The Cart and Checkout Blocks are available for testing in the WooCommerce Blocks plugin (v2.6 and newer). These blocks are part of a ground-up rebuild of the purchase flow, based on industry best practices.
The Cart and Checkout Blocks are fully functional, with some limitations. The blocks are not yet a complete replacement for the existing shortcodes.
The purpose of this document is to provide clear information about what is supported and what’s still in development, so stores can make an informed decision about how to use the blocks.
Requirements ↑ Back to top
To use the Cart and Checkout Blocks, your site must meet the following requirements:
- WooCommerce Blocks plugin installed and active (v2.6 minimum, latest recommended).
- Use one or more supported payment gateways (see below for details).
Using the Cart & Checkout blocks ↑ Back to top
If you’d like to test these blocks, or use them on your own store you can follow this guide to replacing the Cart and Checkout shortcodes.
Compatible Extensions ↑ Back to top
The following list of extensions are known to be compatible with the Cart & Checkout blocks. The list is continuously updated as we add more integration points and extensions integrate with the blocks.
Payment Gateways ↑ Back to top
| Payment Method | Extension | Minimum Version |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Transfer (BACS) | n/a (included in WooCommerce Core) | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ |
| Cash on Delivery | n/a (included in WooCommerce Core) | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ |
| Cheque | n/a (included in WooCommerce Core) | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ |
| Amazon Pay | Amazon Pay | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ Amazon Pay 2.3.0+ |
| Eway | Eway | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ Eway 3.2.0+ |
| PayFast | PayFast Payment Gateway | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ PayFast Payment Gateway 1.4.19+ |
| PayPal Standard | n/a (included in WooCommerce Core before version 5.5.0, hidden in new installations since version 5.5.0) | WooCommerce Blocks 2.6+ |
| Stripe – Credit Card | Stripe | WooCommerce Blocks 2.6+ Stripe 4.5.1+ |
| Stripe – Payment Request (Apple Pay, Chrome Pay) | Stripe | WooCommerce Blocks 2.6+ Stripe 4.5.1+ |
| Square – Credit Card | Square | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ Square 2.5.0+ |
| WooCommerce Payments | Available in WooCommerce or via the extension | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WooCommerce Payments 1.6.0+ |
Shipping Methods and Options ↑ Back to top
| Shipping Method | Minimum Version |
|---|---|
| Australia Post | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ Australia Post 2.4.28+ |
| Canada Post | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ Canada Post 2.5.19+ |
| FedEx | WooCommerce Blocks 6.1.0+ WordPress 5.8+ Fedex Shipping 3.4.39+ |
| Royal Mail | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ Royal Mail 2.5.32+ |
| Table Rate Shipping | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ Table Rate Shipping 3.0.30+ |
| UPS | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ UPS 3.2.30+ |
| USPS | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ USPS 4.4.49+ |
| WooCommerce Shipping and Tax | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ WooCommerce Shipping & Tax 1.25.9 |
Other Extensions ↑ Back to top
| Extension name | Minimum Version |
|---|---|
| All Products for WooCommerce Subscriptions | WooCommerce Blocks 7.3.0+ WordPress 5.8+ WooCommerce Subscriptions 4.2.0+ All Products for WooCommerce Subscriptions 3.3+ |
| AutomateWoo | WooCommerce Blocks 5.6+ WordPress 5.8+ AutomateWoo 5.5+ |
| Bookings | WooCommerce Blocks 7.3.0+ WordPress 5.8+ WooCommerce Bookings 1.15.54+ |
| Box Office | WooCommerce Blocks 7.3+ WordPress 5.8+ Box Office 1.1+ |
| Cart Add-ons | WooCommerce Blocks 7.4+ WordPress 5.8+ Cart Add-ons 2.3+ |
| Composite Products | WooCommerce Blocks 7.3.0+ WordPress 5.8+ Composite Products 8.4.0+ |
| Conditional Shipping and Payments | WooCommerce Blocks 7.3.0+ WordPress 5.8+ Conditional Shipping and Payments 1.13.0+ |
| Facebook for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Blocks 3.0+ WordPress 5.2+ Facebook for WooCommerce 2.2.0+ |
| Gravity Forms Product Add-ons | WooCommerce Blocks 4.9+ WordPress 5.5+ Gravity Forms Product Add-ons 3.3.18+ |
| MailPoet | WooCommerce Blocks 6.3.0+ WordPress 5.8+ Mailpoet 3.74.2+ |
| Name Your Price | WooCommerce Blocks 4.9+ WordPress 5.5+ Name Your Price 3.2.3+ |
| Points & Rewards | WooCommerce Blocks 5.6+ WordPress 5.8+ Points & Rewards 1.7+ |
| Pre-Orders | WooCommerce Blocks 7.2+ WordPress 5.8+ Pre-Orders 1.7+ |
