Subaccounts for WooCommerce

Changelog

1.9.1

Release Date November 25, 2025

• Improvement – Update Freemius SDK to version 2.13.0.
• Fix – When using the wp_add_inline_script() function, use var instead of const for variable names, to avoid JS errors in the My Account area in some cases.

1.9.0

Release Date October 30, 2025

• New – Introduced support for WooCommerce Checkout and Cart blocks.
• Fix – When using wp_add_inline_script(), enqueue the JavaScript code in the footer to avoid issues related to dependencies.
• Dev – Declared compatibility with WooCommerce Checkout and Cart blocks.
• Dev – Removed backend notification about incompatibility with WooCommerce Checkout and Cart blocks.
• Dev – Removed backend notification about shortcode name changes.

1.8.2

Release Date October 2, 2025

• Fix – Properly return checkout fields for standalone customers.

1.8.1

Release Date October 1, 2025

• Fix – Fix Managers not being able to view subaccount orders when Sub-User mode is enabled and the subaccount orders list page is rendered via the [sfwc_subaccount_orders] shortcode.

1.8.0

Release Date September 30, 2025

• New – The User Switcher form is now available as a shortcode [sfwc_user_switcher].
• Improvement – Code improvements in the “Filter Orders” frontend form.
• Improvement – Improved compatibility with John Blackbourn’s “User Switching” plugin.
• Improvement – Improved compatibility with Themekraft’s “BuddyPress Integration for WooCommerce” plugin (premium version).
• Improvement – Update Freemius SDK to version 2.12.2.
• Fix – Fix First Name, Last Name and Email checkout fields not populating correctly if Multi-User mode is enabled and a subaccount is logged-in.
• Fix – General code improvements and fixes in all plugin shortcodes.
• Fix – Fix setcookie(): Passing null to parameter #2 of type string is deprecated thrown by PHP 8.1 and later versions.
• Fix – Fix Call to a member function get_meta() on array in the sfwc_multi_user_change_reply_to_email_header_for_admin_notifications.
• Fix – In the sfwc_my_account_orders_order_placed_by() function, make sure that get_userdata() does not return false before retrieving the user data.
• Tweak – In the frontend Add Subaccount form, hide the “Company” field if Multi-User mode is enabled.
• Tweak – Changed the names of the plugin shortcodes.
• Tweak – Removed the full stop punctuation mark at the end of field labels in plugin settings pages.
• Tweak – Minor CSS changes.
• Dev – CSS and JS assets grouped by packages.
• Dev – Reduced the use of scripts embedded in HTML/PHP code in favor of using the wp_add_inline_script() function.
• Dev – Renamed sfwc_enqueue_frontend_style function to sfwc_enqueue_frontend_js_css.
• Dev – Renamed sfwc_enqueue_backend_style function to sfwc_enqueue_backend_js_css.
• Dev – Removed functions sfwc_enqueue_color_picker and sfwc_admin_inline_js_color_picker.

1.7.0

Release Date August 15, 2025

• New – Provide admin with the ability to change the frontend subaccount endpoint.
• New – Provide admin with the ability to assign specific role(s) to subaccounts created on frontend.
• New – Provide admin with the ability to allow subaccounts to inherit the same roles as the parent account.
• New – Provide the ability to keep subaccount roles synchronized with the parent account roles.
• New – Manage Subaccounts page content now available as a shortcode.
• New – Subaccount Orders page content now available as a shortcode.
• Improvement – Code optimizations for the Add Subaccount shortcode.
• Improvement – Provide parent accounts with the ability to clear/reset order selection in the Filter Orders form on frontend.
• Improvement – If Multi-User mode is enabled, change the reply-to in the email headers for new_order, cancelled_order, failed_order WooCommerce email notifications.
• Improvement – Update Freemius SDK to version 2.12.1.
• Fix – In the user query of the sfwc_query_users_for_possible_selection_as_subaccounts() function, replace the role parameter with role__in.
• Fix – When sanitizing order numbers, preserve alphanumeric strings.
• Fix – Fix attempt to read property “roles” on false in the helper function sfwc_is_user_role_valid().
• Fix – Fix call to a member function get_user_id() on false on the WooCommerce email preview screen when WooCommerce Email Improvements option is enabled.
• Tweak – By default show all orders on the Subaccount Orders page in the frontend.
• Tweak – Moved the Subaccounts menu item before the Settings item in the admin area.
• Tweak – Shorten the column title Order Placed By to Placed By on the orders list page on frontend.

1.6.7

Release Date April 30, 2025

• Improvement – Fix Broken Authentication vulnerability.

