= 3.0.3 – 2026-09-03 =
* Fix – Store staff are no longer blocked at checkout. Administrators, editors and shop managers are now exempt from checkout email verification, so they can place test orders without being held behind the verification popup.
* Fix – The [cev_smart_form] shortcode no longer renders the login/register form to visitors who are already signed in.
* Fix – Corrected the template path used by the front-end popup preview, which stopped the preview from loading.
* Fix – Removed a duplicate key in the checkout script data that could override the resend countdown text.
* Dev – Replaced deprecated WooCommerce cart properties with their supported accessors, preserving tax-inclusive subtotals on tax-enabled stores.
* Dev – Corrected the registration type of three hooks (pre_get_users, block_categories_all, woocommerce_form_field) to match WordPress and WooCommerce.
* Dev – Resolved all findings from the WooCommerce marketplace static-analysis (Quality Insights) audit.
* Dev – Tested with WooCommerce 11.0.1