WooCommerce 10.8.0 Release Notes

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New since the beta

If you tested the 10.8 beta, a few things changed before final release that are worth knowing about.

Checkout evidence validation was reverted. The checkout evidence validation added to WC_Order::payment_complete() during the 10.8 cycle (#62843) has been reverted (#64687). If you were tracking that change, it is not part of the 10.8 release.

An order meta index regression was fixed. A change earlier in the cycle modified the meta_key_value index on the wc_orders_meta table. 10.8 restores the meta_value column to that index to fix a performance regression in order meta lookups (#65162).

WordPress 6.9 is now the minimum. WooCommerce 10.8 requires WordPress 6.9 or greater (#65211). Make sure WordPress is up to date before updating WooCommerce.

Ready for WordPress 7.0

10.8 includes around fifteen pull requests aligning Woo’s admin with WordPress 7.0 styling: form control sizing, Select2 dropdowns, button radii, notice colors, and meta box styling. Hardcoded admin blues in legacy Select2 and address autocomplete stylesheets were also replaced with the admin theme color variable, so borders and hover states follow whatever color scheme you’ve set. Update WordPress and Woo together and the admin looks consistent.

An offline-aware admin

WooCommerce admin now shows a banner when your browser loses its connection, and surfaces a clear notice when save requests fail because of network loss (#64334). No more silent save failures on an unreliable connection.

Storefront performance

10.8 continues the query-reduction work from 10.7:

• New indexes on the wc_orders table (transaction ID lookups) and wc_reserved_stock table (peak-sales stock reservation)
• Cache priming across product archives, the product edit screen, the classic cart, grouped products, and the Store API product schema, so these paths batch-load data instead of querying row by row
• Fewer SQL queries to populate cart data in the Store API
• Coupon _used_by meta is now lazy-loaded, so coupons with thousands of usages no longer load the entire usage history into memory on construction
• Layered navigation filter caches are capped by default to protect wp_options from unbounded growth

Other notable updates:

Customer review request email

• Add – New Customer Review Request email: automated post-purchase review requests with accessible 5-star rating controls and a Review Order page. #64701

10.8 adds an optional transactional email that invites customers to review the products they bought. It’s disabled by default and feature-gated, configurable under WooCommerce → Settings → Emails. The email is scheduled through Action Scheduler a configurable number of days after an order completes, and is cancelled automatically if the order is later cancelled, refunded, or trashed. Customers land on a tokenized, read-only review page with an accessible 5-star rating control, and submissions become verified-buyer product reviews. Fully refunded items are excluded so customers can’t review products they no longer own. This feature is off by default in 10.8; if you want to try it, enable it in your store’s feature settings.

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Add to Cart + Options improvements

• Add – Add to Cart + Options: fixed steppers not working on extension quantity inputs, ensuring compatibility with third-party cart quantity controls. #64847

The Add to Cart + Options feature received important fixes in 10.8: stepper controls now work correctly with extension quantity inputs, and attributes with spaces or special characters work in dropdown mode. This ensures seamless integration with third-party quantity plugins.

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Coupon code auto-generation in email blocks

• Add – Coupon code email block now supports auto-generation mode: configure coupon rules to generate unique codes at email send time. #64342

The coupon code email block now supports auto-generation mode. Store owners can configure coupon rules (discount amount, type, expiry) and WooCommerce will generate a unique code for each recipient at email send time, making personalized coupon campaigns much easier to manage.

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Email template sync & reset

• Add – Email template sync metadata and reset: reset block email content to the original plugin state and track template divergence with version stamping. #64355

WooCommerce 10.8 introduces a new email template sync system: block email posts now carry version metadata (version, source hash, synced-at), enabling automatic detection of template divergence. A new reset action lets store owners restore email content to the original plugin-distributed state with one click.

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Performance improvements

• Performance – Multiple N+1 query reductions: cart data, REST API order serialization, linked products meta box, and HPOS order queries now batch-load data via cache priming. #63440

This release brings performance improvements: cache priming for HPOS order queries eliminates N+1 queries in REST API serialization, Store API product last-modified timestamps are now cached, shipping table indexes improve cart and checkout performance, and multiple batch-loading improvements reduce SQL queries across the codebase.

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API updates

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Database updates

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Changelog

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Code Contributors