time, return to the previous date range from the breadcrumbs, and rearrange the Email clicks tab to match the design.
- Premium Analytics: Show load errors and missing items on author, post, and video details in a notice, and stop offering Retry when access is denied.
- Premium Analytics: Show Posts & Pages and Videos report titles in bold beside a fixed-size thumbnail.
- Premium Analytics: Show the Earnings History widget's adjustments link as text with a count badge.
- Search: Show each of the No Results block's empty-state messages as it will appear to visitors while editing, and tell the messages apart by name when browsing the page structure.
- Search: Show the dashboard in the new rounded admin page frame.
- Search: Skip the $0 checkout when activating the free Search plan.
- Settings: Move the Settings page to its own admin page in the new Jetpack admin frame; existing links redirect there.
- Settings: Open the Instagram Business help link as the WordPress.com support doc inside the Help Center on WordPress.com sites.
- Settings: Open the remaining support links as WordPress.com support docs inside the Help Center on WordPress.com sites.
- Settings: Show the updated Settings page to sites in right-to-left languages.
- Sharing: Group "Disable CSS and JS" with the sharing button settings, and hide it while sharing buttons are off.
- Sharing settings: Give "Show buttons on" a section of its own.
- Sharing settings: Keep the sharing buttons configuration available on block themes, alongside the recommendation to use the Sharing Buttons block.
- Sharing settings: Show the Sharing and Like buttons sections whichever features are active, each with its own save button.
- Stats: Hide WordPress admin notices on the Stats dashboard, and let hosts show or hide the Stats sidebar entry.
- Stats: Move the Stats settings to a new Settings tab in the Stats dashboard, and link to it from Jetpack Settings.
- Stats: Recognize the standalone Jetpack Stats plugin in My Jetpack, and install it when Stats is activated there.
- Tooltips: Keep focus on information icons when their tooltips open, and announce the content to screen readers.
- Tooltips: Show a focus ring on information icons after clicking them.
- VideoPress: Add a "Learn more" support link to the admin page.
- VideoPress: Add a "Show player" setting to the playlist blocks; when off, clicking a video opens it on VideoPress.
- VideoPress: Add a Latest Videos Playlist block that plays the site's newest VideoPress videos, with the number of videos set in the block settings.
- VideoPress: Add an All Playlists block that lists every Video Playlist published on the site as a grid or a list.
- VideoPress: Add a setting to render players from one shared player script instead of one frame per video.
- VideoPress: Add a setting to turn off sharing for every video on the site.
- VideoPress: Add support for editing video details while uploads are in progress.
- VideoPress: Add title and description settings to the Video Playlist block.
- VideoPress: Give every video its own page for themes that support it, and add a "Show the video being viewed" option to the video block.
- VideoPress: Match the inline player's play button to the player's own, and show a loading spinner from the click until the player loads.
- VideoPress: Show the Video Playlist block's title as an editable heading above the playlist, with a setting to turn it off.
- VideoPress: Show video library thumbnails in a 16:9 aspect ratio.
- VideoPress: Use the shared in-page player on sites that return `false` from the `jetpack_videopress_player_use_iframe` filter, instead of one inline script per video.
- VideoPress: Warn in the caption manager when a private video's preview may not play.
- Zoom Scheduler: Add a block that embeds Zoom Scheduler booking pages, available on all plans.

#### Bug fixes
- Admin: Hide default WordPress admin notices and load design tokens on Jetpack pages that non-admin users open before the site is connected or while it is in offline mode.
- Admin: Hide masthead links when My Jetpack is unavailable.
- Admin: Match the Jetpack menu logo's first paint to the active admin color scheme.
- AI: Avoid an unnecessary request when loading the editor.
- AI: Disable feature toggles when custom code forces AI off.
- AI: Hide feature links when code turns AI features off, as when the site owner turns them off.
- AI: Keep the Jetpack AI menu item when AI is switched off, so the MCP and Connectors tab stays reachable.
- AI: Show the "Learn more" link when SEO settings are unavailable.
- AI: Turn off AI SEO and Search AI Answers when the `jetpack_ai_enabled` filter returns false.
- AI blocks: Show a consistent placeholder in the editor when Jetpack AI is turned off.
- Blocks: Align the premium block upgrade banner with its text on narrow screens.
- Blocks: Show the selected style in the Calendly and Eventbrite style pickers.
- Blocks: Show upgrade nudges for paid blocks and SEO settings in the editor's brand colors instead of pink.
- Calendly: Make the block preview interactive in the editor once the block is selected.
- Charts: Fix keyboard focus and tooltip selection.
- Charts: Fix unreadable axis labels in high-contrast (forced colors) mode.
- Charts: Return keyboard focus to line and area charts after closing a tooltip with Escape.
- Charts: Stop the first and last dates on a chart's horizontal axis from being cut off.
- Comments API: Return the real total in `found` when a post's comments are filtered by type or date, instead of -1.
- Connection: Fix a stale connection error notice that could persist on healthy sites.
- Connection: Hide connection error notices from users who cannot fix the connection.
