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WooCommerce 8.9 is coming soon…
The post will track the work we do as we prepare to release 8.9 as well as provide a preview of what’s to come in this new version.
Release Schedule:
- Final Release — May 14, 2024
- See updates
Hey folks, on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, we kicked-off our Code Freeze ahead of the release of WooCommerce 8.9. As we begin the testing phase, and get the release ready for Beta, we wanted to share some spoilers and document any updates to the expected release timeline.
Check back here for more updates ahead of the WooCommerce 8.9 release, scheduled for May 14, 2024.
What’s coming in 8.9
New Product Editor: You can now add Custom Product Fields to products via the New Product Editor.
Compliance: we added support for natively displaying co-branded credit cards, and allowing customers to choose between them, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2015/751.
Cart and Checkout Blocks: The Additional Checkout Fields feature, which was previously released on 8.7 as experimental, will be considered stable in this release. We are also including a change which reduces the payload size for the cart block by 11% and the checkout block by 17.9%!
Order Analytics: The order attribution tracking feature is coming to Order Analytics under the “Attribution” column, allowing store owners and managers to better understand the origin of each of their orders.
API Changes
- Fix: update REST API v3 reports/orders/totals endpoint to be compatible with HPOS #46715
- Fix: duplicate product endpoint args for item schema #46551
- Add API Rest endpoint to duplicate product #46141
- Validate missing fields in Store API #45840
Update timeline
✅ Code Freeze
Added: April 29, 2024
On April 24th we implemented the Code Freeze and began preparing to release the Beta. Stay tuned for the upcoming version in the WooCommerce Beta Tester plugin.
WooCommerce 8.9 Beta
Scheduled: April 30, 2024
WooCommerce 8.9 RC
Scheduled: May 7, 2024
WooCommerce Release 8.9
Scheduled: May 14, 2024
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WooCommerce 8.8 has been released!
This post will highlight what’s included in this version of WooCommerce.
See our update guide.
Download directly from WordPress.org.Other important information:
- This release is compatible with WordPress 6.5.
- This release does not include a database change.
- See more
Latest version:
About:
- ✅ Backwards compatible
- Commits: 325
- Contributors: 91
Release Schedule:
- Final Release — April 17, 2024
- See updates
(more…)What’s new in 8.8
- Introducing: a new way to Customize Your Store
- New “Post-purchase note” field added to the Product Editor
- New design for the Product Editor header
- Making the product onboarding list and product tour extensible
- Allowing block notice templates in classic themes
- Enhanced number formatting for Campaign Cost and Sales
- New totalValue filter
- More flexible product attributes term selection
- Automatic Installation of the Legacy REST API Plugin
- Improve local pickup flow
- Other important information
- Update timeline
- Changelog
- Testing Instructions
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WooCommerce 8.7 Released: Product Collection Block Enhancements, Receipt Rendering Engine and More
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WooCommerce 8.7 has been released!
This post will highlight what’s included in this version of WooCommerce.
See our update guide.
Download directly from WordPress.org.Please note:
- This release includes a database change.
- This release includes a known issue with Gutenberg 17.9.0.
Latest Release:
About:
- ✅ Backwards compatible
- Commits: 300+
- Contributors: 74
Release Schedule:
- Final Release — March 19, 2024
What’s new in 8.7.0?
Known Issue with Gutenberg 17.9.0
The latest Gutenberg release
17.9.0
includes a bug that causes the New Product Editor to crash when the user attempts to edit the product description in the Full Editor mode (see issue). The New Product Editor is behind a feature flag, meaning the New Product Editor is unavailable by default. The issue would have affected you if you had the New Product Editor enabled throughSettings >> Advanced >> Features >> New Product Editor
.To allow further use of the New Product Editor, we disabled the Full Editor of the product description in the 8.7 release if Gutenberg 17.9 is installed. The New Product Editor is working as expected otherwise.
As soon as the Gutenberg 18.0 is released, the product description Full Editor will be re-enabled automatically while using the WooCommerce 8.7 release.
If you’ve been using the New Product Editor and have already used the Full Editor mode of the product description field prior, you will be blocked from editing the product description beyond the text starting from the WooCommerce 8.7 release.
If you’d like/need to edit the product description in the Full Editor mode, please downgrade or deactivate Gutenberg.
A fix has been submitted to Gutenberg and approved for the next Gutenberg 18.0 release on March 27th.
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Hi everyone! We have an important update regarding the release of WooCommerce 8.7.
Update – Mar 18, 2024: We’re holding the release of WooCommerce 8.7 until Tuesday, March 19th, 2024. We have high confidence in this release. However, this timeframe ensures we have coverage to respond quickly if needed. Around noon UTC, we’ll begin rolling out the release to WordPress.org, and expect the update to be available shortly after.
Originally slated for tomorrow, March 12, 2024, we’ve postponed the release to
Monday, March 18, 2024Tuesday, March 19, 2024. This adjustment is crucial as we aim to ensure the utmost quality and stability of the upcoming release.Reason for delay
Given the difficulties of our last release, we are being extra diligent so nothing is left to chance in 8.7. Currently, there is no specific bug holding up the release, however, we are reviewing flags in our final automated testing process to ensure no failures slip through. We greatly appreciate your patience while we work through the final details!
What happens next?
To avoid releasing close to the weekend this week, we’re targeting Monday, March 18, 2024, for the release of WooCommerce 8.7. As always, we’ll keep you informed of any developments through this blog.
