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Yes, I agree they should be an option

This new "feature" is terrible and is a fundamental change. This feature does not conform to most businesses and should be an option if there are other regulatory purposes in other countries. It severely limits the flexibility of the system and limits its function. I highly recommend a switch to disable this new "feature".

While I understand that bugs are part of any Release Candidate cycle, it's concerning that we are still discussing basic optimization issues like proper OPcache support. And let's not even get started on the fact that we still don't have 100% native Nginx support. This becomes particularly ironic with the introduction of the new WHMCS Cloud Solution. With cloud hosting, the resource costs are on their side, so you'd think they'd be rushing to support Nginx to reduce their own infrastructure expenses. It's like being sold a high-performance engine but being told you have to power it with hamster wheels. Maybe once their bills start rolling in, Nginx support will suddenly become a priority. This all points to the bigger issue: the development velocity. Core development feels like it's just about "keeping the lights on" (PHP/ionCube updates) rather than actual innovation. This stagnation has allowed third-party developers like ModulesGarden to build entire businesses by selling us functionality that should have been in the core a decade ago. When you look at the "Total Cost of Ownership" license fees + necessary third-party modules, the value proposition is slipping. Newer platforms like Upmind are entering the market with an API-first architecture and modern features built-in from day one. If WHMCS continues to outsource innovation to the community while raising prices for maintenance updates, that competitive threat is going to become an exodus very quickly. We need core features that match the modern hosting landscape, not just compatibility patches.

A system should be designed to be functional for its paying customers, rather than being dictated by external regulations that may or may not be applicable to all users. Implementing such a feature without a proper disable option is impractical and appears to be an oversight. The current suggested workarounds are ineffective for the majority of standard web design and hosting businesses. Remember, most projects start off with two 50% (published) invoices (deposit and final) from the quote when converted and the final invoice typically gets tweaked for various reasons. This change would prevent that quick 10 second update to it. WHMCS should focus on developing efficient software that delivers value to its users, allowing us to manage legal compliance independently, rather than introducing features that hinder usability.

This is what one WHMCS Staff tell me You have the option to make the change to your WHMCS configuration.php file and add the line $allow_adminarea_invoice_mutation = true;, but it is your decision whether to do so. When this line is present in your configuration.php file, the system will permit most of the changes to invoices that existed before WHMCS version 9.0, notably: Line items can be changed for invoices in any status (when in the "Manage" mode and with the correct admin user permissions set). All attributes are available in the Options tab regardless of the invoice status (when in the "Manage" mode and with the correct admin user permissions set). Payments can be applied in the Add Payment tab regardless of the invoice status (with correct admin user permissions set). Please note that using this configuration line ($allow_adminarea_invoice_mutation = true;) in your WHMCS configuration.php The file is highly discouraged, as it may permit changes that are not compliant with regional/country business regulations and complicate accounting. To bring awareness of this, a Warning health check will appear in the System Health Check summary when the value is present in your WHMCS configuration.php file. Additionally, all “full administrators” will see an Admin Warning banner (which can be dismissed up to every fortnight). You may want to add it temporarily if you do need to make the changes listed above, which were changed in WHMCS version 9.0 to improve invoice management and ensure tax compliance by keeping invoice records consistent. If you do not see any warnings or have issues with editing invoices or changing their status when this line is added, please let us know. Starting with WHMCS version 9.0, non-Draft invoices are immutable. This means you cannot edit transactions (now listed under the Ledger section on the invoice), add or remove items, or modify descriptions on an invoice once it’s no longer in the "Draft" status. This change is intended to improve invoice management and ensure tax compliance by keeping invoice records consistent. For more information on invoice management in WHMCS version 9.0, please refer to the following documentation: https://docs.whmcs.com/9-0/billing-and-invoicing/invoice-management/

I never imagined that a simple update could introduce so many problems — and even worse, apparently without proper testing. It is absolutely ridiculous for a financial management system to have its own financial logic broken. In the last 24 hours, I finally received a response on the open support ticket, along with a so-called “patch” (attached). In practice, this patch only fixes the reports by hiding the incorrect ledger entries. However, in several other areas of the system, the incorrect postings are still happening. For example, the “Transactions” tab inside the client profile continues to show wrong values and misleading entries. So, in short, this patch does not actually fix the root problem — it only masks it in specific reports. For now, apply it if you want to slightly reduce the visible impact, but be aware that the financial logic is still broken in multiple parts of the system. At this point, we are seriously considering rolling back to a previous version — or even migrating away from WHMCS entirely. Year after year, the pricing increases exponentially, while the quality of support continues to decline and critical issues like this keep happening. The current level of instability and support simply does not justify the price they are charging anymore. whmcs_v9.0.0-supporthotfix.1_750a0b77ff.321_WHMCS-24949.zip

