WooCommerce 10.2 Brings Carousel Layouts, Checkout Upgrades, and Fulfillment Beta

WooCommerce 10.2 became available on September 16, 2025, and brings a wide set of improvements for merchants, developers, and shoppers alike. This update includes a database change, but remains fully backwards compatible. It was built with contributions from 64 developers across 326 commits.

The latest patch, WooCommerce 10.2.1, is also live and ready for download on WordPress.org.

Product Collection Carousel

One of the most visible updates is the new carousel layout for Product Collection blocks. Stores can now present products in a horizontally scrollable, mobile-friendly format.

Cross-Sells Integrated Into Product Collection

The Cart Cross-Sells block has been replaced with a Cross-Sells collection powered by the Product Collection block. This new approach offers richer display settings, and store owners can easily migrate using a built-in Transform option.

Checkout and Cart Performance Gains

The Checkout experience continues to improve. The Cart block now renders instantly using skeleton placeholders, while live data loads in the background.

New Taxonomy Filter Block

Filtering gets a major upgrade with the introduction of Taxonomy Filter blocks for Category, Brand, and Tag. These filters, powered by the Interactivity API, let shoppers combine multiple criteria to refine searches with precision.

Improved Analytics and Store Launch Flow

WooCommerce 10.2 also refines core merchant tools:

• Analytics now properly reflects full refunds in all key reports and fixes CSV export duplication issues.
• Onboarding flow for new stores has been optimized for mobile and tablet.

Experimental and Beta Features

Two important beta features are included in this release:

• Product Gallery (Beta): Merchants can now choose aspect ratios for product images instead of being forced into square formats.
• Order Fulfillments (Beta): WooCommerce introduces built-in shipment tracking and split fulfillment handling.

What This Means for Merchants

WooCommerce 10.2 is not just a feature release – it also lays groundwork for future stability and extensibility. Since this release does include a database update, merchants should follow the official update guide before upgrading.