Plugin release notes

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Each row is one plugin release, newest first, rewritten for merchants from the changelog on GitHub.

Date

Version

What changed

23 Oct 2026

1.4.0

Apple Pay now also appears on Windows devices. Customers see the reason when a payment is declined. New Capture Blink pre-authorisation action for pre-authorised orders. Optional Visa, Mastercard and American Express logos at checkout. Declared compatibility with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS). Default checkout title is now "Blink Payment"; saved titles are unchanged. Cleaner card field font and a redesigned settings screen. Less personal data sent in merchant_data. See Updating versions.

29 Jul 2026

1.3.7

Fixed how WooCommerce orders are mapped for failed pre-authorised payments.

10 Jun 2026

1.3.6

Card fields now reload correctly when the basket total goes from £0.00 back to a payable amount. Fixed a checkout layout problem caused by nested card form markup. Better handling when a card payment token is missing.

7 May 2026

1.3.5

The hosted checkout no longer asks for a phone number. Retrying a failed payment now updates the order correctly.

19 Mar 2026

1.3.4

Fixed order status updates for retried payments.

10 Mar 2026

1.3.3

Improved how the plugin handles security nonces when there is no WordPress session.

5 Mar 2026

1.3.2

3D Secure challenge pages are no longer cached.

26 Feb 2026

1.3.1

Fixed duplicate email receipts and streamlined the checkout flow.

15 Dec 2025

1.3.0

New: pre-authorise a payment and capture it later. Fixed an issue with transient intents.

3 Sep 2025

1.2.5

Stronger webhook security and more detailed logs. Internal file renames to meet WordPress requirements.

22 Aug 2025

1.2.4

Added debug logs and error handling for faulty webhooks. Reduced the size of the merchant data sent with requests.

11 Aug 2025

1.2.3

Compatible with WooCommerce 10.

24 Jul 2025

1.2.2

Added an IPv4 address helper for customer IP detection.

18 Jul 2025

1.2.1

Apple Pay fixes. Billing address now pre-fills the hosted checkout.

5 Jun 2025

1.2.0

New: hosted checkout option using the Paylink API. Fixed coupon amounts.

27 May 2025

1.1.2

Plugin renamed to Blink Payment Gateway for WooCommerce. Google Pay fix.

4 Feb 2025

1.1.1

Compatible with the WooCommerce block checkout.

24 Jun 2024

1.1.0

New: Apple Pay, Google Pay and refunds from WooCommerce. Bug fixes.

23 May 2023

1.0.11

Initial release.