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title: "Plugin release notes"
slug: "woocommerce-plugin-release-notes"
updated: 2026-10-23T14:01:17Z
published: 2026-10-23T14:01:17Z
canonical: "api-docs.blinkpayment.co.uk/woocommerce-plugin-release-notes"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.blinkpayment.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Plugin release notes

Each row is one plugin release, newest first, rewritten for merchants from the [changelog on GitHub](https://github.com/Blink-Payment/Blink-WooCommerce-v2/blob/master/changelog.txt).

| 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](/v1/docs/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. |