1.6.6

Release Date April 15, 2025

• Fix – Fix sfwc_add_valid_roles hook not working properly.
• Fix – Fix plugin not working properly when website permalink structure is set to Plain.
• Fix – Fix JavaScript issues that occur on front end when the [woocommerce_my_account] shortcode is placed within a text block instead of a shortcode block.
• Fix – Fix undefined filter_account_type on Edit Subaccount page in frontend.
• Tweak – Display Account, Contact Us and Add-ons submenu items as plugin tabs in the backend.
• Tweak – Provide both a HTML class and a unique HTML id for each navigation tab present in the Subaccount page on frontend.
• Tweak – Provide HTML classes for each table column on the frontend Manage Subaccounts table.
• Tweak – Changed the HTML markup of the fields in the “Account Details” section of the Edit Subaccount frontend form.
• Tweak – Changed the HTML markup of the fields in the Add Subaccount frontend form.
• Tweak – Minor CSS changes.
• Tweak – Minor text strings changes.
• Dev – Improvements to the helper functions: sfwc_is_current_user_role_valid(), sfwc_is_user_role_valid() and sfwc_get_valid_roles().
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_edit_subaccount_form_tag, to allow developers to add extra attributes to the frontend Edit Subaccount form tag.
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_add_subaccount_form_tag, to allow developers to add extra attributes to the frontend Add Subaccount form tag.
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_frontend_add_subaccount_form_after_fields, to allow developers to add additional fields on frontend subaccount creation form.

1.6.5

Release Date January 27, 2025

• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.11.0.

1.6.4

Release Date January 15, 2025

• Fix – If the Choose who can create and add new subaccounts option is set to Admin Only, do not show the “Add subaccount” button in the notice that appears on the “Manage subaccounts” page when there are no subaccounts yet.
• Fix – Correctly hide/show the “Manage Subaccounts” page loading icon on frontend.
• Fix – Fixed plugin activation issues on multisite installations.

1.6.3

Release Date January 10, 2025

• Improvement – Added “All” filter, to show managers along with their subaccounts on the Manage Subaccounts page on frontend (Subaccounts Pro and Supervisor Add-On required).
• Improvement – If Multi-User mode is enabled, make First Name, Last Name and Email fields readonly on the checkout page.
• Improvement – If the Customer Display Name option is set to Company + Email and the company name of the parent account is the same as the company name of the subaccount, for the subaccount show Full Name instead of Company Name.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.10.1.
• Fix – Fixed order confirmation email not being sent to guest users when multi-user mode is enabled.
• Fix – If Multi-User mode is enabled, do not show the Filter Orders form on frontend for customers whose roles are not enabled in the plugin settings.
• Fix – If Multi-User mode is enabled, do not show the Order Placed By column on the Orders page on frontend for customers whose roles are not enabled in the plugin settings.
• Fix – Allow validation of additional roles added via the sfwc_add_valid_roles filter when adding new subaccounts on frontend.
• Fix – Fixed jQuery not defined if loading of JavaScript is deferred.
• Tweak – Removed for himself string.
• Tweak – Provided a HTML id to the box containing order information on the single order page on frontend.
• Tweak – Minor CSS changes.

1.6.2

Release Date November 21, 2024

• Fix – Call to undefined function sfwc_query_users_for_possible_selection_as_subaccounts() resulting in the User Switcher not loading subaccounts.
• Fix – Check if nonce exists before trying to verify it when the User Switcher form is submitted.

1.6.1

Release Date November 20, 2024

• Improvement – Code improvements and security hardening.

1.6.0

Release Date November 15, 2024

• Improvement – Load subaccounts present in both the User Switcher dropdown menu and the Subaccount Orders dropdown menu using Ajax search and infinite scroll to reduce memory usage for user queries.
• Improvement – Updated Selectize CSS/JS to version 0.15.2.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.9.0.
• Fix – When obtaining subaccounts from the parent, a check has been added to ensure that the “Account Type” of the subaccounts is correct (to avoid inconsistencies if the subaccount’s Account Type is later changed).
• Dev – Added new filter: sfwc_add_valid_roles, to allow developers to declare additional user roles as valid (SFWC_VALID_ROLE_LOOSE_MODE constant has to be defined and set to true in wp-config.php file).
• Dev – Added helper function: sfwc_get_valid_roles to determine which roles are valid.

1.5.6

Release Date July 30, 2024

• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.7.3.
• Fix – Fixed order metadata not being saved when creating new orders on block-enabled themes using the block-based Checkout page.
• Tweak – Added back-end notice about incompatibility with WooCommerce Blocks.
• Dev – Declared incompatibility with WooCommerce Blocks.

1.5.5

Release Date May 30, 2024

• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.7.2.
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_frontend_edit_subaccount_after_account_details_fields, to allow developers to add extra fields in the Account Details tab on the frontend Edit Subaccount page.
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_frontend_after_edit_subaccount_validation, to allow developers to save extra data when editing a subaccount on frontend.

