Changelog

WooCommerce 7.8 Released

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Jun 13, 2023

We are pleased to announce the release of WooCommerce 7.8.0. This release should be backwards compatible with the previous version.

This release contains:

549 commits from 61 contributors in WooCommerce Core.
204 commits from 32 contributors in WooCommerce Blocks.

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.

Upcoming PHP Requirement Change

This release continues to support PHP version 7.3. We recently announced our plan to end support for PHP 7.3, beginning with the release of WooCommerce 8.2.0, scheduled for release in October of 2023. Read our announcement post for full details.

What’s new in 7.8.0?

Theme-level Global styles for Cart and Checkout blocks

If you’re using a block based theme on your store that supports global styles, you can now use these to apply design changes to your Cart and Checkout.

Head over to the site editor (Appearance > Editor), use the navigation menu to navigate to the Cart or Checkout page on your store and click the page — you can then toggle open the styles sidebar:

Any changes made to the Typography and Colors sections will now be respected by the Cart and Checkout Blocks:

Other global styles, such as buttons, are also respected by the cart and checkout blocks now also, for example the checkout place order button:

Filter by Attribute product counter revamped

Long awaited improvement of the product counter in the Filter by Attribute block. Since 10.1.0 Filter by Attribute dynamically shows the product counts that are currently displayed based on the whole set of filters on a page.

You can check out the video below to see the new Filter by Attribute counters in action along with Products blocks:

New patterns

We prepared multiple patterns that are available in this release. Here’s a preview of a couple of them:

But there’s more! The full list can be found in the Changelog.

Products block improvements

We have now added the Pick Some Products advance filter to Products block. This filter allows the merchant to narrow down the exact products to which all subsequent filters will be applied, mirroring the functionality of the existing “Hand-picked Products” plus all the other functionalities available from the “Products (Beta)” block. Here is a quick demo:

Also, We have added consistent spacing between product elements within the Products block to provide an improved default user interface.

Mini Cart performance improvement

The Mini Cart drawer will now open instantly. Previously, there may have been a slight delay if the shopper clicked the button immediately after the page loaded and the network was slow

Developer Notes

The Cart Fragments script, responsible for updating the cart widget after a successful add to cart event, can cause a performance issue on stores not making use of that functionality. To mitigate this, the script will now only be enqueued if using the Mini Cart widget.

Stores with similar functionality (e.g. from a theme) that are not using the widget can re-enable this functionality by either adding the widget to one of their widget areas/sidebars, or by enqueuing the script manually:

wp_enqueue_script( 'wc-cart-fragments' );

If you’re looking for an alternative to the Mini Cart widget that does not suffer from the performance issue, try the Mini Cart Block instead.

Actions and Filters

This release adds 1 new action and 2 new filters.

Action

Action	Description
`woocommerce_remove_order_items`	Trigger action before removing all order line items. Allows you to track order items. [source]

Filters

Filter	Description
`woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_aria_describedby`	Filter the aria-describedby description for the add to cart button. [source]
`woocommerce_suggest_jetpack`	When false, Jetpack is removed from the list of suggested extensions. [source]

Database Changes

This release has no database changes.

Template Changes

This release updates 13 templates

Template File	GitHub Links
`/templates/cart/cart.php`	#36868 #37830
`/templates/cart/mini-cart.php`	#37830
`/templates/checkout/form-pay.php`	#37514
`/templates/checkout/payment.php`	#37514
`/templates/global/quantity-input.php`	#37811
`/templates/loop/no-products-found.php`	#37514
`/templates/myaccount/downloads.php`	#37514 #37933
`/templates/myaccount/form-add-payment-method.php`	#37514
`/templates/myaccount/orders.php`	#37514 #37933
`/templates/myaccount/payment-methods.php`	#37514
`/templates/order/order-again.php`	#37933
`/templates/order/order-details.php`	#37514
`/templates/single-product/product-image.php`	#37853

Much 💜 to all the contributors

Finally a big thanks to everyone in the community who has contributed via issue reports, fixes, translation, testing, supporting other users, or simply spreading the word.

WooCommerce Core

WooCommerce Blocks

WooCommerce Blocks 10.4.2 Release Notes

Tarun Vijwani

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Jun 13, 2023

The latest version of WooCommerce Blocks, version 10.4.2, is now available for download on WordPress.org and GitHub.

