WooCommerce 8.0.0 and 8.0.1 Fix Release

WooCommerce 8.0.0 was released on August 8, 2023. This release should be backwards compatible with the previous version. It contains:

• 381 commits from 54 contributors in WooCommerce Core.
• 248 commits from34 contributors in WooCommerce Blocks.

With the release of WordPress 6.3, the minimum version of WordPress required for WooCommerce was updated to 6.2. This release continues to support PHP version 7.3. WooCommerce recently announced their plan to end support for PHP 7.3, beginning with the release of WooCommerce 8.2.0, scheduled for release in October of 2023.

What’s new in 8.0.0?

• New WooCommerce Blocks Templates
• Introducing new banner patterns
• New settings added to the Mini-Cart
• Image size settings added to the Product Image block
• woocommerce_before_delete_order – Fires immediately before an order is deleted from the database. (Note: this was added for the CPT data store).

Full release notes on developer.woocommerce.com.

WooCommerce 8.0.1

A critical issue that has been identified in WooCommerce version 8.0. As a result, an update to 8.0 was released on August 9, 2023, to ensure the stability and reliability of your WooCommerce-powered websites.

A bug affecting WooCommerce version 8.0 has been reported, impacting certain critical functionalities like the Onboarding Wizard (OBW) and Payments Menu. This bug arises from a protocol switch and could result in unexpected errors, including 404s on the status page.

Full release notes on developer.woocommerce.com.

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