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Néstor Soriano Vilchez

<p><a href="https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/10/03/the-legacy-rest-api-will-move-to-a-dedicated-extension-in-woocommerce-9-0/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Legacy REST API will no longer part of WooCommerce as of version 9.0</a>. This plugin restores the full functionality of the removed Legacy REST API code in WooCommerce 9.0 and later versions.</p>
<p>For all intents and purposes, having this plugin installed and active in WooCommerce 9.0 and newer versions is equivalent to enabling the Legacy REST API in WooCommerce 8.9 and older versions (via WooCommerce – Settings – Advanced – Legacy API). All the endpoints work the same way, and existing user keys also continue working.</p>
<p>On the other hand, installing this plugin together with WooCommerce 8.9 or an older version is safe: the plugin detects that the Legacy REST API is still part of WooCommerce and doesn’t initialize itself as to not interfere with the built-in code.</p>
<p>Please note that <strong>the Legacy REST API is not compatible with <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/high-performance-order-storage/" rel="nofollow ugc">High-Performance Order Storage</a></strong>. Upgrading the code that relies on the Legacy REST API to use the current WooCommerce REST API instead is highly recommended.</p>


WooCommerce Legacy REST API


Installed without authorization. Disappointing...


Forced Install

The WooCommerce Legacy REST API, which is now part of WooCommerce itself but will be removed in WooCommerce 9.0.

MailerLite

<p>Powerful e-commerce email marketing tools that are easy to use. Grow your store with automated emails, pop-ups, product blocks, sales tracking + more.</p>
<h3>OFFICIAL PLUGIN FEATURES</h3>
<ul>
<li>Checkout integration</li>
<li>Select between multiple positions</li>
<li>Show/hide checkbox</li>
<li>Enable/disable double opt-in</li>
<li>Product importing</li>
<li>Sales tracking and campaign ROI</li>
<li>Customize checkbox label via settings page</li>
<li>Forward order data to MailerLite</li>
<li>Setup order tracking MailerLite custom fields</li>
<li>Setup order related MailerLite segments</li>
<li>Set up automation triggered by recent purchases</li>
<li>Abandoned cart emails</li>
<li>Subscribe pop-ups</li>
<li>Regular updates and improvements: Check out the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-mailerlite/changelog/" rel="ugc">changelog</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Quickstart</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enter your MailerLite API key</li>
<li>For e-commerce tracking on campaigns generate a <a href="https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-rest-api/" rel="nofollow ugc">consumer key + secret</a> with read rights</li>
<li>Select your default list/group</li>
<li>Enable checkout integration</li>
</ul>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<ul>
<li>Plugin created with the official <a href="https://developers.mailerlite.com/docs" rel="nofollow ugc">MailerLite API</a>.</li>
</ul>


MailerLite – WooCommerce integration

The integration breaks every day.
I wake up and find e-commerce automation deactivated together with an error message.
I reactivate them and the day after they're off again.
I've tried disabling the plugin, changing API keys, disabling Cloudflare, asking to support.
The integration still breaks regularly.
Mailerlite per se is good enough, but I fear I need to switch providers because of the integration with Woocomerce.

Breaks everyday

Settings link:
The settings link on the plugins page and on the notification that shows WordPress to finish setup is wrong, it goes to integrations under WooCommerce (domain.tld/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wc-settings&tab=integration). The right link must go to the integration itself: domain.tld/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wc-settings&tab=integration&section=mailerlite

API key link:
On first setup under the API key field there is a link to create the API key but the information is outdated, so from there you can't create an API key. Now (on the new Mailerlite) the API keys are created from the integrations tab.

JS alert when validating API key:
For some reason when validating the API key, there is a JS alert for "are you sure to exit this page?". This is a wrong behavior. Maybe delete the validate button and create a simple save button at the bottom.

Difficult to connect/disconnect form MailerLite:
Once you enter your API key, the integration is NOT CONNECTED YET (but you don't know it)... After searching, I've found that I need to click on some messages the plugin shows on some settings fields "MailerLite integration setup not completed yet. Please click here." Those are in grayed text. This is too difficult to understand, maybe having a blue button that says CONNECT solves the issue and a status (feedback) like "connected" or "disconnected". The same goes for disconnect, I need to talk with support for manually disconnection from the backend. This is solved as before, a status and buttons to connect/disconnect.

Duplicating user fields on MailerLite:
When connecting for the first time, this integration creates and duplicates the fields under subscribers. Instead of having the 3 necessary fields, creates 6. I have tested in two websites.

No feedback at all:
We as users and developers need to know what is happening, when data is being sent to MailerLite, for example a new subscriber is sent from the checkout page, an abandoned cart is stored o created in the database, etc. We need feedback.

Abandoned carts not being fired:
There is no feedback for the abandoned carts on the WooCommerce part, we don't even know if the plugin is sending data or not. In my case, I have followed the docs and talked with support but no automations were fired. Would be nice to have a table with the abandoned carts (you already have the information on a database table). Also would be nice to know if the data was sent to MailerLite or not.

CSS conflict with Bootstrap 4 classes:
The checkbox in the checkout is conflicting with Bootstrap, is using the class custom-control-input. Please name your classes with some prefix like ml_.

Checkout must be in two steps (not working with default WooCommerce checkout):
This was told to me by a support agent:

So once people add a product to the cart and go to buy it, they have both name, email, address and payment on the same page. It's called 1-page checkout and sadly, our plugin doesn't work correctly in this setup.
Our plugin can only work correctly in a 2 step checkout method.
So in order to make it work, you would need to change the checkout method so it would be a 2-page checkout:

So, you are developing a plugin for WooCommerce that doesn't work on WooCommerce native? I'm lost here...

Difficult to connect, poor feedback, poor UE & UI, duplicating subs fields

Powerful e-commerce email marketing tools that are easy to use. Grow your store with automated emails, pop-ups, product blocks, sales tracking + more.

WooCommerce Legacy REST API vs MailerLite – WooCommerce integration