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Now in its first Beta release, WHMCS 8.8 lets you offer early service renewals from within the Client Area.
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Now in its first Release Candidate release, WHMCS 8.8 lets you offer early service renewals from within the Client Area and easy WP Squared account provisioning.
 
    
 
    
 
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You can learn more about the technical details of this release's changes in our [[Version 8.8 Release Notes|Release Notes]].
 
You can learn more about the technical details of this release's changes in our [[Version 8.8 Release Notes|Release Notes]].
 
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== WP Squared Account Provisioning ==
 
    
 
    
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[https://wpsquared.com WP Squared] lets you effortlessly sell and host WordPress® sites with intuitive, friendly interfaces and full-featured WordPress instance management for your server. When you add your WP Squared server to WHMCS using our newest server module, you can take advantage of WHMCS's many features to create products and sell, provision, and manage accounts. 
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User-friendly interfaces make it easy for your customers to launch their WordPress websites by themselves, with only minimal technical support from your team. If you aren't already a cPanel partner, you can get started by signing up at on the [https://wpsquared.com WP Squared website].
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For more information, see [[WP Squared Account Provisioning]] and [[WP Squared]]. 
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== On-Demand Renewals ==
 
== On-Demand Renewals ==
 
    
 
    
 
WHMCS 8.8 introduces on-demand renewals, making it easy for your customers to renew eligible services before WHMCS generates their next invoice. It requires no manual intervention from you, helping you reduce customer support needs while retaining existing customers and avoiding missed due dates.
 
WHMCS 8.8 introduces on-demand renewals, making it easy for your customers to renew eligible services before WHMCS generates their next invoice. It requires no manual intervention from you, helping you reduce customer support needs while retaining existing customers and avoiding missed due dates.
 
    
 
    
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You can set up on-demand renewals globally, for all products on your WHMCS installation, and configure them further [[Products_and_Services|on a per-product basis]]. You can also set a maximum renewal period length for each billing cycle.
 
You can set up on-demand renewals globally, for all products on your WHMCS installation, and configure them further [[Products_and_Services|on a per-product basis]]. You can also set a maximum renewal period length for each billing cycle.
 
   
 
   
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Get started configuring the global settings for on-demand renewals in the '''[[Ordering_Tab|Ordering]]''' tab at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > General Settings'''.
 
Get started configuring the global settings for on-demand renewals in the '''[[Ordering_Tab|Ordering]]''' tab at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > General Settings'''.
 
   
 
   
For more information, see [[On-Demand Renewals]].
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For more information, see [[On-Demand Renewals]].
 
 
== One-Click Payments with Link ==
 
 
   
 
   
The Stripe payment gateway module now supports [https://stripe.com/en-ca/payments/link Link] for all Stripe transactions. Link lets customers complete secure, one-click transactions using saved payment information.
 
 
[[File:CLIENT_CART_STRIPE_LINK_88.png|400px]]
 
 
If you already use the Stripe payment gateway, your customers will be able to start using Link immediately, with no additional action from you.
 
 
For more information, see [[Stripe]].
 
 
 
== Updating to WHMCS 8.8 ==
 
== Updating to WHMCS 8.8 ==
 
      
 
      
To take advantage of these changes, you need to update to WHMCS 8.8. Right now, WHMCS 8.8 is in its first Beta release, so we only recommend it for testing and development installations. That gives you plenty of time to make sure your customizations are up-to-date for the new version and to check the compatibility of any third-party modules you use.
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To take advantage of these changes, you need to [[Automatic Updater|update to WHMCS 8.8]].
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Right now, WHMCS 8.8 is a Release Candidate. We recommend making sure your customizations are up-to-date for the new version and checking the compatibility of any third-party modules you use.

Revision as of 17:09, 28 August 2023

Now in its first Release Candidate release, WHMCS 8.8 lets you offer early service renewals from within the Client Area and easy WP Squared account provisioning.

You can learn more about the technical details of this release's changes in our Release Notes.

WP Squared Account Provisioning

WP Squared lets you effortlessly sell and host WordPress® sites with intuitive, friendly interfaces and full-featured WordPress instance management for your server. When you add your WP Squared server to WHMCS using our newest server module, you can take advantage of WHMCS's many features to create products and sell, provision, and manage accounts.

Wp-squared-ui.png

User-friendly interfaces make it easy for your customers to launch their WordPress websites by themselves, with only minimal technical support from your team. If you aren't already a cPanel partner, you can get started by signing up at on the WP Squared website.

For more information, see WP Squared Account Provisioning and WP Squared.

On-Demand Renewals

WHMCS 8.8 introduces on-demand renewals, making it easy for your customers to renew eligible services before WHMCS generates their next invoice. It requires no manual intervention from you, helping you reduce customer support needs while retaining existing customers and avoiding missed due dates.

CLIENT RENEW SERVICES 88.png

You can set up on-demand renewals globally, for all products on your WHMCS installation, and configure them further on a per-product basis. You can also set a maximum renewal period length for each billing cycle.

ADMIN GENERAL SETTINGS ORDERING 88.png

Get started configuring the global settings for on-demand renewals in the Ordering tab at Configuration () > System Settings > General Settings.

For more information, see On-Demand Renewals.

Updating to WHMCS 8.8

To take advantage of these changes, you need to update to WHMCS 8.8.

Right now, WHMCS 8.8 is a Release Candidate. We recommend making sure your customizations are up-to-date for the new version and checking the compatibility of any third-party modules you use.