The last 2 WooCommerce Bookings updates introduce exciting improvements for merchants. You can now import and export booking data without developer assistance, the calendar only displays bookable dates, and the booking form is more accessible. Check out the summary of all changes below.

From Bookings > All Bookings, you can now export bookings as a CSV file. Filter by product, status, or date range, select the columns to include, and download the file. The import button on the same screen allows you to upload bookings, map columns to the correct fields, and review a results log for confirmation.

If you’re migrating to WooCommerce Bookings from another system, you can import existing reservations without manual entry. You can also export booking records as needed or transfer data to other tools, all without requiring custom development.

The calendar hides dates you can’t book

The calendar now displays only dates that meet your minimum availability requirement, making it more straightforward for customers to find bookable dates and complete their reservations without interruption. This update primarily benefits group- and person-based bookings that require a minimum party size or capacity.

Calendar navigation labels are now clearer. The date picker provides improved guidance for assistive technologies, and time slot selections are more accessible to screen readers. These changes make it simpler for customers who use assistive technology to navigate the calendar and select available dates.

When a customer opened the booking calendar, WooCommerce used to run one database query per existing booking — a store with hundreds of active bookings would run hundreds of queries to load a single calendar. Now it checks all booked time slots with a single query.

High-volume booking businesses, such as fitness studios or tour operators with many active products, now experience improved load times and fewer timeouts during peak periods.

• Prices now update to match the selected date, even when customers change dates or book multiple products from a single page.
• The product editor now shows the correct time when your store’s admin timezone differs from the site’s timezone.
• Bookings now automatically follow your site’s timezone. The separate “Enable Bookings Timezone Calculation” toggle has been removed, as it is no longer necessary.
• A developer snippet is available for high-volume stores to reduce first-load availability calculation time by approximately 30%. This does not yet apply to monthly-duration products or automatic resource assignment.
• Custom booking page URLs now appear in confirmation emails and pagination links, not just on the booking page.

Update to the latest version of WooCommerce Bookings from your WooCommerce dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins or WooCommerce > Extensions.

This update includes changes to frontend templates. If you or your agency use custom Bookings template overrides, review them after updating to ensure they incorporate the new accessibility improvements.

Get WooCommerce Bookings | WooCommerce Bookings 3.6.0 Documentation | WooCommerce Bookings 3.7.0 Documentation 

About

Renzo Bojanovich

Renzo is a Product Marketing Manager at Woo. He’s a passionate storyteller with over 8 years of experience formulating and executing successful go-to-market strategies across hardware or SaaS products.

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WooCommerce POS is now available on iPhone for stores based in the United Kingdom. You can browse your catalog, build a cart, and take payment by Tap to Pay, card reader, or cash from the phone you already carry. Sales made on your phone sync to your WooCommerce store instantly. Here’s what the release includes and how to get started.

With Tap to Pay on iPhone, the phone itself acts as the card reader. Your customer taps their card or phone against yours to pay, with no extra hardware required. You can also connect a WisePad 3 card reader or take cash payments directly in the app.

Phone POS available to UK-based merchants on iPhones running iOS 26 or later. Be sure to update to the latest version of the WooCommerce app, then tap the POS tab. Your products load automatically. For card payments, use WooPayments or Stripe.

Get the WooCommerce POS app | WooCommerce POS documentation

About

Gabriel Maldonado

Gabriel is a Spain-based iOS developer at Automattic. A self-taught code tinkerer and hobby game developer, he has spent his career focused on C# and Swift.

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WooCommerce 10.9 has launched with some key updates working in the background, as well as with one new tool that surfaces directly in your admin.

Note: WooCommerce 10.9.0 has been temporarily reverted. Please check this post for updates on the 10.9.x release.

If a customer says they never got an order confirmation, merchants need to be able to troubleshoot and see the status of that email. WooCommerce 10.9 now brings transactional email logging into the core experience. Go to WooCommerce > Status > Logs to find out whether an email was sent — and, where available, why it didn’t.

Checkout now does less unnecessary database work before a shopper is ready to place an order, which gives stores more headroom during busy periods. The Store API now creates draft orders when a shopper is ready to place one, rather than earlier in their checkout flow. This means reduced database workload, improved filter query behavior, and lower query volume on the shop and admin pages.

When you open your dashboard, you’ll notice a cleaner look, and less clutter during day-to-day store management. The Woo admin header got some added polish and better alignment with the WordPress design system; modals look cleaner on smaller screens; the task list reminder bar has been removed from most Woo admin pages; and setup guidance is still there when you need it, but stays out of the way in the activity panel.

WooCommerce 10.9 is available now and ready for download. Check out our update guide for tips on the best way to install it.

Get WooCommerce 10.9  

Read WooCommerce 10.9 Developer Blog or view the changelog.

About

Brent MacKinnon

Brent MacKinnon is the director of product marketing and developer advocacy at WooCommerce, helping to make the platform better for developers and merchants alike. With over a decade of experience in product marketing and strategy, Brent is passionate about supporting the WooCommerce community and helping entrepreneurs of all kinds succeed with Woo.

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