Hi WHMCS ecosystem developers! I am excited to share an early heads-up about the upcoming WHMCS 9.0 release by the end of 2025 - a major update that brings important changes to the platform’s technical requirements. As part of this release, several core dependencies will be updated, and minimum system requirements will be increased. These changes are designed to improve performance, security, and compatibility with modern PHP standards. Key Updates in WHMCS 9.0: Minimum PHP version: 8.2 Recommended PHP version: 8.3 Minimum ionCube Loader version: 13.0.2 or higher Recommended ionCube Loader version: 14.4.0 or higher Updated dependencies: A number of underlying libraries and components have been upgraded. Some notable changes include: Smarty v3.1.48 —> v4.3.4 Legacy Smarty Tags are being deprecated and will no longer function in 9.0. Smarty Template Objects (including their use in plugins) will no longer be supported. guzzlehttp v7.4 —> v7.4.5 illuminate v7.x —> v9.0 I have attached a provisional list of dependency changes to this post. Please also use this thread to provide your feedback and ask questions of the Development Team regarding these requirement and dependency changes. These changes will require action from module developers to ensure continued compatibility. We recommend reviewing your module code and preparing for updates ahead of the release. We’ll be sharing more details, including a release window, definitive changelog and developer guidance, between now and the end of 2025 to help you get ready. Thank you for being a valued part of the WHMCS ecosystem. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to working together to make WHMCS 9.0 a successful release. whmcsv90_composerlock_provisional.txt

Okay, maybe I was too quick about credit notes. It seems a lot of the features are "coming soon™️". This is not a Release Candidate lol. This is not even alpha. This is internal development. Nothing can convince me that this release didn't just happen because WHMCS promised us a release in December.

Request WHMCS to make it a confugurable option instead of removing it?

The one question I have is "why"? Clearly there's a need and demand for it, why is it not even considered being made optional, with warnings about not doing it or what have you. Why is it simply removed, with no options and so on.

Are there still issues after the 9.0.3 release?

add this line to your configuration.php it will go back to normal behavior $allow_adminarea_invoice_mutation = true;

Yeah this is a nightmare

I think you guys may be dramatically underestimating what AI is capable of, but I suppose we shall see. As for the post being suitable or not, Webpros has done everything in their power to alienate their client base - this type of post is the inevitable consequence of that.

"Luck" isn't really a component here. If you haven't played around with agentic coding I can see why this would seem like a stretch for you, but it's quite trivial to get a fairly simple billing system up and running quite rapidly. And like I said this is with current-level tools, in a year or two, replicating the entirety of WHMCS would likely be very doable.

Yeah, except for adding AI to domain search, this release doesn't really provide on any of the other promises. Credit notes doesn't work either. When you cancel an invoice, WHMCS just adds a transaction to the invoice. If the invoice has a total of $100, WHMCS just adds a transaction of $100 and cancels the invoice. There's no credit note or anything.

How WHMCS have set this as a RC instead of a Beta is insane. It's a huge upgrade in terms of it's impact on themes/modules. No beta, no reply from WHMCS, no forums specific to v9.

Your process sounds good apart from WHMCS. I would never recommend trying to import tables to new files. You need to update your existing install as normal. You can update from your version but you may have more luck doing a manual update. Backup everything, upload the new v8.13 files, adjust your hosting/server settings to meet the requirements (e.g you may need to update PHP) then run the installation script.

@BENELUX, Today's the day!! https://blog.whmcs.com/133775/whmcs-90-release-candidate-out-now

This week or next! It sure would be nice to double the size of the engineering team temporarily for one release every few years!

@stormy, I'm glad to hear the e-invoicing feature will be a real value add for you. We are working with expert solution-providers in this space, so we're confident about delivering an easy to use and compliant solution with the broadest coverage. @andp97, Yes, by the end of the year in a pre-release version of WHMCS you will have access to this new feature. This bullet point actually describes two significant features which we're very excited about: 1. A RESTful API which provides access to the product catalogue and shopping cart logic. This will provide a suite of new endpoints to get product catalogue information, add, manipulate and get information about items in the cart (including price breakdowns and totals) and much more, all without touching the cart.php file or PHP session data. This means that power users could create their own highly-bespoke frontends whilst WHMCS handles the maths in the background, before seamlessly passing visitors to the checkout page to complete payment. 2. A brand new thin client powered by the aforementioned new API capabilities, providing a thoroughly modern purchase experience based on Vue.js. I've attached a sneak peak below. The new BuyFlow is a compiled Single-page application, meaning the layout isn't manipulated through templates, but you will be able to customise the colours to match your theme through a custom.css overrides file. The shopping cart as it exists today (cart.php and order form templates) isn't going away and will still be available if you'd like to stay with the familiar experience. Stay tuned to our blog and socials over the coming weeks for more information!

