WooCommerce 9.9.2 represents a significant leap forward for eCommerce store management, introducing groundbreaking features that address the most common pain points faced by developers, agencies, and store owners. For complete technical details and documentation, visit the official WooCommerce releases page. This release brings together powerful new tools with substantial performance improvements that will revolutionize how you manage your online stores.
📅 Release Schedule
Mark your calendars! WooCommerce 9.9 is scheduled for release on 9, 2025. Stay tuned for updates as we approach the launch date.
🎯 Core Features That Will Transform Your Workflow
Blueprints: Export & Import Store Settings
Revolutionary configuration management for multi-store environments
The most anticipated feature in WooCommerce 9.9.2 as announced in the official WooCommerce changelog, Blueprints enables seamless export and import of store settings. This game-changing tool is perfect for developers managing multiple client stores, agencies deploying consistent configurations, and business owners running multi-store operations.
Key Benefits:
- ✓ Save hours of manual configuration time
- ✓ Eliminate human error in store setup
- ✓ Maintain consistent settings across environments
- ✓ Streamline development and staging workflows
Location: WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced →
Blueprints
Current Scope: Core WooCommerce settings
(expanded functionality coming in future releases)
Massive Performance Boosts
From minutes to seconds: Revolutionary speed improvements
🧭 Enhanced Product Collection Navigation
Smart compatibility detection for client-side navigation using
supports.interactivity
and
supports.interactivity.clientNavigation.
Result: Smoother transitions and better performance with third-party blocks
📊 Asynchronous Dashboard Loading
WooCommerce status widget now loads asynchronously, dramatically improving dashboard performance.
Before: Minutes of loading time
After: Seconds of loading time
🛠️ Enhanced Management Tools
Smart Shipping Options
New built-in setting to automatically hide all shipping rates when free shipping is available.
No more custom code or third-party plugins needed!
Selective Product Exports
Export specific products and variations directly from the product list using product IDs.
Perfect for targeted bulk editing and catalog management
Automatic Database Updates
All database updates and migrations now run automatically in the background, reducing friction in the update process.
Developer Note: Use the filter
woocommerce_enable_auto_update_db
to opt out if needed.
🚀 Experimental Features & Future Innovations
Product Gallery (Beta)
BetaMajor improvements to the experimental Product Gallery block with intuitive mobile layouts and performance gains.
Performance Improvement:
LCP improved from ~1.6s to 0.7s in testing
Full Release: Expected in WooCommerce 10.1
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
NewBuilt-in support for tracking cost of goods sold with comprehensive admin UI, REST API, and programmatic API support.
Enable: WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → Features → Cost of Goods Sold
⚠️ Important Developer Information
Deprecation Notice
The function
wc_current_theme_is_fse_theme()
is deprecated in favor of WordPress core's
wp_is_block_theme().
Action Required: Update your code to maintain compatibility
Bug Fix
Fixed Tax API issue where non-Latin class names defaulted to standard class, ensuring proper handling of international tax classifications.
Community-driven improvement
Ready for WooCommerce 9.9?
With revolutionary Blueprints, massive performance improvements, and powerful new management tools, WooCommerce 9.9 is set to transform how you build and manage eCommerce stores.
Stay tuned for more updates and detailed implementation guides as we approach the release date!