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  • WooCommerce 7.9.0 Beta 1 Released
    WooCommerce 7.9.0 Beta 1 Released

    Beta 1 for the July 11 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 7.8.0, the following changes…

  • Developer Office Hours: June Edition
    Developer Office Hours: June Edition

    Hey folks, we are back again with our Monthly Office Hours. If you missed the last session, here’s a recap on our conversation around code testing and quality. This Month’s Office Hours We will…

  • Best practices for the use of the “cart fragments” API
    Best practices for the use of the “cart fragments” API

    Beginning with WooCommerce 7.8, we implemented a change that disables the cart fragments script from being enqueued on all page routes of a WooCommerce store by default. Responsible for updating the cart widget after…

  • Clear Testing Instructions on Pull Requests is the First Level of Quality Engineering
    Clear Testing Instructions on Pull Requests is the First Level of Quality Engineering

    What is Our Long-Term Goal? We strongly believe in the importance of having high-quality testing instructions in Pull Requests. This will allow us to perform front-load testing earlier in the process (before the PR…

  • Vulnerability patched in several WooCommerce Extensions for payment processing
    Vulnerability patched in several WooCommerce Extensions for payment processing

    What you need to know Update: This post was updated June 15, 2023 to add all updated, backported versions of the WooCommerce Stripe Gateway. On April 16, 2023, a vulnerability was discovered in the…

  • WooCommerce 7.8 Released
    WooCommerce 7.8 Released

    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: As always, we recommend creating a backup of your site and making…

  • WooCommerce Blocks 10.4.2 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 10.4.2 Release Notes

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

  • WooCommerce Blocks 10.4.0 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 10.4.0 Release Notes

    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…

  • Store Editing Snaps: May 22 – June 02
    Store Editing Snaps: May 22 – June 02

    Hello and welcome to another round of Snaps from the WooCommerce Store Editing team! 🎇 Every couple of weeks, we give an update on all the work being done on WooCommerce Blocks from behind the scenes.…

  • WooCommerce 7.8.0 Release Candidate 2
    WooCommerce 7.8.0 Release Candidate 2

    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…

  • WooCommerce 7.8.0 Release Candidate
    WooCommerce 7.8.0 Release Candidate

    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…

  • New Requirement for WooCommerce 8.2: PHP 7.4+
    New Requirement for WooCommerce 8.2: PHP 7.4+

    The details The minimum PHP version required for WooCommerce was bumped from 7.2 to 7.3 in WooCommerce 7.7 in May 2023. As part of that announcement, we mentioned that during mid 2023, we would…

  • Let’s talk about Blocks
    Let’s talk about Blocks

    A few months ago, we announced the pilot program for Extensibility Monthly Chats in an effort to foster a collaborative environment for developers to discuss all things related to WooCommerce Blocks extensibility. These chats…

  • High-Performance Order Storage: Invitation to the upgrade party, vol 3
    High-Performance Order Storage: Invitation to the upgrade party, vol 3

    ⏰ June 5th, between 6:00 and 20:00 UTC 📍 #hpos-upgrade-party Community Slack Channel 🎉 You’re invited to the HPOS Upgrade Party! 🚀 August 2023 is getting closer, and we want to ensure you feel…

  • WooCommerce 7.7.2 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 7.7.2 Fix Release

    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? You can download the latest release of WooCommerce here or visit Dashboard → Updates…

  • Introducing the WooCommerce Public Roadmap
    Introducing the WooCommerce Public Roadmap

    Our Commitment to Transparency and Collaboration We are excited to announce the next step towards greater transparency and collaboration at WooCommerce – the launch of our new Public Roadmap! This platform is designed to…

  • WooCommerce 7.8 Beta 2 Released
    WooCommerce 7.8 Beta 2 Released

    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…

  • WooCommerce 7.7.1 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 7.7.1 Fix Release

    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? You can download the latest release of WooCommerce here or visit Dashboard → Updates…

  • Store Editing Snaps: May 08 – 19
    Store Editing Snaps: May 08 – 19

    Hello and welcome to another round of Snaps from the WooCommerce Store Editing team! 🎇 Every couple of weeks, we give an update on all the work being done on WooCommerce Blocks from behind the scenes.…

  • WooCommerce Blocks 10.3.0 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 10.3.0 Release Notes

    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…

  • WooCommerce 7.8 Beta 1 Released
    WooCommerce 7.8 Beta 1 Released

    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…

  • Notes: May Office Hours
    Notes: May Office Hours

    In the recent Monthly Developer Office Hours, Greg Bell @zhongruige, Jamel Reid, and Lucas Bustamante delved into the topics of managed testing solutions for third-party developers and the opinionated versus non-opinionated approach to code quality.…

  • Addressing Slack Spam
    Addressing Slack Spam

    Over the last few weeks, we began to receive some reports from community members that they were receiving spam via DMs. As a reminder, we generally discourage this behavior in Slack, and prefer that…

  • Developer Office Hours | May Edition
    Developer Office Hours | May Edition

    Hey WooCommerce Community! We’re back with our monthly iteration of Office Hours. We took a brief pause to accommodate Contributor Day, but we are back to regularly scheduled programming. This Month’s Office Hours We will hold…

  • Store Editing Snaps: April 24 – May 5
    Store Editing Snaps: April 24 – May 5

    Hello and welcome to another round of Snaps from the WooCommerce Store Editing team! 🎇 Every couple of weeks, we give an update on all the work being done on WooCommerce Blocks from behind…