1.5.4

Release Date April 2, 2024

• Improvement – Flush permalinks to avoid Error 404 on front-end subaccounts endpoint.
• Improvement – Compatibility with Pantheon hosting provider.
• Fix – Fixed front-end Manage Subaccounts tab not loading content in some cases.
• Tweak – Added tooltip text for the option Select the buyer role(s) to enable the subaccount system for.
• Tweak – Minor changes in readme.txt file.
• Dev – Provide possibility to add prefix to cookie names.
• Dev – Removed no longer necessary SFWC_REQUIRES_PERMALINK_UPDATE PHP constant and related code.

1.5.3

Release Date March 25, 2024

• Tweak – Conditionally hide part of front-end notice about successful subaccount creation if user switcher is disabled.
• Dev – Removed code previously used for back-end notice about Order Approval Add-On release.
• Dev – Added blueprint.json to enable Live Preview button.
• Dev – Added new Requires Plugins header.

1.5.2

Release Date February 15, 2024

• Fix – Make sure JavaScript functions are called after page load.

1.5.1

Release Date February 5, 2024

• Improvement – Minor CSS improvements.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.6.2.
• Tweak – Added the Edit order button among those that can be shown in case Order Approval Add-On is active.
• Tweak – Added back-end notice about Order Approval Add-On release.
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_frontend_edit_subaccount_accordion, to allow developers to add additional accordion tabs on the Edit subaccount page on front end.
• Dev – Changed priority of function: sfwc_order_placed_by_update_order_meta_after_payment, to prevent a race condition in case Order Approval Add-On is active.

1.5.0

Release Date December 20, 2023

• New – Multi-User feature officially released (no longer in beta stage).
• New – Possibility to enable/disable the user switcher.
• Improvement – If Multi-User mode is enabled, when an order is placed by a subaccount or by a Manager on behalf of a subaccount, send the WC email notification to the subaccount.
• Improvement – Keep users selected in the Filter Orders front-end form while navigating through order list pages when Multi-User mode is enabled.
• Improvement – Display On behalf of value in the Order placed by column on front-end order list page when an order is placed by a Supervisor on behalf of a Manager or Subaccount with Multi-User mode enabled.
• Improvement – Better handling of those situations where an order was placed without storing the _sfwc_order_placed_by_user_id order meta value (prior to version 1.4.3).
• Improvement – Better handling of those situations where the admin switches from Multi-User to Sub-User mode after some orders have already been placed.
• Improvement – Improved user role assignment logic when creating new subaccounts in front end.
• Improvement – Word “password” is now translatable on Edit Subaccount page in front end.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.6.1.
• Fix – Fixed missing redirect to the first page of the order list after submitting the Filter Orders / Select Subaccount Orders form in frontend.
• Tweak – Removed “beta” warning from Multi-User option in backend.
• Tweak – Changed tooltip text for the options Show subaccounts information on WooCommerce order page and Show subaccounts information on WooCommerce orders list page.
• Dev – Store _sfwc_order_placed_during_subaccount_mode order meta value on order creation.
• Dev – Added helper function: sfwc_order_placed_during_subaccount_mode to determine if an order was placed while the plugin was in Sub-User or Multi-User mode (by passing $order_id).
• Dev – Pass additional argument $parent_user_id in sfwc_frontend_after_add_subaccount_validation hook.
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_frontend_add_subaccount_form_before_fields, to allow developers to add additional fields on frontend subaccount creation form.

1.4.3

Release Date October 25, 2023

• Improvement – User switcher now working also with persistent object cache enabled.
• Improvement – Always store _sfwc_order_placed_by_user_id order meta value, to provide better compatibility in case of switch from Sub-User to Multi-User mode and vice versa.
• Fix – Fixed Order placed by displaying incorrect information on front-end orders list page when the Manager places an order with Multi-User mode enabled.
• Fix – Fixed Order placed by displaying incorrect information on front-end order pages when the Manager places an order with Multi-User mode enabled.
• Fix – Fixed an issue where customers were unable to view certain orders on frontend when Multi-User mode is enabled.
• Fix – Fixed some translatability issues.

1.4.2

Release Date September 5, 2023

• Improvement – General improvement in the orders query on front end when Multi-User mode is enabled (e.g. include orders placed by subaccounts before multi-user mode was enabled).
• Improvement – Make the Subaccount Info meta box appear on back-end order pages when HPOS is enabled.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.12.
• Fix – Changed the URL of the order number links in the Order column on Subaccount Orders page.
• Tweak – Updated plugin icon on settings page.
• Tweak – Conditionally add Pro text next to the plugin title on the settings page in case the premium version of the plugin is active.

