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=== WooCommerce ===
Contributors: automattic, mikejolley, jameskoster, claudiosanches, claudiulodro, kloon, rodrigosprimo, jshreve, coderkevin
Tags: ecommerce, e-commerce, store, sales, sell, shop, cart, checkout, downloadable, downloads, paypal, storefront, woo commerce
Requires at least: 4.7
Tested up to: 4.9
Stable tag: 3.3.5
License: GPLv3
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

WooCommerce is a powerful, extendable eCommerce plugin that helps you sell anything. Beautifully.

== Description ==

WooCommerce is a free eCommerce plugin that allows you to sell anything, beautifully. Built to integrate seamlessly with WordPress, WooCommerce is the world’s favorite eCommerce solution that gives both store owners and developers complete control.

With endless flexibility and access to hundreds of free and premium WordPress extensions, WooCommerce now powers 30% of all online stores -- more than any other platform.

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= Sell anything, anywhere =
With WooCommerce, you can sell both physical and digital goods in all shapes and sizes, offer product variations, multiple configurations, and instant downloads to shoppers, and even sell affiliate goods from online marketplaces.

With premium extensions, you can offer bookings, memberships, and recurring subscriptions. Perhaps you’d like to sell monthly subscriptions for physical goods, or offer your members a discount on digital downloads? It’s all possible.

= Ship wherever you like =
Offer free shipping, flat rate shipping, or make real-time calculations. Limit your shipments to specific countries, or open your store up to the world. Shipping is highly configurable, and WooCommerce even supports drop shipping.

= Extensive payment options =
WooCommerce comes bundled with the ability to accept major credit cards, PayPal, BACS (bank transfers), and cash on delivery. Need additional options? More than 140 region-specific gateways integrate with WooCommerce, including popular choices like Stripe, Authorize.Net, and Amazon Payments.

= You control it all -- forever =
WooCommerce gives you complete control of your store, from taxes to stock levels to customer accounts. Add and remove extensions, change your design, and switch settings as you please. It’s all under your control.

One of the biggest risks of using a hosted eCommerce platform is what happens to your store if the provider closes up shop. With WooCommerce, you have complete control, so there’s never any reason to worry. Your data belongs to you -- and it’s kept secure, thanks to regular audits by industry leaders.

= Define your style with Storefront =

[Storefront](https://woocommerce.com/storefront/) is a free WordPress theme available to any WooCommerce store. Along with deep WooCommerce integration, Storefront prioritizes speed and uptime while eliminating theme and plugin conflicts during major updates.

Define your style even further by customizing Storefront to your liking or choosing from one of our several [Storefront child themes](https://woocommerce.com/product-category/themes/storefront-child-theme-themes/). It’s all up to you, and all open source.

= Built with developers in mind =

Extendable, adaptable, and open source -- WooCommerce was created with developers in mind. With its strong, robust framework, you can scale your client’s store all the way from basic to high-end (infinity and beyond).

Built with a REST API, WooCommerce can integrate with virtually any service. Your store’s data can be accessed anywhere, anytime, 100% securely. WooCommerce allows developers to easily create, modify, and grow a store that meets their specifications.

No matter the size of the store you want to build, WooCommerce will scale to meet your requirements. With a growing collection of more than 300 extensions, you can enhance each store’s features to meet your client’s unique needs -- or even create your own solution.

If security is a concern, rest easy. WooCommerce is audited by a dedicated team of developers working around the clock to identify and patch any and all discovered bugs.

We also support WooCommerce and all its extensions with comprehensive, easily-accessible documentation. With our docs, you’ll learn how to create the exact site your client needs.

= Extensions galore =

WordPress.org is home to some amazing extensions for WooCommerce, including:

- [Google Analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-google-analytics-integration/)
- [Delivery Notes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-delivery-notes/)
- [PDF Invoices and Packing Slips](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/)
- [Affiliates Integration Light](https://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliates-woocommerce-light/)
- [New Product Badges](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-new-product-badge/)

Keen to see them all? Search WordPress.org for ‘WooCommerce’ to dive in.

