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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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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 […]