Thank you
Thank you all for your continued support and cooperation.
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Hello everyone! We are pleased to announce that WooCommerce 8.7 RC is now ready for testing. You can download it directly from WordPress.org or install it via the WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.
Highlights
Since the release of WooCommerce 8.7 Beta 2, the following changes have been made:
- We fixed an issue to correctly render text displayed if no shipping methods are available in the cart and checkout shortcodes. #45249
- We also fixed an issue to correctly render Select elements for Checkout in the Site Editor. #45252
For the complete list of what has been included with WooCommerce 8.7 RC, view the changelog in the readme.
Database changes
There are no new database changes introduced in WooCommerce 8.7 RC.
Release Schedule
We’re on track for our planned March 12, 2024 release.
Testing
If you’d like to dive in and help test this new release, our handy WooCommerce Beta Tester plugin allows you to switch between beta versions and release candidates. You can also download the release from WordPress.org.
We’ve posted a helpful writeup on beta testing to help get you started.
Found a Bug? We want to hear about it! Please report any issues you encounter via GitHub.
As always, we thank you for your feedback and contributions.
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8.7 Beta 2 for the March 1st, 2024 release of WooCommerce is now available for testing! You can either download it directly from WordPress.org or install our WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.
Highlights
Since the release of 8.7 Beta, the following changes have been made:
- We identified a critical issue in the first beta related to the usage of the
LegacyProxy
class. This resulted in a fatal error message:PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: The LegacyProxy class is not intended for getting instances of classes in the src directory, please use init method injection or the instance of Automattic\WooCommerce\Vendor\Psr\Container\ContainerInterface
. Fix #45178 ensures the correct usage of theLegacyProxy
class and resolves the reported fatal error. - We’ve also included a fix #45135 that resolves the crash encountered when using the Product Stock Indicator or On Sale Badge blocks on the homepage
For the complete list of what has been included with 8.7 Beta, view the changelog in the readme.
Database changes
8.7 Beta 2 doesn’t require database changes. However, if you have not upgraded to 8.7 Beta, then the database needs an update.
Release Schedule
We’re on track for our planned March 12, 2024 release.
Version Release Release Candidate March 5, 2024 Final Release March 12, 2024 Testing
If you’d like to dive in and help test this new release, our handy WooCommerce Beta Tester plugin allows you to switch between beta versions and release candidates. You can also download the release from WordPress.org.
We’ve posted a helpful writeup on beta testing to help get you started.
Found a Bug? We want to hear about it! Please report any issues you encounter via GitHub.
Looking Ahead: We’ll share more about this release when we announce the Release Candidate on March 5. As always, we thank you for your feedback and contributions.
- We identified a critical issue in the first beta related to the usage of the
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Product Bundles 7.0.0, Composite Products 9.0.0 and All Products for Woo Subscriptions 5.0.0 will be released on March 5th, 2024. These updates make all three extensions compatible with PHP 8.3, but include a change in how product properties are handled that third-party developers should be aware of.
Release Notes
Introducing PHP 8.3 Compatibility
These new versions make Product Bundles, Composite Products and All Products for Woo Subscriptions compatible with PHP 8.3 by:
- resolving all PHP 8.3 notices,
- properly declaring class properties that were previously not declared and;
- using the new controller to handle (set, get, delete) properties on WooCommerce Core objects that were previously dynamically declared. You can learn more about this change below.
For Product Bundles, the new controller is:
WC_PB_Product_Data
.For Composite Products, the new controller is:
WC_CP_Product_Data
.For All Products for Woo Subscriptions, the new controller is:
(more…)WCS_ATT_Product_Data
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We’re excited to announce that the latest WooCommerce Beta release is now available for testing. You can download it directly from WordPress.org or install it via the WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.
Known Issue
We are aware of a PHP Fatal with the Germanized extension:
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: The LegacyProxy class is not intended for getting instances of classes in the src directory, please use init method injection or the instance of Automattic\WooCommerce\Vendor\Psr\Container\ContainerInterface
The issue is being tracked here. If you experience this bug, please comment on that issue and note the plugin that you are having an issue with.
(more…)Whats coming in WooCommerce 8.7
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Hi there! We are pleased to announce the release of WooCommerce 8.6.1. This release should be backwards compatible with the previous version.
What’s new in 8.6.1?
This release includes these fixes for issues in 8.6.0:
- Prevent script caching by using the WC core version to hash WC blocks assets instead of old WC Blocks version #44676
- Dont render attribution metabox for non-supported order types #44680
- Move condition to check post status before rendering product #44698
- Add default values for admin address filters #44704
You can download the latest release of WooCommerce here or visit Dashboard → Updates to update the plugin from your WordPress admin screen.
As usual, if you spot issues in WooCommerce core, please log them in detail on GitHub. Found a security issue? Please submit a report via HackerOne.
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We are pleased to announce the release of WooCommerce 8.6.0. This release is backwards compatible with the previous version.
This release contains 365 commits from 73 contributors in WooCommerce Core.
As always, we recommend creating a backup of your site and making sure that your theme and any other plugins are compatible before updating. You can check out this update guide for more information.
What’s new in 8.6.0?
WooCommerce 8.6 adds some interesting features.
New block style for the Product Details block
As a part of our efforts to enhance the default state of WooCommerce for block themes, we have introduced a new block style for the Product Details block. This new style will provide an improved design on the default product page and be mobile-friendly.
The “Classic” style will be retained to ensure compatibility with theme-based CSS customizations.
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