WooCommerce 5.5.0 Changelog

5.5.0 2021-07-13

WooCommerce

• Performance – Set Geolocation fallback transients to expire in one day instead of one week. #29987
• Enhancement – [Transparency] CLI command for viewing tracking data for your store. #30010
• Enhancement – All settings pages can now be extended consistently with new sections and settings. Also, unit tests have been added. #27684
• Enhancement – Set checkout fields value with the default defined value where form is not presented to the user. #29820
• Tweak – Show legacy widget instance in Rest API. #30012
• Tweak – No longer load PayPal Standard by default on new installs. #29971
• Tweak – Rename Products, Products by Rating, and Recent Viewed Products widgets to Products list, Products by Rating list, and Recently Viewed Products list. #29941
• Tweak – By default the postcode field will no longer be used, and the state field will become optional, for Curaçao. #29848
• Tweak – Handle WP_Error while creating placeholder image during install. #29783
• Tweak – Exclude block templates from showing up in product edit page. #30138
• Fix – Allow block templates for WooCommerce pages. #30013
• Fix – Download IDs are included in export CSV and imported when updating existing products to maintain download permissions. #29970
• Fix – Fees added to an order from wp-admin are now calculated correctly the first time. #29945
• Fix – Prevent caching of cart/checkout page when using Chrome browser. #29912
• Fix – Invoice emails now contain payment link if the order needs payment, not just when the order is “pending”. #29833
• Fix – Introduce meta to track stocks that refunded and restocked to properly handle stock recalculation. #29762
• Fix – Resolved a console error that could occur when clicking Add Shipping Zone. #30015
• Fix – Issue with Product Add-ons where multiple choice (images) setting would show false when hovering over image. #30096
• Dev – Added an if condition block to check for new install before creating Zero and Reduced rate tax classes in class-wc-install.php. #29938
• Dev – Product attributes lookup table usage when enabled. #29896
• Dev – Set $woocommerce_loop name propriety to widget “Products”. #29847
• Dev – Reduce the potential for errors when plugins implement REST API endpoints based on WooCommerce’s own products controller. #29835
• Dev – Remove ABSPATH check in interfaces. #30124
• Dev – Add ability to bulk update order status to cancelled. #30116
• Dev – Register woocommerce.css in editor screens so it can be enqueued in the editor. #30093
• Dev – Add Customize WooCommerce link for block-based themes. #30044

