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  • WooCommerce News

    WordPress Names WDG as its VIP Gold Agency Partner

    WDG acquired the coveted WordPress Gold Agency Partner position. WDG is a Washington DC-based digital agency that builds efficient websites for large enterprises based on their research-based, data-driven strategy. They join hands with renowned firms as their technical implementation partner. They have collaborated with WordPress VIP for over a decade, striving to improve their client’s digital experience. Since becoming the WordPress VIP Silver Partner, the company has made enterprise-level functional WordPress sites. Both the outfits would be collaborating on strategy, migrations, and security. The firms would collaborate in providing their clients with digital & content strategy, UX & visual design, development, content migration & integration and analytics, and maintenance & support services.

  • WooCommerce News

    WooCommerce 6.2 Released Worldwide with Improved Features

    WooCommerce has released its latest version, 6.2. The version is backward compatible with the earlier versions of WooCommerce. The company has advised the store owners to create a backup of their websites before they update to the new version. They also caution users to check if the theme and other plugins are compatible. The release is said to contain 281 commits from 35 contributors in WooCommerce Core and 63 commits from 11 contributors in WooCommerce Admin. It also has 119 commits from 11 contributors in WooCommerce Blocks. The WooCommerce Blocks are updated to the 6.7.3 version and WooCommerce Admin to the 3.1.0 version of the feature plugin. The new release has also removed images referred to from deprecated functions. Developers can check the updates guide on the WooCommerce website for more information.

  • WooCommerce News

    Critical Flaw in WordPress Plugin Pop-up Builder to Affect Websites

    The responsive WordPress pop-up – Subscription & Newsletter (versions 3.71 and below), a pop-up builder from WordPress, had a security breach in the authorization issues in most AJAX methods. The plugin allows users to create and manage powerful promotion modal popups for their WordPress website or blog. 200000+ active users have installed the plugin, and the latest version, 3.73, is now available in the market. The security susceptibility would result in multiple vulnerabilities for all its users. Hackers could exploit it to send out newsletters with custom content and sender, local file inclusion (limited to first-line), delete newsletter subscribers, import newsletter subscribers, etc. Websites which installed Patchstack are protected from the issue and have already received a virtual patch.

  • BigCommerce News

    BigCommerce Becomes a Powerful Force in B2B by Acquiring B2B Ninja

    BigCommerce aims to make online selling easy for its merchants by acquiring their long-term partner and leading quoting solution, Quote Ninja Inc. (dba B2B Ninja). B2B Ninja is a renowned enterprise software program that provides leading B2B eCommerce capabilities for merchants across sizes and industries. It is a top-notch quoting solution, and the acquisition will further the business functionality for B2B merchants. B2B Ninja is accessible to all BigCommerce merchants, irrespective of plans, to manage quotes with ease online and provide a better customer experience. It is a perfect choice for traders who require extended quoting capabilities and those looking for next-level quoting functionality.

  • WooCommerce News

    WordPress 5.9 Josephine is Available Worldwide for Users

    Named after the renowned jazz legend Joséphine Baker, WordPress 5.9 was the most awaited release of 2022. The version brings full site editing to WordPress, putting you in the WordPress Admin and giving you complete control of the entire site. The version has many exciting updates. The variant is said to be highly versatile in its features. Some of the features include a better gallery block, renewed list view that lets you drag and drop content, a vast range of block patterns that will help you save time and site functionality, and better block controls. Additionally, it has the first default block theme in the history of WordPress, Twenty Twenty-two. You also get your personal paintbox and a new Navigation block that lets you choose between an always-on responsive menu or one that adapts to your user’s screen size.

  • WooCommerce News

    WooCommerce 6.2.0 Beta is Ready for Testing by Developers

    Beta 1 is set for release in February and is available for testing online on the WordPress site. Developers worldwide can dive in and test this version. Bugs, if discovered, could be reported on GitHub. The Wiki page on GitHub has all the necessary instructions required for the testing process. A helpful write-up on beta testing is also available on GitHub. This release has no filters or actions, database changes, template changes, or deprecations. The version has added support for the Twenty Twenty-Two theme. There is an update to the 6.7.1 version of the feature plugin for WooCommerce Blocks. WooCommerce admin has been updated to the 3.1.0-rc version of the feature plugin. Those interested in testing the version can download it directly from WordPress.org or install WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin.

