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Changelog Category: Checkout

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New Checkout Events for Tracking Coupon Interactions

Our Freemius Checkout supports tracking several events across the buyer journey — from when the checkout is loaded, to when billing information is entered, or when a plan is changed….

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Trial Reminder Consent Now Accurately Shown in Review Step

Freemius Checkout shows a checkbox for trial purchases that allows buyers to opt in to receiving a reminder email before the trial ends. This reminder helps buyers stay informed before…

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VAT Collection and Remittance Now Supported for Norway

We are glad to announce that we have started collecting, reporting, and remitting VAT in Norway for all B2C transactions. The VAT handling follows the same model used for other…

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Customizable Proration Period for Lifetime License Upgrades

Freemius supports proration out of the box. Proration means offering a discount on license upgrades based on the remaining days of usage. For example, a customer might have purchased an…

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Checkout Confirmation Dialog Customization for App Products

This week, we’ve opened up the option to customize the Checkout’s confirmation dialog for “App” products. Until now, this capability was available only for SaaS products. However, we noticed that…

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Checkout Improvements: GDPR Opt-In Control, Localization, and UX Fixes

This week we’re rolling out several improvements and bug fixes to our Checkout. Here’s what’s new. New Feature to Control Marketing Opt-In UI Freemius Checkout has several built-in features to…

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Checkout Improvements for Renewals & Upgrades

This week we’re rolling out several improvements and bug fixes across the Checkout, especially around license renewals, upgrades, and payment-method updates. These updates aim to reduce friction for makers who…

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Checkout Enhancements: Localization Fixes & Cart Stability Updates

This week we are bringing some small enhancements to our Checkout. Fixed Coupon Discount Label Bug We noticed an issue in the coupon discount label where absolute-value coupons would sometimes…

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Enhanced Resilience for VAT Verification in Checkout

Freemius Checkout supports automatic EU & UK VAT number verification and applies tax exemptions under the reverse-charge mechanism. Over the past couple of weeks, we noticed intermittent degradation in the…

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Introducing Seamless License Upgrades from Products to Bundles

Just as we gear up for our annual Black Friday / Cyber Monday promotion, we’re rolling out a highly requested improvement. Your customers can now upgrade from individual products to…

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Checkout Layout Bug Fix for WordPress SDK 2.13

With the release of the WP SDK 2.13, we introduced an option to customize the in-dashboard Checkout experience. Soon after, we learned that setting the layout to vertical caused a…

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Fix for Payment Method Recovery Flow in Checkout JS SDK 1.4.1

This week we are releasing version 1.4.1 of the Checkout JS SDK. This update addresses an issue in the automatic dunning recovery flow, where in certain cases the library failed…

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Easier Testing for Custom Payment Recovery URL Integration

Not so long ago, we introduced a feature to set up a custom recovery URL for payment recovery. This helps prevent confusion among buyers who might otherwise see a different…

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Checkout JavaScript SDK v1.4.0 Released with Free Trial Type Support

We are releasing a new version 1.4.0 of our Checkout JavaScript SDK. This update introduces proper type support for Free Trial flows. Previously, in the success callback, you couldn’t access…

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Fixed Missing Payload in Checkout Redirection for Free Trials

We noticed a regression where, when the Checkout was used under Free Trial mode, the redirected page did not receive all of the expected payloads — for example, the license…

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