What’s new for developers in WooCommerce 10.3
A developer’s rundown of WooCommerce 10.3: COGS in core, address autocomplete at checkout, the PayPal Orders v2 upgrade, and the wc_format_decimal change plugin authors need to handle.
Author: Ahmad Wael
I'm a WordPress and WooCommerce developer with 15+ years of experience building custom e-commerce solutions and plugins. I specialize in PHP development, following WordPress coding standards to deliver clean, maintainable code. Currently, I'm exploring AI and e-commerce by building multi-agent systems and SaaS products that integrate technologies like Google Gemini API with WordPress platforms, approaching every project with a commitment to performance, security, and exceptional user experience.
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