2025-08-25

The following plugins are part of this release:

Enhanced Responsive Images 1.7.0

Enhancements

• Remove sizes=auto as the functionality is now available in WordPress core. (2146)

Bug Fixes

• Fix: Moved column_count context from column block to columns block to ensure it is available to ancestor blocks. (2138)

Documentation

• Update Enhanced Responsive Images plugin description. (2145)

Modern Image Formats 2.6.0

Bug Fixes

• Use modern image formats in background images for Cover blocks and Group blocks. (2121)
• Fixes palette-based PNG uploads failing original full-size AVIF/WebP conversion under GD. (2024)

Performance Lab 4.0.0

Enhancements

• Add No-cache BFCache to list of performance feature plugins. (2119)
• Add admin pointers to promote new Performance Lab features. (2122)
• Implement opt-in PERFLAB_PLACE_OBJECT_CACHE_DROPIN for Server-Timing object-cache.php placement. (1996)
• Use wp_is_rest_endpoint() to detect if we are handling a REST API request. (2094)

Bug Fixes

• Fix TypeError in perflab_aao_query_autoloaded_options() by serializing non-scalar option values. (1934)
• Omit admin pointer for new plugin if plugin is already active. (2143)
• Prevent effective asset cache headers audit from running on local/development environments. (2035)
• Use HTML Tag Processor to audit blocking scripts & styles in Site Health’s enqueued-assets test. (2059)

Speculative Loading 1.6.0

Enhancements

• Add Speculative Loading opt-in for authenticated requests. (2097)
• Add warning notice to Speculative Loading setting for authenticated users when persistent object cache is not present. (2144)
• Update Speculative Loading readme description to note purpose after core merge. (2120)

View Transitions 1.1.1

Bug Fixes

• View Transitions: Fix admin opt-in checkbox appears stretched on mobile. (2088)