WooCommerce 2.6 is now in beta version 4 with a release date just over a week from now. We’ll have a review ready for you right before it’s released and WooThemes has tips on preparing for an update 🙂
New or Updated Plugins & Themes
- Restrict Content Pro has released an EDD Wallet Extension that allows you to award subscribers with EDD store credits.
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WooCommerce Memberships was updated this week to add member CSV import (with merging!) and export so that you can move members into external software or bulk update them via CSV.
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Cart66 has reduced pricing to $9.99+ per month with annual discounts, providing a really feature-rich solution for under $100 per year.
Reviews & Tutorials
Tons of WooCommerce tutorials to choose from this week!
- Add a customer logout link to your main menu with this tutorial from Nicola Mustone — it will even be hidden for logged-out users.
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Mike Jolley shows you how to add a product’s upsells to the cart via a custom link.
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You can redirect to the shop page when a customer adds an item to the cart (rather than the cart / checkout) with this tutorial from Patrick Rauland.
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WooThemes has tips on displaying product variations to provide more information to customers and overcome purchasing doubts.
Other Tips & Articles
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eCommerce Fuel has a great podcast on eCommerce user experience with Jason Broughton from Zappos.
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Here are some great tips for home-goods stores via WooThemes.
Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend!
