How you doing?
It’s a lovely, quiet summer Wednesday here in Sicily. Yesterday I was supposed to get married, but we had to postpone to next year. For once, I’ll tell you my almost-wife is a wonderful person and I’m very happy my life took this direction.
Anyhow, back to WooCommerce Weekly, in this “Beach Edition” I will slightly change the format and cover one WooCommerce topic per week – so that you can hopefully improve your knowledge.
Stay safe and be happy!
The Importance of Coding Properly
Maybe, you’re not a WordPress coder (hello graphic designer, marketer or project manager). Maybe, you build WooCommerce websites but prefer not to learn CSS and PHP, fundamental languages for customizing the look and functionality of a WordPress site. Or maybe, you’re scared of breaking the site if you forget a semicolon…
Either way, coding opens up to a universe of possibilities. With a few lines of CSS and PHP you can completely customize a theme, without the need of a plugin.
So, first things first: Should I use WP Editor, FTP or “Code Snippets” to Customize PHP? Well, that’s an article you should read even if you don’t code. Because if you don’t, someone else does, and you need to know where you should place customization.
Also, once you get familiar with coding, you should pick a proper Code Editor. I still use NotePad++, but that’s not optimized and compatible with WordPress function autoload or WooCommerce hooks autosearch… if you wish to improve your coding flow, check this out: CodeLobster: Probably, The Best WooCommerce Code Editor
Now that you code and possibly share snippets and tutorials on your site, there are other things you should consider. For example, this is an article I wrote that is very useful especially for WooCommerce and its dozens of shortcodes: WooCommerce: How to Write Shortcodes Without Outputting Content?
Besides, if you’re working on a development site, and every time you login you wish to be redirected to a specific admin page (the WooCommerce settings page or the Products listing page, for example), you can use https://businessbloomer.com/woocommerce-set-default-dashboard-login-page-to-products/
Finally, there is another must-read article I wrote called “How To Become an Advanced WooCommerce Developer?” – I believe that’s something you should look into this week if you haven’t done it yet.
