Merge release/26.2 into trunk (#24782)

wpmobilebot · oguzkocer · web-flow · commit 0d6051122976 · 2025-08-29T21:02:22.000Z
* Bump version number

* Update draft release notes for 26.2

* Update draft release notes for 26.2

* Release Notes: add new section for next version (26.3)

* Update release notes for 26.2

* Update strings for localization

* Update metadata strings

* Update metadata strings

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Co-authored-by: Oguz Kocer &lt;oguz.kocer@automattic.com&gt;
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -51,3 +51,73 @@ WordPress-iOS uses a modular architecture with the main app and separate Swift p
 - Branch from `trunk` (main branch)
 - PR target should be `trunk`
 - When writing commit messages, never include references to Claude
+
+## Release Notes Compilation Process
+
+### Overview
+Process for compiling release notes for new iOS versions, maintaining the established tone without App Store character limits.
+
+### Step-by-Step Process
+
+#### 1. Study Previous Release Notes Style
+Use `gh` to fetch releases and analyze professional editorialization patterns:
+- **Version 25.9**: Raw added in commits `ce08612ecc324e981ef9c5898c98bb267cf29721` & `30cd7073802feb8711b2aae8bb69f41fedba1d80`, editorialized in `bc3af0d2c0c8c3dec8556bb4eff7709f3c151c0d`
+- **Version 26.0**: Raw added in commits `8a9e79587924f85e6ac6756fe47d045f7db04ece` & `883acc3324abe45d0e121f3854dc84712b22b4cb`, editorialized in `2ef13c2898c5b58d09c8a3af9f109a47f0bd782c`
+
+Commands: `gh release view 25.9`, `gh release view 26.0` (note: no 'v' prefix)
+
+**Important**: GitHub releases only show WordPress release notes. For better Jetpack release notes, use:
+```bash
+gh api "repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS/contents/WordPress/Jetpack/Resources/release_notes.txt?ref=<commit_hash>" --jq -r '.content' | base64 -d
+```
+
+#### 2. Verify Release Branch and Get Last Release Hash
+- Verify current branch follows naming: `release/x.y` (where x.y = last_release + 0.1)
+- Get commit hash for last release: `gh release view <last_version> --json tagName,targetCommitish`
+- Confirm current branch is properly ahead of last release tag
+
+#### 3. Identify Changes Since Last Release
+Compare current release branch against last release hash using GitHub API (since local commits may not exist due to squashing/rebasing):
+```bash
+gh api repos/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS/compare/<last_release_hash>...HEAD --jq '.commits[] | "\(.sha[0:7]) \(.commit.message | split("\n")[0])"'
+```
+Focus on user-facing changes from squash commit messages. **Important**: When commit messages are unclear or technical, always investigate further:
+- Use `gh pr view <PR_number>` to read PR titles and descriptions
+- Look for keywords indicating user-facing changes: "feat:", new functionality, UI changes, user experience
+- Be especially careful with feature rollouts that may have technical-sounding commit messages but represent new user functionality
+- When in doubt, investigate the PR rather than excluding potentially important features
+
+#### 4. Compile Raw Release Notes
+Create factual summary including:
+- **Always check RELEASE-NOTES.txt file** (note: hyphen, not underscore) for developer-authored release notes under the version number section. These notes start with `[*]`, `[**]`, or `[***]` (stars indicate importance) and **must be included** in the raw release notes
+- Only user-facing changes (exclude CI, refactoring, technical debt)  
+- Prioritize: New features → Improvements → Performance enhancements
+- Use positive language (avoid "bug fix", prefer "improved", "enhanced", "resolved")
+- Mark changes as WordPress-specific, Jetpack-specific, or both
+
+#### 5. User Confirmation
+Present raw notes to user for:
+- Accuracy verification
+- WordPress vs Jetpack feature classification
+- Any missing or incorrect changes
+- Approval to proceed with editorialization
+
+#### 6. Editorialization
+Transform raw notes using established playful style:
+- Use engaging, user-friendly language
+- Reference previous release note styles from step 1
+- Create separate versions for WordPress and Jetpack apps
+- Focus on user benefits and experience improvements
+
+#### 7. Update Release Notes Files
+Once user confirms the editorialized release notes, **replace** the contents of the following files (discard any existing content):
+- **WordPress release notes**: `WordPress/Resources/release_notes.txt`
+- **Jetpack release notes**: `WordPress/Jetpack/Resources/release_notes.txt`
+
+Document any process refinements discovered during execution.
+
+### Content Guidelines
+- **Include**: New features, UI improvements, performance enhancements, user experience changes
+- **Exclude**: CI changes, code refactoring, dependency updates, internal technical changes
+- **Language**: Positive sentiment, avoid "fix" terminology, focus on improvements and enhancements
+- **Priority Order**: New features → Improvements → Performance → Other user-facing changes
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+26.3
+-----
+
+
 26.3
 -----
 * [*] Fix an issue with Notification Settings button not working in the Reader Subscriptions context menus for subscriptions [#24778]
diff --git a/WordPress/Jetpack/Resources/AppStoreStrings.po b/WordPress/Jetpack/Resources/AppStoreStrings.po
@@ -81,17 +81,11 @@ msgctxt "app_store_keywords"
 msgid "social,notes,jetpack,writing,geotagging,media,blog,website,blogging,journal"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgctxt "v26.1-whats-new"
