26.7

112% of our team loved the big changes we made to the Stats section. (Some people may have voted twice; we can’t say for sure.)

• There’s a new Ads tab where you can see important WordAds data like the number of ads served and revenue earned.
• We added a UTM tab so you can see source and medium for your site traffic. There’s also a Devices view that shows you which devices your visitors used.
• When you select “Today” or another daily period in the Post Stats screen, you’ll see “Last 7 days” instead of hourly data that doesn’t exist. We can’t predict the future just yet.
• We fixed some visual issues with charts and made design improvements throughout the Stats section.

We solved a caching issue on the Insights screen that would display a blank Posting Activity area. Now you can always see what you’ve been up to.

We made small visual improvements on the Activity Logs screen, like titles, icons, and colors.

We added Custom Post Types as an experimental feature. Test it out and let us know what you think. #science

One last thing: if your site is authenticated with an application password, you don’t need to have XML-RPC enabled. The downside is that only limited features are available. Once enabled, you can get those features back.

26.7.0.1

112% of our team loved the big changes we made to the Stats section. (Some people may have voted twice; we can’t say for sure.)

• There’s a new Ads tab where you can see important WordAds data like the number of ads served and revenue earned.
• We added a UTM tab so you can see source and medium for your site traffic. There’s also a Devices view that shows you which devices your visitors used.
• When you select “Today” or another daily period in the Post Stats screen, you’ll see “Last 7 days” instead of hourly data that doesn’t exist. We can’t predict the future just yet.
• We fixed some visual issues with charts and made design improvements throughout the Stats section.

We solved a caching issue on the Insights screen that would display a blank Posting Activity area. Now you can always see what you’ve been up to.

We made small visual improvements on the Activity Logs screen, like titles, icons, and colors.

We added Custom Post Types as an experimental feature. Test it out and let us know what you think. #science

One last thing: if your site is authenticated with an application password, you don’t need to have XML-RPC enabled. The downside is that only limited features are available. Once enabled, you can get those features back.

26.7.0.0

• [**] Stats: Add new "Adds" tab to show WordAdds earnings and stats [#25165]
• [*] For sites that are authenticated with application passwords, the app no longer requires xml-rpc to be enabled. But in that scenario, only limited features are available: XML-RPC needs to be enabled to use all features. [#25183]
• [**] Stats: Add "Devices" view to the "Traffic" tab [#25176]
• [**] Stats: Add "UTM" view to the "Traffic" tab [#25178]
• [*] Stats: Fix a few issues with charts (x axis labels alignment, occasionally incorrect displayed date period, and more) [#25185]
• [*] Stats: the "Post Stats" screen will now automatically show "Last 7 days" instead of attempting to show unavailable hourly data when "Today" or other "day" period is selected [#25210]
• [*] Stats: Minor design improvements and simplifcations [#25215], [#25214]
• [*] Insights: Fix empty posting activity [#25219]
• [*] Activity Logs: Minor visual improvements [#25220]
• [*] A new experimental feature: Custom Post Types. [#25267]

26.6

We made a technical update that reduces the size of your app by about 6 MB. What will you do with all that newfound space?

It’s easier to find, see, and change the visibility settings of existing posts. The “Done” button also won’t disappear when you set the password while publishing a password-protected post.

Looking good: we updated shortcut icons and illustrations to better match the rest of the app, as well as fit better with your device.

We fixed an issue so post previews now work properly for certain sites using Business and Commerce plans.

When you add a new self-hosted site, you’ll be asked for your app password to authenticate. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

26.6.0.3

We made a technical update that reduces the size of your app by about 6 MB. What will you do with all that newfound space?

It’s easier to find, see, and change the visibility settings of existing posts. The “Done” button also won’t disappear when you set the password while publishing a password-protected post.

Looking good: we updated shortcut icons and illustrations to better match the rest of the app, as well as fit better with your device.

We fixed an issue so post previews now work properly for certain sites using Business and Commerce plans.