If you’re looking for something endorsed and maintained by the developers who built WooCommerce, there are a plethora of premium eCommerce extensions, the most popular of which include:

- [WooCommerce Subscriptions](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-subscriptions/)
- [WooCommerce Memberships](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-memberships/)
- [WooCommerce Bookings](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-bookings/)
- [Dynamic Pricing](https://woocommerce.com/products/dynamic-pricing/)
- [Table Rate Shipping](https://woocommerce.com/products/table-rate-shipping/)
- [Product CSV Import Suite](https://woocommerce.com/products/product-csv-import-suite/)

And there’s plenty more where they came from. Visit our [extensions page](https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/) to find out everything you’re capable of and all that's possible with premium WooCommerce extensions.

= Join our growing community =

When you download WooCommerce, you join a community of more than a million store owners, developers, and WordPress enthusiasts. We're one of the fastest-growing open source communities online, and no matter your skill level we'd love to have you!

If you’re interested in contributing to WooCommerce we’ve got more than 350 contributors, and there’s always room for more. Head over to the [WooCommerce GitHub Repository](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce) to find out how you can pitch in.

Want to add a new language to WooCommerce? Swell! You can contribute via [translate.wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/woocommerce).

And, finally, consider joining or spearheading a WooCommerce Meetup locally, more about those [here](https://woocommerce.com/woocommerce/meetups/).

== Installation ==

= Minimum Requirements =

* PHP version 5.2.4 or greater (PHP 7.2 or greater is recommended)
* MySQL version 5.0 or greater (MySQL 5.6 or greater is recommended)

Visit the [WooCommerce server requirements documentation](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/server-requirements/) for a detailed list of server requirements.

= Automatic installation =

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of WooCommerce, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “WooCommerce” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found our eCommerce plugin you can view details about it such as the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

= Manual installation =

The manual installation method involves downloading our eCommerce plugin and uploading it to your webserver via your favourite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains [instructions on how to do this here](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Manual_Plugin_Installation).

= Updating =

Automatic updates should work like a charm; as always though, ensure you backup your site just in case.

If on the off-chance you do encounter issues with the shop/category pages after an update you simply need to flush the permalinks by going to WordPress > Settings > Permalinks and hitting 'save'. That should return things to normal.

= Sample data =

WooCommerce comes with some sample data you can use to see how products look; import sample_products.xml via the [WordPress importer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/). You can also use the core [CSV importer](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/product-csv-importer-exporter/) or our [CSV Import Suite plugin](https://woocommerce.com/products/product-csv-import-suite/) to import sample_products.csv.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where can I find WooCommerce documentation and user guides? =

For help setting up and configuring WooCommerce please refer to our [user guide](https://docs.woocommerce.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/getting-started/)

For extending or theming WooCommerce, see our [codex](https://docs.woocommerce.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce-codex/).

= Where can I get support or talk to other users? =

If you get stuck, you can ask for help in the [WooCommerce Plugin Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce).

For help with premium extensions from WooCommerce.com, use [our helpdesk](https://woocommerce.com/my-account/tickets/).

= Will WooCommerce work with my theme? =

Yes; WooCommerce will work with any theme, but may require some styling to make it match nicely. Please see our [codex](https://docs.woocommerce.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce-codex/) for help. If you're looking for a theme with built in WooCommerce integration we recommend [Storefront](https://woocommerce.com/storefront/).

= Where can I request new features, eCommerce themes and extensions? =

You can vote on and request new features and extensions in our [WooIdeas board](http://ideas.woocommerce.com/forums/133476-woocommerce)

= Where can I report bugs or contribute to the project? =

Bugs can be reported either in our support forum or preferably on the [WooCommerce GitHub repository](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues).

= Where can I find the REST API documentation? =

You can find the documentation of our REST API on the [WooCommerce REST API Docs](https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/).

