Version 8.4 Release Notes
Release Information
Version: 8.4
Release Type: Beta
Latest Update: 1st December 2021
Distribution Types: Full and Via Automatic Updater
Contents
Version History
8.3.0 | Beta 1 | 1st December 2021 |
Download
Download the latest version of WHMCS from https://download.whmcs.com/
Upgrade Process
WHMCS 8.0 and above requires PHP 7.2 or later. WHMCS 8.0 introduces support for PHP 7.4. Earlier versions of WHMCS do not support PHP 7.4.
Once you are running WHMCS 8, you can upgrade to PHP 7.4.
Automatic Updating
If you are running WHMCS 7.0 or later, you can use the built-in Automatic Update utility.
Go to Utilities > Update WHMCS to begin the process.
For more information about updating, refer to the Automatic Updater documentation.
Release Notes
Download Site Seals
Clients can now easily copy-and-paste their site seal code from directly within the WHMCS Client Area. They can then add that code to their HTML pages to display their site seal anywhere on their website.
Optimized Merchandising for SSL Products
You can now add recommendation labels to designate featured MarketConnect SSL products to make sure that your clients find your highest-margin SSL products first.
OX App Suite Email Aliases
Clients can now create and manage email aliases for OX App Suite via MarketConnect in the WHMCS Client Area.
Faster WordPress® Checkout
The new Event Handling setting lets you control how WHMCS handles events like installing and provisioning WordPress, allowing for faster checkout speeds for WordPress purchases.
Deprecation and Removal Notices
None
Template
For a list of changed files and a graphical view of the exact changes, please refer to the GitHub repositories below.
Twenty-One Theme
The following link provides a comparison of changes between 8.3.2 and 8.4.0 (Beta 1):
https://github.com/WHMCS/templates-twenty-one/compare/v8.3.2-release.1...v8.4.0-beta.1
Six Theme
The following link provides a comparison of changes between 8.3.2 and 8.4.0 (Beta 1):
https://github.com/WHMCS/templates-six/compare/v8.3.2-release.1...v8.4.0-beta.1
Standard Cart Order Form
The following link provides a comparison of changes between 8.3.2 and 8.4.0 (Beta 1):
https://github.com/WHMCS/orderforms-standard_cart/compare/v8.3.2-release.1...v8.4.0-beta.1