WooCommerce 5.9 - New Features and Updates
Parth Patel
Award-Winning Freelance Web Developer | Developing High Impact WordPress Websites | Plugin Expert
So, the most anticipated WooCommerce 5.9 is here. The plugin is out for common users and ready to facilitate your website with its compelling features. You must be looking forward to using the plugin and understanding how these features help you grab the attention online.?
Most people would be aware of how popular WooCommerce is, especially people in the eCommerce industry. 93.7% of all WordPress eCommerce websites and 22% of the top 1 million eCommerce sites use the WooCommerce plugin.
In the beginning of 2021, WooCommerce had more than 82.5 million downloads, this number must have increased exponentially by now. So, let’s keep the other aside and focus on the new release —WooCommerce 5.9 and understand what this new release has come up with and its top features. In this article, we will introduce you to what is WooCommerce; what’s new in WooCommerce 5.9; what are the new features and how they work. So, here we go;
What is WooCommerce?
WooCommerce is a plugin built on WordPress which is open source and comes with customization ability to help you use it as you want. The plugin is best used for small, medium to large eCommerce merchants looking to customize their online stores. It was developed in 2011 and became an overnight sensation for its simplicity to install, use and utilize.?
Customization is the core part that grabbed the attention of thousands of vendors as you can customize it based on the market position. In short, selling products and services online becomes easy, comfortable, and convenient with the WooCommerce plugin. And, hence it comes with frequent updates and WooCommerce 5.9 is the most recent release. So, before you approach your WooCommerce development service providers, knowing the new release will be a great help.
What’s new in WooCommerce 5.9??
We are sure that many people want to know about it. Without further ado, let us get straight into it. No wonder people are eager to know what WooCommerce 5.9 brings to the table.
What does the new WooCommerce 5.9 have in store for you?
Before updating to WooCommerce 5.9, ensure that you create your site’s backup while confirming that the themes and other plugins are fully compatible. If you are unsure about the process, refer to the guide on WooCommerce’s official website.
New Features in WooCommerce 5.9
1. WooCommerce Blocks 6.1:
One of the most vital updates is the Blocks package 6.1. To understand what are the new additions & improvements, refer to the 6.0.1, 6.0.2, and 6.1.0 release posts.
2. WooCommerce Admin 2.8.0:
The newly released WooCommerce 5.9 also brings along the updated WooCommerce Admin 2.8.0 package. To know what’s new in this package, refer to the previous versions, i.e, 2.7.1 and 2.7.2 & also the changelog.
3. Marketplace Page Design:
Even WooCommerce 5.9’s page bears a brand-new look with the app cards displaying new information like icons, ratings, and reviews. For more information, check out #30900 & #30840
4. Variable Product Price Caching Fix :
Earlier, a caching fix caused incorrect variable prices to be shown when VAT exemption was involved. With WooCommerce 5.9, the issue has been fixed. #30889.
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5. Empty Billing Email Via REST API :
With the updated WooCommerce 5.9, you can now specify an empty billing email to eliminate it from order through REST API. #30850.
6. Unpaid Order Cancellation Scheduling Fix :
Earlier, the scheduled action to cancel an order resulted in a failure as it was not rescheduled for retries. #30830.
7. Tax Location While Adding Products Via Admin Fix:
Earlier, when a product was added to the order via admin, and the woocommerce_adjust_non_base_location_prices filter was set to false (taxes calculations were performed as per the customer’s location & not the shop’s location), the admin user provided the location for the taxes. In fact, it should have been taken from the user who handled the order. #30692.
8. Earlier, WooCommerce had implemented a change before the currency-info.php file name with a path in locale-info.php. Later, their development team realized that the additional path was unnecessary, and it caused problems with third-party applications. #31036.
9. WooCommerce has improved the overall handling of downloadable files hosted on its server. This step has been taken to enforce better file type checks.
The Others Changes
The new WooCommerce 5.9 has other changes apart from the ones mentioned above. If you want to know more about the other changes, please refer to the changelog.txt.file.
Action Filters
No changes or improvements
Database Changes
No database changes in WooCommerce 5.9
Template Changes
No template changes in this release
Final Thoughts
Well, WooCommerce comes up with frequent updates to help its users get the most out of its platform. You must have understood everything about this release. The updated version of WooCommerce 5.9 can do wonders for your business. It can help you streamline your business while increasing productivity and minimizing errors. If you need a specialist in WooCommerce Development Services, you know where to look and whom to contact.