= WooCommerce is awesome! Can I contribute? =

Yes you can! Join in on our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/) :)

== Screenshots ==

1. The WooCommerce settings panel.
2. WooCommerce products admin.
3. Product data panel.
4. WooCommerce sales reports.
5. A single product page.
6. A product archive (grid).

== Changelog ==

= 3.4.0 - 2018-XX-XX =
* Feature - GDPR: Tools to export WooCommerce data using the new export functionality in WordPress 4.9.6. #19330
* Feature - GDPR: Tools to bulk anonymize order data in admin. #19330
* Feature - GDPR: Tools to turn off company/address-2/phone checkout fields to avoid unnecessary data collection, and a toggle to choose how required fields are presented. This is available via the Customizer. #19637
* Feature - GDPR: Tools in the Customizer to change the terms and conditions checkbox label on the checkout. #19637
* Feature - GDPR: Tools to define a privacy policy for the account page and checkout page in "account privacy" settings and within the Customizer. #19747
* Feature - GDPR: Tools to automatically clean up and remove order personal data after a set time period. #19743
* Feature - GDPR: Added privacy snippet which works with the new privacy page functionality in WordPress 4.9.6. #19749
* Feature - Added a new order widget to the dashboard (on multisite) so you can see your orders across multiple stores on the same WordPress network. #17598
* Feature - Added "display name" input on the My Account page. #19078
* Feature - Product search improvements including stopword support and support for searching for multiple products at the same time. #19096
* Feature - Cash on Delivery gateway can be enabled/disabled for specific shipping methods instead of only method types. #19221
* Feature - Add wildcard email support for coupons. #19331
* Feature - Added support for the GeoLite2 library as a replacement for the deprecated MaxMind GeoIP library. #19419
* Feature - Added tool for cleaning up download permissions table. #19922
* Tweak - GDPR: Improved appearance of checkout field 'descriptions' (if used) to make them more useful for privacy notices. #19637
* Tweak - GDPR: Improved related data cleanup when deleting users/orders. #19330
* Tweak - GDPR: Notice about HTTPS as a requirement in admin if missing. #19756
* Tweak - GDPR: Improved the checkout (payments) settings screen, moved page options to a new "advanced" section, and made an "Accounts and Privacy" section. #19703
* Tweak - GDPR: Hash customer email address in download URLs to protect privacy. #18957
* Tweak - GDPR: Add highlight to T&C checkbox if not checked to show it needs to be checked. #19177
* Tweak - GDPR: Automatically purge old logs after 30 days. #19920
* Tweak - GDPR: Only log Webhook body if WP_DEBUG is enabled. #19914
* Tweak - GDPR: Store less PII in PayPal standard. #19914
* Tweak - Only show admin notices on WooCommerce screens/plugins/dashboard. #19772
* Tweak - Standardize stock update messages in admin and correctly log who performed the action. When an order note is added after modifying stock manually, update order notes display via AJAX. #18080
* Tweak - Rollback if payment complete or update status fails to prevent partial order updates on failure. #18175
* Tweak - Made the system status tool which purges user carts also purge persistent carts. #18492
* Tweak - Display whether or not external object cache is enabled in system status report. #18595
* Tweak - Display zero value when using shipping classes. #18624
* Tweak - Fixed settings table styling on mobile. #18655
* Tweak - Updated Flexslider to version 2.7.0. #18779
* Tweak - Enable screen options for list screens. #18817
* Tweak - Don't call WC_Install::install() on downgrades. #18818
* Tweak - Remove user login from reset password link to protect personally identifying info. #18820
* Tweak - Added a function to return a list of custom tables to aid with cleanup. #18831
* Tweak - Enable going backwards in the setup wizard. #18921
* Tweak - Make sure terms page exists and isn’t trashed before using it. #18993
* Tweak - Toggle when clicking anywhere in toggle row during setup wizard. #19035
* Tweak - Use `read_product` permissions instead of `edit_product` for ajax product search. #19087
* Tweak - Add `priceSpecification` property with `valueAddedTaxIncluded` to product structured data. #19091
