This release brings Agentic AI directly into EasyCommerce, allowing AI-powered assistants to interact with customers and support store management without requiring complex integrations or third-party tools.

Alongside AI innovations, EasyCommerce 1.40 includes critical security improvements, a redesigned dashboard, payment reliability enhancements, onboarding upgrades, and dozens of bug fixes.

Agentic AI: Autonomous AI Agents for Your WordPress Store

The headline feature in EasyCommerce 1.40 is Agentic AI.

For the first time, EasyCommerce introduces two autonomous AI agents built directly into the WordPress ecommerce plugin. One helps customers complete purchases on the storefront, while the other assists store owners with administrative tasks.

No complicated setup. No external integrations. Everything works natively inside EasyCommerce.

Shopping Agent for Customers

The Shopping Agent is an AI-powered storefront assistant that guides customers through the entire buying process using natural conversation.

Customers can describe what they are looking for, and the Shopping Agent will:

• Search the product catalog
• Check product availability
• Apply eligible coupons
• Create the order
• Generate a payment link

All of these actions happen within a single chat conversation.

Rather than functioning as a basic product search tool, the Shopping Agent delivers a complete conversational shopping experience from product discovery to checkout. This is particularly useful for stores with large product catalogs and for customers who prefer conversation over traditional browsing.

Store Copilot for Store Owners

Store Copilot is an AI-powered administrative assistant designed to simplify store management.

Instead of navigating multiple settings and menus, store owners can simply describe what they want to accomplish, and Store Copilot handles the task.

Key improvements include:

• Natural-language store management
• HTML-rendered responses for improved clarity
• Multi-line prompts using Shift + Enter for complex requests

Store Copilot transforms store administration into a conversational experience, making ecommerce management faster and more efficient.

AI Usage Log

EasyCommerce 1.40 also introduces a dedicated AI Usage Log.

The new log allows store owners to monitor AI credit consumption across:

• Shopping Agent
• Store Copilot
• Other AI-powered features available in EasyCommerce

Security Updates and Critical Fixes

EasyCommerce 1.40 includes several important security improvements that all users should apply immediately.

Payment Gateway Reliability Improvements

EasyCommerce 1.40 delivers major reliability improvements across Stripe, PayPal, and Braintree payment gateways.

Tax Calculation Fix

Tax calculations now correctly apply to discounted order totals.

Previously, tax was calculated using the pre-discount price. EasyCommerce 1.40 fixes this behavior so tax is applied to the discounted amount.

Improved Onboarding Experience

The onboarding process has been simplified for new users.

Automatic AI Connection

Users no longer need to manually copy and paste an AI API token. A magic link now handles the connection process automatically.

Installation Progress Indicator

For new installations, EasyCommerce now displays a progress indicator while the locations.json file downloads, providing clear feedback during setup.

Better Storefront and Theme Compatibility

Storefront compatibility with modern WordPress themes has been improved through:

• Automatic CSS isolation
• Layout width fixes
• Frontend container rendering improvements

Stores experiencing theme-related display inconsistencies should see improved compatibility after updating.

Redesigned EasyCommerce Dashboard

The EasyCommerce dashboard has been refreshed with a cleaner and more modern interface.

Additional dashboard improvements include:

• Corrected revenue number formatting
• Fixed order status chart display issues

Store owners who regularly review sales performance and analytics will notice a more polished experience.

Product Management and Abandoned Cart Improvements

Several enhancements have been made to product management and abandoned cart recovery features.

Addon Improvements

Several addon-related issues have been resolved.

Availability Fixes

The following addons were incorrectly marked as Pro-only and are now available to all users:

• Klaviyo Addon
• PDF Invoice Addon

Installation Fixes

• Fixed addons installing into temporary or incorrect directories
• Resolved the bundled Stripe plugin installation prompt that appeared when using subscriptions

Additional Bug Fixes and User Interface Improvements

EasyCommerce 1.40 includes a broad range of usability and interface improvements.

Admin Improvements

• Search now triggers using the Enter key across admin screens
• Admin menu icons have been updated to monochrome styling
• WordPress admin sidebar now correctly highlights the EasyCommerce Dashboard

Form and Dropdown Fixes

• State dropdowns now work correctly
• City dropdowns now work correctly
• Coupon status dropdown now displays properly
• Date placeholders in search fields have been corrected
• Sort dropdown label overflow issues have been fixed

Order and Settings Improvements

• Last order date now displays correctly in order details
• Fixed a broken placeholder link in email settings
• Resolved documentation page loading issues

How to Update EasyCommerce

To update EasyCommerce:

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Navigate to Plugins → EasyCommerce.
3. Click Update Now.

After updating:

• Verify your AI settings and ensure Shopping Agent and Store Copilot are configured correctly.
• If you use Stripe subscriptions, review the checkout process to confirm the Setup Intent flow is functioning as expected.

If you are looking for any help, feel free to reach out to our support or join our social community and share your thoughts.

