WooCommerce 4.6 was released on October 14 as the next minor release to WooCommerce. This update is backward compatible with the previous version.
Highlights
This update contains updated versions of WooCommerce Admin (1.6.1) and WooCommerce Blocks (3.4.0), fixes, and localization improvements.
New home screen
The new home screen was introduced in WooCommerce 4.3 for new stores.
Fixes and improvements
- Sorting country names now works as expected for languages that use graphic accents.
- Style improvements to the notices when using the Twenty Twenty theme.
- It is now possible to assign to a product a tax class that contains non-ASCII characters.
- The old setup wizard was removed.
Filters and actions
| Filters | Description |
| woocommerce_return_to_shop_text | Filter to change the label of the “Return to shop” button in the empty cart page. |
| woocommerce_cart_item_required_stock_is_not_enough | Filter to change the behavior when checking stock for items in the cart. |
| woocommerce_should_send_no_stock_notification | Filter to let developers skip the no stock e-mail for certain products. |
| woocommerce_after_order_details | Action to add extra data after the order details section. |
More information about the fixes and deprecated code can be found on developer.wooocommerce.com.
Remember to create a backup before installing updates. Picture courtesy of Krzysztof Niewolny.