* Tweak - Importer remembers mappings across imports. #19110
* Tweak - Made coupon total displayed in cart more consistent. #19166
* Tweak - Remove forced CSS line-heights to improve text input displays across different browsers. #19174
* Tweak - When loading default attributes/variation, if there is no longer a match, reset the form and hide the notice #19190
* Tweak - Removed admin product type column from core and made it into a free feature plugin. #19192
* Tweak - Use `woocommerce-no-js` class to hide JavaScript-only forms and content. #19199
* Tweak - Activate plugins during installation process even if directory doesn't match slug. #19200
* Tweak - Allow category and attribute ids in the `products` shortcode instead of only slugs. #19204
* Tweak - Invalidate cart items when important props like product type are updated. #19255
* Tweak - Don't use mysql functions directly on system status page to prevent errors if they are disabled. #19281
* Tweak - Replaces `have_posts` with `woocommerce_product_loop` which looks to see if there are products, or if the loop is going to be showing something else. #19288
* Tweak - Delete widget options and order notes on uninstall. #19371
* Tweak - Add unique names to all nonces in template fields and forms. #19387
* Tweak - Enable using the tab key to select elements in selectWoo dropdowns. #19416
* Tweak - Added autocomplete attributes to form elements for better autocomplete support. #19426
* Tweak - Removed PayPal line item limit and ensured URLs are shorter than maximum length. #19493
* Tweak - Disable Gutenberg editor on products posts. #19543
* Tweak - Improvements around UI and wording of store setup step in setup wizard, a revamped extras step, and other improvements.
* Tweak - Only push images to lightbox if an image is found. #19568
* Tweak - Added and improved notices around old PHP versions and disabled geolocation on PHP 5.4 or lower. #19573
* Tweak - The `manage_stock` field in the product API can return a `mixed` type instead of `boolean` for variations. #19598
* Tweak - Link product import/export to WordPress import/export capabilities. #19602
* Tweak - Use ` ` to separate asterisks in required fields to prevent awkward line breaks. #19610
* Tweak - Load meta box input values using CRUD and edit context. #19670
* Tweak - Scroll to notices on cart/checkout for better mobile visibility. #19699
* Tweak - Add filter to coupon URL on "Edit order" screen. #19777
* Tweak - Throw error if order can't be loaded on checkout. #19802
* Tweak - Remove deprecated freegeoip service from geolocation. #19841
* Tweak - Allow arrays of query vars in wc_get_orders and wc_get_products. #19848
* Tweak - Invalidate fragment cache on theme switch.
* Tweak - Include select tags when saving payment details temporarily in checkout.js. #19854
* Tweak - Update - Include pending products in export. #19928
* Tweak - Deprecate woocommerce_ajax_added_order_items action in favor of more useful action. #19933
* Tweak - Enable touch-to-zoom on touch devices to make photoswipe more easily accessible. #20002
* Tweak - Wizard: List out all plugins to be installed upon proceeding to the next step, with a highlight on hover indicating relevant settings. #19952
* Tweak - Hide/show password strength meter instead of removing/inserting password strength meter. #20006
* Tweak - Added support for HTTP_RANGE requests (used by iOS devices) to Force download method. #19984
* Tweak/Fix - Replaced protocol-relative URLs for thumbnails in the cart and mini-cart with protocol-specific URLs to prevent problems with URLs that include port section. #19934
* Fix - Properly set orderby and order when calling WC_Customer_Download_Data_Store::get_downloads(). #1862
* Fix - Set maxlength for order item meta key to avoid values disappearing if too long. #18918
* Fix - Remove hardcoded /wp-content check for downloads. #18961
* Fix - Made get_on_sale_products respect the setting to hide outofstock products. #18984
* Fix - Prevent shortcode [product_page] redirecting to the actual product's page after add to cart. #19043
* Fix - Make the "main term" logic match for both the breadcrumb and product categories widget. #19044
* Fix - Check parent status too when seeing if variation is purchasable. #19045
* Fix - Fix uppercasing of accented characters. #19086
* Fix - Do not allow updating parent ID from variations after created. #19097
