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  • Developer advisory: Translation loading changes in WordPress 6.7

    Developer advisory: Translation loading changes in WordPress 6.7

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    Nov 11, 2024


    🚨 Attention devs—WordPress 6.7 is changing how translations are loaded, aiming to improve i18n best practices. Check out our advisory to learn more: Read more

  • WooCommerce 8.1.1 Fix Release

    WooCommerce 8.1.1 Fix Release

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    Sep 16, 2023


    WooCommerce 8.1.1 is now available for download. It contains a security fix, and we therefore recommend updating at your earliest possible convenience. What’s new? You can download the latest release of… Read more

  • Update to Action Scheduler Requirements

    Update to Action Scheduler Requirements

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    Jun 21, 2022


    We plan on bumping the minimum requirements for Action Scheduler in an upcoming release. The Details Currently, Action Scheduler requires at least PHP 5.6 but, principally in order to add… Read more

  • Approved Download Directories

    Approved Download Directories

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    Apr 14, 2022


    We plan on including a new Approved Download Directories feature in WooCommerce 6.5 (scheduled for May 10) to give site owners additional control over product downloads. You may be particularly… Read more

  • Removal of ZeroClipboard

    Removal of ZeroClipboard

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    Mar 30, 2022


    Summary WooCommerce will remove ZeroClipboard (a JQuery plugin used to manage clipboard interactions) from its dependencies in an upcoming release. Plugins, themes and other projects that still use this library… Read more

  • Adding and Modifying Actions and Filters

    Adding and Modifying Actions and Filters

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    Mar 1, 2022


    WooCommerce is an open source project and we actively encourage contributions from our developer community — including pull requests that introduce new functionality. At the same time, we understand that… Read more

  • WooCommerce 5.8 Released

    WooCommerce 5.8 Released

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    Oct 12, 2021


    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… Read more

  • Best Practices for Deconflicting Different Versions of Action Scheduler

    Best Practices for Deconflicting Different Versions of Action Scheduler

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    Oct 12, 2021


    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… Read more

  • WooCommerce 5.8 RC 1

    WooCommerce 5.8 RC 1

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    Sep 28, 2021


    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… Read more

  • WooCommerce 5.8.0 Beta 2

    WooCommerce 5.8.0 Beta 2

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    Sep 23, 2021


    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… Read more

  • WooCommerce 5.8.0 Beta 1

    WooCommerce 5.8.0 Beta 1

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    Sep 17, 2021


    The first 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. Highlights… Read more

  • Requirements Change for Action Scheduler

    Requirements Change for Action Scheduler

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    Sep 1, 2021


    tl;dr In an upcoming release of Action Scheduler, we are planning to raise the minimum WordPress and PHP requirements needed to use the plugin. The details As of Action Scheduler… Read more

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