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  • How does WooCommerce Blocks render interactive blocks in the frontend?
    How does WooCommerce Blocks render interactive blocks in the frontend?

    As Gutenberg is starting to experiment with several approaches to render interactive blocks on the front end, for example using React, we wanted to share how this is currently done in WooCommerce Blocks. Our…

  • Updates to wc-settings
    Updates to wc-settings

    tl;dr In WooCommerce Blocks 6.3.0/WooCommerce 6.0.0, any script that has a dependency on wc-settings will now be loaded in the footer, not the header. The details The enqueued script with the handle, wc-settings is composed of…

  • Introducing a 320 Character Limit to Inbox Notes
    Introducing a 320 Character Limit to Inbox Notes

    tl;dr In a future release of WooCommerce Admin and WooCommerce, we are introducing a 320 character limit to the text content of Inbox notes. The details This change, which is currently slated for WooCommerce…

  • Available Extensibility Interfaces for the Cart and Checkout blocks
    Available Extensibility Interfaces for the Cart and Checkout blocks

    The Cart and Checkout blocks are still in early access (via the feature plugin). It’s expected that some existing WooCommerce Extensions, that integrate with the current checkout flow in WooCommerce core, will not work…

  • WooCommerce 5.9 Released
    WooCommerce 5.9 Released

    We are pleased to announce the release of WooCommerce 5.9. This is a minor release and everything should be backwards compatible with the previous version. This release contains: 410 commits from 25 contributors in…

  • Facebook For WooCommerce 2.6.6
    Facebook For WooCommerce 2.6.6

    We are proud to announce a new version of the Facebook For WooCommerce plugin. This release includes the long-awaited fix for the feed file generator. Currently available as an opt-in experimental feature from the…

  • WooCommerce 5.9 RC 2
    WooCommerce 5.9 RC 2

    We have released a second release candidate for WooCommerce 5.9 and are still on track for our planned release November 9th. Note that this is a minor release focusing on bug fixes and performance…

  • WooCommerce Community News: October 2021
    WooCommerce Community News: October 2021

    Howdy, Woo Developer Community! 👋 Here are some updates of recent happenings that you may have missed over the past month. Some items are detailed in previous posts on this blog, and other items…

  • Action Scheduler 3.4.0
    Action Scheduler 3.4.0

    Hi all! We’re happy to announce a new version of the Action Scheduler library is out now! It brings you more stability, configuration options, and performance improvements. Changes UI You can now change how…

  • WooCommerce Blocks 6.2.0 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 6.2.0 Release Notes

    A new version of WooCommerce Blocks has been released! Version 6.2.0 is now available for download from GitHub and WordPress.org. The highlight of this release is the updated Cart Block! In addition, the release includes two enhancements…

  • WooCommerce 5.9 RC 1
    WooCommerce 5.9 RC 1

    We’re excited to announce that the first release candidate of WooCommerce 5.9 is now available. We are on track for our planned November 9th release date. Changes Since the beta release, the following changes…

  • WooCommerce 5.9.0 Beta 1
    WooCommerce 5.9.0 Beta 1

    The first beta for WooCommerce 5.9.0 is now available as part of the November release cycle. You can download directly from WordPress.org or through our WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin. Highlights WooCommerce Blocks 6.1: Blocks package…

  • RFC: WooCommerce Admin is Merging into Core
    RFC: WooCommerce Admin is Merging into Core

    tl;dr WooCommerce Admin’s code is going to be incorporated into a restructured monolithic WooCommerce repository where it will be maintained going forward. The current feature plugin and repository for WooCommerce Admin will be deprecated.…

  • WooCommerce checkout: Call for testers
    WooCommerce checkout: Call for testers

    Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce a round of WooCommerce checkout usability testing, and all are invited to participate! Follow this link to participate in the test The test shouldn’t take more than five…

  • WooCommerce 5.8 Released
    WooCommerce 5.8 Released

    We are pleased to announce the release of WooCommerce 5.8. This is a minor release and everything should be backwards compatible with the previous version. This release contains: 199 commits from 19 contributors in…

  • Best Practices for Deconflicting Different Versions of Action Scheduler
    Best Practices for Deconflicting Different Versions of Action Scheduler

    tl;dr When two or more plugins are running side-by-side, but include different versions of Action Scheduler, there is an increased risk of conflict in some cases. The details Numerous plugins include the Action Scheduler…

  • WooCommerce Blocks 6.1.0 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 6.1.0 Release Notes

    Today we released a new version of WooCommerce Blocks! Version 6.1.0 is now available on WordPress.org and GitHub. In this release we made several bug fixes, such as ensuring the Filter button lines up…

  • WooCommerce Community News: September 2021
    WooCommerce Community News: September 2021

    Howdy, Woo Developer Community! 👋 Here are some updates of recent happenings that you may have missed over the past month. Some items are detailed in previous posts on this blog, and other items…

  • WooCommerce Blocks 6.0.2 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 6.0.2 Release Notes

    A new version of WooCommerce Blocks has been released! Version 6.0.2 is now available for download from GitHub and WordPress.org. This is a patch release to fix a fatal error in websites that were running WooCommerce 5.6…

  • WooCommerce Blocks 6.0.1 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 6.0.1 Release Notes

    A new version of WooCommerce Blocks has been released! Version 6.0.1 is now available for download from GitHub and WordPress.org. This release is packed with new features, an updated Checkout block, a new Terms and Condition block,…

  • WooCommerce 5.8 RC 1
    WooCommerce 5.8 RC 1

    We’re excited to announce that the first release candidate is now available for WooCommerce 5.8. We are on track for our planned October 12th release date. Changes Since the beta release, the following changes…

  • WooCommerce Blocks 5.9.1 Release Notes
    WooCommerce Blocks 5.9.1 Release Notes

    Today we released a patch version of WooCommerce Blocks to fix an issue with the “Active Product Filters” block. Pressing the “Clear all” button would cause the page to stop responding if attribute filters…

  • WooCommerce 5.7.1 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 5.7.1 Fix Release

    WooCommerce 5.7.1 is available now. This release resolves several regression issues and fixed several bugs identified in 5.7.0. Here’s what’s new: WooCommerce: Redirect (Insecure) download method to also support absolute file paths when allowed…

  • WooCommerce 5.8.0 Beta 2
    WooCommerce 5.8.0 Beta 2

    The second beta for WooCommerce 5.8.0 is now available as part of the September release cycle. You can download directly from WordPress.org or through our WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin. Notable Changes Since the first…

  • Important security patch released in WooCommerce
    Important security patch released in WooCommerce

    On September 21, 2021, our team released a security patch to address a server configuration setup used by some hosts, which under the right conditions may make some analytics reports publicly available. What actions…