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Oh, happy April 1st! 😀
Today’s THE day. Watch this video (youtube, twitter, linkedin), or read my post, as both lead you to a huge launch regarding WooCommerce and Checkout Summit. Yes, it’s April 1st, so go check if it’s real or not…
Anyhow, here comes your weekly round-up of WooCommerce tips and tricks. Enjoy!
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We Need To Talk About WooCommerce (More Than Ever)
For such a massive ecosystem, there’s a real opportunity for more meaningful conversation around WooCommerce. Not tweets, not support threads—but actual discussions where developers, agencies, and store owners can share ideas and learn from each other.
This post makes a strong case for why those conversations matter more than ever. When people connect, share challenges, and exchange ideas, the whole ecosystem moves forward together instead of in silos. It’s a reminder that growth doesn’t just come from tools or features—but from the people behind them, and the spaces where they come together.
~Rodolfo
WooCommerce Insights
Here is a collection of posts to answer your biggest WooCommerce questions. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced store owner, these resources will help you optimize your WooCommerce store and grow your online business.
How WooCommerce Stores Are Used in Credit Card Fraud and What You Can Do About It
Many WooCommerce store owners assume that if something goes wrong, their site has been hacked. The reality is usually more subtle—and more concerning.
Fraudsters often exploit perfectly working stores, running automated card tests or other schemes that don’t break anything but can still cause serious financial loss.
This guide dives into how credit card fraud happens in WooCommerce, how to spot the early warning signs, and practical steps you can take to protect your store before it becomes a costly problem.
How to Create a WooCommerce Product List Page
If your WooCommerce store feels a bit cramped or your customers struggle to browse products quickly, a simple product list page can make a huge difference. It’s a cleaner, more organized way to show multiple products and key details all in one place.
This guide walks through everything you need to set up a WooCommerce product list, including the best plugin for the job and step-by-step instructions. Whether you want faster browsing, easier shopping, or a more polished catalog, it’s all covered here.
Learn more on Studio Wombat Blog ▶️
Why Shelf Planner is the Ideal Choice for WooCommerce Stores
Keeping stock under control can feel like a full-time job, especially when you’re juggling multiple products and sales channels. Shelf Planner is built to take that weight off your shoulders.
This article shows how their tools help store owners buy smarter, sell more, and reduce waste. By optimizing stock levels and improving sell-through, Shelf Planner helps you prevent stockouts, recover lost sales, and make inventory management feel surprisingly simple.
Learn more on Shelf Planner Blog ▶️
WooCommerce Live Masterclasses & Cohorts
Our private community of Woo professionals – the Business Bloomer Club – gives members lifetime access to (1) WooCommerce human support, (2) WooCommerce online courses and cohorts, (3) WooCommerce webinar recordings, and (4) member-only resources. Once or twice a month, however, we run free live masterclasses open to everyone.
- No online classes in April as I’m busy organizing the first ever independent WooCommerce conference!
- May 7-8: Checkout Summit {Reloaded} conference with 20+ WooCommerce speakers, networking, learning and giveaways
Missed a class? No worries — you can catch up anytime with our growing archive of 25+ recorded sessions packed with WooCommerce insights.
WooCommerce Videos
| Checkout Summit {Reloaded} On May the 7th and May the 8th, I’m running Checkout Summit Reloaded, which is a live online edition where all the talks come back, but not as recordings. So each speaker will rerun their talk live, tailored specifically for an online audience. [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
| WooCommerce 10.4: How to Replace wc_enqueue_js() In this video, I walk you through the newly-announced deprecation of wc_enqueue_js() in WooCommerce 10.4. The good news: WooCommerce provided an alternative approach, so I tested the new method live using one of my snippets. [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
| The Simplest WooCommerce Black Friday Topbar [Tutorial] In this tutorial, I show how to add a Black Friday topbar to a WooCommerce website in just a few minutes, without installing any plugins. This is done directly on a live site so you can follow the exact steps and understand how simple the process really is. [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
| Bye Bye WooCommerce? My First Look at FluentCart FluentCart has just landed on the official WordPress plugin repository, and many are wondering — could this be a real WooCommerce alternative? [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
| From Storefront to Shoptimizer: Full WooCommerce Theme Migration Walkthrough After years of running my WooCommerce site on Storefront, I finally decided it was time to step up. In this full 60-minute walkthrough, I take you behind the scenes of my complete WooCommerce theme migration — from Storefront to Shoptimizer. [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
| I tried the Shopify WordPress plugin (so you don’t pay for a trial) In this video, I test Shopify’s new WordPress plugin so you don’t have to pay for the trial yourself. As someone with 13+ years of WooCommerce experience, I’m both excited and a bit nervous about this new competitor—but good competition always keeps things interesting! [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
| How To Charge Shipping by Cart Weight in WooCommerce (Without Coding) Struggling to set up shipping in WooCommerce based on cart weight? WooCommerce doesn’t let you do it easily out of the box. [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
| Ditching a WooCommerce Plugin (3 episodes) Tired of using bloated WooCommerce plugins when you only need a small part of their functionality? In this 3-part series, I walk you through the full process of replacing a WooCommerce plugin with clean, custom code — from planning to writing to testing. [YouTube/Business Bloomer] |
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Tired of stockouts, overstock, and guesswork in your inventory? Shelf Planner uses AI to forecast demand and automate purchase orders, so you always order the right products at the right time. With over 500 stores already using our tool, we help you reduce stockouts by 30%, cut overstock, and save 5–10 hours per week on manual ordering. Focus on growing your business instead of managing spreadsheets. Try Shelf Planner today and start buying better, selling more, and wasting less.
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WooCommerce Mini-Plugins
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Advanced Shipping Rates for WooCommerce is the most flexible all-in-one shipping table rate plugin. With 38 combinable conditions, you can easily set precise shipping costs—from the simplest to the most complex cases. It gives you code-like power with 15 special actions, a packing algorithm, product grouping, and ranges based on 7 distinct criteria. It comes with 60 ready-to-use examples, multilingual and multi-currency support, and a built-in logging system. Get a 20% discount with coupon code BBLOOMER
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