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How to Beta Test WooCommerce
Beta testing is vital to ensuring our releases are as bug free as possible, and to ensure we hear user feedback before putting changes live. Anyone can beta test; shop owners, plugin developers, theme developers, translators,…
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WooCommerce 2.4 Beta Testing Begins
WC 2.4 dubbed the “Helpful Hedgehog” is being released for testing. This release has been in development for approximately 4 months and has around 1600 commits in total from 27 contributors. TL;DR: You can download beta 1 here:…
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Improving the Variations Interface in 2.4
In WooCommerce 2.4 we wanted to give users a better experience whilst working with variable products. Variable products have been a headache for some users whom needed to deal with many variations at the same time, mainly due to…
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WooCommerce 2.3.13 Security and Maintenance Release
The WooCommerce 2.3.13 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 32 commits made it into this (and the 2.3.12) release. One small but important fix…
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Making Geolocation Static Cache Friendly in 2.4
WooCommerce 2.3 introduced a neat feature which allowed you to geolocate your customers to set their initial location, showing correct taxes and shipping values without the customer needing to input their address. Although this worked…
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Simplifying Flat Rate Shipping in WC 2.4
One of our main goals with the upcoming 2.4 release has been usability, particularly for new users. A good example of this being the new onboarding wizard which should help new users get started without seeing complex settings screens.…
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WooCommerce 2.3.11 Security and Maintenance Release
The WooCommerce 2.3.11 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 32 commits made it into this release. This release includes several bug fixes which you…
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WooCommerce 2.3.10 Security and Maintenance Release
The WooCommerce 2.3.10 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. A total of 71 commits made it into this release. This release includes several bug fixes, and extra…
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WooCommerce 2.3.9 Fix/Security Release Available
The WooCommerce 2.3.9 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. This release includes fixes for several minor issues, and updates PrettyPhoto to 3.1.6 which resolves an XSS issue…
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WooCommerce 2.3.8 Fix Release Available
The WooCommerce 2.3.8 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. This release just fixes some minor issues. Read…
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WooCommerce 2.3.7 Fix Release Available
The WooCommerce 2.3.7 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. This release just fixes some minor issues. Read…
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WooCommerce 2.3.6 Fix/Security Release Available
The WooCommerce 2.3.6 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. This release includes fixes for several minor issues, including some edge case issues such as redirect loops when…
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How to Test Your Extensions the WooThemes Way
There seems to be a bit of confusion in our community about how and when you should test your extensions against a new version of WooCommerce. There is no right or wrong way to…
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WooCommerce 2.3.5 Fix Release Available
The WooCommerce 2.3.5 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. This release just fixes some minor issues. Read…
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WooCommerce 2.3.4 Fix Release Available
The WooCommerce 2.3.4 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. This release fixes some errors on certain server setups, and other…
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Hey, Thats a Handsome Hippo
Today we’re proud to announce that the latest and greatest version of WooCommerce has been released; v2.3, codename Handsome Hippo. 2.3 has been in active development for around 5 months and has seen around…
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WC 2.3 Release Candidate 1
WC 2.3 (Handsome Hippo) Release Candidate 1 has today been tagged. If all goes well, the final release will be tuesday. You can compare the changes since beta 3 here. If you have not…
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2.3 Handsome Hippo Beta 3
Today we put out WC 2.3 Beta 3 which fixed several issues and oversights in beta 2. This should hopefully be the final beta before release. Changes Since Beta 2 You can view a…
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WooCommerce 2.2.11 Fix/Security Release Now Available
The WooCommerce 2.2.11 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. There were some fixes in this release, including escaping urls before…
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2.3 Handsome Hippo Beta 2
Work continues on 2.3 and we’re getting closer to the final release. We’re expecting to have a release candidate out within a week, so don’t forget to test your extensions and themes! Changes Since…
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2.3 Handsome Hippo Beta 1: Release and Highlights
This week we’re happy to announce WC 2.3 “Handsome Hippo” beta 1 is available for testing. ╭────────────╮ ^oo^ ┃ Woo! 2.3 ┃ (..) ╰─y──────────╯ () () ()__() Since 2.2 we’ve had a humongous 1389…
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WooCommerce 2.2.10 Fix Release Now Available
The WooCommerce 2.2.10 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. This release fixes the ‘stock status issue on quick and bluk edit’ bug and the ‘incorrect clearing of error messages on…
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WooCommerce 2.2.9 Fix/Security Release Now Available
The WooCommerce 2.2.9 release is now available via WordPress.org or automatic update in your administration panel. Thanks to all of our contributors who’ve been helping out. There were several fixes in this release, including sanitizing data correctly…
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Upcoming Coupon Changes in WooCommerce 2.3
For 2.3, aside from UI, we’ve been looking at some long standing issues. One of these issues related to the display of coupons when prices include tax (#4848). Although complex, this issue has been resolved in…
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Attention theme authors. Frontend changes ahead in WooCommerce 2.3.
The Handsome Hippo is strutting along nicely and the release is beginning to take shape. As the name suggests the main focus for this release is UI and UX beautification which will result in…