Hi @venkat.j, The current latest version is 8.13. This behaviour suggests the dates were set to 00/00/0000, either by an admin (in which case there should be an entry in the client's Log tab) or by a rogue after-market module (in which case there probably wouldn't). You can edit the date fields to set the actual dates and click Save Changes. The correct dates will be stored.

Hi all, In 8.13 a small improvement was made to the accounting of refunded mass-pay invoices. Prior to this the totals of mass-pay invoices were included in the overall income statistics, but now they are excluded as it's already accounted for by the original invoices.

But you did ask them, and not by just posting here? EDIT: This is a bit old now, but a fast search on this board found:

Hello @ThemeMetro This is a known issue, and we have published a HotFix. For more details, please review the following. Apologies for any inconvenience. Kind regards, Stephen.

Hello, Not at all and it's highly recommended, to change the admin path.

If I had to guess, it's not an arbitrary decision, but based on some legal requirement they must follow or get into trouble. I'd have hoped a "change this at your own risk" choice would suffice, but maybe they don't want to chance someone claiming they missed it. Just a guess.

We always upgrade a year later for good reason. 😉 Anyways we will probably stop with WHMCS in general and we are in the process of coding our own perfect suited solution instead. Much better. Only the things you really need, no errors, easy code and much faster as well. But. It will take time. In the meantime we will still be using WHMCS.

And it was...?

Another year another price increase for all WHMCS licenses. The question is has there been any updates to the software that justify the rising costs? The only change I've seen this year that was actually welcome was ironically a feature that existed but was removed. That being the ability to directly change client passwords. I can't think of anything else from memory. Anyone else?

Thanks for the detailed update! It’s great to see that ModulesGarden is moving quickly with WHMCS 9.0 compatibility, especially for modules like cPanel Extended and Proxmox VE. I’m curious have you noticed any specific issues or challenges when integrating custom-developed WHMCS modules with the new version, particularly around the updated checkout experience or recurring payments? It would be helpful to know what to watch out for before upgrading.

Personally I wouldn't recommend using it for production. There's a few reports of issues since upgrading which is common with new versions. Better to wait a few weeks for any bugs to get fixed.

Already opened up a bug (ticket DVZ-331740), just creating this here as well I have a couple of really, really old WHMCS versions (some at 7.1.x), deliberately, to do testing and whatnot for clients. Since they're dev installs and locked down to me only, I'm not terribly worried about threats there. Tried to upgrade one of the 7.1.x versions to 9 and couldn't do so. 'Cannot read configuration file' the system said Rolled back backup, upgraded to 8.13, then to 9, worked like a charm Just a heads up for those that may be in the same position. Looks like some earlier versions aren't available for a direct upgrade

Problem: I have a fairly old WHMCS installation (WHMCS 7.10.2 and PHP 7.3.3), which is now at the end of its useful life. The current WHMCS installation is used for both the website (service presentation pages, price lists, “about us,” etc.) and the customer area. (It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it’s not: it’s a mess, management is rigid, there’s no SEO optimisation, creating multilingual pages is a mess…) So I was thinking of installing the new WHMCS in a different directory (e.g., my.example.com) and developing the main site with WP on example.com. This way I could: leave the old WHMCS site running on example.com for as long as necessary develop the new customer area on my.example.com develop the new site offline Once everything is ready, I “just” need to: delete the site on example.com install the new WP site on example.com migrate the database from the old WHMCS installation to the new one set up a series of redirects in .htaccess from the old URLs to the new ones My questions are: Did I miss something along the way? Is there something I haven’t thought of? I'll need to migrate the database from a WHMCS 7.3.3 installation to 8.13… which tables do I need to migrate? Can I do it from phpmyadmin, or are there differences in the database structure?

Announcing WHMCS 9.0 Release CandidateWe're excited to announce the availability of the WHMCS 9.0 Release Candidate. This release marks the completion of feature development for WHMCS 9.0 and the final step before it becomes generally available. WHMCS 9.0 is a compliance-focused release, introducing a range of updates and enhancements designed to help businesses stay aligned with evolving regulatory requirements while continuing to deliver a seamless experience. WHMCS 9.0 includes the...View the full blog post

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Please don't. We cannot afford yet another price increase.

