WooCommerce 8.6.0 Delayed

Hi everyone! We have an important update regarding the release of WooCommerce 8.6.

Originally slated for today, February 13, 2024, we’ve made the decision to postpone the release to Thursday, February 15, 2024. This adjustment is crucial as we aim to ensure the utmost quality and stability of the upcoming release.

Reason for delay

The reason behind this delay is a discovery within WooCommerce 8.5.2 that impacts larger stores with significant order volumes. Specifically, when utilizing Order Attribution Tracking., navigating to an order from a customer with 25,000+ orders may result in site instability, leading to a 500 error. More details can be found in this Pull Request.

Rather than proceeding with today’s launch and potentially necessitating a subsequent patch release, we’ve opted for a brief postponement to conduct thorough testing and ensure a smoother rollout. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this process.

What happens next?

We’re targeting Thursday, February 15, 2024, for the release of WooCommerce 8.6. As always, we’ll keep you informed of any developments through this blog.

Thank you

We extend our sincere appreciation to our community member, @seldimi, who also identified the issue early on. Your contributions are invaluable to us, and we’re immensely grateful for your assistance.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.