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  • WooCommerce Blocks 2.7 release notes

    Checkout block in Bistro

    Today we are releasing WC Blocks 2.7.0! It’s available for download from GitHub and WordPress.org. After the previous release, which included the preview for the Cart and Checkout blocks, WooCommerce Blocks has gone back to a bi-weekly release schedule. This will allow us to ship improvements faster and get feedback earlier on in the development…

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  • WooCommerce 4.2 is now available!

    We are excited to announce that WooCommerce 4.2 is now publicly available! It has been in development since April 2020 and has about 294 commits from 28 contributors. This is a minor release, which means everything is backward compatible with the previous version. As always, we recommend creating a backup of your site and making…

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  • Storefront 2.5.7 release notes

    Storefront 2.5.7 has been tagged for release and uploaded to WordPress.org. This is a small maintenance release. Alongside this release we’ve also clarified the required WordPress and WooCommerce versions for Storefront, to align closely with WooCommerce Core’s L-2 policy. Here’s what’s new in 2.5.7 (pulled directly from the changelog): Download the latest release of Storefront from WordPress.org, or venture…

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  • WooCommerce Blocks 2.6.0 release notes

    It’s been a while since the last release of the WooCommerce Blocks but here we are with version 2.6.0 of the plugin! You can download this from GitHub or WordPress.org. Before getting into the changes included in this release, let’s highlight a few housekeeping items: We’re returning to a bi-weekly release of the plugin. This…

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  • Available for testing – a block-based WooCommerce Cart and Checkout

    In 2019 we launched a number of new WooCommerce Blocks, first via the WooCommerce Blocks plugin, and then via WooCommerce itself that have replaced a large number of the old legacy shortcodes used by WooCommerce. As part of this work, two of the shortcodes to be replaced were those used by the cart and checkout…

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  • WooCommerce 4.2 Release Candidate 2

    We’ve got a few fixes from last week’s WooCommerce 4.1.1 release to include in our release candidate this week. We are still on track for our planned June 2nd release next week! Testing If you’d like to dive in and help test this new release, our handy WooCommerce Beta Tester plugin allows you to switch…

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  • May 28: Community Chat #10

    Howdy folks! It’s time for another Community Chat! Our next Community Chat is going to take place later this week on Thursday, May 28 at 18:00 UTC in the #core channel of the WooCommerce Community Slack. If you don’t already have access to the group, you can request an invite here. Our agenda for this…

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  • PayPal Checkout

    PayPal Checkout is no longer available for download via the WooCommerce Marketplace, but will continue to be supported for existing merchants until 1 March 2022. You’re encouraged to download PayPal Payments, PayPal’s latest, most complete payment processing solution. If you are already using PayPal Checkout, we strongly recommend upgrading to PayPal Payments for the best experience and future feature upgrades. WooCommerce PayPal Checkout allows your store…

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  • WooCommerce 4.1.1 Security and Fix release

    WooCommerce 4.1.1 is now available! This is a fix release that contains some security improvements for downloadable files and other minor bug fixes. Here’s the change-log for this release: We highly recommend updating WooCommerce to this version as soon as possible. Download the latest release of WooCommerce here or visit Dashboard → Updates to update…

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  • WooCommerce 4.2 Release Candidate

    After having had a very smooth beta thus far, we are excited to announce that the release candidate is now available!. We are currently on track for our planned June 2nd release date. Testing If you’d like to dive in and help test this new release, our handy WooCommerce Beta Tester plugin allows you to…

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  • WooCommerce 4.2 Beta 1

    Hello everyone, Starting with the release of WooCommerce 4.2, we will be switching to a monthly release cadence! We’ve worked hard over the last year to increase both the frequency and stability of our releases, and we feel confident in taking this next step. As of today, WooCommerce 4.2 is available for beta testing. You…

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  • WordPress Core Support Policy

    When it comes to policies regarding support for previous releases of a project’s dependencies, it is important to strike a fair balance between progress and stability. As we look to increase the performance and reliability of WooCommerce, it is necessary that we clearly outline exactly what that policy is, as well as our goals in…

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