Storefront 2.5.0 has just been tagged for release and uploaded to WordPress.org. That means it should be available to download very soon! While 2.5 is not a major release, you should not update live sites without adequate testing on a staging site. If you are using any additional Storefront products (child themes and/or extensions) be&ellipsis;Read the full post »

According to a 2018 US Bank study, bad cash flow management and a poor understanding of accounting and finance are the leading roadblocks to business success. Feel like you may be part of this statistic? This article aims to expand your knowledge by providing actionable solutions to understand, track, and manage your business’ accounting – […]

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We are resuming our dev chats after the release of WooCommerce 3.6. Our last dev chat was on March 28th, and now it’s time to get back to our regular schedule. The next chat will be on Thursday May 2nd at 16:00 UTC in the #core channel of the WooCommerce Community Slack. If you don’t already have access to&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Storefront 2.4.6 has been tagged for release and uploaded to WordPress.org. Here’s what’s changed pulled directly from the changelog: Fix – Sort homepage template categories by `menu_order` instead of `name`. Fix – Remove menu transition when no menu is assigned to primary location. Download the latest release of Storefront here or venture over to Dashboard → Updates&ellipsis;Read the full post »

WooCommerce 3.6.2 is now available. This release fixes backwards compatibility with themes, a conflict with WooCommerce Blocks 1.4.0, and more. ~100 commits made it into this release and the full changelog is below. Download the latest release of WooCommerce here or venture over to Dashboard → Updates to update your plugins from WordPress. As usual,&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Expanding into new markets brings great opportunities and sometimes unexpected challenges. Here are some areas to research before deciding the next steps for your business. Though the world has become more interconnected thanks to the internet, air travel, and other technological advancements, there are still many local cultural, economic, and geographic differences. And while tapping […]

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Greetings all once again! While WooCommerce 3.6 was just launched less than a day ago, we received reports via GitHub and the Support Forums that some of the new functionality shipped in 3.6 was causing issues with some hosting environments. As such, we have opted to revert the code that was determined to be causing&ellipsis;Read the full post »

From closed beta to successfully-funded Kickstarter to start-up with $1 million in funding, Timeular is on a mission to help people track their time and make it count with a multi-sided, customizable device. Raise your hand if you could do with a little more data on how you spend your days! And read on for […]

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Much has been happening behind the scenes at WooCommerce since the release of 3.5 in October 2018. The team has been working hard on a variety of improvements that are now available in WooCommerce 3.6. Two key features will make your store load faster and provide a more engaging experience for your customers: Performance Improvements […]

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Today we are excited to announce the availability of WooCommerce 3.6. The latest release of WooCommerce has been in development since November 2018, and during that time, 3.6 has had 2279 commits from 122 contributors. 3.6 is a “minor” release; this version should be backwards compatible with sites running versions of WooCommerce greater than or&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Greetings all! WooCommerce 3.6 RC2 was released last week, and since then a few small bugs have been discovered. Also with the security updates released in 3.5.8 today – we wanted to bundle up one last Release Candidate prior to the official planned launch of WooCommerce 3.6 tomorrow – April 17th. What’s New In addition&ellipsis;Read the full post »

WooCommerce 3.5.8 is now available. Since this release contains fixes to harden security, we encourage you to update your stores as soon as possible. ~7 commits made it into this release and the full changelog is below. Download the latest release of WooCommerce here or venture over to Dashboard → Updates to update your plugins&ellipsis;Read the full post »

With the release of WooCommerce 3.6 – along with eight new WooCommerce product blocks and a ton of performance upgrades – we’re launching a new feature making it easier for you to find extensions that help grow your store. Introducing Marketplace Suggestions Talking to our customers, we know there are a lot of you that […]

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On March 28th we announced the availability of the first Release Candidate for WooCommerce 3.6. During the RC1 testing period, a number of bugs were reported by RC testers in the community, and during additional internal testing. As such we just published a second release candidate for WooCommerce 3.6. To see all the new features&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Our team is proud to announce a ‘feature plugin’ that introduces a new dashboard for WooCommerce from which store owners can manage and monitor all key reporting metrics. WooCommerce Admin is ready for the world so everyone can start benefiting from new reports, while we continue to build features. This is similar to WooCommerce Product […]

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We are happy to announce the availability of a new build of the WooCommerce Admin feature plugin! If this is the first time you have heard about WooCommerce Admin, it is a new JavaScript-driven interface for managing your WooCommerce stores that is focusing on creating new and improved reports, and a dashboard to monitor all&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Established in 1889, wine brand Brown Brothers have become renowned for not only their vintage wines, but their historic vineyard that hosts countless events for loyal customers. Naturally, the Brown family wanted their company’s online wine store to be just as striking. WooCommerce experts Emote Digital were happy to take on the task. An Intuitive […]

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Alongside the new product blocks available in WooCommerce 3.6, we made a series of performance improvements in the front and back end to speed up performance. Read on to see how these changes will improve both the management and shopping experience on WooCommerce stores. Front End Changes We focused efforts on making a range of […]

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One of the greatest strengths of WooCommerce as a platform is the ecosystem of powerful extensions that allow users to customize and adapt their online stores to address the unique needs of their businesses. In fact, there are very few stores out there that are running without any extensions. There are 400+ extensions on the&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Another fine installment of Dev Chat is in the books! According to our scientific emoji response system, we had 26 dev chatters in attendance for the twenty-fifth edition. The discussion was great, and you are welcome to read the full backscroll of the dev chat here, or find some notes after the break. Follow-Up Items&ellipsis;Read the full post »