1.4.1

Release Date August 5, 2023

• Fix – Fixed undefined selected_subaccount_orders_sanitized on Orders page in frontend when Multi-User mode is enabled.
• Fix – Fixed undefined current_user on Edit Subaccount page in frontend.
• Dev – Added new hook: sfwc_frontend_after_add_subaccount_validation, to allow developers to save extra data on frontend subaccount creation.

1.4.0

Release Date July 6, 2023

• New – Ability for a parent account to edit its subaccounts directly from its My Account area, within the newly introduced Manage Subaccounts page.
• New – Multi-User mode [Beta feature].
• Improvement – Minor code improvements.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.10.
• Fix – Fixed some user queries that prevented users with custom roles from being visible.
• Fix – Prevented users with custom roles from appearing if their role is disabled in the plugin settings.
• Fix – Call the save() method in function sfwc_store_subaccounts_meta_data_on_order_creation.

1.3.0

Release Date May 25, 2023

• New – Possibility to limit the number of subaccounts that a parent account can create/add.
• New – Possibility to choose user roles (including custom ones) to enable the subaccount system for.
• New – Possibility to force subaccounts to inherit the billing/shipping address from their Manager (Subaccounts Pro required).
• Improvement – Ability for the Manager to filter subaccounts present in the user switcher dropdown menu.
• Improvement – Preserve Subaccount Orders search while selecting subaccount orders.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.8.
• Tweak – Moved Options tab before Appearance tab on plugin settings page.
• Dev – Added helper function: sfwc_is_current_user_role_valid to determine if current user role is eligible for the subaccount system.
• Dev – Added helper function: sfwc_is_current_user_role_enabled to determine if current user role is enabled from plugin settings.
• Dev – Added helper function: sfwc_is_user_role_valid to determine if user role is eligible for the subaccount system (by passing user ID).
• Dev – Added helper function: sfwc_is_user_role_enabled to determine if user role is enabled from plugin settings (by passing user ID).

1.2.1

Release Date April 25, 2023

• Improvement – Added Account column in Subaccount Orders page in front end.
• Improvement – Display Account, Account type and Order placed by information also in front-end order pages.
• Improvement – Minor CSS modifications in back-end users list to improve readability in case Subaccounts Pro is active.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.6.
• Fix – Honor Customer Display Name setting in “Order placed by” column in front end.
• Tweak – Minor text changes and corrections.

1.2.0

Release Date March 20, 2023

• New – Introduced support for the new WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) feature.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.5.
• Dev – Replaced deprecated hook woocommerce_my_account_my_orders_columns with woocommerce_account_orders_columns.

1.1.4

Release Date February 15, 2023

• Fix – Restored function sfwc_register_subaccounts_endpoint to prevent endpoint returning Not Found Error.

1.1.3

Release Date February 10, 2023

• New – Added Account submenu item to show license activation status (Subaccounts Pro must be installed for the submenu item to appear).
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.3.
• Improvement – Make sure the session expired notice appears in front end also if the parent account has switched to a subaccount.
• Improvement – Escaped some URLs before redirects are applied.
• Fix – Prevent <ul> tag from appearing twice in DOM on Subaccount Orders page in frontend.
• Fix – Prevent showing the Subaccounts Order form in case the logged in Manager has no subaccount.
• Fix – Fixed undefined wp_button_class on Subaccount Orders page in frontend after form is submitted.
• Tweak – Corrected typo in function name sfwc_insert_subaccounts_endpoint_content.
• Tweak – Modified some texts in the Options page in back end.
• Removed – Removed function sfwc_add_subaccounts_query_vars.
• Removed – Removed function sfwc_register_subaccounts_endpoint.

1.1.2

Release Date December 5, 2022

• Improvement – Make the user switcher pane appear immediately after the first subaccount is created for new accounts.
• Improvement – Prevent displaying the user switcher pane when only no longer existing subaccounts are present (e.g. subaccount users deleted by admin).
• Fix – Fixed undefined already_children_existing on Add Subaccount page in front end.

1.1.1

Release Date November 1, 2022

• Fix – Fixed undefined sfwc_option_display_name on Subaccount Orders page in front end.

1.1.0

Release Date October 5, 2022

• New – Possibility for a parent account to view subaccount orders directly from its My Account area.
• Improvement – Enqueue front-end scripts and styles only on My Account area.
• Improvement – Front-end subaccounts section splitted up in tabs.
• Improvement – Added a notice in back end in case a permalink settings update is required after plugin updates.
• Improvement – Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.4.5.
• Fix – Fixed WooCommerce custom endpoint returning Not Found Error in some cases.
• Dev – Defined two new PHP constants: SFWC_CURRENT_VERSION and SFWC_REQUIRES_PERMALINK_UPDATE.
• Dev – Store current plugin release information in wp_options table.

1.0.0

Release Date June 25, 2022

• Initial release.