New Feature: Dynamic Stock Badges

One of the most powerful psychological triggers in e-commerce is urgency. To help you leverage this, we’ve introduced Stock Badges. You can now visually alert your customers when inventory is low, encouraging them to complete their purchase before items run out.

• Full Control: Easily enable or disable stock badges via the settings menu.
• Template Integration: Full support for Templates 1, 2, and 3, ensuring a seamless look regardless of your design choice.
• Customized Logic: We’ve updated the stock count logic and added fallback values to ensure your badges always display accurate and professional information.
• Visual Polish: Updated background colors for badges to ensure they pop against your store’s theme.

Enhanced Stability & Performance

Beyond the new features, v1.29 is a significant “under-the-hood” update. We’ve listened to your feedback and squashed several bugs to ensure a frictionless experience for both you and your customers:

• Payment & API Reliability: Fixed Braintree error message handling and API key modal issues for a smoother checkout process.
• AI Assistant Optimization: Resolved errors with the AI assistant button, making your AI-powered management more reliable.
• Inventory Accuracy: Fixed critical issues where out-of-stock products could be added to the cart and corrected product counts on single product pages.
• Improved Onboarding: The setup wizard now preserves your dashboard data during navigation, meaning no more repetitive data entry.

Why This Update Matters

In the competitive world of e-commerce, a single bug or a missing conversion trigger can cost you sales. By fixing the stock badge initialization and preventing the addition of out-of-stock items to the cart, we are helping you maintain a professional image and reduce customer frustration.

How to Update

Updating to EasyCommerce 1.29 is simple. Navigate to your WordPress Dashboard > Updates, and click Update Now on the EasyCommerce plugin. We recommend backing up your site before performing any updates.

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Version 1.20 is the most significant update EasyCommerce has shipped since launch. We’ve added features that users have been requesting for a while, improved areas that were already working, and fixed things that were quietly bothering everyone.

Here’s a full breakdown of what’s new.

Free AI Credits for Everyone

This one is big.

Starting with v1.20, every free EasyCommerce user gets 100 AI credits, no credit card required. If you’ve been curious about the AI features but hadn’t committed to a paid plan, now you have no reason not to try them.

Pro users, you’re not left out either. Depending on your plan, you can now access up to 10,000 credits.

AI Image Enhancement

Product photography is one of the biggest friction points for small store owners. Not everyone has a studio setup or budget for a designer.

The new AI Image Enhancement feature lets you edit product images directly inside EasyCommerce. You can remove backgrounds, improve image quality, or apply style transformations, all powered by AI. It’s not a replacement for professional photography, but it closes the gap significantly for most use cases.

AI Analyst

The AI Analyst button now lives right in your dashboard header. One click and you get an AI-generated summary of your store performance, sales trends, and actionable insights.

Instead of digging through reports and connecting the dots yourself, you get a quick read on what’s happening and what to pay attention to.

Refunds Management

This was one of the most requested features and it’s finally here.

You can now process refunds directly from your EasyCommerce dashboard. The system supports transaction ID-based refunds across Stripe, PayPal, Square, Braintree, and Mollie. There’s also a dedicated Refunds page in the admin menu so everything stays organized.

CSV Importer

If you’re migrating from another platform or managing a large catalog, manual product entry is painful. The new CSV Importer lets you import both simple and variable products in bulk. It’s straightforward, and it saves a lot of time.

Smarter Payments

A few improvements landed on the payments side. Stripe handling has been improved with better payment intent management and subscription support. The checkout now auto-detects the user’s location and sets the currency accordingly. Currency symbols and codes also display dynamically throughout the store.

There’s also a direct settings button inside each payment method tab, so you don’t have to hunt for configuration options.

More Theme Support

EasyCommerce now plays nicely with Sydney, Storefront, Neve, Blocksy, GeneratePress, Woostify, and Shopeo. These themes are widely used in the WordPress ecosystem, and we’ve made sure the layout and styling hold up properly across all of them.

Dashboard and UI Improvements

The dashboard has been migrated to React Router v6, which brings cleaner navigation and improved performance. Admin pages are now properly responsive across screen sizes. The admin menu auto-collapses and has been reorganized for easier access. There’s also a new Admin Notices API that handles dynamic notices across all EasyCommerce pages.

Tax and Shipping Improvements

Tax rate calculation has been improved with better region ordering. A new taxable toggle has been added at the product level so you have more granular control. On the shipping side, condition handling and plan ordering are more reliable, and both weight-based and regional shipping calculators have been enhanced.

Other Additions

• Product SKU Field — SKU support is now available on single products
• Full-Width Layout Template — A new template option for stores that want wider content display
• Demo Product Generator — Quickly generate sample products for testing without manual data entry

Bug Fixes

We also cleared out a backlog of bugs, including issues with attribute handling in the product editor, order notes performance, price item state management, payment method layout consistency, coupon table height, and currency dropdown caching.

What’s Next

We’re not slowing down. There are more features in the pipeline that we’re excited to share. We’ll keep you posted.

In the meantime, update to v1.20 from your WordPress dashboard. If you run into anything or have feedback, we want to hear it. Reach out to support or drop us a message directly.