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Why you should not use security plugins for your WooCommerce website
WordPress security plugins are incredibly popular. A quick search for “security” plugins on WordPress.org reveals the five top options have over ten million active installs combined. However, despite that popularity, we’re here to tell you that you don’t have to use security plugins for a WooCommerce website (and in fact, you shouldn’t). Security plugins aren’t […]
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KakaoTalk Notifications for WooCommerce
When you make a purchase online, you expect to get an email confirmation for it. Most WooCommerce stores will also send you shipping notifications and updates if anything goes wrong with your purchase. However, email isn’t the only channel that you can use to send WooCommerce notifications.
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Why It’s vital to implement End-To-End (E2E) testing for your eCommerce website
There’s a lot of work that goes into building a website. To ensure a smooth, seamless User Experience (UX), it’s essential to follow WordPress coding standards and best practices. This is especially true when it comes to e-commerce sites, as they tend to be particularly complex. Fortunately, end-to-end (E2E) testing can help verify that the […]
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The future of full-site editing in WordPress
For years, many website owners have relied on website builder plugins to help streamline the process of creating their WordPress sites. However, now that the Content Management System (CMS) will be rolling out full-site editing (FSE) functionality, it’s wise to consider how this feature might influence site creation. With this feature built in to the […]
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Why It’s Vital to Follow WordPress Coding Standards During Plugin and Theme Development
WordPress is a truly global platform that powers over 40 percent of online content. Developers from around the world can access this popular Content Management System (CMS), and contribute themes and plugins to improve the user experience. However, the open-source nature of WordPress can also lead to some confusion among contributors. Fortunately, there are certain […]
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Why I Switched from WPML to Polylang
Part of the beauty of e-commerce is that business owners can take their products international and sell to customers all over the world. However, in order to fully take advantage of this opportunity, they need their online stores to be both multilingual and well-optimized for performance. I’ve helped many of my clients translate their WooCommerce […]
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How to Fix MariaDB Error 1130 with wp-env and Docker
For almost a year now, I’ve been using the @wordpress/env package, which contains npm scripts and runs WordPress in a Docker container. It helped me a lot in the process of developing my korean payment plugin, Korea for WooCommerce, but also while working on client projects. When coupled with Github, wp-env and Docker make for […]
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How to set up recurring WooCommerce Korean Payments
Given the rise of subscription boxes, online publications, and e-businesses in general, being able to easily enable recurring payments for your WooCommerce site is quite handy. However, this task becomes tricker to accomplish when your audience prefers a currency and payment gateway other than USD and Stripe or PayPal…
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How to optimize your WooCommerce site for korean audiences
For the past seven years, I’ve lived and worked in South Korea. As a full-stack developer who’s been creating digital solutions for companies in Europe and Asia for over ten years, I noticed some serious challenges when it comes to the Korean e-commerce market…
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10 reasons the bootstrap makes you a better entrepreneur
One of the most significant challenges in business development is always on starting off the business. You may have the most innovative and grandest ideas but may remain stuck in your notes or concept phase due to many factors. They may never see the light of day. Taking off from any idea is always a […]