| Product Add-Ons | WooCommerce Blocks 4.5+ WordPress 5.4+ Product Add-Ons 3.4+ |
Product Bundles | WooCommerce Blocks 7.3.0+ WordPress 5.8+ Product Bundles 6.15.0+ |
| Min/Max Quantities | WooCommerce Blocks 7.2.0+ WordPress 5.5+ Min/Max Quantities 3.0.0+ |
| Gift Cards | WooCommerce Blocks 7.0.0+ WordPress 5.5+ Gift Cards 1.11.0+ |
| Quickbooks Sync for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Blocks 4.9+ WordPress 5.5+ Quickbooks Sync for WooCommerce 2.2.1+ |
| WooCommerce Deposits | WooCommerce Deposit 2.0+ WordPress 5.8+ WooCommerce Blocks v7.0.0 |
| Shipping Locations Pro | WooCommerce Blocks 4.9+ WordPress 5.5+ Shipping Locations Pro 1.3+ |
| Subscriptions | WooCommerce Blocks 4.9+ WordPress 5.5+ WooCommerce Subscriptions 3.1.0+ |
| WooCommerce Google Analytics Only gTag (with a G- prefixed site ID) is supported. | WooCommerce Blocks 4.9+ WordPress 5.5+ WooCommerce Google Analytics 1.5+ |
Incompatible Extensions ↑ Back to top
Note: If you are using a plugin that isn’t working with the Cart and Checkout Blocks, please notify the developer of the extension and ask if they can add support. It’s up to the extension developers to add support for these Blocks. We have some documentation for Third-party developers and some Developer Resources available to help with their integration efforts.
We encourage you to also comment about your interest in one of the Incompatible plugins GitHub issues we use for tracking purposes
The following are a list of extensions that are known to not be currently compatible with the Cart & Checkout blocks. If you are using one of these extensions on your store, we’d advise you keep using the shortcode based checkout for now. We are actively working on adding the extensibility points needed by extensions. As these extensions are integrated – we’ll update this list.
- AMP (When AMP is enabled and in Standard mode, the Cart and Checkout block pages won’t load)
- Checkout Addons
- Checkout Field Editor
- EU Vat Number
- Klarna Payments
- Local Pickup Plus
- MailChimp
- Memberships
- Razorpay Payment Gateway
- Smart Coupons
- WooCommerce PayPal Payments
- WooCommerce Purchase Order Gateway
- Authorize.Net CIM
- Google Analytics Pro
- Dynamic Pricing
- Sage Pay
- Product Recommendations
Extensibility ↑ Back to top
The extensibility interfaces for the Cart and Checkout Blocks are still being developed. Because the blocks are completely new, extensibility interfaces are not final and are subject to change.
The Cart and Checkout Blocks support selected payment methods (detailed above). Note that not all payment methods in the Stripe extension are supported at present.
The Cart and Checkout Blocks do not currently support plugins that integrate with the cart and checkout shortcodes. In particular, extensions that use hooks related to cart and checkout may not function as expected. Extensions that render additional markup in cart or checkout – for example, custom checkout fields – are not supported.
If you’re developing extensions or customizations that integrate with cart and checkout, you can follow development progress, and provide feedback over on GitHub.
Frequently Asked Questions ↑ Back to top
Will a page containing a Cart and Checkout blocks be automatically set as a Cart page and Checkout page? ↑ Back to top
No, you’ll need to change the pages used for the cart and checkout in WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced.
Which shipping methods, payment gateways, and other extensions are supported? ↑ Back to top
Cart and Checkout blocks are compatible with a variety of shipping, payment, and other extensions. For further information, see the list of Compatible Extensions.
Why won’t the checkbox “Allow shoppers to sign up for a user account during checkout” show up? ↑ Back to top
If you add the Checkout Block and choose the “Contact Information” inner block, you will see the option Allow shoppers to sign up for a user account during checkout under “Account options” in the sidebar.
This option will add a checkbox for the user to create an account. However, this won’t be shown until the Allow customers to place orders without an account option in WooCommerce > Settings > Accounts & Privacy is turned on.
Can a user go back to the old cart or checkout? ↑ Back to top
Yes, the user can remove the Cart or Checkout block from a page and add back the shortcode. And, if they have set up different pages with shortcodes then they can update the page settings in WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced.
Why are the settings that I saved on the Cart/Checkout block not present on shortcode pages? ↑ Back to top
The settings for the Cart and Checkout Block are independent of the ones for the shortcode, and the other way around.