{"id":1258,"date":"2020-05-25T08:20:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T08:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2022-07-08T16:14:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:14:51","slug":"woocommerce-4-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/woocommerce-4-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WooCommerce 4.1 &#8211; Key Features &#038; Improvements with Screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the release of WooCommerce 4.0 in March 2020, the WooCommerce team is back again with the new and latest version of the eCommerce platform, 4.1. Where version 4.0 was the first major release of this year, on the other hand, version 4.1 is the first minor release of 2020, keeping things backward compatible with the last version.<\/p>\n<p>No matter if you\u2019re a merchant or developer, WooCommerce 4.1 brings something for everyone. Let&#8217;s check out in detail what&#8217;s new in WooCommerce 4.1!<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">For Merchants<\/h2>\n<h3>#A Brand-New Marketing Hub<\/h3>\n<p>In today&#8217;s highly competitive online marketplace, every store owner needs proven ways to acquire more customers and drive store growth faster. Keeping the necessity of marketing in mind, WooCommerce 4.1 comes packed with all the essential tools and resources you need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote your products<\/li>\n<li>Interact with your customers<\/li>\n<li>Simplify, grow and streamline your business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To help merchants grow their eCommerce business exponentially, WooCommerce 4.1 brings a robust, centralized marketing hub that lives directly inside WooCommerce.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-1-1-768x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-1-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-1-1-768x542-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new marketing tab introduced in WooCommerce 4.1 focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Simplification:<\/strong> Facilitating an easy installation, configuration, and management of marketing extensions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Curation:<\/strong> Suggesting the right marketing extensions to store owners at the right time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Education:<\/strong> Showing relevant articles and marketing guides to help merchants learn the ins and outs of successful eCommerce marketing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, extension usage tracking is now possible with the Marketing Hub, allowing you to optimize your integrations based on merchant usage and feedback.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you have already opted-out of Marketplace suggestions, you won\u2019t receive these suggestions.<\/p>\n<h3>#A Brand-New Setup Wizard<\/h3>\n<p>Starting version 4.1, WooCommerce Payments will be available for all US merchants. That means if you have a Jetpack connected, US-based online store, you\u2019ll be able to use WooCommerce Payments as your payment option. However, WooCommerce Payments is currently available only for US-based stores that transact in USD.<\/p>\n<p>WooCommerce Payments is now available as an option in the updated setup wizard for new US-based stores.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-2-1.png\" alt=\"WooCommerce 4.1 \" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-2-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-2-1-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-2-1-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-2-1-1024x701.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While WooCommerce Payments allows you to accept payments via major cards securely, it also provides you with an integrated payments dashboard. Using this dashboard, you can manage transactions, including payments, charges, refunds, disputes, and deposits, right from your WordPress Admin area.<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">For Developers<\/h2>\n<p>WooCommerce 4.1 brings a plethora of updates and improvements, taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/wordpress-development.html\">WordPress eCommerce development<\/a> to a whole new level.<\/p>\n<h3>#New Hooks and Functions<\/h3>\n<p>WooCommerce 4.1 introduces several new hooks and functions for developers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-3.jpg\" alt=\"WooCommerce 4.1 \" width=\"500\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-3-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>#Template File Changes<\/h3>\n<p>Template files listed below have been updated:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-4.jpg\" alt=\"WooCommerce 4.1 \" width=\"500\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-4.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-4-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Image-4-423x180.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>#Minimum WordPress Version Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>WooCommerce 4.1 doesn&#8217;t make any change to the minimum WordPress or PHP requirements; however, it recommends the stores not currently running on WordPress 5.2 to upgrade to the latest version of the CMS. That&#8217;s because starting WooCommerce 4.2, the minimum required WordPress version for running a WooCommerce store will be 5.2, which is currently 5.0.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Ready to get started?<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>That\u2019s all about WooCommerce 4.1!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Interested in testing out WooCommerce 4.1? You can either use the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/woocommerce-beta-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WooCommerce Beta Tester<\/a> plugin or <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/woocommerce.4.1.0.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">download the WooCommerce<\/a> from WordPress.org to test it locally on your computer.<\/p>\n<p>If you face trouble updating your store to the new version of WooCommerce, feel free to seek help from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipraxa.com\/hire-dedicated-wordpress-developers.html\">WordPress development experts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the release of WooCommerce 4.0 in March 2020, the WooCommerce team is back again with the new and latest version of the eCommerce platform, 4.1. 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