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WooCommerce 4.0 is about to be released and the community is really excited about it.
This is the first major release of the 2020 and brings several important improvements to WooCommerce, particularly, anew admin interface.
What’s New in WooCommerce 4.0
WooCommerce Admin Interface
WooCommerce 4.0 comes with a new WooCommerce admin interface. Users will experience a new dashboard, new and improved reports, and improved notification experience. In addition, users could now access new store management tools that would add great value to the entire WooCommerce experience.
Source: WooCommerce.com
WooCommerce has more than a million active installations, indicating that there is a huge and happy community that trusts the plugin with their online business. Here is what some users are saying about how WooCommerce adds value to their business operations.
WooCommerce 4.0 Requirements
WooCommerce 4.0 has slightly redefined the minimum requirements.
- You should have WordPress 5.3
- You should have WooCommerce 3.6.0 or greater (in case you are upgrading an existing installation).
- You should have PHP version 5.6.20 or greater. The recommended version is PHP 7.2 or greater
- You should have MySQL version 5.0 or greater. The recommended version is MySQL 5.6 or greater
Action Scheduler 3.0
Action scheduler is already an important component of the WooCommerce core. However, the new version 3.0 utilizes custom tables to provide a great experience, particularly for stores that receive a number of orders/posts in the database.
Additional Updates
The new WooCommerce version comes with additional updates such as:
- The improved
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This article was written by Saud Razzak and originally published on The Official Cloudways Blog.