Changelog

Bug Fixes

Update the Product Collections: Featured Collections to replace the Unsplash image with a CCO licensed image from Pxhere. (9766)
Update the Featured Category patterns to replace the Unsplash image with a CCO licensed image from Pxhere. (9765)
Update the Product Details patterns to replace the Unsplash images with CCO licensed images from Pxhere. (9764)
Update the Hero Product Split pattern to replace the Unsplash image with a CCO licensed image from Pxhere. (9762)
Update the Hero Product Chessboard pattern to replace the Unsplash image with a CCO licensed image from Pxhere. (9761)
Update the banner pattern to replace the Unsplash image with a CCO licensed image from Pxhere. (9760)
Fix error on clearing customizations on Woo Templates that prevented WooCommerce Classic Template block from being displayed. (9759)

WooCommerce Blocks 10.4.0 Release Notes

Tarun Vijwani

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Jun 9, 2023

The latest version of WooCommerce Blocks, version 10.4.0, is now available for download on WordPress.org and GitHub.

Notable Changes

Enable Single Product block

We are introducing the Single Product block, which will allow you to select and display any product on a page, post, or template.

Enable blockified templates

The blockified version of the Single Product template is now the default template on new plugin installations and for stores enabling a block theme (replacing the old classic template).

Changelog

Enhancements

Enable Single Product Block. (9714)
Product Price: Remove underline on sale price. (9702)
Blockified Single Product Template: Use h1 for the Product Title. (9698)
Blockified Single Product Template: Add product-classes. (9697)
Blockified Single Product Template: Show upsells. (9636)
Template Placeholder Design for the Order Received Template. (9602)
Mini-Cart: Update cart error notices to be non-dismissable (to match the behavior of the regular Cart). (9578)
Classic Product Template block visible in the inserter. (9573)
Hide the Product Rating when the product has no reviews. Previously, a link to the Reviews section was displayed. (9556)
Reduced the amount of settings data consumed by the cart and checkout blocks. (9552)
Enable blockified templates. (9551)
Product Categories List: Add “Show child categories only” toggle. (9550)
Add Product Rating block to the default Single Product template. (9510)
Add support for the Product Rating block within the Single Product template. (9499)
The Mini-Cart block is now compatible with caching plugins. (9493)
On-Sale Badge: Use background and text color of the button element if not defined in theme.json. (9068)

Bug Fixes

Fix aria-label displaying wrong information on mini-cart. (9672)
Allow plugin based template parts in templates. (9667)
Prevent horizontal shift when opening the Mini-Cart drawer if scrollbars are visible. (9648)
Fix text alignment issue on various widths for Just arrived full hero pattern. (9640)
Product Image Gallery Block: Reintroduce filters and override-restore the global product variable. (9630)
Remove propTypes definitions from Product List container. (9616)
Remove propTypes definitions from Add to Cart. (9615)
Revalidate the postcode when changing country in the Checkout form. (9611)
Fix an issue where changing country could cause shipping rates to constantly reload. (9606)
Fix non visible cart button on mini cart in certain themes. (9603)
Fix Mini-Cart badge not visible in themes without a <body> background color. (9601)
Fix Cambodian postcode validation. (9597)
Product Image Gallery block: Fix magnifying glass appearing outside the block content area. (9594)
Exclude already-enqueued scripts from scripts to lazy load in the Mini Cart block. (9587)
Fix: Ensure the global product variable is restored to its original value after being overridden within the Add to Cart with Options block. (9581)
Fix alignment of the close button in the Mini-Cart drawer when it has borders. (9507)
Add to Cart with Options Block: Remove global variable overwrite. (9457)
Fix total shipping display info when no shipping method is available. (8819)
Blockified Single Product Template: use h1 for the Product Title when transforming from Classic template. (9748)

WooCommerce 7.8.0 Release Candidate 2

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Jun 8, 2023

Release Candidate 2 for the June 2023 release of WooCommerce is now available for testing! You can either download it directly from WordPress.org or install our WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.

What’s New?

There have been two fixes since the release of RC.1:

Fixed an issue where text overlapped an image in the task list. #38585
Fixed an issue with filtering products by attribute on the orders page. #38593

See the full changelog for all of the changes included in this release.

Actions and Filters

There have been no new action or filter changes since Beta.1. See the Beta.1 post for changes introduced in 7.8.0-beta.1.

Database Changes

There are no database changes in the 7.8 release cycle.

Template Changes

There have been no new template changes since Beta.1. See the Beta.1 post for changes introduced in 7.8.0-beta.1.

