You may or may not be surprised to learn that WP Smush.it is an image optimization plugin for WordPress that uses Yahoo! to run its services. With the popularity of WordPress and the plugin — which is at time of posting active on over 300,000 websites — it is safe to say that Yahoo!’s servers …
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Everyone looks for the cheapest, easiest solution to a problem. Why wouldn’t you? When you are using a free platform like WordPress, having similarly “free” options in your plugins and themes is attractive, right? Not necessarily. This is a look at WooCommerce vs iThemes Exchange — two of the most popular free WordPress eCommerce plugins …
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Problem: You want to sell things online A seemingly simple problem like this has never had a more complicated solution. On one hand, you have a dedicated eCommerce platform like Shopify. On the other, you have the most popular solution (WooCommerce) on the most popular website platform (WordPress). It’s Shopify versus WooCommerce as we determine …
If there is one thing that digital technology and statistics have told us, it is that people love a good sale. This is why we have created this post to help you Create Promotions on WordPress, using WooCommerce. You can be sure that WooCommerce like other software updates constantly so we have included some links …
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People love to window shop. Think about the last time you walked into a technology store or car dealership. You probably picked up the latest iPhone, watched an action movie on a 90″ projection display, or ripped down the highway in a $75,000 coupe. If you have been checking your “Goal Conversion” statistics on Google …
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WooCommerce 2.3 aka “Handsome Hippo” has arrived on the market. This update primarily targets front-end editing experience with lots of changes made to the default way that elements appear. Additionally, simple steps in any product purchase experience have been streamlined for end users (ie. checking out). But wait! Before you update your website, check out what …
You were told to start using WordPress because it was simple. You were recommended WooCommerce as the solution of choice for eCommerce for its price, options, and integration with WordPress. While this is great, a fair bit of setup is still involved with creating a WordPress eCommerce website. Building the pages is one thing, but …
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Have you ever been waiting to purchase a product at a physical storefront, but the line was so long that you just left? Maybe you had somewhere important to be and the purchase was impulsive. This mentality is not exclusive to physical retailers. Getting people to buy product is only as good as the process involved …
We have been spending this month going over various ways to optimize your WordPress website and tools to use to do so. One of the most asked questions we get is how to actually track the performance of your plugins and other processes on your website. Luckily, we managed to spot a plugin called WP …
You want your WordPress website to go fast, and you have heard that the Content Delivery Network (CDN) is the way to go. After all, they take your website, distribute it across many servers, and allow your content to be delivered in shorter time and with fewer technical hiccups. If you are serious about speeding …
