Fix/632 show generic error to customers when invalid keys #4536
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Pull Request Overview
This PR improves the user experience during checkout by replacing technical error messages with a more customer-friendly message when Stripe API keys are invalid. While the detailed error information is preserved in logs and order notes for debugging purposes, customers now see a generic message that doesn't expose technical implementation details.
- Replace technical "Invalid API Key" error message with user-friendly checkout error
- Preserve detailed error information in logs and order notes for debugging
- Update changelog and readme to document the improvement
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Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| includes/payment-methods/class-wc-stripe-upe-payment-gateway.php | Adds error message handling to show generic message for invalid API key errors |
| readme.txt | Documents the change in the changelog |
| changelog.txt | Adds changelog entry for the error message improvement |
includes/payment-methods/class-wc-stripe-upe-payment-gateway.php
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Fixes STRIPE-632
Changes proposed in this Pull Request:
This PR replaces the error message displayed during checkout when the Stripe API Key is invalid; we specifically mention that the payment was not processed, and then use a message similar to what we use when no payment methods are available (as this is the same case, with an invalid API key all payment methods will fail).
The logs entry and the order note still show the full error message for debugging purposes.
For context, when there are no payment methods available during checkout, the message look like this:
Testing instructions
developbranchsecret_keywith an invalid value:wp option patch update woocommerce_stripe_settings test_secret_key 'sk_test_INVALID'Changelog entry
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