When you add a new self-hosted site, you’ll be asked for your app password to authenticate. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

26.6.0.2

We made a technical update that reduces the size of your app by about 6 MB. What will you do with all that newfound space?

It’s easier to find, see, and change the visibility settings of existing posts. The “Done” button also won’t disappear when you set the password while publishing a password-protected post.

Looking good: we updated shortcut icons and illustrations to better match the rest of the app, as well as fit better with your device.

We fixed an issue so post previews now work properly for certain sites using Business and Commerce plans.

When you add a new self-hosted site, you’ll be asked for your app password to authenticate. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

26.6.0.1

We made a technical update that reduces the size of your app by about 6 MB. What will you do with all that newfound space?

It’s easier to find, see, and change the visibility settings of existing posts. The “Done” button also won’t disappear when you set the password while publishing a password-protected post.

Looking good: we updated shortcut icons and illustrations to better match the rest of the app, as well as fit better with your device.

We fixed an issue so post previews now work properly for certain sites using Business and Commerce plans.

When you add a new self-hosted site, you’ll be asked for your app password to authenticate. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

26.6.0.0

• [*] Post Settings: Fix post Visibility discoverability [#25127]
• [*] Post Settings: Fix an issue with button "Done" sometimes disappearing when you entering password for post when publishing [#25138]
• [*] Post Settings: Show the selected value for the "Access" field [#25138]
• [*] Fix previewing posts on WordPress.com atomic sites [#25045]
• [*] Techical: Remove obsolete Core Data models to slightly reduce the app size (-6.4 MB) [#25124]
• [*] Update some illustrations, app shortcut icons, and more to better match the system [#25141], [#25115], [#25140], [#25122]
• [*] Site Picker -> Add self-hosted sites now uses Application Password authentication [#25148]

26.5.2

Heads up, content creators—we’ve been hard at work making some big changes to the Post Settings screen.

• We added a “Status” field that helps you quickly move posts between draft, pending, private, scheduled, and published states.
• We brought back the “Publish Date” area for draft and pending posts. That way you can pick a publish date ahead of time without officially scheduling the post.
• The password field uses a different font (Menlo, if you’re interested) so it’s easier to read similar-looking characters.
• Give your followers the VIP treatment by setting post access levels for all subscribers, paid subscribers, and the general public.
• Toggle post comments and pingbacks on or off using the “Discussion” settings.

While we were at it, we made several other helpful updates in various areas of the app.

• On the “Publishing” screen, you can toggle “Email to Subscribers” to automatically notify your subscribers when a post is published. Start the presses.
• The slug editor has a permalink preview to show what a post’s final URL will look like.
• We added “Taxonomies” to Site Settings so you can manage your content groups at the site level.
• Thanks to some design fixes in the “Categories” picker, it’s more obvious that you can pick multiple categories for a post.
• File sizes are now visible in the Site Media Details area. No more guesswork.

26.5.1

Heads up, content creators—we’ve been hard at work making some big changes to the Post Settings screen.

• We added a “Status” field that helps you quickly move posts between draft, pending, private, scheduled, and published states.
• We brought back the “Publish Date” area for draft and pending posts. That way you can pick a publish date ahead of time without officially scheduling the post.
• The password field uses a different font (Menlo, if you’re interested) so it’s easier to read similar-looking characters.
• Give your followers the VIP treatment by setting post access levels for all subscribers, paid subscribers, and the general public.
• Toggle post comments and pingbacks on or off using the “Discussion” settings.

While we were at it, we made several other helpful updates in various areas of the app.

• On the “Publishing” screen, you can toggle “Email to Subscribers” to automatically notify your subscribers when a post is published. Start the presses.
• The slug editor has a permalink preview to show what a post’s final URL will look like.
• We added “Taxonomies” to Site Settings so you can manage your content groups at the site level.
• Thanks to some design fixes in the “Categories” picker, it’s more obvious that you can pick multiple categories for a post.
• File sizes are now visible in the Site Media Details area. No more guesswork.