+msgctxt "v26.2-whats-new"
 msgid ""
-"We rebuilt Stats from the ground up, and it's absolutely stunning. This new experience features buttery-smooth 120fps animations, interactive charts you can tap and explore, hourly data views, and a completely customizable dashboard. You can rearrange everything, export your data, and even see your post analytics with email campaign metrics. It feels incredible to use—we keep opening it just to watch those beautiful animations. (Look for "Try New Stats" when you open Stats, or enable it anytime in Me > App Settings > Experimental Features.)\n"
-"\n"
-"We also made improvements to how you manage your content. You'll find a completely redesigned Post Settings screen that makes configuring your posts smoother and more intuitive, plus better VideoPress integration and improved authentication for private sites in our experimental editor.\n"
-"\n"
-"Finally, we squashed several bugs and made things more reliable.\n"
-"- The app won't hang anymore when you open your Posts or Pages. (We know how frustrating that was.)\n"
-"- We fixed a crash that happened when saving certain editor settings.\n"
-"- Those annoying error popups on your dashboard? Gone.\n"
-"- Application passwords now work more smoothly behind the scenes, and the Jetpack connection flow is more reliable.\n"
+"- Those gorgeous Stats charts just got even better—tap any bar for instant insights, explore weekly trends, and enjoy flawless dark mode. Your data deserves this level of elegance.\n"
+"- We've added mentions to the experimental editor—tag your collaborators and watch the magic happen.\n"
+"- iPad Split View now behaves beautifully in portrait mode. No more awkward layouts.\n"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. translators: This is a promo message that will be attached on top of the first screenshot in the App Store.
diff --git a/WordPress/Jetpack/Resources/release_notes.txt b/WordPress/Jetpack/Resources/release_notes.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-We rebuilt Stats from the ground up, and it's absolutely stunning. This new experience features buttery-smooth 120fps animations, interactive charts you can tap and explore, hourly data views, and a completely customizable dashboard. You can rearrange everything, export your data, and even see your post analytics with email campaign metrics. It feels incredible to use—we keep opening it just to watch those beautiful animations. (Look for "Try New Stats" when you open Stats, or enable it anytime in Me > App Settings > Experimental Features.)
-
-We also made improvements to how you manage your content. You'll find a completely redesigned Post Settings screen that makes configuring your posts smoother and more intuitive, plus better VideoPress integration and improved authentication for private sites in our experimental editor.
-
-Finally, we squashed several bugs and made things more reliable.
-- The app won't hang anymore when you open your Posts or Pages. (We know how frustrating that was.)
-- We fixed a crash that happened when saving certain editor settings.
-- Those annoying error popups on your dashboard? Gone.
-- Application passwords now work more smoothly behind the scenes, and the Jetpack connection flow is more reliable.
+- Those gorgeous Stats charts just got even better—tap any bar for instant insights, explore weekly trends, and enjoy flawless dark mode. Your data deserves this level of elegance.
+- We've added mentions to the experimental editor—tag your collaborators and watch the magic happen.
+- iPad Split View now behaves beautifully in portrait mode. No more awkward layouts.
diff --git a/WordPress/Resources/AppStoreStrings.po b/WordPress/Resources/AppStoreStrings.po
@@ -45,17 +45,10 @@ msgctxt "app_store_keywords"
 msgid "blogger,writing,blogging,web,maker,online,store,business,make,create,write,blogs"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgctxt "v26.1-whats-new"
+msgctxt "v26.2-whats-new"
 msgid ""
-"We made improvements to how you manage your content and work with media. You'll find a completely redesigned Post Settings screen that makes configuring your posts smoother and more intuitive.\n"
-"\n"
-"We also enhanced our experimental editor with better VideoPress integration and improved authentication for private sites. Your media will display properly now, no matter your site's privacy settings.\n"
-"\n"
-"Finally, we squashed several bugs and made things more reliable.\n"
-"- The app won't hang anymore when you open your Posts or Pages. (We know how frustrating that was.)\n"
-"- We fixed a crash that happened when saving certain editor settings.\n"
-"- Those annoying error popups on your dashboard? Gone.\n"
-"- Application passwords now work more smoothly behind the scenes.\n"
+"- We've added mentions to the experimental editor—tag your collaborators and watch the magic happen.\n"
+"- iPad Split View now behaves beautifully in portrait mode. No more awkward layouts.\n"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. translators: This is a standard chunk of text used to tell a user what's new with a release when nothing major has changed.
diff --git a/WordPress/Resources/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/WordPress/Resources/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -4587,18 +4587,12 @@ Please install the %3$@ to use the app with this site.";
 /* Top list option title */
 "jetpackStats.addChart.topListOption" = "Top List";
 
