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Unleashing eCommerce Success: Why WooCommerce Stands Out
In today’s digital landscape, establishing an online presence has become a requirement for businesses seeking to thrive and expand their reach. ECommerce offers boundless opportunities, but navigating the many platforms can be a daunting task. Enter WooCommerce, a powerful and versatile solution that has swiftly risen to prominence, captivating entrepreneurs and established brands alike. This…
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Working with WordPress Multisite staging environments pt. 3
The final challenge we encountered with WPMUDev pertains to staging for clients on the quantum plan. Our commitment is to offer seamless support to all clients, addressing any issues they encounter without disrupting their live sites. Staging environments play a crucial role in this, enabling us to work on new features, troubleshoot problems, or make changes…
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Working with WordPress Multisite installs and Staging environments
Recently, we made the switch from WP Engine to WPMUDev, migrating most of our hosted clients along with us. The transition has been relatively smooth, but as we familiarize ourselves with the new environment and its capabilities, we’ve encountered some unexpected hiccups. One such challenge is with the staging site on WPMUDev. There have been…
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The Evolution of WordPress: Defining Trends for 2024
WordPress, with a commanding presence as the go-to content management system (CMS) for over 43.1% of all websites in 2023, continues to evolve, adapting to the latest web development and ecommerce trends. As we look further into 2024, the platform is set to redefine the digital landscape, promising advancements that could shape the future of…
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The Evolutionary Journey of WordPress
WordPress, currently reigning as the world’s most popular content management system (CMS), has journeyed through an intriguing course of events over two decades. Its evolution from a simple blogging platform to an all-encompassing web development tool is a testament to the innovative minds behind it. This article looks at the history of WordPress, revealing how…
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What’s New in WooCommerce 8.8?
An In-Depth Look into the Latest E-Commerce Revolution WooCommerce 8.8, scheduled for release on April 9, 2024, marks a significant advancement in eCommerce technology. It will seamlessly integrate with WordPress 6.5, which will launch on April 2nd. This version stands out as it introduces many updates without needing a database change. For those eager to…
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Better WordPress Plugin Updates: A GitHub-Powered Approach
At PIE, managing an array of small plugins across multiple clients and offering them publicly brings its own set of challenges. A paramount concern is keeping these plugins consistently up-to-date. The impracticality of manually uploading ZIP directories to a growing list of sites led us to explore a more efficient way, seamlessly integrating with WordPress’…
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Elevate Your SEO: Looking at SmartCrawl Pro as an alternative to Yoast SEO
If you’re currently using Yoast SEO and looking to explore new possibilities without the hassle, let me introduce you to SmartCrawl Pro. In this post, we’ll dive into what makes SmartCrawl Pro stand out, discuss the smooth transition from Yoast, and help you decide if this could be the SEO upgrade your website needs. Discovering…
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Supporting a custom wp-content directory on WP Engine
This week, we successfully migrated a client’s website to WP Engine, a move that brought to light an unexpected challenge inherent in the WP Engine platform. Initially set up by the original developer, the site was configured to utilize custom directories for both wp-content and wp-content/uploads—let’s refer to them as “stuff” and “stuff/things” for this…
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