With all the consolidation happening in the WordPress plugin ecosystem, it’s easy to think that it’d be futile to start your own WP plugin business. But the reality is that there are many small plugin developers making a living flying Continue reading You Don’t Need to Know Code to Build a Successful WP Plugin Business.
WooCommerce 8.3 was released today, featuring Cart, Checkout, and Order Confirmation blocks as the default checkout flow for new installations. This is a major milestone in moving WooCommerce towards a block-first checkout experience. Version 8.3 was slightly delayed, as core Continue reading WooCommerce 8.3 Makes Cart, Checkout, and Order Confirmation Blocks Default on New Installations
WooCommerce is rebranding to “Woo,” a shorter, more playful version of the company name that many customers are already using. Automattic acquired WooCommerce in 2015, along with WooThemes. The open source commerce platform now powers more than 4.4 million live Continue reading WooCommerce Rebrands as Woo
WooSesh 2023, the virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders, kicked off today with the State of the Woo address. This year’s theme is “Next Generation Commerce,” featuring advances across the e-commerce industry, as well as WooCommerce core and the wider Continue reading State of the Woo 2023: WooCommerce Highlights AI-Powered Future and Continued Core Blockification
WooSesh 2023, the virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders, will be broadcast live on October 10-12. This year’s theme is “Next Generation Commerce.” Registration is not yet open, but the speaker lineup and broadcast schedule have just been published. Over Continue reading WooSesh 2023 Publishes Speaker Lineup, Launches Seshies Awards
WooCommerce is experimenting with improving the store experience through the addition of the Interactivity API to the WooCommerce Blocks plugin. The new API, which was announced earlier this year, will allow developers to build interactive blocks that support frontend experiences Continue reading WooCommerce Blocks 11.0.0 Adds Product Collection Block in Beta, 10.9.0 Integrates Product Button with the Interactivity API
WooCommerce 7.7.0 was released this week with Multichannel Marketing now out of beta. This is the first thing store owners see when they visit the Marketing page in the dashboard. It allows users to connect additional sales channels, such as Continue reading WooCommerce 7.7.0 Brings Multichannel Marketing Out of Beta
WooCommerce has launched Woo Express, a new managed hosting product that uses WordPress.com’s infrastructure and relieves store owners of the responsibilities of hosting and maintenance. The company soft-launched Woo Express in early March with a small selection of visitors but Continue reading WooCommerce Launches Woo Express
WooCommerce 7.6 was released today with two new blocks merged from the WooCommerce Blocks plugin. The Single Product Details block and the “Add to Cart” Form block are now available to store owners who want to use the Site Editor Continue reading WooCommerce 7.6 Introduces Single Product Details Block and “Add to Cart” Form Block
WooCommerce Payments, a plugin that allows WooCommerce store owners to accept credit and debit card payments and manage transactions inside the WordPress dashboard, has patched an Authentication Bypass and Privilege Escalation vulnerability with a 9.8 (Critical) CVSS score. The plugin Continue reading WooCommerce Payments Plugin Patches Critical Vulnerability That Would Allow Site Takeover
WooCommerce 7.5.0 was released this week with three new blocks for the Product Archive templates. These include a new Store Breadcrumb block, Product Results Count block, and a Catalog Sorting block, all seen in action below. image credit: WooCommerce 7.5.0 Continue reading WooCommerce 7.5.0 Introduces 3 New Blocks, Expands Support for Global Styles
WooCommerce is calling on its developer community to join a new monthly chat focused on WooCommerce block extensibility. The chat is being run as a three-month pilot program with different topics each month. “During these sessions, we want developers to Continue reading WooCommerce to Launch WC Blocks Extensibility Monthly Chat
WooCommerce Blocks maintainers are asking the developer community to share feedback on any performance issues they are experiencing with the Cart and Checkout blocks. “We’re aware there is work to be done in this area and we want to improve,” Continue reading WooCommerce Seeks to Improve Cart and Checkout Blocks Performance
WooCommerce Blocks version 9.4.0 was released with support for a new block-powered Local Pickup option under shipping settings. The feature plugin offers users early access to new blocks and improvements to existing blocks before they become available in WooCommerce core. Continue reading WooCommerce Blocks 9.4.0 Adds Support for Local Pickup
WooCommerce 7.3 was released this week with the new Products block now in beta. In December 2022, the Products block went into testing in WooCommerce Blocks version 9.1.0. It’s based on the Query Loop block and is intended to replace Continue reading WooCommerce 7.3 Introduces New Products Block in Beta
WooCommerce Blocks version 9.10 was released today, hitting a major milestone for the development of its new Products Block. The plugin serves as a place to iterate and test new blocks, and this release introduces the new Product Query-powered Products Continue reading WooCommerce Blocks 9.1.0 Introduces Products Block in Beta
WooCommerce 7.1 was released yesterday, delivering on time with the highly anticipated custom order tables feature, which was renamed to “High-Performance Order Storage” (HPOS). This is a major undertaking that implements custom tables for orders, products, and coupons, and promises significant Continue reading WooCommerce 7.1 Adds Cart Block Cross-Sells, Includes High Performance Order Storage Behind a Feature Flag
For the past few weeks, members of the Advanced WordPress Facebook (AWP) group have been discussing methods of combatting Stripe Card Testing fraud. WordPress developer Jon Brown opened the topic after seeing fraudulent charges on five different websites, including four Continue reading WooCommerce Store Owners Combat Fraudulent Stripe Charges
WooCommerce Blocks 8.6.0 was released yesterday with support for a new block that displays cross-sells for products that are based on the current product in the customer’s cart. For example, if a customer is purchasing a new gardener’s kit, the Continue reading WooCommerce Blocks 8.6.0 Introduces Cross-Sells Products Block
WooSesh, a virtual conference for WooCommerce professionals and store builders, has published the schedule for the upcoming three-day event beginning on October 11. This year’s lineup includes 24 speakers from across the WooCommerce ecosystem, including engineers, product managers, sales directors, Continue reading WooSesh Publishes Schedule Ahead of Virtual Event October 11-13, 2022