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  • Store API Vulnerability Patched in WooCommerce 8.1+ – What You Need To Know

    Store API Vulnerability Patched in WooCommerce 8.1+ – What You Need To Know

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    Dec 22, 2025


    A critical vulnerability in WooCommerce 8.1+ has been patched. We strongly recommend updating immediately. Read more

  • AI & Agentic Commerce in WooCommerce

    AI & Agentic Commerce in WooCommerce

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    Oct 3, 2025


    WooCommerce is collaborating with industry leaders to enhance ecommerce through MCP, AI experiences, and the evolving field of agentic commerce. Read more

  • Improving WooCommerce Performance at Scale

    Improving WooCommerce Performance at Scale

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    Oct 1, 2025


    In the past year, the WooCommerce team focused on enhancing performance, including faster load times, improved metrics, and collaboration with the contributor community for ongoing optimizations and future plans. Read more

  • Stepping in to lead Woo: My vision for the future

    Stepping in to lead Woo: My vision for the future

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    Jan 23, 2025


    After serving as interim lead of Woo, long-time engineering leader steps up to permanently guide WooCommerce’s future, focusing on platform modernization and open-source innovation. Read more

  • WooCommerce in 2025: Building a platform for the future

    WooCommerce in 2025: Building a platform for the future

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    Dec 12, 2024


    WooCommerce is evolving. We’re bringing essential commerce features into core to create a more powerful platform for builder-supported stores at scale. Read more

  • WooCommerce in 2024 and beyond: Roadmap update

    WooCommerce in 2024 and beyond: Roadmap update

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    Jul 23, 2024


    Welcome to a special edition post, brought to you by Beau Lebens, Head of Engineering for Woo. Today, I’d like to share some insight into our plans for WooCommerce, Woo’s… Read more

  • Critical Vulnerability Patched in WooCommerce Payments – What You Need to Know (Sept 2023 Update)

    Critical Vulnerability Patched in WooCommerce Payments – What You Need to Know (Sept 2023 Update)

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    Mar 23, 2023


    September 6, 2023 UPDATE During the week of September 4, 2023, Woo began proactively contacting merchants via email who may still be using vulnerable versions of WooPayments. These emails to… Read more

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