Release Schedule

We’re still on track for our planned June 13 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.

A set of testing instructions has been published on our Wiki page in GitHub. We’ve also posted a helpful writeup on beta testing to help get you started.

If you discover any bugs during the testing process, please let us know by logging a report in GitHub.

WooCommerce 7.8.0 Release Candidate

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Jun 6, 2023

Release Candidate 1 for the June 2023 release of WooCommerce is now available for testing! You can either download it directly from WordPress.org or install our WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.

What’s New?

There have been two fixes since the release of Beta.2:

Fix issue where undefined query params where not removed from links, causing unexpected behaviour in Analytics. #38542
Update WooCommerce Blocks to 10.2.2, which fixes an issue where some scripts needed by the Mini-Cart were not loading. #38545

See the full changelog for all of the changes included in this release.

Actions and Filters

There have been no new action or filter changes since Beta.1. See the Beta.1 post for changes introduced in 7.8.0-beta.1.

Database Changes

There are no database changes in the 7.8 release cycle.

Template Changes

There have been no new template changes since Beta.1. See the Beta.1 post for changes introduced in 7.8.0-beta.1.

Release Schedule

We’re still on track for our planned June 13 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.

A set of testing instructions has been published on our Wiki page in GitHub. We’ve also posted a helpful writeup on beta testing to help get you started.

If you discover any bugs during the testing process, please let us know by logging a report in GitHub.

WooCommerce 7.7.2 Fix Release

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Jun 1, 2023

WooCommerce 7.7.2 is available for download. It introduces a few fixes for issues that were introduced in the 7.7.1 release.

What’s New?

Fix some scripts needed by the Mini-Cart block not loading. #9649

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.

WooCommerce 7.8 Beta 2 Released

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May 30, 2023

Beta 2 for the June 2023 release of WooCommerce is now available for testing! You can either download it directly from WordPress.org or install our WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.

What’s New?

There have been three relatively minor changes since the release of Beta.1:

WooCommerce Blocks has been bumped to 10.2.1, which fixes a conflict between the Mini-Cart block and other extensions. #38449
A migration link has been added to the onboarding flow. #38441
We reverted a PR introduced in Beta.1 that added featured image flag to the API response as a result of some issues discovered in testing. #38460

See the full changelog for all of the changes included in this release.

Actions and Filters

There have been no new action or filter changes since Beta.1. See the Beta.1 post for changes introduced in 7.8.0-beta.1.

Database Changes

There are no database changes in the 7.8 release cycle.

Template Changes

There have been no new template changes since Beta.1. See the Beta.1 post for changes introduced in 7.8.0-beta.1.

Release Schedule

We’re still on track for our planned June 13 release.

Version	Release
Planned Release Candidate	June 6, 2023
Final Release	June 13, 2023

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.

A set of testing instructions has been published on our Wiki page in GitHub. We’ve also posted a helpful writeup on beta testing to help get you started.

If you discover any bugs during the testing process, please let us know by logging a report in GitHub.

WooCommerce 7.7.1 Fix Release

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May 30, 2023

WooCommerce 7.7.1 is available for download. It introduces a few fixes for issues that were introduced in the 7.7.0 release.

What’s New?

Fix Mini-Cart block conflict with Page Optimize and Product Bundles (II) #9586
Move template addition to feature flag #38276

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.

WooCommerce Blocks 10.3.0 Release Notes

Mike Jolley

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May 24, 2023

The latest version of WooCommerce Blocks, version 10.3.0, is now available for download on WordPress.org and GitHub.

Notable Changes

We’ve updated the Mini Cart Block editor sidebar to improve its appearance and ease of use. You can see it in action below.

On top of this, we’ve prepared multiple block patterns for products that are available from, the block inserter. Here’s a preview of a few of them in action:

Another alternative view for product details

Other than these features, we’ve released a bunch of other smaller fixes and improvements. The full changelog is below.