Hello WHMCS Community! I'm thrilled to announce the release of Update 3 for the Stripe Checkout module for WHMCS, developed under RackNode! This update brings even more powerful features, making it easier than ever for businesses to cater to a global audience with a seamless and secure payment process. What’s New in Update 3? Expanded Payment Gateway Support The Stripe Checkout module already supports widely-used payment methods, including: PayPal Alipay Cash App Google Pay Apple Pay Link Card In addition to these trusted options, Update 3 introduces support for a wide range of new payment gateways to help you reach customers around the globe: WeChat Pay iDEAL Bancontact Giropay Sofort SEPA Debit EPS Przelewy24 (P24) OXXO Boleto FPX GrabPay Multibanco MobilePay Revolut Pay Amazon Pay (Beta) US Bank Account (ACH) TWINT Enhance checkout conversion rates by offering localized and regional payment methods your customers trust. Selectable Payment Gateways Now, you can choose a single payment gateway to display at checkout, offering a streamlined payment experience tailored to your business needs. Key Features (As Always): Multiple Payment Method Support: Accept payments via cards, Alipay, Cash App, and more. Adaptive Pricing: Automatically convert prices into local currencies, increasing global accessibility and conversion rates. Error Handling & Secure Webhook Integration: Ensuring secure, real-time payment confirmations with robust logging and signature verification. Seamless WHMCS Integration: Easy setup with just your Stripe credentials, making it a perfect solution for hosting providers and online businesses. Why Choose Stripe Checkout Module? Global-Ready: Accessibility for customers worldwide with local currencies and payment methods. Secure & Reliable: Built with security at its core, ensuring peace of mind for you and your customers. Pricing: $49 Per Year WHMCS Marketplace Documentation: For detailed setup instructions, visit our documentation: Documentation Questions or Customization Requests? Feel free to reply here or reach out directly to info@racknode.net for any inquiries or custom development needs.

your API call isn’t using the filter array you think it is, and you’re reading the wrong field from the response. 1103 = totalresults for all unpaid invoices (because filters weren’t applied). 25 = numreturned default page size, with no limitnum specified. $clientid = (int) $vars['params']['userid']; $command = 'GetInvoices'; $postData = array( 'userid' => $clientid, 'status' => 'Unpaid', 'limitstart' => 0, 'limitnum' => 3000, ); $getClientInvoices = localAPI($command, $postData); // , $adminuser if needed $invoicecount = 0; if ($getClientInvoices['result'] === 'success') { $invoicecount = (int) $getClientInvoices['totalresults']; } if ($invoicecount >= 1) { logActivity( 'Service renewal will be aborted for client ' . $clientid . '. It is not qualified because it has ' . $invoicecount . ' unpaid invoices - by hook_send_renewal_notice_toadmin...' ); }

I have used the above code for my WHMCS 8.13.1 for automation & server selection. It's working fine. This files saves my headache as i was looking for this since 2 months. Great work and hats off to Mytihost Team. Thank You.

It's the same for every single WebPros product. Also cPanel, Plesk, SolusVM, Comet Backup, etc. etc. etc. All suffer from another (= yearly) price hike. Plesk seems to be the worsed off.... At this rate, it won't take long for WebPros to lose real customers... Ah well. Then WebPros will be sold (again) to a different investment group and prices will increase even more. Mark my words (unfortunately).

Hello, I have a dedicated Hetzner server, WHMCS cannot connect to the server, it gives this message, but these ports are open on the host, and Hetzner also says that we did not close the port and it is open, but it still does not connect. FAILED: Could not connect to Virtualizor. Please make sure that all Ports from 4081 to 4085 are open on your WHMCS Server or please check the server details entered are as displayed on Admin Panel >> Configuration >> Server Info.

@EnricoloDi niente! Occhi puntati su quando verra' rilasciato WHMCS 9.0 😀

oh wow! Thanks for clarifying that John. I must have been on HEAVY drugs the day I thought I saw a button there. Much appreciated that you clarified this for me.

You can post at https://whmcs.community/community/137-service-offers-requests/ and one of the developers can do this work for you.

I Need to.. any whmcs developer ? Thank you

We're pleased to advise that the issue has now been resolved:

Here is an updated link: https://controlc.com/d0ac5777

8.2.1, and this is the final version for me, if I upgrade I have to pay WHMCS for new license, and it aint gonna happen.

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