Version 2.9

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June 27, 2023

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Important: This version of the Stripe Pro Gateway requires:
- Easy Digital Downloads 3.1 or greater
- WordPress 5.4 or greater
- PHP 7.1 or greater
New: Introducing the new Payment Elements for faster, more secure, and more reliable payment processing.
New: Apple Pay and Google Pay are integrated directly with Buy Now and Checkout.
New: Adds Link by Stripe for more secure saved cards.
New: More improved detection of theme styles to make Stripe feel part of your site.
Fix: Improved the payment processing to be more reliable with Payment Elements.
Fix: Billing details are now sent via the Payment Elements for more reliable customer information in Stripe.
Fix: Documentation links have been updated to avoid any 404s and redirects.
Note: Have you customized your checkout? Be sure to follow this guide to switch to the new Payment Elements.
Note: Users upgrading from previous versions will remain on the Legacy Card Elements during this transition and can change to Payment Elements with the ‘Elements Mode’ setting within Downloads > Settings > Payments > Stripe.

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danielgoldak

Shortly after randomly meeting Pippin at Starbucks, Daniel joined the EDD team in 2018 to help with support. He's worked in the corporate world doing support for 10 years but also began using WordPress in 2012 helping bloggers & podcasters with their websites & stores. Since then Daniel fell in love with helping people use WordPress to grow their business. When he's not helping customers he spends time with his wife and two kids, enjoys reading, cooking BBQ, working on house projects and is preparing to overtake Phil as EDD's head drummer.

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