I’m preparing a presentation for next month’s WordCamp Riverside 2018 the weekend of November 3-4. The topic will be Developing with WooCommerce.
WordCamp Riverside presentation on WooCommerce Development
Author: Sean D. Conklin
I have been a full-stack PHP web engineer since 2002. My current specialties have been in WordPress powered sites since 2011 and WooCommerce powered shops since early 2017.
Headless WooCommerce and decoupled architectures
A session I attended at WCLAX 2018 by Roy Sivan discussed headless WordPress and WooCommerce sites with a decoupled front end presentation layer.
Open eCommerce vs. Paint-by-numbers
Open eCommerce can be contrasted to a paint-by-numbers application or drawing. There are many preset and cookie-cutter eCommerce providers out there, many of them quite popular and well regarded. Open-source software offers much more for a business or organization as it allows them to customize anything and make untold decisions to satisfy their unique needs.
Customizing WooCommerce with Code Snippets
Check out my video on the various ways to customize your WooCommerce sites, particularly using the Code Snippets plugin to better organize your PHP customizations. Also, check out my open-source library of WooCommerce code snippet samples.
Exporting and Importing WooCommerce Orders
I was recently tasked with migrating a legacy WooCommerce store into a newer environment and database. Here’s a couple of approaches you can consider if faced with a similar project – full database migration versus exports/imports.
WooCommerce for Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations run on revenues from events, memberships, donations, and of course grants. Many are finding their way to WooCommerce to better fulfill their online eCommerce needs.
Load Testing WooCommerce Orders
In this video I demonstrate a basic load test of WooCommerce orders using the ReST API and artillery.io
Mass Products Exporting, Importing, Transferring with WooCommerce
I recently worked with a client who had over 1,200 products with dozens of attributes, variations, and categories. Here’s how I migrated these products for staging.
Handling Phone Orders, Re-charging Orders, Post Purchase Up-sells or Cross-sells
An interesting set of questions recently came up: How best to take phone orders, change new orders just in, or append add-on items or orders to a customer’s account using stored payment. This is akin to performing a post purchase up-sell or cross-sell administratively.
Optimize Post-Purchase Experience for WooCommerce
I highly recommend the article Tips to Optimize Post-Purchase Experience for WooCommerce from the Official WooCommerce Blog by Cody Landefeld on March 8, 2018.