WooCommerce 10.8 Update Will Not Install Because of WordPress Version

MaxLarsson

I just want to post about this because this is going to help some people i assume, the WooCommerce update to 10.8 will not install and on the plugins screen it only says that i need a more updated WordPress.

WordPress Version is at 6.8 (and auto-updates are disabled).

Hoping to hear back from you and the devs.

Kindly

Max

P.S. If i update WordPress first, would it be safe for the WPBakery page builder and the recipes plugin, or should i wait with it?

ivanvallejo

The 10.8 version of WooCommerce has increased the minimum required version of WordPress to 6.9.

That means, for you, you'll have to update your WordPress first then you'll be able to update WooCommerce.

There's no way around this, unfortunately: it's always advised to test the update in a staging site before doing so in production to make sure there are no issues.

As for WPBakery and your recipe plugin, i can't promise how they'll behave on 6.9 so check them on staging before you update the live site.

MaxLarsson

Should i jump all the way up to WP 7.0 or 6.9 first?

BraveWalrus

You should skip all the way to 7.0. As long as you've done a complete backup it should be fine. 7.0 also comes with a whole new admin theme so it might look different down there.

ivanvallejo

i don't think the update to 10.8 refers to a 10.8.0 release.

There's a 10.8.1 which fixes the WooPayments onboarding issues so I'd take that one rather than 10.8.0.

Marta

The same on an old site of mine, so it is not just your setup.

MaxLarsson

i created a backup: updated WordPress to 7.0 and then upgraded WooCommerce to 10.8.1 without problems. Just did a test checkout... Worked!

MaxLarsson

Thanx, now i know the minimum version.