E-Commerce

  • WooCommerce Launches New Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

    WooCommerce Launches New Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

    This week marks the first public release of WooCommerce’s new mobile app for Android and the improved version for iOS. WooCommerce began beta testing the Android app late last year and the original iOS app has been updated to offer the same features. This first release should be considered a basic start that is mostly…

  • WooCommerce Blocks is Now a Feature Plugin, Version 1.3.0 Introduces 6 New Blocks

    WooCommerce Blocks is Now a Feature Plugin, Version 1.3.0 Introduces 6 New Blocks

    WooCommerce Blocks 1.3.0 was released yesterday with six new blocks. Previously, the plugin allowed users to display a grid of products by category. The new version introduces a Featured Product Block with design options for customizing nearly everything about the display, including color overlay, price and description, text alignment, call-to-action button, and the product photo.…

  • WooCommerce 3.5 Introduces REST API v3, Improves Transactional Emails

    WooCommerce 3.5 Introduces REST API v3, Improves Transactional Emails

    WooCommerce 3.5 was released this week. It’s a minor update that has been in development since May and began testing in September. The release should be backwards compatible to version 3.0 of the plugin but users are always advised to test all of their themes and extensions before updating. Store owners can expect to see…

  • The New Woo Adopts Gutenberg Components, User Interface Driven by React

    The New Woo Adopts Gutenberg Components, User Interface Driven by React

    WooSesh, the free virtual conference devoted to WooCommerce kicked off earlier today. Todd Wilkins, Head of eCommerce at Automattic, Kelly Hoffman, Head of Design for eCommerce at Automattic, and Aviva Pinchas, Product Lead of the WooCommerce Marketplace at Automattic got things started with the keynote presentation. Wilkins highlighted what the team has accomplished since last…

  • Official WooCommerce Android App Now in Beta

    Official WooCommerce Android App Now in Beta

    The first official WooCommerce Android app is now in open beta. The companion mobile app allows users to manage their WooCommerce stores on the go. Store owners who want to test the unreleased version of the mobile app can sign up with the Google Play Store. The WooCommerce app requires Jetpack to connect stores to…

  • Pootlepress Previews Upcoming Storefront Blocks Plugin for WooCommerce

    Pootlepress Previews Upcoming Storefront Blocks Plugin for WooCommerce

    At the end of 2017, WooCommerce published some of their “Wootenberg experiments”, one of the first previews of what e-commerce might look like in the Gutenberg era. Gutenberg’s handling of meta boxes has greatly evolved since that time and the WooCommerce Gutenberg Products Block feature plugin is now active on more than 20,000 sites. The…

  • WooSesh Virtual WooCommerce Conference to be Held October 18-19

    WooSesh Virtual WooCommerce Conference to be Held October 18-19

    WooSesh, a new two-day virtual conference focused on WooCommerce topics, will be held October 18-19. While wrapping up another successful edition of WordSesh, Brian Richards announced WooSesh as the next event coming under the WordSesh brand. On Wednesday, nearly 500 attendees joined WordSesh. People tuned in from around the world, although the audience was heavily…

  • WooCommerce Custom Product Tables Plugin Now in Beta, Boasts 30% Faster Page Loads

    WooCommerce Custom Product Tables Plugin Now in Beta, Boasts 30% Faster Page Loads

    WooCommerce is celebrating 10th years of Woo this week. Over the past several years WooCommerce has grown to become a dominant player among e-commerce solutions on the web. E-commerce Usage Distribution stats from BuiltWith currently rank WooCommerce as the most commonly used platform for stores in the top 1 million sites. Performance and scalability were…

  • WooCommerce Explores the Possibilities and Challenges for E-Commerce in the Gutenberg Era

    WooCommerce Explores the Possibilities and Challenges for E-Commerce in the Gutenberg Era

    The next release of WordPress (5.0) will introduce the new Gutenberg editor and contributors plan to keep it rolling towards the eventual goal of providing a full site building experience. Nearly every WordPress theme and plugin developer will be impacted by the change and many are starting to look ahead to how their products may…

  • New Dispensary Details Plugin for WooCommerce Adds Cannabis Details to Products

    New Dispensary Details Plugin for WooCommerce Adds Cannabis Details to Products

    Two years ago, WordPress developer Robert DeVore launched WP Dispensary, a free marijuana dispensary menu plugin for WordPress, and has since built an accompanying theme, additional free add-ons, and six commercial extensions. DeVore is aiming to make WP Dispensary a complete online menu software solution for dispensaries and delivery services. The business has grown enough…

  • WooConf 2017 Livestream Tickets Now on Sale

    WooConf 2017 Livestream Tickets Now on Sale

    The third edition of WooConf is being held in Seattle, Washington, October 19-20. This year the event is narrowing its focus to developers and will feature eight workshops and more than 30 speakers. Topics include scaling, client relations, A/B testing, and enterprise e-commerce. WooCommerce is currently active on more than three million sites and the…

  • WooCommerce 3.2 to Introduce Pre-Update Extension Version Checks, Release Date Pushed Back to October 11

    WooCommerce 3.2 to Introduce Pre-Update Extension Version Checks, Release Date Pushed Back to October 11

    WooCommerce 3.2 RC1 is coming next week ahead of the plugin’s second major release this year. Version 3.1 introduced a new built-in product importer/exporter that supports CSV files and brought significant improvements to extension management. Version 3.2 is on track to make the process of updating stores a smoother experience with a long-awaited new feature…

  • WooCommerce Forks select2, Releases selectWoo as a Drop-In Replacement with Improved Accessibility

    WooCommerce Forks select2, Releases selectWoo as a Drop-In Replacement with Improved Accessibility

    The WooCommerce development team has forked select2 to create a more accessible, drop-in replacement library called selectWoo. select2 is a widely used jQuery-based library for making custom drop down menus. Many users are wondering if the project has been abandoned, because the repository hasn’t seen any activity since February and 115 pull requests have piled…