diff --git a/Release-Testing-Instructions-WooCommerce-5.2.md b/Release-Testing-Instructions-WooCommerce-5.2.md index d925d5a..8f6e7c9 100644 --- a/Release-Testing-Instructions-WooCommerce-5.2.md +++ b/Release-Testing-Instructions-WooCommerce-5.2.md @@ -403,15 +403,21 @@ Next: #### Remove compatibility checks for major version [(29200)](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/29200) -1. Install one of the extensions that haven't declared compatibility with WC 5, e.g. Bookings -2. Go to /wp-admin/plugins.php -3. You should see Auto updates disabled on the right side of WC core. -4. Set WC core version to something below 5.0 (e.g 4.9.0 in woocommerce.php comment at the top and in class-woocommerce.php). -5. Go to /wp-admin/update-core.php, select WooCommerce in the list of plugins and hit update, you should see a warning as in the picture below. -6. Apply this branch. -7. Go to /wp-admin/plugins.php -3. It should be possible to enable auto-updates for WC core. -4. Go to /wp-admin/update-core.php, select WooCommerce in the list of plugins and hit update, no more warnings should stop you from updating. +1. Start with WC 5.2 beta +2. Install a plugin that triggers the old warning (such as `woocommerce-gateway-amazon-payments-advanced.1.12.2__1_.zip`) +3. WP Admin: Go to Plugins +4. With 5.2 beta, you should see an active link saying “Enable auto-updates” on the line with WooCommerce, to the right +5. WP Admin: Go to Plugins > Plugin Editor +6. Select WooCommerce in the top right corner dropdown, click Select, it should show the source of woocommerce.php +7. Change line 6 from * Version: 5.2.0-dev to * Version: 4.9.0, click on Update File at the bottom +8. Switch to next file: +9. Click on includes on the right in the column with file names, under includes, find class-woocommerce.php and click on it +10. On line 26 update public $version = '5.2.0'; to public $version = '4.9.0'; , click on Update File +11. Go to /wp-admin/update-core.php, select WooCommerce in the list of plugins and hit update, no more warnings should stop you from updating. WC will update to the latest version (5.1, as of now) + +The checkpoints being steps 4 and 11: +step 4: enable auto-updates is an active link, not greyed out +step 11: no warning is displayed ![Screenshot 2021-02-23 at 13 22 08](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2207451/108844785-d616b780-75dc-11eb-9ee8-cdeec23dda9d.png)