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  • WooCommerce Connect moves into Alpha 2
    WooCommerce Connect moves into Alpha 2

    For the last couple months, since the first Alpha release, we’ve been diligently working on WooCommerce Connect. We’re excited to announce that we have more features you can exercise in the latest Alpha release.…

  • WooCommerce 2.6.1 fix release notes
    WooCommerce 2.6.1 fix release notes

    The WooCommerce 2.6.1 fix release is now available. You can download it onWordPress.org or as an automatic update in your administration panel. ~43 commits made it into this release fixing several minor issues and…

  • Say hello to WooCommerce 2.6 “Zipping Zebra”
    Say hello to WooCommerce 2.6 “Zipping Zebra”

    Today we’re excited to announce WooCommerce 2.6 “Zipping Zebra” has been released into the wild. 2.6 has been in beta since the end of April, development for ~5 months, and has had over 1700 commits from 25…

  • WooCommerce 2.6 Release Candidate
    WooCommerce 2.6 Release Candidate

    The release candidate for WooCommerce 2.6 “Zipping Zebra” is now available. RC means we think we’re done, but with thousands of users and hundreds of plugins and themes with WooCommerce support, it’s possible we’ve missed something.…

  • WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 4
    WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 4

    WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 4 has been tagged and is now available from Github. You can download beta 4 here Since beta 3, we’ve made a handful of fixes and tweaks you can view here.…

  • WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 3
    WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 3

    WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 3 has been tagged and is now available from Github. Since beta 1 there have been a number of fixes, tweaks and commits (159) so be sure to give it a…

  • WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 2
    WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 2

    WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 2 has been tagged and is now available from Github. Since beta 1 there have been a number of fixes, tweaks and commits (183) so be sure to give it a…

  • Introducing WooCommerce Connect – Alpha Edition
    Introducing WooCommerce Connect – Alpha Edition

    For the past few months, we’ve been quietly working on something we think will be a big part of the future of WooCommerce: WooCommerce Connect. Connect is a new architecture for integrating services with WooCommerce. We’re…

  • WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 1 is here
    WooCommerce 2.6 Beta 1 is here

    WC 2.6 codename “Zipping Zebra” has been tagged and is ready for testing. This is our 2nd major release of 2016 and has around 900 commits in total. You can download beta 1 here. Release Highlights 2.6.0 has a…

  • New REST API based on the WP REST API in 2.6
    New REST API based on the WP REST API in 2.6

    During the development of WooCommerce 2.1 (Back in Feb 2014) we knew that one day WordPress would have it’s own REST API, but the demand was so great for such a thing in WooCommerce we…

  • Cart AJAX
    Cart AJAX

    Cart AJAX updates for WooCommerce 2.6 allow better user experience

  • Payment Token API in 2.6
    Payment Token API in 2.6

    WooCommerce 2.6 will ship with a payment tokenization API. This makes it easier to store, manipulate, and retrieve payment info in a standardized way. Payment methods saved using the API can be managed from…

  • Allowing customer access to WP Admin, and enabling the admin bar
    Allowing customer access to WP Admin, and enabling the admin bar

    Add code to your child theme’s functions.php file or via a plugin that allows custom functions to be added, such as the Code snippets plugin. Avoid adding custom code directly to your parent theme’s…

  • WooCommerce 2.5.5 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 2.5.5 Fix Release

    The WooCommerce 2.5.5 fix release is now available. A total of ~6 commits made it into this release fixing a notice in WP Admin during product creation which affected some users. As an aside,…

  • WooCommerce 2.5.4 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 2.5.4 Fix Release

    The WooCommerce 2.5.4 fix release is now available. You can download it on WordPress.org or as an automatic update in your administration panel. A total of ~29 commits made it into this release fixing…

  • WooCommerce 2.5.3 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 2.5.3 Fix Release

    The WooCommerce 2.5.3 fix release is now available. You can download it on WordPress.org or as an automatic update in your administration panel. The most notable change is to customer details on the thanks page. The thanks…

  • Shipping Zones to ship with 2.6
    Shipping Zones to ship with 2.6

    Currently when shipping goods with WooCommerce you can use one of the core shipping methods (flat rate, international, local pickup). Each method can be used once, and availability is configured per shipping method. Whilst this system is…

  • WooCommerce 2.5.2 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 2.5.2 Fix Release

    The WooCommerce 2.5.2 fix release is now available. You can download it on WordPress.org or as an automatic update in your administration panel. A total of ~46 commits made it into this release fixing…

  • WooCommerce 2.5.1 Fix Release
    WooCommerce 2.5.1 Fix Release

    The WooCommerce 2.5.1 fix release is now available. You can download it on WordPress.org or as an automatic update in your administration panel. A total of ~36 commits made it into this release fixing…

  • Say hello to WooCommerce 2.5 “Dashing Dolphin”
    Say hello to WooCommerce 2.5 “Dashing Dolphin”

    Today we’re proud to release WooCommerce 2.5 “Dashing Dolphin” into the wild! 2.5 has been in development for ~5 months and has seen around 1600 commits from 42 contributors. This is another evolutionary release which focuses on…

  • WooCommerce 2.4.13 fix release and 2.5 RC2
    WooCommerce 2.4.13 fix release and 2.5 RC2

    Another small update today – 2.4.13 release is now available. You can download it on WordPress.org or as an automatic update in your administration panel. A total of ~6 commits made it into this release…

  • WooCommerce 2016 core wishlist
    WooCommerce 2016 core wishlist

    With 2015 and 2.5 (almost) out of the way, we’ve started looking forward to 2016 and the next major release. WC 2.6 has already been partially roadmapped on Github and on our roadmap Trello…

  • WooCommerce 2.5 Release Candidate
    WooCommerce 2.5 Release Candidate

    The release candidate for WooCommerce 2.5 is now available. RC means we think we’re done, but with thousands of users and hundreds of plugins and themes with WooCommerce support, it’s possible we’ve missed something. We hope…

  • WooCommerce 2.5 – The force is strong with Beta 3
    WooCommerce 2.5 – The force is strong with Beta 3

    Today we tagged WooCommerce 2.5 Beta 3. Now you can witness the power of this fully operational beta. Download it here. If you missed our posts about previous beta releases, you can read about 2.5…