  • WooCommerce News

    Introducing WooCommerce Custom Order Tables

    Merchants, business owners, developers, and other users of the WooCommerce platform have repeatedly sent requests to the eCommerce platform to release custom order tables for products, coupons, and other entities. The platform has finally given in to the request to start working on implementing custom tables for orders. This new project will take a while to develop completely, and throughout the process, WooCommerce will reach out to its users for feedback or suggestions. The release of custom order tables will include CRUD classes. It will equip the user to seamlessly migrate to various other data stores for objects that utilize the CRUD layer, for example, coupons, products, and orders. WooCommerce aims to improve its reliability, scalability, and simplicity through its custom order tables.

  • WooCommerce News

    PHP 7.2+ is the Latest Requirement for WooCommerce 6.5

    The prior requirement of the PHP version for WooCommerce was set as 7.0. A considerably longer duration has passed since the eCommerce platform updated the minimum requirement. However, with the release of WooCommerce 6.5, it is decided that the minimum PHP requirement will boost to 7.2 and higher versions. The PHP ecosystem is progressing rapidly, meaning the release of newer versions and the older versions are discarded. For instance, PHP 7.3 was unsupported in December 2021, and PHP 7.4 entered the security fixes only mode. Generally, WordPress recommends having a minimal PHP 7.4 version for stable reasons and better security. Moreover, the third-party apps integrated or utilized by WooCommerce are also dropping the older PHP versions, causing issues. Thus, making it an absolute necessity to upgrade the minimal PHP requirement.

  • WooCommerce News

    WordPress releases WooCommerce 6.1 RC1 2022 is going to be an exciting year for WooCommerce and WordPress.

    The eCommerce platform has its hands complete with the latest version updates and plug-ins being released back to back. Right on schedule, WordPress releases WooCommerce 6.1 first candidate or RC1. Since the release of the Beta 4 version in late December, the eCommerce platform has made numerous minor and significant changes or tweaks to the software. One noticeable difference in WooCommerce 6.1 RC1 is that the WooCommerce blocks have been successfully upgraded to 6.5.1. Furthermore, developers, programmers, or interested users can access the changelog by surfing through the developer WooCommerce blog. Click on the link present in the blog to access the changelog. WooCommerce encourages users to test the new release candidates and version updates.

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    WordPress to Release the Latest Edition 5.9 with Full Site Editing in January 2022

    The new edition will be the first release from WordPress in 2022 and features the latest advances in the block editor and is the first version to have full site editing in Core. The site editing feature puts users in control of their whole site, right in the WordPress Admin. The version will also provide a refined developer experience and continue the work from last year. The company had released beta software versions for developers to test and give feedback for improvement before the final release. Beta 3 was released in the first half of December, and Beta 4 during the second. The first version, Release Candidate (RC1), will be launched in the first week of January. Release Candidate indicates that the new variant of the software is slated for release. The company has indicated that WordPress 5.9 is ready to be translated into multiple languages. A version 18.9 of WordPress for Android will soon be available for testing. WordPress 5.9 is all set for release on January 25, 2022.

  • WooCommerce News

    WooCommerce 6.1.0 Beta 1 is now Available for Testing for Bug Fixes

    Beta 1 version for the January 2022 release of WooCommerce 6.1.0 is available for testing from December 21, 2021. Developers can either download it directly from WordPress.org or install WooCommerce Beta Tester Plugin. WooCommerce Blocks have been updated to the 6.5.0 version in the beta version. WooCommerce Admin has been upgraded to the 3.0.0-rc version and the ActionScheduler to version 3.4.0. WooCommerce 6.1.0 Beta 1 adds one action, and there are no filters added in this release. Neither are there any database changes or template changes incorporated into this release. The Release Candidate version is set to come out on December 28, 2021, and the final release date is finalized as of January 11, 2022. If developers want to test this new release, the WooCommerce Beta Tester plugin lets you choose between beta and release candidate versions at your convenience. If you discover any bugs during the testing process, you can log in a report on GitHub.

  • WooCommerce News

    WooCommerce Introduces Smart Birthday Discounts for Heightened Customer Delight

    Smart Birthday Discounts extension from WooCommerce applies automatic discounts for customers on their birthdays during the checkout. Unlike other extensions, the Smart Birthday Discounts do not need a coupon. It is pretty simple and user-friendly. The extension automatically sends out birthday emails to customers and displays an attractive birthday banner promoting the discounts on the website when they log in. A ‘Discount is Available’ tag will be displayed next to the products available for discount. The extension also encourages new customers or existing customers without registered birth dates to quickly enter the information from their account dashboards by displaying a banner. Merchants have access to set the number of conditions customers have to meet to avail the discount offers, namely, product volume purchased, product category, totals, and subtotals in the checkout carts. The product and cart pages also specify these conditions for accessible discounts.