* Fix - Ensure coupon amount is not empty to prevent non-numeric value errors. #19098
* Fix - Ensure shop archive works correctly when `paged=1` is in the URL. #19104
* Fix - Ensure orders created with `woocommerce_adjust_non_base_location_prices` filter active have the same cost on frontend and admin. #19109
* Fix - Handling in the CLI to prevent `Resource does not exist` errors when using commands of a certain format. #19123
* Fix - Use subtotal when calculating discounts in admin/orders to ensure prices are the same as on the frontend. #19159
* Fix - Use `kses` to process download names to prevent escaped HTML displaying in emails.
* Fix - Remove translation from Thailand state file to prevent PayPal errors around unsupported characters. #19219
* Fix - Fix auto-select variation URLs with special characters in them. #19283
* Fix - Introduced `wc_round_discount` and improved consistency of discount rounding. #19291
* Fix - Only add schema for ratings to structured data when ratings are enabled. #19310
* Fix - Prevent default state applying unless the country was also unset in JS state/country inputs. #19338
* Fix - Escape quantity labels correctly to prevent broken html. #19375
* Fix - Delete orphaned variations after product import. #19378
* Fix - Ensure API credentials exist before defining PayPal refund support. #19380
* Fix - Force word-wrapping in the log viewer to prevent layout-breaking long lines. #19503
* Fix - Removes permission checks that were preventing webhooks from displaying properly when no post object existed. #19508 
* Fix - Empty cart after completing PayPal payment. #19509
* Fix - Strip tags on aria-labels in Add to Cart template to prevent broken HTML. #19522
* Fix - Update post_modified date when saving products and variations but no other product data. #19595
* Fix - Clear comment count transient when cleaning product transients to prevent incorrect comment count displays. #19664
* Fix - Load gateways before order is saved/email is triggered to ensure all information gets sent/processed. #19667
* Fix - Clear shipping transient when saving shipping method on zones screen. #19668
* Fix - Handle escape characters for fputcsv to work around PHP standards issues. #19678
* Fix - Cast post IDs to integers in admin meta boxes. #19710
* Fix - Fix CSV unescaping of negative numbers in download expiry/limit columns. #19732
* Fix - Don't load unsupported theme functionality if shop page ID is -1. #19822
* Fix - Select and display "Downloadable" option in product admin filter when selected. #19876
* Fix - Add sort handle column when adding new tags. #19875
* Fix - More thorough CSV importer cleanup. #19877
* Fix - Fix gallery switching when image is the same #19878
* Fix - Ensure coupon amount is always returns as a float value #19889
* Fix - No update available message after activating subscription that has a valid update. #19831
* Fix - Include scheduled products in CSV export. #19907
* Fix - Generator tag actions should be filters. #19946
* Fix - WC API should not try to create a product image when creating a product variation if an empty image is passed. #19971
* Fix - Force settings API settings to autoload by default. #19998
* Fix - Cart html5 validation events when using keyboard. #20001
* Fix - Don't show stock status fields in external product quick-edit. #20005 
* Fix - Prevent an infinite loop if 2 grouped products are linked. #20020
* Fix - Switch stock_status when manage stock gets changed to prevent being out of stock if stock quantity is > 0. #20021
* Dev - Added refunded_payment prop to orders for determining if payment was refunded via API. #18196
* Dev - Added extra params to `woocommerce_order_get_downloadable_items`. #18408
* Dev - Store shipping method ID and instance ID in separate fields instead of both in one serialized field. #18483
* Dev - Add `woocommerce_rest_insert_system_status_tool` hook that fires after executing a REST system status tool. #18505
* Dev - Gallery meta box is now powered by CRUD. #18511
* Dev - Refactor woocommerce_wp_select so it could be used for a multiselect. #18536
* Dev - Added ability to declare sanitize_callback in settings API. #18554
* Dev - Added support for additional HTML5 input types for settings/checkout forms. #18594
* Dev - Made 'woocommerce_email_downloads_column_' hook format aware. #18600
* Dev - Add missing `woocommerce_update_options__` actions for settings pages that override save method. #18609
