New checkout experience guide

The new checkout experience is a modernized version of the Stripe extension’s payment form. As of version 8.1.0 of the extension, it is now the default for all new installations, and it’s considered a superior option to the legacy checkout experience.

The advantages of using the new checkout experience are numerous. They include, but are not limited to:

• Customers can choose their preferred card brand during checkout.
• Additional payment methods can be used in the checkout block.
• Some additional payment methods will be saveable to customer accounts.
• Link by Stripe can be disabled if needed.

To enable the new checkout experience:

1. Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments > Stripe > Settings.
2. Scroll down to the Advanced Settings section.
3. Ensure that the “Enable the legacy checkout experience” setting is not checked.

If that setting is checked, we suggest you uncheck it and click Save Changes at the bottom to get the best possible checkout experience for your customers.

The new checkout experience mostly alters how payment options are displayed to customers. It offers a modernized checkout experience and can display additional payment methods.

Here’s a comparison of the legacy checkout vs. the new checkout experience using the shortcode checkout. Drag the slider left and right to compare.

Here’s a comparison of the legacy checkout vs. the new checkout experience using the block checkout. Drag the slider left and right to compare.