* fix – Resolved template/category rendering regressions in admin form output.
* update – Improved sanitization for request parameters across admin and template views.
* update – Added template update success notice handling in profile edit flow.
* update – Refined order query handling to improve compatibility across WooCommerce order storage modes.
* update – Added category specific attributes.
* update – Improved timeline view.
* update – Enabled editing WooCommerce categories in template configuration.
* new – Added Processing Profiles section.
* new – Added Return Policy section.

* Dev – Bump WooCommerce "tested up to" version 10.6.
* Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 10.4.
* Dev – Bump Wordpress minimum supported version to 6.8.

*Fix: PLUGINS-3211 – Reliability Update for Digital Downloads & PDF Watermarking.

* Fix – Ensure that orders without shipping address fields (e.g., virtual products) correctly appear in the EC Sales List report.
* Fix – Ensure that the Create Order REST API response does not get corrupted when VAT validation fails.
* Fix – Resolve an issue where the Blocks checkout would fail silently after switching from an EU country to a non-EU country when a VAT number had been entered.
* Fix – Respect "Failed Validation Handling" setting when VIES service is unavailable for a member state.
* Fix – Optimized admin dashboard performance by reducing unnecessary background checks.
* Fix – Ensure that the `{vat_id}` placeholder is replaced with the VAT number correctly on block checkout.
* Fix – Improved the translation system to ensure all text is correctly displayed in the selected language.
* Fix – Make the “optional†string translatable.
* Fix – Ensure that Greece VAT number validation correctly uses “EL†instead of “GR†as the VAT prefix in the shortcode checkout when the country code prefix is not required.
* Fix – More specific error message for checkout when two-character VAT number is missing.
* Dev – Bump WooCommerce "tested up to" version 10.6.
* Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 10.4.
* Dev – Bump Wordpress minimum supported version to 6.8.

* Add – International Tracked Heavier (Medium Parcel) rates for January 2026 online pricing.