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[Jetpack] List of features as of March 9, 2020

Jetpack Feature list as of May 13, 2020

Feature Name Requires Connection to WordPress.com Description Activated for you when you first connect the plugin to WordPress.com
Ads Yes Run ads via the WordPress.com Ad network No
Asset CDN No Serve static files (from Core, Jetpack, and WooCommerce) from our CDN. No
Backups and Scanning Yes Daily or real-time backups and automated virus scanning and threat detection. All happens on WordPress.com No
Blocks Yes/No Add 27 blocks to the editor. Some rely on the WordPress.com infrastructure, others don't Yes
Beautiful Math No Use the LaTeX markup language to write mathematical equations and formulas No
Carousel No Carousel display on galleries and single images No
Comments Yes Let visitors use a WordPress.com, Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to comment No
Comment Likes Yes Increase visitor engagement by adding a Like button to comments, for folks with a WordPress.com account. No
Contact Form No Add a customizable contact form to any post or page using the Jetpack Form Block or shortcode. Yes
Copy Post No Copy entire posts and pages, including tags and settings No
Custom CSS No Adds options for CSS preprocessor use, disabling the theme's CSS, or custom image width. No
Custom content types No Display different types of content on your site with custom content types. No
Email Subscriptions Yes Let visitors subscribe to new posts and comments via email. Emails are delivered by WordPress.com, thus avoid email deliverability issues, issues of scalibility, etc... No
Enhanced Distribution Yes Send out your posts to search engines Yes
Extra Sidebar Widgets No Provides additional widgets for use on your site. No
Google Analytics Yes Set up Google Analytics without touching a line of code. Everything happens via the WordPress.com central interface No
Gravatar Hovercards No Enable pop-up business cards over commenters' Gravatars. No
Image CDN Yes Optimize and serve your images from our free image CDN No
Infinite Scroll No Automatically load new content when a visitor scrolls No
JSON API Yes Allow applications to securely access your content, and post to your site via those apps. Yes
Lazy Images No Load images as visitors scroll down the screen No
Likes Yes Like buttons for folks with a WordPress.com account. No
Markdown No Write posts or pages in plain-text Markdown syntax No
Monitor Yes Jetpack's downtime monitoring will continuously watch your site, and alert you the moment that downtime is detected. No
Notifications Yes Receive instant notifications of site comments and likes. Yes
Post by email Yes Publish posts by sending an email. Emails are processed by WordPress.com servers. No
Protect Yes Brute-force protection for your site's login forms and XML-RPC. Handled by a central Protect API so you can benefit from IPs flagged on other sites running the plugin Yes
Publicize Yes Share your site's posts on several social media networks automatically. Publication happens through WordPress.com apps. No
Related posts Yes Content indexed on our ElasticSearch infrastructure, and Related Posts found for all your posts No
Shortcode Embeds No Shortcodes for more embed options on your site No
Search Yes Enhanced search, powered by Elasticsearch. A replacement for WordPress search. No
Secure Sign On Yes Allow users to log in to this site using WordPress.com accounts No
SEO Tools Yes Better results on search engines and social media. Everything happens via the WordPress.com central interface. No
Sharing No Sharing buttons ¯_(ツ)_/¯ No
Simple Payments Yes Add payment buttons to your posts / pages / sidebar. Payments are processed via Paypal and the WordPress.com API. No
Site verification No Establish your site's authenticity with external services (Google, Bing, Pinterest, Yandex). Yes
Site Stats Yes Stats. Processed on WordPress.com servers Yes
Sitemaps No Sitemaps. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ No
Tiled Galleries No Display image galleries in a variety of elegant arrangements. No
Videos Yes Save on hosting storage and bandwidth costs by hosting videos on WordPress.com and serving them on your site ad-free and with no extra branding. No
Widget Visibility No Control where widgets appear on your site. No
WordPress.com Toolbar Yes Replaces the admin bar with a toolbar to quickly manage your site via WordPress.com. No
WooCommerce Analytics Yes Enhanced analytics for WooCommerce and Jetpack users. Yes
WP.me Shortlinks Yes Generates shorter links so you can have more space to write on social media sites. No
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