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  • Caching and dynamic pricing – upcoming changes to the get_variation_prices method
    Caching and dynamic pricing – upcoming changes to the get_variation_prices method

    get_variation_prices was a method added in 2.4 to make it easy to retrieve an array of variation prices for a variable product. With this array, you can output pricing information in many different ways;…

  • WooCommerce 2.4.6 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.4.6 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.4.6 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 41 commits made it into this release. Here are the highlights: Fixed grouped product is_purchasable…

  • WooCommerce 2.4.5 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.4.5 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.4.5 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 76 commits made it into this release. Here are the highlights: Fixed a case where global…

  • WooCommerce 2.4.4 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.4.4 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.4.4 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 24 commits made it into this release. We’ve continued going through the forums and issue reports…

  • WooCommerce 2.4.3 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.4.3 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.4.3 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 16 commits made it into this release. We’ve continued going through the forums and issue reports…

  • WooCommerce 2.4.2 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.4.2 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.4.2 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 22 commits made it into this release. We’ve spent the last 24 hours going through the…

  • WooCommerce 2.4.1 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.4.1 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.4.1 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 8 commits made it into this release. This release fixes some issues reported by users…

  • Hooray! The Helpful Hedgehog is here
    Hooray! The Helpful Hedgehog is here

    It’s with great excitement that we announce WooCommerce 2.4 is live! Since 2.3 back in February there have been 1800 commits from 24 contributors, and 77 issues have been closed. A huge round of applause for…

  • API Settings and the API Authentication Endpoint in 2.4
    API Settings and the API Authentication Endpoint in 2.4

    API Settings In WooCommerce 2.4 we now have a tab in the settings dedicated to our Rest API. Previously these options were scattered around in the general and webhooks tab and user pages. These…

  • New WooCommerce REST API wrappers
    New WooCommerce REST API wrappers

    Now we have wrappers for the WooCommerce REST API: PHP Node.JS Python Ruby It’s possible to find the documentation for each wrapper included within our official REST API docs: Soon we’ll have some new…

  • Google Analytics Integration 1.4 Beta
    Google Analytics Integration 1.4 Beta

    A new version of the Google Analytics plugin for WooCommerce is now ready for testing. You can download beta 1 here: https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce-google-analytics-integration/archive/1.4.0-beta-1.tar.gz Release Highlights Enhanced eCommerce The new plugin now supports enhanced eCommerce tracking. Enabling…

  • WooCommerce 2.4 Release Candidate
    WooCommerce 2.4 Release Candidate

    The release candidate for WooCommerce 2.4 “Helpful Hedgehog” is now available. There have been ~40 commits since beta 4, including a tweak to the ajax endpoints for wider host support, and some tweaks to…

  • Custom AJAX Endpoints in 2.4
    Custom AJAX Endpoints in 2.4

    WordPress core offers plugin developers a certain endpoint which they can use for AJAX requests. This endpoint is wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. Despite it’s naming, it can be used for both frontend and admin ajax requests, and…

  • WooCommerce 2.4 Beta 4
    WooCommerce 2.4 Beta 4

    WC 2.4 beta 4 was tagged yesterday evening and is ready to test. Beta 4 should be the final beta before a release candidate is tagged later this week. If you’re an extension of theme…

  • How to Beta Test WooCommerce
    How to Beta Test WooCommerce

    Beta testing is vital to ensuring our releases are as bug free as possible, and to ensure we hear user feedback before putting changes live. Anyone can beta test; shop owners, plugin developers, theme developers, translators,…

  • WooCommerce 2.4 Beta Testing Begins
    WooCommerce 2.4 Beta Testing Begins

    WC 2.4 dubbed the “Helpful Hedgehog” is being released for testing. This release has been in development for approximately 4 months and has around 1600 commits in total from 27 contributors. TL;DR: You can download beta 1 here:…

  • Improving the Variations Interface in 2.4
    Improving the Variations Interface in 2.4

    In WooCommerce 2.4 we wanted to give users a better experience whilst working with variable products. Variable products have been a headache for some users whom needed to deal with many variations at the same time, mainly due to…

  • WooCommerce 2.3.13 Security and Maintenance Release
    WooCommerce 2.3.13 Security and Maintenance Release

    The WooCommerce 2.3.13 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 32 commits made it into this (and the 2.3.12) release. One small but important fix…

  • Making Geolocation Static Cache Friendly in 2.4
    Making Geolocation Static Cache Friendly in 2.4

    WooCommerce 2.3 introduced a neat feature which allowed you to geolocate your customers to set their initial location, showing correct taxes and shipping values without the customer needing to input their address. Although this worked…

  • Simplifying Flat Rate Shipping in WC 2.4
    Simplifying Flat Rate Shipping in WC 2.4

    One of our main goals with the upcoming 2.4 release has been usability, particularly for new users. A good example of this being the new onboarding wizard which should help new users get started without seeing complex settings screens.…

  • WooCommerce 2.3.11 Security and Maintenance Release
    WooCommerce 2.3.11 Security and Maintenance Release

    The WooCommerce 2.3.11 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 32 commits made it into this release. This release includes several bug fixes which you…

  • WooCommerce 2.3.10 Security and Maintenance Release
    WooCommerce 2.3.10 Security and Maintenance Release

    The WooCommerce 2.3.10 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 71 commits made it into this release. This release includes several bug fixes, and extra…

  • WooCommerce 2.3.9 Fix/Security Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.3.9 Fix/Security Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.3.9 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. This release includes fixes for several minor issues, and updates PrettyPhoto to 3.1.6 which resolves an XSS issue…

  • WooCommerce 2.3.8 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.3.8 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.3.8 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. This release just fixes some minor issues. Read…

  • WooCommerce 2.3.7 Fix Release Available
    WooCommerce 2.3.7 Fix Release Available

    The WooCommerce 2.3.7 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. This release just fixes some minor issues. Read…