Congrats to Easy Digital Downloads for hitting 300,000 downloads! And ratings are still at 4.8 of 5.0 stars, which is a great sign for the platform as it grows.
- iThemes has released even more add-ons for Exchange this week – check out Quantity Discounts, which allows you to provide a price break for customers that order a certain quantity of an item. They’ve also added a “Continue Shopping” button and a visual editor for products to the core plugin.
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Speaking of iThemes, here’s a tutorial on setting up an eCommerce site with Exchange. This example uses a bakery shop and a few Exchange add-ons. They’ve also got a tutorial on managing variant stock.
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We published an overview of some awesome free Easy Digital Downloads extensions this week, but here are a couple of other free extensions you should check out:
- Want to reward customers with a discount for purchasing or sharing their purchase? Check out the free Purchase Rewards extension from Sumobi.
- Easy Digital Downloads now has a free integration with the WP Affiliate Platform from Tips and Tricks HQ, makers of WP eStore.
- Here’s a WooCommerce video tutorial from Pootle Press on changing variation dropdowns to swatches using the the Variation Swatches and Photos WooCommerce extension.
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WooCommerce Subscriptions v1.5 has been released, which includes support for purchasing both regular and subscription products within the same checkout. Check out the other changes here.
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The newest version of Jigoshop includes some new features, such as performance optimization for the new dashboard and the addition of the Jigoshop Web Optimization System, which seeks to improve performance by combining and compressing all CSS and Javascript files.
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WP Lift has an overview of a new eCommerce Platform for WordPress: Miwoshop, which was previously only for Joomla.
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WP Engine came under some fire this week for support issues as the platform as grown. They’ve issued a response that details their strategy moving forward, and some details on how they’re handling backend speeds. We do plan on posting a detailed review of their services moving forward, as we’ve had nothing but positive experiences using them for our own hosting.
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Looking into shared vs dedicated hosting? Here’s an interesting article from My Wife Quit Her Job on the obvious and not-so-obvious costs of each.
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Content marketing is usually a big part of the marketing strategy for any online store. However, make sure you’re using your content correctly! Here’s a tutorial on using headings from Yoast.
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Shopio posted an interesting article on reducing cart abandonment by adjusting shipping fees.
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Practical Ecommerce will be hosting a free, 30-minute webinar on May 27 on How to Lift eCommerce Conversion Rates.
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your weekend!
