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WHMCS 8.13 Release Candidate Now Available

By Chen / April 24th, 2025


We're pleased to announce the release of WHMCS 8.13 Release Candidate.

This marks the end of feature development for the 8.13 series and is the final stage before version 8.13 is promoted to General Availability status.

WHMCS 8.13 includes the following new functionality and enhancements:

Manual User Password Resets
One of our most requested admin features is here. With over 250 community upvotes, WHMCS 8.13 introduces the ability to reset a user's password directly from the Admin Area.
This makes it easier and faster for admins to help users who've lost access, even if they no longer have access to their email.
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SocialBee in WHMCS MarketConnect
Say hello to SocialBee, our newest MarketConnect integration.
With SocialBee, you can offer your customers an AI-powered platform for planning, scheduling, and analyzing their social media content. It's fully automated, plug-and-sell, and designed to help them grow their online presence while you grow your recurring revenue.
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PHP 8.3 Support
WHMCS 8.13 adds compatibility for PHP 8.3, the latest stable release in the PHP 8 series.
This ensures your installation is running on the most recent, and stable PHP version available with security supported through December 2027.
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Automated Unscheduling for Scheduled Actions
Support ticket workflows get smarter with WHMCS 8.13.
Scheduled Actions can now be automatically unscheduled when a customer replies or updates their ticket before the action takes place. This helps your team stay focused, reduces clutter, and prevents sending outdated or unnecessary messages.
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More Scheduled Actions for Support Tickets
We've expanded what Scheduled Actions can do.
You can now schedule replies, insert admin notes, and update or clear custom fields on support tickets. Whether it's automating a follow-up message or clearing sensitive data after case resolution, these new actions give you more control and flexibility.
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Expanded Invoice Logging
Gain greater visibility into invoice changes with new expanded invoice logging.
See exactly what changed, when, and by whom, all from the Activity Log. This update helps improve transparency, accountability, and operational oversight across your billing operations.
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Admin Template Update Preview
The Admin Area is getting a fresh new look.
WHMCS 8.13 introduces the first phase of a broader redesign for the Blend admin template, with a cleaner layout, improved navigation, and better responsiveness across devices. It's the beginning of a new era in usability.
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New Getting Started Wizard Experience
Getting started with WHMCS is now faster and smarter.
We've reimagined the onboarding experience with a new Getting Started Wizard that helps new installations hit the ground running, from entering company details and connecting gateways to activating domain reselling and MarketConnect, this update is designed to help WHMCS installations reduce setup friction and ensuring key features are configured right from the start.
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Take part in the beta
Our public beta program gives you direct access to try our early pre-production releases and help test and contribute to the development process. To get started, you can download WHMCS 8.13 or update to it using the Automatic Updater today.

Please note: Beta releases are intended for testing only and are not recommended for production use.

Thanks for being part of the WHMCS community.

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