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Updated March 27 2024 to fix automatic update details (see below for details).).
The day is today, Woo is announcing the timetable for the release of an important update that enhances and expands how interacts with Woo Marketplace extensions or themes you may have added to the Woo marketplace.
The new extension, called it's called the Woo.com Update Manager is a way to connect Woo Marketplace extensions and themes that you use on your store to our servers to ensure they're always up to date. It will be a required, free installation for every Woo stores running any officially-licensed Woo Marketplace extension or theme. The next couple of hours, Woo store owners with an active Woo Marketplace subscription will get additional information regarding this extension ahead of its release with Version 8.8 scheduled for April 9th and 2024..
What do I need to do to install the Woo.com Update Manager?
Following the launch of 8.8 (scheduled for April 9, 2024), if you have an active subscription to Woo Marketplace, or have an active subscription from Woo Marketplace, you should be able to see a notice or banner in your dashboard (similar like the one shown below) that will direct you to the appropriate page to download the Woo.com Update Manager. There will be other notices on this page:
- Woo.com > My stores
- WP-Admin > > Extensions
- WP-Admin > > Settings
If you do not have an installed Woo.com Update Manager installed, and you attempt to download a Woo Marketplace extensions or themes, you'll be automatically asked to download and install the Update Manager at the same time.
What exactly is the Woo.com Update Manager?
The Woo.com Update Manager is an extension which manages updates to products and provides support to your themes and extensions purchased through the Woo Marketplace.
Over time and time, the Woo.com Update Manager will include additional ways of installing bought themes and extensions in more clicks. This makes it easier to build updates, upgrade, or add new functions for your stores.
Will Woo.com Update Manager Woo.com Update Manager alter my store in some way?
After installing the Woo.com Update Manager program, there is nothing that affects your store's functionality should change.
Do all Woo stores require the Woo.com Update Manager?
Woo.com Update Manager is needed to provide automattic updates to themes and extensions or modify your themes and themes in WordPress. Stores do not require the Woo.com Update Manager plugin to manually update the theme or extension it is possible to do so by installing Woo.com Update Manager, the .zip files from Woo.com and uploading the extension or theme into your store and later manually updating the theme or extension within the WordPress dashboard. You can learn more about the manual update process through this WordPress.org document.
If you do not possess Woo.com Update Manager installed, and you do not have Woo.com Update Manager installed and include the latest Woo Marketplace extensions or themes later on it will automatically asked to install to the Woo.com Update Manager at the time you add an extension or theme.
What's the deadline for me to download Woo.com Update Manager? Woo.com Update Manager?
The core updating function in is set to change in the 8.8 version release (scheduled to release on April 9th 2024), after which you'll need in order to download an extension called the Woo.com Update Manager. It is recommended for users who have current subscriptions to download this extension as soon it is installed to ensure that they receive updates for the foreseeable future.
Dashboard and email notification updates will be sent to store owners who require Woo.com Update Manager. Woo.com Update Manager after its launch.
What happens if don't install the Woo.com Update Manager?
The Woo Marketplace extension and theme won't update in a timely manner without Woo.com Update Manager in place. This could introduce risks for your shop when they are outdated.
Will Woo.com Update Manager keep track of and share data from my store?
It is important to note that the Woo.com Update Manager does not keep track of or divulge any information without your permission. It has been the case with how Woo manages your personal data and it's not changing. We're committed to working openly and transparently with Woo merchants, and we remain focused on supporting your independence and the full ownership of your store and your personal data.
One of the main reasons for building the Woo.com Update Manager is to simplify the way your store's extensions interact to Woo's servers. This does not mean the Woo.com Update Manager tracks the latest information or makes it available to users; rather, it's moving details and data from your Woo Marketplace extensions centrally to the Woo.com Update Manager, and later onto Woo's servers.
The end result for your business is more secure steady, secure, and "hands-off" user experience by using Woo's extensions as well as services.
Also, you can find out more particulars of it works. Woo.com Update Manager works over at Woo.com's Woo Developer Blog .
February 27, 2024 Update regarding automatic updates
This post originally said that the Woo.com Update Manager would be required for updating all official Woo Marketplace extensions and themes. The post has been updated to state the following:
It is the Woo.com Update Manager is needed to provide automatic updates to themes and extensions or to be able to upgrade your themes and extensions manually and themes within WordPress.
Stores are not required to use using the Woo.com update Manager plugin to upgrade themes or extensions, which can be completed by downloading the .zip file from Woo.com then connecting the theme or extension to your store, then manually updating the extension or theme from WordPress's WordPress dashboard. You can learn more about manual updating from this WordPress.org document.