<p>WooCommerce Beta Tester allows you to try out new versions of WooCommerce before they are officially released.</p>
<p>Use with caution, not on production sites. Beta releases may not be stable.</p>
<p>After activation, you’ll be able to choose an update channel:</p>
<p>Beta – Update to beta releases, RC, or stable, depending on what is newest.<br />
Release Candidate – Update to RC releases or stable, depending on what is newest.<br />
Stable – No beta updates. Default WordPress behavior.</p>
<p>These will surface pre-releases via automatic updates in WordPress. Updates will replace your installed version of WooCommerce.</p>
<p>Note, this will not check for updates on every admin page load unless you explicitly tell it to. You can do this by clicking the “Check Again” button from the WordPress updates screen or you can set the WC_BETA_TESTER_FORCE_UPDATE to true in your wp-config.php file.</p>
<p>You can get to the settings and features from your top admin bar under the name WC Beta Tester.</p>

WooCommerce Beta Tester

<p>WooCommerce Beta Tester allows you to try out new versions of WooCommerce before they are officially released.</p>

<h2>Optimize your checkout experience</h2>
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<li><b>Boost conversion:</b> Provide an optimal experience across mobile, tablet, and desktop with a responsive checkout, and offer <a href="https://stripe.com/payments/link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Link</a>, <a href="https://woocommerce.com/apple-pay/">Apple Pay</a>, and <a href="https://www.google.com/payments/solutions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Pay</a> out of the box.</li>
<li><b>Expand your customer base:</b> Convert customers who would usually abandon their cart and increase average order value with buy now, pay later options like Klarna, Afterpay, and Affirm. Accept credit and debit card payments from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and Diners.</li>
<li><b>Meet existing customer demand and localize the experience:</b> Offer <a href="https://stripe.com/guides/payment-methods-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local payment methods</a> such as Bancontact, Boleto, Cash App Pay, EPS, iDEAL, Multibanco, OXXO, Przelewy 24, and SEPA Direct Debit, and let customers pay in <span class="s1" style="letter-spacing: -0.011em">their local currency across 150+ countries with <a href="https://support.stripe.com/questions/adaptive-pricing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adaptive Pricing</a>.</span></li>
<li><b>Fight fraud:</b> Detect and prevent fraud with <a href="https://stripe.com/radar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stripe Radar</a>, which offers seamlessly integrated, powerful fraud-detection tools that use machine learning to detect and flag potentially fraudulent transactions.</li>
<li><b>Accept in-person payments for products and services:</b> Use the Stripe Terminal M2 card reader or get started with no additional hardware using Tap to Pay on iPhone, or Tap to Pay on Android.</li>
<li><b>Support subscriptions:</b> Support recurring payments with various payment methods via <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-subscriptions/">WooCommerce Subscriptions</a>.</li>
<li><b>Manage cash flow:</b> Get paid within minutes with Stripe Instant Payouts, if eligible.</li>
<li>Achieve <a href="https://docs.stripe.com/security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PCI-DSS compliance</a> with <a href="https://stripe.com/payments/elements" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stripe Elements</a> hosted input fields.</li>
<li>Support Strong Customer Authentication (SCA).</li>
</ul>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0;color: #fff"><a style="color: #fff" href="https://woocommerce.com/document/stripe/">Update or install</a> the new checkout experience from Stripe.</h3>
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<h2>Drive 11.9% in revenue with an optimized checkout experience from Stripe</h2>
<p>Changing consumer behavior has resulted in an explosion of payment methods and experiences, which are great for increasing conversion and lowering costs—but can be difficult for businesses to maintain. Give customers a best-in-class checkout experience while you remain focused on your core business.</p>
<p>Businesses using the new checkout experience from Stripe saw 11.9% more revenue on average. The new checkout experience can help customers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Increase conversion by providing a great shopper experience that helps convert buyers.</li>
<li>Expand your customer base by offering more payment methods including popular buy now pay later methods to appeal to more audiences.</li>
<li>Reduce time and effort by saving administration time and streamlining operations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Features and benefits</h2>
<h3>Increase conversion</h3>
<p>With the new checkout from Stripe, you can surface 23 payment methods including buy now, pay later methods, and Link, an accelerated checkout experience.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734004114012" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Payment-Methods-at-checkout_d95dff.gif?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="550" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734004113864" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Checkout.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="550" /></p>
<h3>Expand your customer base</h3>
<p>Convert customers who might otherwise abandon their cart with buy now, pay later methods like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay/Clearpay, wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, and WeChatpay, and local payment methods such as Bancontact in Europe and Alipay in Asia Pacific. Deliver a localized payment experience with out-of-the-box support for localized error messages, right-to-left languages, and automatic adjustment of input fields based on payment method and country.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734004113873" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Link.gif?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="550" /></p>
<h3>Fight fraud</h3>
<p>Stripe Radar offers seamlessly integrated, powerful fraud-detection tools that use machine learning to detect and flag potentially fraudulent transactions.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734004113870" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Radar-dashboard.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="550" /></p>
<h3>Accept in-person payments</h3>
<p>Accept in-person payments for products and services using the Stripe Terminal M2 card reader or get started with no additional hardware using Tap to Pay on iPhone or Android.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734004113868" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/M2-card-reader.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="550" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734004113872" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tap-to-Pay-on-Android.gif?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="550" /></p>
<h2>Get started with Stripe</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/stripe/">Install Stripe for WooCommerce</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/stripe/admin-experience/in-person-payments/">Learn more</a> about Stripe for WooCommerce.</li>
</ul>
<h2>About Stripe</h2>
<h3>Building financial infrastructure for the internet economy.</h3>
<p>Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, the company aims to increase the GDP of the internet.</p>

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<p>Maximize revenue with the new checkout from Stripe.</p>

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