- Connection: Let users without admin access reconnect their own broken account from the connection error notice.
- Connection: Reconnect only the owner's account instead of disconnecting every user, and clear the broken-connection notice on the first attempt.
- Connection: Report a broken connection on My Jetpack's connection card instead of claiming everything looks good.
- Connection: Show a connection break only its owner can repair as a warning to other users, not an error.
- Connection: Stop Site Health from reporting false connection failures, and stop prompting a reconnect when the WordPress.com connection test is inconclusive.
- Connection: Stop users who cannot set up the site connection from becoming the connection owner when the owner's connection is missing.
- Content Guidelines: Fix the AI button alignment and the loading shimmer after recent Gutenberg changes.
- Copy Post: Fix footnotes containing links being lost when duplicating a post.
- CRM: Keep the site owner on My Jetpack after activating Jetpack CRM, instead of sending them to CRM's full-screen setup wizard.
- Dashboards: Show Jetpack in-dashboard messages on the modernized product dashboards again.
- Dashboards: Stop the frame from flashing while loading and when switching admin pages.
- Donations: Fix the donate button rendering as a cross shape on themes that apply block-level styles to `.wp-block-button__link`.
- Editor: Stop offering to activate the legacy Likes and Sharing buttons modules on block themes, where the corresponding blocks should be added to a template instead.
- External Media: Fix the width of the Select Media button in narrow block placeholders, such as the Media & Text block.
- External Media: Make the featured image picker fill the sidebar width.
- Firewall: Avoid a fatal error for visitors on the IP block list when the firewall runs before WordPress.
- Firewall: Fix blank Jetpack admin pages when the standalone mode bootstrap loads from an older copy of the plugin.
- Fix Jetpack admin pages and Jetpack blocks in the editor failing to load on WordPress.com-hosted sites.
- Footer: Hide the "Products" and "Help" links when My Jetpack is unavailable.
- Forms: Cap the rating scale when rendering a form or a response so a malformed value cannot exhaust memory.
- Forms: Detect Jetpack CRM installs that use a custom plugin folder or file name.
- Forms: Open the Forms tab when it is requested directly instead of falling back to Responses.
- Forms: Prevent extra forms from being created when the block placeholder is clicked more than once.
- Forms: Start the Delete permanently and Mark as spam confirmations on Cancel, so pressing Enter no longer permanently deletes a form or marks a response as spam.
- Forms: Start the Empty trash and Delete spam confirmations on Cancel and show Delete in red, so pressing Enter no longer permanently deletes every response in that folder.
- Goodreads: Fix the block rendering empty on the front end of WordPress.com Simple sites.
- Google Fonts: Detect fonts followed by fallback families so selected fonts render on the front end.
- Google Fonts: Preserve theme and user font sources and process only needed catalogue font faces on the front end.
- Google Photos: Show an error with a retry option when the picker cannot be opened, instead of loading indefinitely.
- Heartbeat: Prevent fatal errors when another plugin loads an older Connection package.
- Jetpack Manage: Only show the sidebar link to agency accounts.
- Likes: Hide the "Loading…" placeholder from the widget itself, so it disappears even when the Likes stylesheet fails to load.
- Likes: Let Comment Likes be turned on for a single post in the block editor while Like buttons are off.
- Likes: Load like buttons that a late page reflow brings into view, instead of waiting for the reader to scroll.
- Mailchimp: Save the chosen audience right away, so the block works without also saving the Writing settings.
- Mailchimp: Show progress and explain what is missing when re-checking the connection from the block.
- Modules: Report an error instead of success when WP-CLI or the REST API switches a module the host or site administrator has forced on or off.
- Modules: Show other plugins' admin notices above the module list instead of inside it.
- My Jetpack: Fix overlapping and misaligned stats on the Protect card.
- My Jetpack: Fix the layout of the connection screen for right-to-left languages.
- My Jetpack: Fix the page failing to load for users who can edit posts but have no Jetpack menu, such as editors on unconnected sites.
- My Jetpack: Offer to activate Search, rather than to buy a plan, when the site already owns it and the module is switched off.
- My Jetpack: Point users who cannot connect the site at an administrator, instead of an onboarding screen they cannot complete.
- My Jetpack: Restore the link from the stats card heading and chart to the Stats page.
- My Jetpack: Show a switch instead of a purchase link for a product you own whose module is turned off.
- My Jetpack: Show each notice once instead of twice.
- My Jetpack: Stretch the tab content background to the full height of the page.
- Newsletter: Fix a fatal error when a theme's preset list is a single value instead of a list.
- Newsletter: Fix the Send a test email modal stacking its address field above the Send button.
- Newsletter: Open settings links on the Settings tab.
- Newsletter: Remove the stray "Session expired" message from the email design canvas.
- Newsletter: Restrict posts to subscribers when a Paywall block is saved outside the block editor.
- Newsletter: Show an error with a retry button when subscriber details fail to load.
- Newsletter: Show the earliest subscription date for subscribers with both an email and a WordPress.com subscription.
