8.13 Release Notes - WHMCS

8.13 Release Notes

This WHMCS version is currently a Beta release. We only recommend Beta releases for feedback, testing, and development purposes. This gives you plenty of time to make sure your customizations are up-to-date for the new version and check the compatibility of any third-party modules you use.

Download Now or go to Utilities > Update WHMCS.

Release Highlights

WHMCS 8.13 introduces manual user password resets, support for PHP 8.3, SocialBee in WHMCS Marketconnect, additional scheduled actions for support tickets, detailed invoice logging, and a new Getting Started Wizard experience.

Learn about the newest features and most important updates in our 8.13 Release Highlights.

Version History

Latest Update	Version	Release Type
2025-04-07	8.13.0	Beta

The anticipated End-of-Life date for this version is 2026-05-31.

Upgrade Requirements

Before upgrading to this WHMCS version, make certain that your system meets the following requirements:

Dependency	Minimum Requirement	Recommended
ionCube® Loader	ionCube Loader 10.2.0	ionCube Loader 13.0.2
MySQL®	MySQL 5.2	MySQL 8.0
PHP	PHP 7.2	PHP 8.2

You must upgrade to WHMCS 8.13 before you attempt to update to PHP 8.3. If you attempt to update to PHP 8.3 first, you will experience serious problems.

Updates only appear at Utilities > Update WHMCS if you are running a compatible PHP version.
For more information and a list of required PHP extensions and other requirements, see System Requirements.

New Features

PHP 8.3 Support

WHMCS supports PHP 8.3 for installations of WHMCS 8.13 and higher. If you want to move to PHP 8.3, make certain that you update to WHMCS 8.13 before updating PHP.

Support for PHP 8.3 requires ionCube Loader 14.4.0. For more information, see our System Requirements.

SocialBee in WHMCS MarketConnect

SocialBee is an AI-powered all-in-one social media management tool that allows its users to share content across multiple social media networks from one place. Users can set a posting schedule, share content, analyze performance, and engage with their followers easily.

When you sell SocialBee Social Media Management in WHMCS MarketConnect, setup is easy and WHMCS will configure SocialBee products, set up automation, and add landing pages and promotions to your Client Area automatically.

You can find out more and enable sales at Configuration () > System Settings > MarketConnect.

Manual User Password Resets

You can now manually change user passwords in the Users tab in the client profile. This lets you to choose a password yourself without requiring any action from your customer.

New Getting Started Wizard Experience

In WHMCS 8.13, the new Getting Started Wizard experience helps you set up new WHMCS installations quickly and easily.

It allows you to set up many of WHMCS’s most important features and integrations:

Configure basic information, like your company’s name, address, and logo.
Set up payment processing with several of our most popular payment gateway module options:
- PayPal® (PayPal Payments)
- Wire Transfers (Bank Transfers)
- Check Payments (Mail In Payment)
Choose the TLDs you offer and set pricing for domain registration sales with Enom.
Connect WHMCS to web hosting servers on our most popular control panel modules:
Select the products that you want to offer from WHMCS MarketConnect.
Consent to analytics tracking with Mixpanel®.

The Getting Started Wizard appears the first time that you log in to the Admin Area on a new WHMCS installation. You can access the Getting Started Wizard at any time at Configuration () > Getting Started Wizard.

In previous WHMCS versions, the Getting Started Wizard was the Setup Wizard at Configuration () > Setup Wizard.

Admin Template Update Preview

We’re hard at work on updates to the look and feel of the WHMCS Admin Area. In WHMCS 8.13, you can preview updates to the Admin Area template, including refined navigation and an improved mobile experience.

To try these improvements, choose Blend-new for Template in your admin account settings at Account () > My Account.

The Blend-new template is a preview of ongoing development work. As a result, it may not currently include all of the functionality of the default Blend template.

Updates and Improvements

Additional Scheduled Actions for Support Tickets

The Scheduled Actions tab now allows you to schedule replies, private admin notes, and updates to custom fields for individual support tickets at Support > Support Tickets.

You can also edit existing scheduled actions and choose whether to unschedule actions after a ticket update.

Expanded Invoice Logging

We have improved the log messages that display for invoice changes in the Activity Log at Configuration () > System Logs. Logging now includes the details for each change, including listing previous and new values and the addition or removal of invoice items.

TROY Card Support

WHMCS now supports the TROY (Türkiye’nin Ödeme Yöntemi) card scheme as a valid credit card type.

Currently, the only WHMCS-supported payment gateway module that supports TROY card processing is the Offline Credit Card module.

User Activity Tracking for Individual Admins

In WHMCS 8.13 and later, individual admins can consent to or withdraw consent for user activity tracking for their specific admin account only using any of the following locations:

The checkbox at the bottom of the first step of the Getting Started Wizard.
The Analytics Tracking setting at Account () > My Account.
An analytics tracking opt-in reminder that appears in the bottom corner of the Admin Area.

Expanded Service Details for Plesk Services

We have improved the displayed information for Plesk services in the Client Area. New sections at My Products & Services > Product Details list the associated Plesk product’s configurable options or custom fields.

Updated Default WHOIS Server for .mobi Domains

We have updated the default WHOIS server for .mobi domains in the /resources/domains/dist.whois.json file to point to whois.nic.mobi.

Improved CentralNic Reseller .dk Support

We have updated the CentralNic Reseller module to support the newest requirements for registering .dk domains. Customers must provide organization information and accept the Punktum dk user agreement before they can check out.

Updated iDeal via Mollie Module

We have updated the iDeal via Mollie to support iDEAL 2.0. Invoices that use this payment gateway module will now display a payment button instead of a menu of bank options.

Captcha Improvements

We have improved captcha protection during the checkout process. As part of these improvements, we moved the Shopping Cart Checkout captcha to appear before the Payment Details section of the Checkout page.

We have added strict matching for users’ usernames and email addresses. When users log in, accented characters in usernames or email addresses will no longer match their unaccented counterparts. You can disable strict matching with the new $disable_strict_username_match option in the configuration.php file.

Deprecations

N/A

Removals

XOVI NOW

We have removed XOVI NOW from the list of service providers at Configuration () > System Settings > MarketConnect.

XOVI will discontinue XOVI NOW on 2025-04-30 and will terminate all existing XOVI NOW subscriptions.

Modulo Moip

We no longer support the Modulo Moip payment gateway module. Updating to WHMCS 8.13 will remove the module if it is not actively in use.

.gr WHOIS Lookup Support

WHMCS no longer supports direct WHOIS availability checks for the following TLDs:

.gr
.com.gr
.net.gr
.org.gr
.edu.gr
.gov.gr

This change does not affect your ability to sell domains that use these TLDs.

For Developers

Template Changes

For a list of changed files and a graphical view of the exact changes between WHMCS 8.12.1 and WHMCS 8.13.0, see our GitHub® repositories:

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Last modified: 2025 April 7