WooCommerce Login Issue After Updating to WordPress 6.8.1

If you’re facing a WooCommerce login issue after updating to WordPress 6.8.1, here’s a step-by-step approach to identify and fix the problem:

🔍 Common Symptoms

• Users or admins can’t log in
• Login form reloads with no errors
• WooCommerce endpoints redirect incorrectly
• AJAX login (if used) fails silently
• Session not maintained after login

✅ Fix Guide

1. Clear Caches

• Clear browser cache and cookies
• Purge any page/cache from:
  • WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, etc.
  • CDN services like Cloudflare
  • Server-level caching (e.g., LiteSpeed, NGINX)

2. Check Permalinks

• Go to Settings → Permalinks
• Click Save Changes (even if no changes made)
• This refreshes rewrite rules

3. Check Theme or Plugin Conflicts

• Temporarily switch to Storefront or Twenty Twenty-Four
• Disable all plugins except WooCommerce
• Try logging in
  • If it works: Enable plugins one by one to find the culprit

4. WooCommerce My Account Endpoint Fix

• Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced
• Under Account endpoints, verify these slugs:
  • login
  • dashboard
  • orders
  • edit-account
  • logout
• Reset them to default if missing or changed

5. Session Issues

• WordPress 6.8.1 may be stricter about sessions and cookies.
• Ensure:
  • Your server supports PHP sessions
  • session.save_path is writable
  • WooCommerce session table (_wc_session_) exists and is functional

6. Check for Custom Code

If you’re using custom login redirects or filters like:

add_filter('woocommerce_login_redirect', 'custom_login_redirect');

Temporarily remove them to rule out interference.

7. Enable WP Debug

Edit wp-config.php:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);

Check wp-content/debug.log after attempting login for any related errors.