- Newsletter: Show the warning when no site owner is connected to WordPress.com.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Keep keyboard focus on the PayPal onboarding overlay while it is open, return it to the Connect button on close, and hide Close once the seller has finished at PayPal.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Spell "PayPal" with its own capitalization in the connect wizard headings and the wordmark's alt text.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Stop collecting a shipping address once shipping is turned off, instead of keeping the hidden checkbox ticked.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Tell the merchant when a payment link could not be loaded from PayPal, instead of silently showing stale details.
- PayPal Payment Buttons: Tell the merchant when the browser blocks PayPal's onboarding window, instead of failing silently, and let the next Connect click open it.
- Podcast: Draw the daily downloads chart's gridlines at the same days as its labels.
- Premium Analytics: Fix the Latest comments widget counting pingbacks and trackbacks in its remaining comments count.
- Premium Analytics: Fix the post comments count, the most popular time, and unnamed countries showing wrong values when Stats has no data for them.
- Premium Analytics: Keep the numbers inside traffic heatmap cells readable on mid-tone colors.
- Premium Analytics: Open the date menus on the applied option instead of the first one.
- Premium Analytics: Show report load errors in a notice across the report, without Retry when access is denied.
- Premium Analytics: Show the "No data found" state on every report with no rows, and stop the table search and settings from showing while an empty report loads.
- Premium Analytics: Show the traffic chart with the type chosen in the previous Stats, or as bars by default.
- Premium Analytics: Show views per visitor and the number of posts published in the Traffic chart tooltip.
- Premium Analytics: Use the default chart interval when switching to a different date preset, instead of keeping the previous preset's.
- Reader: Show the body of a reposted comment instead of an empty quote.
- Search: Fix AI Search errors showing a generic server error instead of the real cause.
- Search: Fix a leaked scroll handler in Instant Search that could trigger stray page loads after several searches.
- Search: Keep the AI Answers preview hidden when answers are turned off.
- Search: Require a paid Search plan to enable and display Site Chat.
- Search: Show an upgrade prompt when editing the AI Search block on sites without a paid Search plan.
- Search: Show the AI Answer disabled notice when the host turns off AI, and hide the block from the inserter whenever Jetpack AI is off.
- Search: Show the connection error at the top of the dashboard on every tab.
- Search: Start the experience switch and Restore default confirmations on Cancel, so pressing Enter no longer switches the search experience or deletes a customized template.
- Search: Stop offering Search blocks in the Overlay search sidebar's widget inserter, and flag any already there.
- SEO: Fix Sitemap and Canonical URLs status to reflect the active modules.
- SEO: Fix the Settings tab failing to load after a page title structure was cleared from WordPress.com.
- SEO: Respect excerpt filters in generated `llms.txt` summaries.
- Settings: Keep the Copy button on the left and show the start of URLs in copy fields for right-to-left languages.
- Sharing: Open the post template instead of the template list when linking to the Site Editor.
- Sharing Buttons block: Use an unpredictable name for share popups, matching the classic sharing buttons.
- Site Verification: Reject invalid verification codes instead of reporting a successful save.
- Social: Fix publishing failing with a share message database error, which also prevented newsletters and social shares from being sent.
- Social: Let a Facebook or Instagram connection with no Page or account saved pick one when reconnecting.
- Social: Pre-fill the Bluesky handle field when reconnecting an account.
- Social: Show contextual messages on the dashboard again.
- Social: Show each number on the traffic chart's value axis once when visit counts are small.
- Stats: Draw the My Jetpack stats chart's gridlines only at whole numbers when counts are small.
- Stats: Prevent bar charts from flickering between the hovered bar and the keyboard-selected bar.
- Stats: Stop showing free-plan paywalls in wp-admin on a site whose plan already includes those stats.
- Stats: Stop the pricing grid from coming back for up to 5 minutes after choosing "Start for free".
- Tooltips: Make information tooltips open from the keyboard and close on Escape.
- VideoPress: Ask before deleting videos, and warn before leaving the page while an upload is running.
- VideoPress: Fix a just-uploaded video briefly showing up a second time as a local video in the Library.
- VideoPress: Fix private video playback on sites using WPML.
- VideoPress: Fix selecting thumbnail frames from private videos and prefer browser-compatible video renditions.
- VideoPress: Fix upgrades on WordPress.com sites by offering the Business plan.
- VideoPress: Keep the "Learn more" support link up to date through the redirect service.
- VideoPress: Keep the dashboard views trend chart's comparison lines distinguishable, including for color-blind viewers.
- VideoPress: Keep the video editor footer at the bottom of the page.
- VideoPress: Offer an upgrade action in the video block when uploads require a paid plan.
- VideoPress: Prevent the empty library prompt from appearing while videos are loading.
- VideoPress: Show specific validation messages for chapters entered in video descriptions.
- VideoPress: Show the poster of private videos in the inline player before they are played, instead of a black box.

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[See the previous changelogs here](https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/trunk/projects/plugins/jetpack/CHANGELOG.md#changelog)