Release testing instructions for WC Payments 8.4.0 - Automattic/woocommerce-payments GitHub Wiki

WooPay is auto-enabled

  1. Create a new JN site with the latest WooCommerce, WCPay Dev Tools and without WooPayments (here is a direct JN create link)
  2. Go to Plugins and install the WooPayments release zip. Activate WooPayments.
  3. Go to WooCommerce, skip the profiler and set your store's location to US.
  4. Go to Payments and make sure you see the top sandbox notice. Click on "Connect your store". Screenshot 2024-10-10 at 17 25 57
  5. Connect your site to your WPCOM account, go through the WooPayments MOX, and onboard a new account.
  6. Once redirected to Payments > Overview, make sure your account's "Payments" status is enabled (at least).
  7. Go to Payments > Settings and make sure WooPay is enabled: Screenshot 2024-10-10 at 17 31 54

The WC Payments task onboarding flow goes straight to the MOX

  1. Create a new Jurassic Ninja site with the latest WooCommerce and without WooPayments (here is a direct JN create link)
  2. Go through the WooCommerce core profiler by clicking on the WooCommerce main menu item (if it doesn't start automatically), skip it by clicking "Skip guided setup" in the upper right corner, and select 'US' as your store's location
  3. Go to Plugins and install the WooPayments release zip. Don't activate WooPayments.
  4. Go to the Payments main menu item and dismiss the incentive by clicking on "No thanks", then on "Just dismiss WooPayments" in the modal.
  5. Go to WooCommerce > Home and click on the "Get paid with WooPayments" task.
  6. After WooPayments is activated, you will be redirected to set up your site's WPCOM/Jetpack connection - accept your connection.
  7. After you've connected your site to WPCOM you should be redirected straight into the WooPayments MOX: Screenshot 2024-10-09 at 17 27 55
  8. Exit the MOX by clicking on "Cancel" in the upper right corner
  9. Go to Plugins and deactivate WooPayments
  10. Go to Plugins > Add new, search from "stripe" and install and activate the WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway extension
  11. Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments and click on "Finish setup" for the Stripe payment gateway. Then click on "Create or connect a test account instead" to set up the gateway and finish the Stripe KYC.
  12. Go to WooCommerce > Home and you should see a "Get paid" task that is completed (striked out).
  13. In the "Things to do next" task list you should see a "Set up additional payments options" task. Click on it and you should see the Payments task page with WooPayments at the top. Screenshot 2024-10-09 at 17 35 37
  14. Click on "Get started" and you should see the installation/activation stepper: Screenshot 2024-10-09 at 17 36 33
  15. Click on "Connect" and you should be redirected to the MOX.