WooCommerce Admin – 2.4.0

• Add – SlotFill to Abbreviated Notification panel #7091
• Add – Consume remote payment methods on frontend #6867
• Add – Extend payment gateways REST endpoint #6919
• Add – Add remote payment gateway recommendations initial docs #6962
• Add – Add loading placeholders for payment gateways task #7123
• Add – Note date range logic for GivingFeedback, and InsightFirstSale note. #6969
• Add – Add transient notices feature #6809
• Add – Add transformers in remote inbox notifications #6948
• Add – Add Mercado Pago as default fallback payment gateway #7043
• Add – Add in Razorpay as default fallback payment gateway #7096
• Add – Get post install scripts from gateway and enqueue in client #6967
• Add – Add eWAY as default fallback gateway #7108
• Add – Free extension list powered by remote config #6952
• Add – Add PayPal to fallback payment gateways #7001
• Add – Add a data store for WC Payments REST APIs #6918
• Add – Progressive setup checklist copy and call to action buttons. #6956
• Add – Add Paystack as fallback gateway #7025
• Add – Add Square as default fallback gateway #7107
• Add – Add COD method to default payment gateway recommendations #7057
• Add – Add BACS as default fallback payment gateway #7073
• Add – A/B test of progressive checklist features. #7089
• Add – Add payment gateway return URL and action #7095
• Add – Add Mollie to the default payment gateways. #7092
• Add – Show task and activity notifications in the Inbox panel #7017
• Add – Adding WCPay payment configuration defaults. #7097
• Add – Create onboarding package to house refactored WCPay card and relevant components #7058
• Dev – Add Jetpack Backup admin note #6738
• Dev – Reduce the specificity and complexity of the ReportError component #6846
• Dev – Converting component to TypeScript. #6981
• Dev – Update package-lock to fix versioning of local packages. #6843
• Dev – Use rule processing for remote payment methods #6830
• Dev – Update E2E jest config, so it correctly creates screenshots on failure. #6858
• Dev – Fixed storybook build script #6875
• Dev – Removed allowed keys list for adding woocommerce_meta data. #6889 🎉 @xristos3490
• Dev – Delete all products when running product import tests, unskip previously skipped test. #6905
• Dev – Add payment method selector to onboarding store #6921
• Dev – Add disabled prop to SelectControl #6902
• Dev – Add filter variation to tracks data in products analytics. #6913
• Dev – Offload remote inbox notifications engine run using action-scheduler. #6995
• Dev – Add source param support for notes query. #6979
• Dev – Remove the use of Dashicons and replace with @wordpress/icons or gridicons. #7020
• Dev – Refactor inbox panel components and moved to experimental package. #7006
• Dev – Business features uncheck creative mail by default #7139
• Dev – Remove support for IE11. #7112
• Dev – Drop styling support for IE11. #7137
• Dev – Remove react-docgen docs in favor of Storybook #7055
• Enhancement – Add expand/collapse to extendable task list. #6910
• Enhancement – Add task hierarchy support to extended task list. #6916
• Enhancement – Add remind me later option to task list. #6923
• Enhancement – Enable Remote Free Extensions List #7144
• Enhancement – Adding Slotfills for remote payments and SettingsForm component. #6932
• Fix – Update the wordpress/babel-preset to avoid crashes in WP5.8 beta2 #7202
• Fix – Add fallback for the select/dispatch data-controls for older WP versions #7204
• Fix – RemoteFreeExtension hide bundle when all of its plugins are not visible #7182
• Fix – Issue where summary stats were not showing in Analytics > Stock. #7161
• Fix – Rule Processing Transformer to handle dotNotation default value #7009
• Fix – Remove Navigation’s uneeded SlotFill context #6832
• Fix – Report filters expecting specific ordering. #6847
• Fix – Render bug with report comparison mode selections. #6862
• Fix – Throw exception if the data store cannot be loaded when trying to use notes. #6771
• Fix – Autocompleter for custom Search in FilterPicker #6880
• Fix – Get currency from CurrencyContext #6723
• Fix – Correct the left position of transient notices when the new nav is used. #6914
• Fix – Exclude WC Shipping for store that are only offering downloadable products #6917
• Fix – SelectControl focus and de-focus bug #6906
• Fix – Multiple preload tag output bug. #6998
• Fix – Call existing filters for leaderboards in analytics. #6626
• Fix – Set target to blank for the external links #6999
• Fix style regression with the Chart header. #7002
• Fix styling of the advanced filter operator selection. #7005
• Fix – Deprecated warnings from select control @wordpress/data-controls. #7007
• Fix – Bug with Orders Report coupon exclusion filter. #7021
• Fix – Show Google Listing and Ads in installed marketing extensions section. #7029
• Fix – Notices not dissapearing. #7077
• Fix – Keyboard accessibility on the free features tab. #7149
• Fix – Fix error handling when remote free extension API returns empty array. #7147
• Fix – Transformer casing is incorrect and creates an error on case-sensitive systems #7104
• Fix – Preventing redundant notices when installing plugins via payments task list. #7026
• Fix – Autocompleter for custom Search in CompareFilter #6911
• Fix – Add target to the button to open it in a new tab #7110
• Fix – Make Search accept synchronous autocompleter.options. #6884
• Fix – Set autoload to false for all remote inbox notifications options. #7060
• Fix – Fix and refactor explat polling to use setTimeout. #7274
• Fix – Update the wordpress/babel-preset to avoid crashes in WP5.8 beta2 #7202
• Fix – Add fallback for the select/dispatch data-controls for older WP versions #7204
• Fix – The use of gridicons for Analytics section controls. #7237
• Fix – WordPress 5.8 compatibility UI fixes #7255
• Fix – CurrencyFactory constructor to use proper function #7261
• Tweak – Setup checklist copy revert. #7015
• Tweak – Revert Card component removal #7167
• Update – Task list component with new Experimental Task list. #6849
• Update – Optimize payment gateway resolution #7124
• Update – Experimental task list import to the experimental package. #6950
• Update – Redirect to WC Home after setting up a payment method #6891
• Update – Hook up payments gateway data store #7038
• Update – Update remote payment docs gateway methods #7079
• Update – Remove original business step flow #7103
• Update – WooCommerce Shipping copy on onboarding steps #7148

