Recent posts
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WooCommerce 11.1 is here! Variation galleries now on for every store, product collection grids alignment improvements, virtual orders drop shipping address in admin and Store API and REST requests are 30–42% faster
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WooCommerce now ships named, documented constants for order statuses, product types, stock states, settings values, and more.
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WooCommerce 11.1 fully integrates variation galleries, replacing the Additional Variation Images extension, with automatic migration of existing data and recommended developer actions.
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WooCommerce 11.1 release, originally set for September 1, 2026, is tentatively postponed to September 2, 2026.
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WooCommerce 11.1 skips block registration on requests that can’t render blocks so Store API and REST are 40% faster. If your extension renders Woo blocks there, opt back in with the new block registration…
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Developer advisory: WooCommerce 11.1 retires stable WooCommerce Admin feature flags. Certain flags still work, but now emit deprecation warnings. Audit your extensions to make sure you’re up to date!
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11.0 added deferred deletion for order items, which clears memory items while DB deletion occurs. 11.1 enhances this so that only the IDs you specify get deleted. Custom stores can opt into delayed deletion…
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WooCommerce 11.1 introduces Order Withdrawal, allowing EU customers to request order withdrawals within 14 days. Store owners can enable this feature for improved customer service.
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In WooCommerce 11.1 and 11.2, we are focusing on performance optimizations for larger product catalogs, including updates to our product lifecycle hooks.
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Pre-release notes for WooCommerce 11.1 have dropped! The REST API has a new refund endpoint, right of withdrawal is available for EU users, and variable products get some performance improvements!
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In WooCommerce 11.0.0, reserved order item meta keys added via the Add meta button are no longer saved in the admin, preventing unstable behavior and keeping internal order data consistent.
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WooCommerce 11.0.1 has been released with targeted fixes for security, WordPress 7.1 compatibility, Store API behavior, analytics validation, and logging performance.
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Join our August Developer Office Hours to compare notes from WordCamp US and discuss the first weeks of WooCommerce’s renewed focus on core performance, reliability, extensibility, and developer experience.
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Please update Stripe for WooCommerce for the latest security update.
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WooPayments is introducing Reconciliation Reports that explain how the balance moves from the start to the end of the specified period.
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If you have sites running WooCommerce Subscriptions (production or staging), please update to 9.1.0. If you have trouble updating, contact our Happiness team for further assistance.
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What are DataViews and DataForms actually for? An honest look at whether they’re the right foundation for WordPress and WooCommerce admin screens, and where we’d like your input.
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WooCommerce 11.0 is out with a focus on guest checkout, performance and backlog improvements, and a batch of experimental features for developers.
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We are headed WCUS 2026. Join us at the booth, RSVP to the community meetup, or come heckle our talks Aug. 16-19 in sunny Phoenix, AZ!
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At 09:15 we sent a newsletter to 800,000 people, and 3 minutes later the site was down. No deploy, no attack: corporate email security bots had fetched every link at once, faster than we…
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WooCommerce 11.0.0 changes the timing of the woocommerce_removed_order_items action, deferring database deletion until save() to enhance order resume flow and avoid data loss.
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WooCommerce 11.0 release, originally set for July 28, 2026, is tentatively postponed to August 4, 2026.
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WordPress loads every active plugin on every request. On a site the size of WooCommerce.com, that’s costly. Here’s how we load only the plugins each route needs cutting memory 50%+ and latency, safely.
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WooCommerce 11.0 changes stock management by restoring stock when orders transition to a failed status. Developers should review their code accordingly.
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⚠️ Advisory: We’ve released patched versions of Stripe for WooCommerce for a payment validation issue affecting some stores using Adaptive Pricing. :thread: