WooCommerce 10.9 will start the final deprecation window for the block-based product editor beta. The editor has been behind a feature flag for some time, and it will be removed from WooCommerce core in WooCommerce 11.0, currently scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
Products and product data are not being removed or migrated. Stores will continue to use the classic product editor.
This change matters if you run a store that still has the product editor beta enabled, or if your extension imports from @woocommerce/product-editor, registers blocks for the beta editor, or depends on experimental APIs tied to that editor.
What is changing in WooCommerce 10.9
WooCommerce 10.9 does not remove the beta editor. It adds deprecation messaging so store owners and extension developers have a clear window to move away from it before 11.0.
In 10.9:
- Admins who open the beta product editor will see an in-product notice explaining that the editor will be removed in WooCommerce 11.0.
- The notice will include a one-click way to switch back to the classic product editor.
- Extensions that call related public entry points will receive deprecation warnings, so developers can identify affected code before removal.
- No product editor code is removed yet.
The intent is to make the change visible before it becomes a breaking change.
What is changing in WooCommerce 11.0
WooCommerce 11.0 will remove the beta product editor from core.
That removal includes the @woocommerce/product-editor package, the block-editor product pages in WooCommerce Admin, the feature toggle, related routes, menu entries, tests, and other code that only supported the beta editor.
After this change, the classic editor will be the only product editing experience in WooCommerce core.
No product data migration is required. The product data layer is unchanged, so existing products remain editable in the classic editor.
Who needs to take action
Store owners only need to take action if the product editor beta is still enabled on their site. If you see the deprecation notice in WooCommerce 10.9, use the notice to switch back to the classic editor and verify your normal product editing workflow before updating to WooCommerce 11.0.
Extension developers should audit any code that integrates with the beta product editor.
At minimum, search your extension for references to:
@woocommerce/product-editor
product-block-editor-v1
__experimental
You should also review any code that registers blocks, slots, fills, routes, or other integrations specifically for the beta product editor.
If your extension depends on those APIs, update it before WooCommerce 11.0. The beta editor is being removed from core, so code that depends on its package or editor-specific extension points should no longer expect those APIs to exist after the 11.0 update.
Note that we’ve also deprecated the @woocommece/create-product-editor-block package, which existed to help extension developers by provided a scaffolded development environment for extending the product editor.
What to use instead
For product editing inside WooCommerce Admin, use the classic product editor.
For product data integrations, continue using the supported WooCommerce product APIs and extension points that are not tied to the beta editor. This change is about retiring an experimental admin editing surface, not changing how WooCommerce stores product data.
If your extension added custom behavior only for the beta editor, evaluate whether the same behavior is still needed in the classic editor flow. In many cases, beta-editor-specific integration code can be removed rather than replaced.
What comes next
We are not bringing this beta editor back in its current form.
WooCommerce is continuing to explore future product management experiences that build on current WordPress interface work, including DataViews and DataForms. That work is separate from this removal, and the 11.0 cleanup should reduce the maintenance cost of keeping old experimental editor code in core while future product editing work moves in a clearer direction.
For more on that experimental direction, see Reimagining catalog management, which shares a proof of concept for rebuilding the All Products screen with DataViews, hierarchical variation rows, quick edit, and bulk edit.
Timeline
- WooCommerce 10.9, currently scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2026: deprecation notices and warnings begin.
- WooCommerce 11.0, currently scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2026: the beta product editor is removed from WooCommerce core.
Follow the work
The 10.9 deprecation work is tracked in woocommerce/woocommerce#65318.
The 11.0 removal work is tracked in woocommerce/woocommerce#65319.
The broader stale feature flag and experimental code cleanup is tracked in woocommerce/woocommerce#65384.
If you maintain an extension that depends on the beta product editor and you are not sure how to migrate away from it, please comment on the relevant GitHub issue with the API or extension point you are using.
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