Merge branch 'master' into fix-ggplotly-medium-issues

plotly · cpsievert · Jan 20, 2026 · Jan 20, 2026 · Jan 20, 2026 · Jan 20, 2026
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@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ See the [plotly.js releases page](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/releases)
 * `ggplotly()` now correctly uses custom legend labels from `scale_*_manual(labels = ...)`. (#2420)
 * `ggplotly()` with `dynamicTicks = TRUE` no longer errors on grouped `geom_line()` plots. (#2462)
 * `plot_ly()` with color mapping no longer resets Date/POSIXct x-axis values to 1970. (#2446)
+* Closed #2415: `ggplotly()` now shows variables named 'group' in tooltips when mapped to aesthetics like `colour`.
+* Closed #2455, #2460: `ggplotly()` no longer creates empty shapes when `panel.border` is `element_blank()` (ggplot2 4.0.0 compatibility).
+* Closed #2466: `ggplotly()` no longer errors when `scale_*_manual()` has unused aesthetics (e.g., `aesthetics = c("colour", "fill")` when only colour is used).
+* Closed #2305: `ggplotly()` now respects `geom_boxplot(outlier.shape = NA)` to hide outlier points.
+* Closed #2467: `ggplotly()` now correctly shows legends and splits traces when scales have multiple aesthetics.
+* Closed #2407, #2187: `ggplotly()` now translates `legend.position` theme element to plotly layout (supports "bottom", "top", "left", and numeric positions).
+* Closed #2281: `ggplotly()` no longer drops legends when `geom_blank()` is present in the plot.
 
 # plotly 4.11.0