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Stripe Pro Changelog

Version 3.0.2 — June 24, 2024

  • New: Updated to integrate with EDD email management.
  • Preapprovals: Completing a preapproved order has been updated for better EDD 3.x compatibility.
  • Dev: License handling and text domain registration have been updated.
  • Dev: The minimum Easy Digital Downloads version required is 3.2.0.

Version 3.0.1 — September 11, 2023

  • Fix: Ensure that the pre-approval feature functionality is available when needed to process capturing a pre-authorized payment.

Version 3.0.0 — September 7, 2023

  • Important: Requires Easy Digital Downloads 3.1.4 or greater, PHP 7.1 or greater, and WordPress 5.4 or greater.
  • New: Updated to use the Easy Digital Downloads Extension Registry for consistency.
  • New: Reduces code redundancy by removing Stripe core functionality that is already included in Easy Digital Downloads Core.
  • New: Application fees are now based on license status. You need to activate and maintain a valid license key to remove application fees from purchases.

Version 2.9.6 — July 5, 2023

  • Fix: Recurring products with free trials were immediately creating an invoice with Payment Elements.
  • Fix: When using Payment Elements, clicking the purchase button did not show the loading animation.
  • Fix: The list of countries which do not allow application fees has been updated.
  • i18n: Comments have been updated for translators.
  • Improvement: Stripe data will be included in the Site Health debug information with EDD 3.1.4.

Version 2.9.5.1 — June 5, 2023

  • Fix: In some cases, the purchase form was not re-enabled after fixing HTML5 validation errors.
  • Fix: Customers updating the payment method for a failing subscription could see an error message when the failed invoice was voided, even though the subscription was updated successfully.

Version 2.9.5 — May 25, 2023

  • Fix: In some cases, the Stripe Payment Elements form was not re-enabled after amounts were updated.

Version 2.9.4 — May 24, 2023

  • Improvement: When Stripe is disconnected, it’s removed from the active gateways to prevent a broken checkout experience.
  • Improvement: Animations and transitions have been improved on checkout for a smoother experience.
  • Fix: Some sites using Payment Elements and Recurring could have incomplete forms for updating subscription payment methods.
  • Dev: A filter has been added to allow users to disable the card terms.
  • Dev: For sites which do not have access to the legacy Card Elements, a toggle has been added to allow the ability to enable access. EDD debugging must be enabled to show this toggle.

Version 2.9.3 — April 28, 2023

  • Improvement: Updated Payment Element for compatibility for more regional requirements.
  • Improvement: Added Site Health information, for easier debugging.
  • Dev: Improved the method to retrieve an account’s connected status.

Version 2.9.2.2 — April 17, 2023

  • Improvement: Mandates are now supported, improving compatibility with banking regulations.
  • Improvement: When required, the ‘Card Name’ field will be selectively shown.
  • Improvement: Better handling of failed 3DS confirmations.
  • Improvement: Failure rate detection improved with the Payment Element.

Version 2.9.2.1 — March 21, 2023

  • Improvement: Store owners can now control which payment methods to accept within their Stripe Account.
  • Improvement: We’ve added a better explanation for the Restrict Stripe Assets setting.

Version 2.9.2 — March 17, 2023

  • Fix: Improve custom Payment Element rules to merge with existing.
  • Fix: Single price products purchased through “Buy Now” no longer have a price ID assigned in the order items table.
  • Dev: Unneeded source files are no longer included in the release.

Version 2.9.1.2/3 — March 15, 2023

  • Fix: PHP 7.1 Compatibility.

Version 2.9.1.1 — March 14, 2023

  • Fix: Ensure that Stripe only tries to verify the domain for Apple Pay when Stripe is connected.
  • Improvement: Avoid a race condition when updating where a function might not be available for a moment.

Version 2.9.0 — March 1, 2023

  • 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.

Version 2.8.13.1 — December 28, 2022

  • Fix: Send customer first and last name if present when creating Stripe customer.
  • Fix: Avoid using deprecated agree to terms scripts in EDD 3.0+.
  • Dev: Improved handling of Stripe connection process.

Version 2.8.13 — September 29, 2022

  • Improvement: Optimized validation during checkout.
  • Improvement: Optimized cleanup of logging.
  • Improvement: Added better checkout session handling.
  • Dev: Added card icon support to the gateway registration.

Version 2.8.12 — September 6, 2022

  • Improvement: Session validation throughout Stripe actions has been updated to improve reliability.
  • Improvement: Error messages have been updated to help customers with failed purchases know what action to take.
  • Fix: Customers were not always automatically logged in with Auto Register’s successful purchase setting.
  • Fix: When changing the store mode, the Stripe admin notice displayed incorrectly.
  • Dev: Minimum required EDD version is now 2.11.
  • Dev: The minimum WordPress version is now enforced in the plugin header and requirements function.

Version 2.8.11 — January 18, 2022

  • Fix: JavaScript error when viewing a preapproved payment record.
  • EDD 3.0: Incorrect tax amount being charged when customer uses a different country from the store’s base country.

Version 2.8.10 — November 11, 2021

  • Fix: Confusing language on confirmation prompt when cancelling a preapproved payment.
  • Fix: Error when checking out with a 100% off discount code applied.
  • Fix: License keys accidentally removed when upgrading from an older version of the plugin.
  • Tweak: Removed manual API key management for new sites not already doing so.
  • Dev: Rework how EDD_License is instantiated.

Version 2.8.9 — September 20, 2021

  • Fix: Transaction link not working if the payment is pre-approved.
  • Fix: Stripe Connect not working with certain countries.
  • Fix: Numeric product name causes error.
  • Fix: Payments able to be marked for preapproval when they shouldn’t be.
  • Fix: Update plugin header to use Plugin URI instead of Plugin URL.
  • EDD 3.0: Avoid using backwards compatibility layers for speed enhancements on admin orders page.
  • EDD 3.0: Add labels to email tags.

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