1.8.0-beta-3

Added

• Critical CSS: Added a notice to regenerate Critical CSS to the Boost dashboard. [#28858]
• General: Added a link to activate a license key. [#29443]
• Image CDN: Added image CDN to Boost. [#29561]
• Image Guide: Added information about the Image Guide to the readme. [#29799]

Changed

• Critical CSS: Added clearer explanations of the feature, and when to regenerate CSS. [#29250]
• General: Faster "Getting Started" flow, bypassing the first connection screen. [#28938]
• General: Revised Jetpack connection agreement text to comply with our User Agreement. [#28403]
• General: Switch to a more stable internal data sync package. [#29899]
• General: Updated contributors list. [#28891]
• General: Updated to React 18. [#28710]

Fixed

• Critical CSS: Added Internal schema validation for improved stability. [#29564]
• Critical CSS: Expanded the set of site changes which can trigger a regeneration. [#29109]
• Critical CSS: Fixed a minor UI glitch caused by a missing close tag. [#28548]
• Critical CSS: Fixed PHP warning when deleting stored Critical CSS [#28372]
• Critical CSS: Unified the internal structure of Cloud and Critical CSS, ensuring a smoother experience when switching between the two. [#29554]
• Lazy Loading: Fixed images sometimes failing to Lazy-load in Safari. [#29266]
• General: Fixed incorrect font sizes and weights in various screens. [#29411]
• General: Fixed incorrect GET parameters used during purchase flow, which leading to inconsistent behaviour. [#28825]
• Deferred JS: Fixed some compatibility issues with page-builders by turning off Deferred JS in the customizer preview. [#29143]
• General: Fixed triggers for optimization initialization sometimes firing on the wrong hook. [#28888]
• General: Fixed "Undefined array key: post" warning. [#29096]
• General: Fixed stats tracking by using the correct casing for Tracks event properties. [#29111]