1.8.0

This release includes security fixes. An update is strongly recommended.

Added

• Introduce standalone UI mode for plugin admin screens. Props EvanHerman. See #1281.
• Introduce modules/analytics datastore for managing Analytics state in JS. See #1224.
• Introduce core/modules datastore for managing module information and activation state. See #1179.

Enhanced

• Preload REST API datapoints for core/site and core/user datastores to avoid firing these extra requests. See #1478.
• Add support for new Optimize container IDs starting in OPT-. See #1471.
• Improve alignment of dialog buttons. See #1436.
• Rely on the default profile specified in an Analytics property for the profile to pre-select in the dropdown in Analytics setup/settings. See #1404.
• Remove periods from single sentences in settings panel lists. See #1401.
• Add googlesitekit.data.combineStores utility function to combine multiple datastore objects. See #1400.
• Significantly improve stability and maintainability of Analytics module setup and settings. See #1101.
• Update Analytics control for whether to place snippet to use a toggle instead of radio buttons for consistency. See #1048.

Fixed

• Fix bug where Analytics would never request AdSense metrics even with a successful AdSense connection. See #1524.
• Fix bug where amp-auto-ads snippet would not always be printed if the theme didn't support the wp_body_open action. See #1495.
• Do not request remote notifications if the site is not connected to the remote. See #1479.
• Update registered site name on authentication service when it is updated in WordPress. See #1397.
• Display only paths instead of full URLs in Analytics tables for better visibility and consistency with Analytics frontend. See #1116.
• Add missing translator comments to ease plugin localization for contributors. See #820.