WooCommerce 10.9: Order email visibility, checkout headroom, and a cleaner admin

WooCommerce 10.9 has launched with some key updates working in the background, as well as with one new tool that surfaces directly in your admin.

If a customer says they never got an order confirmation, merchants need to be able to troubleshoot and see the status of that email. WooCommerce 10.9 now brings transactional email logging into the core experience. Go to WooCommerce > Status > Logs to find out whether an email was sent — and, where available, why it didn’t.

Checkout now does less unnecessary database work before a shopper is ready to place an order, which gives stores more headroom during busy periods. The Store API now creates draft orders when a shopper is ready to place one, rather than earlier in their checkout flow. This means reduced database workload, improved filter query behavior, and lower query volume on the shop and admin pages.

When you open your dashboard, you’ll notice a cleaner look, and less clutter during day-to-day store management. The Woo admin header got some added polish and better alignment with the WordPress design system; modals look cleaner on smaller screens; the task list reminder bar has been removed from most Woo admin pages; and setup guidance is still there when you need it, but stays out of the way in the activity panel.

WooCommerce 10.9 is available now and ready for download. Check out our update guide for tips on the best way to install it.

Get WooCommerce 10.9  

Read WooCommerce 10.9 Developer Blog or view the changelog.

About

Brent MacKinnon

Brent MacKinnon is the director of product marketing and developer advocacy at WooCommerce, helping to make the platform better for developers and merchants alike. With over a decade of experience in product marketing and strategy, Brent is passionate about supporting the WooCommerce community and helping entrepreneurs of all kinds succeed with Woo.