* Dev - Allow default value for single_select_country and multi_select_countries. #18754 #18756
* Dev - Added `grouped_form` class to grouped product `form` element. #18786
* Dev - Mini cart item link now respects value of $product_permalink. #18979
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_coupon_get_items_to_validate` filter to enable excluding products from coupon validation. #19002
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_persistent_cart_enabled` filter. #19027
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_admin_order_item_coupon_url` filter. #19777
* Dev - Replaced calls to `exit` with `wp_die` in the ajax methods to enable unit testing of those methods.
* Dev - Introduce `woocommerce_coupon_custom_discounts_array` filter to allow post processing on custom coupons. #19148
* Dev - Move jQuery UI styles into WooCommerce assets folder and load them from there. #19173
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_coupon_validate_expiry_date` filter to enable modifying the coupon expiry date check. #19228
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_shipping_calculator_enable_state` filter to enable disabling state section in shipping calculator. #19241
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_bacs_process_payment_order_status` filter allowing plugins to change the order status to the BACS gateway. #19311
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_coupon_sort` filter to allow plugins to override the default coupon apply order. #19339
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_before_output_product_categories` and `woocommerce_after_output_product_categories` filters. #19363
* Dev - Added general `woocommerce_form_field` filter to make it easier to filter all of the form fields. #19388
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_install_get_tables` filter to enable plugins to register new, WooCommerce-specific tables. $19436
* Dev - Use `get_variation_price` method in structured data to grab min/max so filters are ran. #19527
* Dev - Added `woocommerce_helper_suppress_connect_notice` filter to enable suppressing the admin WordPress.com connection message. #19599
* Dev - Moved all photoswipe styles to `photoswipe.css` to make it easy to dequeue all the photoswipe styles. #19673
* Dev - Slash meta values before updating values in the data stores. #19675
* Dev - New wc_selected method to handle array key conversion to int. #19705
* Performance - Optimized saving of orders. Adds a transient for needs_processing, and only saves changes when saving order items. #18538
* Performance - Refactored the SQL query for `WC_Customer_Download_Data_Store::get_downloads()` to fetch available downloads faster. #18559
* Performance - Split the layered nav counts into multiple transient records by taxonomy and added a filter to allow bypassing caching. #19225
* Performance - Removed duplicate `SET SESSION SQL_BIG_SELECTS=1` queries. #19502
* Performance - Avoid storing coupon `_used_by` data to prevent database bloat. #19669
* Performance - Introduced new wc_get_product_class() and wc_product_class() functions. #19639
* Performance - Series of tweaks aimed at reducing the number of queries performed #19918
* Template - Update cart coupon button from input to button type. #19059
* Template - Added `woocommerce-form-register` class to registration form. #19486
* Template - Added escaping to publish date. #19530
* Template - Added a template file for recent product reviews. #19711
* Template - Made add to cart templates more consistent between product types. #19666
* Localization - Switched Georgian Lari symbol to new UTF symbol. #19603
* Localization - Use ISO county codes for Irish states. #19658
* Localization - Use ISO county codes for BD states. #19744
* Localization - LR-Liberia states. #19709
* Localization - Update ZA tax rate. #19909
* Localization - Various spelling, grammar fixes, and phrasing improvements.

[See changelog for all versions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/master/CHANGELOG.txt).

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 3.0 =
3.0 is a major update. Make a full site backup, update your theme and extensions, and [review update best practices](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/how-to-update-your-site) before upgrading.