WooCommerce 4.7.0 beta 1 is now available for testing! You can either download it directly from WordPress.org or install our WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.
What’s new?
The WooCommerce 4.7 release contains an updated version of WooCommerce Blocks 3.6.0, several fixes, and localization improvements.
Notable fixes and improvements
The main fixes and stability improvements in this release are:
Use first gallery image on single product when a product thumbnail isn’t assigned. (#27289).(Feature reverted in 4.7.0 beta 2).- Update
product_cat/tagtaxonomy template file names toproduct-cat, andproduct-tag. (#27736). - Exclude draft pages from the “Shop page” setting. (#27890).
You can review the complete changelog for this release on the changelog.txt file.
Filters and actions
We have added one new filter:
| Filters | Description |
woocommerce_should_send_low_stock_notification | Determine if the current product should trigger a low stock notification.. |
Database changes
This release does not introduce any changes to the database.
Template changes
Several files were added or updated in this release, including:
| File | Description |
content-product-cat.php | New file introduced by #27736 to replace content-product_cat.php |
taxonomy-product-cat.php | New file introduced by #27736 to replace taxonomy-product_cat.php |
taxonomy-product-tag.php | New file introduced by #27736 to replace taxonomy-product_tag.php |
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Note that content-product_cat.php, taxonomy-product_cat.php, and taxonomy-product_tag.php are still supported by WooCommerce.
Release Schedule
This version of WooCommerce is scheduled to be released as follows:
| Version | Release |
| Beta | October 20, 2020 |
| Release Candidate | October 27, 2020 |
| 4.7 Final Release | November 10, 2020 |
Testing
As with the previous several releases, we have published testing instructions for 4.7. We’d love your help in testing this release.
If you discover any bugs during the testing process, please let us know by logging a report in GitHub.
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