Deployment summary 28th May, 2023
Backend Fixed a minor and edge case issue in the logic determining a product’s business model (free vs. freemium vs. premium only). Checkout Fixed a regression in the dunning app…
Changelog Category: Checkout
Checkout localization improvements
We made some small but useful improvements to the new feature we rolled out last week: supporting localization in our checkout. The URL query parameter language will now serve as…
New security system to prevent card testing attacks
Over the past few weeks, we’ve gradually been rolling out a new system to identify and block card testing attempts. We already had a system like this in place, but…
Freemius Checkout now supports localization
We’re super stoked to announce the immediate availability of localization in the Freemius Checkout App. Besides English, the Freemius Checkout App can now be used in any supported localization. Our…
Revealing download links in the checkout for static products
For historical reasons, we didn’t reveal the download link and license key in our checkout form. The assumption was that anyone with access to the email address would have access…
Checkout security layer updates
This week, we’re releasing some minor updates to the new security layer we’ve been working on. This system is there to protect us and our partners from ever-increasing card testing…
New security layer to block card testing attacks, and other changes
Phased rollout of a new security layer in the checkout process This week, we’re rolling out a new security layer that our CTO Dror Yaakov has been working on. It…
Changelog summary 19 March, 2023
Freemius Backend The developer billing update/creation endpoint now supports country names with commas. ‘Support specialist’ and ‘Developer’ roles in the Team now have permission to update the billing of users….
Changelog activities summary: 8 January, 2023
Backend/API Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)-related enhancements, and supporting CORS for the /checkout/geo.json API endpoint. We began supporting the licensing unit in the ‘Cart Recovery Email’ system. Added Kinsta staging URL…
License unit concept and miscellaneous changes
License unit concept in User Dashboard and emails After receiving feedback, we have implemented features to introduce a license unit in our User Dashboard and emails sent by Freemius. We’ve…
The word “security” has been removed from the checkout’s marketing consent form
We received a report about agreeing to receive security updates as stipulated by our marketing consent form. The form asks the user if they would like to receive security updates…
Cart-related improvements
Improved cart recovery heuristics We have improved the heuristics responsible for recovering cart sessions when a customer uses Freemius Checkout. A cart session can be seen as an introduction between…
Improvements in Freemius Checkout
Showing currency code in total Following feedback from a partner, we have started to show the three-letter currency code in our checkout form. Other improvements Fixed an edge case where…
Miscellaneous updates
Improved security layer of our Checkout. Fixed an edge case issue of production activation from a WordPress Multisite. Skipped proration for ThemeForest and CodeCanyon migrated licenses that don’t have a…
Checkout enhancements with third-party cookies
After the recent update of the third-party cookie policy in Safari and Firefox, the PayPal express checkout momentarily stopped working in WordPress Dashboard in these browsers. We promptly pushed a…