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Changelog Category: Checkout

Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

New Payment Method in Freemius Checkout: iDEAL for Netherlands

We are excited to announce the immediate availability of a new payment method for buyers from the Netherlands: iDEAL. iDEAL is the most popular payment method in the Netherlands, and…

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Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Various Checkout Improvements

This week, we’re rolling out a series of backend and frontend upgrades to make the Freemius Checkout even smoother and more robust. Here are the highlights: Smarter PayPal Dunning Freemius…

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Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Checkout UI/UX Improvements

This week, we’re rolling out some minor UI/UX improvements to our Checkout. Smarter License Selector for SaaS & Apps By default, our Checkout shows the license selector UI so that…

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New Feature: Redirect After Successful Checkout

We released a new feature this week for our Hosted Checkout — you can now configure it to redirect to a specific page after a successful purchase. The redirected page…

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New SaaS Feature: Restrict one subscription per user
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

New SaaS Feature: Restrict one subscription per user

In the SaaS world, it’s common (and often expected) for a user to have only one active subscription at a time. However, accidental duplicate subscriptions can lead to unnecessary support…

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Checkout UI Improvements
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Checkout UI Improvements

We have deployed two minor UI improvements to our Checkout this week. Fixed Padding Issue in Zip/Postal Code Input As a regression to our newly introduced UX improvements for the…

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New Feature: Billing Selector UI for Checkout
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

New Feature: Billing Selector UI for Checkout

This week, we’re introducing one of the most anticipated features for our Checkout. Last year, we released Phase 2 of the Checkout, which underwent a major redesign. At that time,…

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Checkout UI/UX Improvements
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Checkout UI/UX Improvements

This week, we are releasing several UI and UX improvements for our checkout. See the details below. VAT Number Validation UX Improvement Freemius allows buyers to enter their business VAT…

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Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Freemius Checkout Improvements with a New Version of the JS SDK

This week, we’re rolling out a few minor improvements to Freemius Checkout. New Version of the JS SDK Version 1.1.1 of the Checkout JS SDK is now available! This release…

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Checkout UI improvements and bug fixes
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Checkout UI improvements and bug fixes

This week, we deployed some minor UI improvements and bug fixes for our checkout. Smarter back button Recently, with Phase 2, we introduced a Back button for the standalone version…

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Custom License Unit Label for SaaS and Applications
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Custom License Unit Label for SaaS and Applications

Our platform just got even better for selling multiple licenses for SaaS and Applications! Traditionally, Freemius associated licenses with “site activations,” which worked well for WordPress products. However, for SaaS…

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Checkout UX and DX improvements
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Checkout UX and DX improvements

We’re rolling out a set of improvements to enhance the checkout experience — both for users (UI/UX) and developers (DX). Cart syncing issue with VAT number – fixed! Freemius Checkout…

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Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Various improvements to our Checkout

We’re excited to share the latest UI/UX improvements we’ve made to our Checkout application! At Freemius, we deeply value conversion optimization—because your success is our success. Here’s a look at…

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Checkout Bug Fix: Currency Selection
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Checkout Bug Fix: Currency Selection

We identified an issue where the requested currency was not being honored during Checkout if the plan_id parameter was missing. Historically, we recommend including the plan_id parameter when using our…

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Checkout Language Selector UI Improvements
Swashata Ghosh by Swashata Ghosh

Checkout Language Selector UI Improvements

Recently, we introduced flags next to the language selector in our Checkout to help buyers select the language most relevant to their location. However, we understand that many countries share…

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