Changelog

Enhancements

Add Banner pattern. (9434)
Update Mini-Cart block editor sidebar with a clearer design and texts. (9420)
Modernize the block registration for the Add to Cart button. (9404)
Add product details pattern. (9408)
Fix alignment issue with ‘Add Coupon Code’ button in WooCommerce Blocks. (9392)
Add new Product collections: Featured collections pattern. (9388)
Classic Product Block: Improve layout and user experience to migrate to blockified templates. (9386)
Add the new Product Details: Product listing pattern. (9383)
Mini cart: Add color and typography styles on the mini cart title block. (9382)
Add new Product listing with gallery pattern. (9347)
New Mini Cart count badge which is only visible if there is at least one item in the cart. (9259)
[Pattern] Add new Hero product chessboard pattern. (9180)
Trigger the set-billing-address from the shipping step. (8841)

Bug Fixes

Fix an issue that caused the color of the Product Meta block icon to not change when the block was selected in the Site Editor’s List View. (9506)
Fix an issue that caused the color of the Product Details block icon to not change when the block was selected in the Site Editor’s List View. (9503)
Fix Checkout block stepped sections numbers overlapping. (9497)
Fix compatibility between the checkout block and the template editor. (9495)
Product Search Results Template: Fix compatibility layer when the Product Catalog isn’t blockified. (9492)
Product Details block: Show the block when used along the Post Content block. (9479)
Fix: Remove the global variable overwrite for the Product Gallery block while still keeping support for the Single Product block. (9475)
Archive Templates – Compatibility Layer: Avoid woocommerce_before_shop_loop and woocommerce_after_shop_loop are injected when any products is rendered. (9464)
Allow Shipping method prices to inherit global styles text color. (9456)
Product Archive Template: Fix compatibility Layer with Product Recommendations extension. (9452)
Fixed appearance of checkout form step headings in the editor. (9437)
Global Styles: Fix radio control overlap when font-size is small. (9436)
Fix COD availability on checkout. (9375)
Addressed an issue where a fatal error could sometimes be thrown if a plugin modified a shipping package’s rates incorrectly. (9351)
Mini Cart block no longer uses the Modal component from @wordpress/components. (9345)
Fix: ensure the global product variable is restored to its original value after being overridden within the Add to Cart with Options block. (9581)

Performance

Removed the block-editor dependency on the frontend. (9251)

WooCommerce 7.8 Beta 1 Released

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May 24, 2023

Beta 1 for the June 13 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 7.7.0, the following changes have been made:

WooCommerce Blocks has been updated to 10.2.0 which includes the following changes. For a full list of changes, see the 10.2.0 release post.
The global enqueue of wc-cart-fragments has been removed. (See dev note below) #35530

For the complete list, view the changelog in the readme for this release.

Developer Notes

The Cart Fragments script, responsible for updating the cart widget after a successful add to cart event, can cause a performance issue on stores not making use of that functionality. To mitigate this, the script will now only be enqueued if using the Mini Cart widget.

Stores with similar functionality (e.g. from a theme) that are not using the widget can re-enable this functionality by either adding the widget to one of their widget areas/sidebars, or by enqueuing the script manually:

wp_enqueue_script( 'wc-cart-fragments' );

If you’re looking for an alternative to the Mini Cart widget that does not suffer from the performance issue, try the Mini Cart Block instead.

Actions and Filters

This release adds 1 new action and 2 new filters.

Action

Action	Description
`woocommerce_remove_order_items`	Trigger action before removing all order line items. Allows you to track order items. [source]

Filters

Filter	Description
`woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_aria_describedby`	Filter the aria-describedby description for the add to cart button. [source]
`woocommerce_suggest_jetpack`	When false, Jetpack is removed from the list of suggested extensions. [source]

Database Changes

This release has no database changes.

Template Changes

This release updates 13 templates

Template File	GitHub Links
`/templates/cart/cart.php`	#36868 #37830
`/templates/cart/mini-cart.php`	#37830
`/templates/checkout/form-pay.php`	#37514
`/templates/checkout/payment.php`	#37514
`/templates/global/quantity-input.php`	#37811
`/templates/loop/no-products-found.php`	#37514
`/templates/myaccount/downloads.php`	#37514 #37933
`/templates/myaccount/form-add-payment-method.php`	#37514
`/templates/myaccount/orders.php`	#37514 #37933
`/templates/myaccount/payment-methods.php`	#37514
`/templates/order/order-again.php`	#37933
`/templates/order/order-details.php`	#37514
`/templates/single-product/product-image.php`	#37853

Release Schedule

We’re on track for our planned June 13 release.

Version	Release
Release Candidate	June 6, 2023
Final Release	June 13, 2023

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.

A set of testing instructions has been published on our Wiki page in GitHub. We’ve also posted a helpful writeup on beta testing to help get you started.

If you discover any bugs during the testing process, please let us know by logging a report in GitHub.