-/* Archive section for authors */
-"jetpackStats.archiveSections.author" = "Authors";
-
 /* Plural item count for archive sections. %1$d is the number. */
 "jetpackStats.archiveSections.itemCount.plural" = "%1$d items";
 
 /* Singular item count for archive sections. %1$d is the number. */
 "jetpackStats.archiveSections.itemCount.singular" = "%1$d item";
 
-/* Archive section for other items */
-"jetpackStats.archiveSections.other" = "Other";
-
 /* Title for the author details screen */
 "jetpackStats.authorDetails.title" = "Author";
 
@@ -4665,6 +4659,9 @@ Please install the %3$@ to use the app with this site.";
 /* Last 12 months date range */
 "jetpackStats.calendar.last12Months" = "Last 12 Months";
 
+/* Last 12 weeks (84 days) date range */
+"jetpackStats.calendar.last12Weeks" = "Last 12 Weeks";
+
 /* Last 28 days date range */
 "jetpackStats.calendar.last28Days" = "Last 28 Days";
 
@@ -4680,9 +4677,6 @@ Please install the %3$@ to use the app with this site.";
 /* Last 7 days date range */
 "jetpackStats.calendar.last7Days" = "Last 7 Days";
 
-/* Last 90 days date range */
-"jetpackStats.calendar.last90Days" = "Last 90 Days";
-
 /* Month time period */
 "jetpackStats.calendar.month" = "Month";
 
@@ -4846,7 +4840,7 @@ Please install the %3$@ to use the app with this site.";
 "jetpackStats.datePicker.lastYear" = "Last Year";
 
 /* Menu item for more date period options */
-"jetpackStats.datePicker.morePeriods" = "More Periods…";
+"jetpackStats.datePicker.more" = "More…";
 
 /* Compare with preceding period option */
 "jetpackStats.datePicker.precedingPeriod" = "Preceding Period";
@@ -4863,6 +4857,12 @@ Please install the %3$@ to use the app with this site.";
 /* To date label */
 "jetpackStats.datePicker.to" = "To";
 
+/* Message explaining how to use the date range control */
+"jetpackStats.dateRangeTip.message" = "View recent days, weeks, months, years, or select custom date ranges.";
+
+/* Title for stats date range control tip */
+"jetpackStats.dateRangeTip.title" = "Navigate Through Time";
+
 /* Section title for the list of child links */
 "jetpackStats.externalLinkDetails.childLinks" = "Sub-links";
 
@@ -10784,6 +10784,12 @@ Feel free to replace it with other bracket types that you think looks better for
 /* Tip for site picker */
 "tips.sitePickerTip.title" = "Your Sites";
 
+/* Message explaining how to use the date range control */
+"tips.statsDateRange.message" = "Use the calendar to select days, weeks, months, years, or choose custom date ranges to view your stats.";
+
+/* Title for stats date range control tip */
+"tips.statsDateRange.title" = "Navigate Through Time";
+
 /* Accessibility label for web page preview title
    Label for list of stats by content title.
    Noun. Label for the title of a media asset (image / video)
diff --git a/WordPress/Resources/release_notes.txt b/WordPress/Resources/release_notes.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
-We made improvements to how you manage your content and work with media. You'll find a completely redesigned Post Settings screen that makes configuring your posts smoother and more intuitive.
-
-We also enhanced our experimental editor with better VideoPress integration and improved authentication for private sites. Your media will display properly now, no matter your site's privacy settings.
-
-Finally, we squashed several bugs and made things more reliable.
-- The app won't hang anymore when you open your Posts or Pages. (We know how frustrating that was.)
-- We fixed a crash that happened when saving certain editor settings.
-- Those annoying error popups on your dashboard? Gone.
-- Application passwords now work more smoothly behind the scenes.
+- We've added mentions to the experimental editor—tag your collaborators and watch the magic happen.
+- iPad Split View now behaves beautifully in portrait mode. No more awkward layouts.
diff --git a/config/Version.public.xcconfig b/config/Version.public.xcconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-VERSION_LONG = 26.1.2.0
-VERSION_SHORT = 26.1.2
+VERSION_LONG = 26.2.0.0
+VERSION_SHORT = 26.2

-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ @@
 +26.3
 +-----
++
++
 .3
 -----
 * [*] Fix an issue with Notification Settings button not working in the Reader Subscriptions context menus for subscriptions [#24778]