Hello there,
Welcome back to WooWeekly—where ~20,000 WooCommerce builders come each week for actionable tips, sharp insights, and the occasional strong opinion.
I’m finally back home and able to get back into my usual routine, though having my wife and kid at home with the flu makes things a bit tricky—which is why this newsletter is coming out a little late today! Still, it feels good to be back in familiar rhythms.
On the business side, I’m finally back in the office and, luckily, there’s not much left to do for the in-person edition of Checkout Summit. That said, all my focus is now on promoting Checkout Summit {Reloaded}, happening on May 7-8. There are more sponsors to secure, additional speakers to confirm, and tickets to sell for the remote edition. So far I’ve sold 32 tickets, but the goal is at least 200—so the road ahead is long, but exciting.
Anyhow, here comes your weekly round-up of WooCommerce tips and tricks. Enjoy!
Rodolfo Melogli
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WooCommerce Needs More Noise (The Right Kind)
WooCommerce has never lacked talent. What it’s lacked—at least up until recently—is noise.
I’m not talking about marketing, but real, human, day-to-day signals from the people actually building the plugin. We’ve seen some of it over the past couple of years, and when it happens, it changes everything: clarity improves, trust grows, and the community gathers together.
The problem? It’s still too rare.
~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.
WooCommerce: Calculate Shipping From Order Admin
WooCommerce offers hundreds of ways to calculate shipping costs at checkout. And until now, there wasn’t a single solution for doing it directly inside the admin order editor.
In this article, we’ll explore why WooCommerce only calculates shipping on the frontend, why recalculating from the admin isn’t as simple as it seems, and the usual workarounds that tend to be painful.
Finally, we’ll introduce a plugin that solves all of this frustration—a true game-changer for anyone managing orders.
Learn more on Business Bloomer Blog ▶️
WooCommerce Data Insights, 2026 Edition
As a small WooCommerce plugin business with a sizeable customer base, we’re finally in a position to share some interesting insights into WooCommerce.
In this post, we analyzed 15,000 sites that were once WooCommerce stores to see what they look like today and how they’re moving into the future. Are they still running WooCommerce or have they moved to a different platform? What does a typical setup look like? Are sites adopting Blocks? We’ll try to answer those questions in this article!
Learn more on Studio Wombat Blog ▶️
CommerceKit Now Works with Any WooCommerce Theme
CommerceKit was born as a simple companion plugin to Shoptimizer. Over the years it has evolved into a powerful, fully-featured conversion optimization suite for WooCommerce with 13 modules covering everything from instant ajax search and conversion-focused product galleries to order bumps, attribute swatches, and wishlists.
For those of you who have missed CommerceKit’s suite of conversion optimization features on your other WooCommerce stores, we are pleased to announce that you can now purchase a standalone license and use CommerceKit with any WooCommerce theme!
Learn more on CommerceGurus 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
Simple Points and Rewards for WooCommerce is a brand new plugin by RelyWP, that helps you create a comprehensive points-based loyalty program. Customers can earn points for specific actions like placing orders, writing reviews, and referring friends. They can then redeem their points for rewards like coupon vouchers or free products. The rewards dashboard allows them to track their points, claim their rewards, and more. Get 50% off today!
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