WooCommerce Blocks Package – 5.2.0 & 5.3.0 & 5.3.1 & 5.3.2(dev only)

• Enhancement – Hide legacy widgets with a feature-complete block equivalent from the widget area block inserter. #4237
• Enhancement – Provide block transforms for legacy widgets with a feature-complete block equivalent. #4292
• Enhancement – Hide the All Products Block from the Customizer Widget Areas until full support is achieved. #4225
• Enhancement – Improved accessibility and styling of the controls of several of ours blocks. #4100
• Enhancement – Fix duplicate react keys in ProductDetails component. #4187
• Fix – Fix a bug in which Cart Widget didn’t update when adding items from the All Products block. #4291
• Fix – Fix an issue where an attempt to add an out-of-stock product to the cart was made when clicking the “Read more” button. #4265
• Fix – Fix Product Categories List block display in Site Editor #4335.
• Fix – Make links in the Product Categories List block unclickable in the editor #4339.
• Fix – Fix rating stars not being shown in the Site Editor #4345.
  ** WooCommerce Blocks Feature Plugin – 5.2.0 & 5.3.0 & 5.3.1 & 5.3.2 **
• Enhancement – Added a key prop to each CartTotalItem within usePaymentMethodInterface. (4240)
• Enhancement – Sync customer data during checkout with draft orders. (4197)
• Enhancement – Update the display of the sidebar/order summary in the Cart and Checkout blocks. (4180)
• Enhancement – Hide the Cart and Checkout blocks from the new block-based widget editor. (4303)
• Fix – Hide tax breakdown if the total amount of tax to be paid is 0. (4262)
• Fix – Prevent Coupon code panel from appearing in stores were coupons are disabled. (4202)
• Fix – For payment methods, only use canMakePayment in the frontend (not the editor) context. (4188)
• Fix – Fix sending of confirmation emails for orders when no payment is needed. (4186)
• Fix – Stopped a warning being shown when using WooCommerce Force Sells and adding a product with a Synced Force Sell to the cart. (4182)
• Fix – Fix some missing translations from the Cart and Checkout blocks. (4295)
• Fix – Fix the flickering of the Proceed to Checkout button on quantity update in the Cart Block. (4293)
• Fix – Remove the ability to filter snackbar notices. #4398
• Fix – Fix a display issue when itemized taxes are enabled, but no products in the cart are taxable. (4284)
• Compatibility – Add the ability for extensions to register callbacks to be executed by Blocks when the cart/extensions endpoint is hit. Extensions can now tell Blocks they need to do some server-side processing which will update the cart. (4298)
• Tweak – Add couponName filter to allow extensions to modify how coupons are displayed in the Cart and Checkout summary. (4166)
• Tweak – Add Slot in the Discounts section of the cart sidebar to allow third party extensions to render their own components there. (4248)

ActionScheduler 3.2.0 & 3.2.1

• Fix – Add “no ordering” option to as_next_scheduled_action().
• Fix – Add secondary scheduled date checks when claiming actions (DBStore) | #634.
• Fix – Add secondary scheduled date checks when claiming actions (wpPostStore) | #634.
• Fix – Adds a new index to the action table, reducing the potential for deadlocks (props: @glagonikas).
• Fix – Fix unit tests infrastructure and adapt tests to PHP 8.
• Fix – Identify in-use data store.
• Fix – Improve test_migration_is_scheduled.
• Fix – PHP notice on list table.
• Fix – Speed up clean up and batch selects.
• Fix – Update pending dependencies.
• Fix – [PHP 8.0] Only pass action arg values through to do_action_ref_array().
• Fix – [PHP 8] Set the PHP version to 7.1 in composer.json for PHP 8 compatibility.
• Fix – add is_initialized() to docs.
• Fix – fix file permissions.
• Fix – fixes #664 by replacing _ with esc_html_.
• Fix – Add extra safety/account for different versions of AS and different loading patterns. #714
• Fix – Handle hidden columns (Tools → Scheduled Actions) | #600.