eCommerce Digest #152

Week of 7th January – 12th January 2025

The eCommerce landscape is ever-evolving, with new developments emerging every week—whether it’s product updates, innovative tools, industry events, or knowledge-sharing initiatives. Our goal is to simplify your journey through this vast sea of eCommerce information by curating a comprehensive digest just for you.

This collection features a wide range of content, including tutorials, tools, videos, and updates on events across leading platforms like Magento, Shopify, BigCommerce, Shopware, WooCommerce, Laravel, Wix, and WordPress. Click the link to explore the latest happenings in the world of eCommerce!

General

Top e-Commerce Platforms (Shopify, Magento, Bigcommerce, WooCommerce) by IWD Agency

Shopify B2B vs Everyone (Adobe Commerce/Magento, Woocommerce, BigCommerce) by IWD Agency

Your mini encyclopedia of composable commerce for 2025: Composable vs headless explained by Kateryna Kosmyna

Storebuild.ai vs Other E-Commerce Platforms: What’s the Difference? by Ecom Mastery

Lasso Review: The Ultimate Tool to Boost Amazon Sales and Rankings by Ecom Mastery

How peer-to-peer returns help you dramatically reduce shipping costs by Mastering eCommerce, Made Easy

Ecommerce Hacks: Balancing Best Selling Products and Deadstock for Maximum Profit by Mastering eCommerce, Made Easy

Unlocking Profits with Eco-Friendly Practices: Here’s How! by Mastering eCommerce, Made Easy

Seamlessly Integrate Magento B2B Quotes with ERP Systems by Jeff Zoldy

Embracing DTC for B2B: Industrial Supplier Edition by Tim Bucciarelli

21 Must-have Features for your B2B Jewelry Store by Sagarika Das

Upgrading from OpenCart 2 to OpenCart 3: What All You Should Know by IDS Logic

Website Personalization: Explaining the Various Aspects with Sitefinity CMS by IDS Logic

Top Mobile App Download Statistics in 2025 by Shivbhadrasinh Gohil

Optimize Your E-Commerce Website Content for Increased ROI by Duke

8+ Best AI Project Management Tools for eCommerce by Sally Do

12 Best Platforms to Sell Digital Products by Sally Do

Adobe Commerce

Magento Quizzes by Mage Mastery

Best Magento Extensions by Mage Mastery

Magento 2.4 Full Course by Max Pronko

If you would like to check out the rest of the collection of resources dedicated to Magento development and related topics, please visit Magento Tech Digest #327.

Shopify

Is Shopify Better Than Etsy? Marketplace vs. Standalone Store by FireBear Studio

Shopify or Etsy: Branding Freedom vs. Uniformity by FireBear Studio

Shopify vs. Etsy Fees Comparison: Which Platform Maximizes Your Profits in 2025? by FireBear Studio

Etsy vs. Shopify: Which Platform Wins the Marketing and SEO Game? by FireBear Studio

Koala Inspector vs SpySales: Best Shopify Tool for eCommerce Success? by Ecom Mastery

Koala Inspector Review: Must-Have Shopify Tool for eCommerce Success by Ecom Mastery

How to Use Koala Inspector to Spy on Winning Shopify Stores by Ecom Mastery

How to Use Dropshipt to Build a Custom Dropshipping Store in Minutes! by Ecom Mastery

Managing Multiple Custom Designs with Shopify’s Custom Poster Design Tool by IDS Logic

How to Start Shopify Dropshipping: Is It Still Profitable in 2025? by Yogesh Khasturi

Configuration: API Key to Sign in with X by MageComp

How Collaborating with a Shopify Plus Development Agency Can Transform Your Ecommerce Business? by IDS Logic

How to Login to B2B Customer Account From Shopify Admin? by Mari Skula

Shopify Product Add-Ons – strategies & tips to skyrocket sales by Vitali

How to Add a Mega Menu to Shopify? Without an App by Sanjay Jethva

Shopify Add to Cart Liquid Code: Programmatic Solution by Sanjay Jethva

How to Change Currency in Shopify by Ecom Masterclass

How to Bulk Edit Tags Free Shopify by Ecom Masterclass

What To Sell On Shopify In 2025 by Learn With Shopify

Bigcommerce

Meet us in New York City in Jacob Javits Convention Center on Jan 12 – Jan 14, 2025

Shopware

Shopware Developer Digest December 24 by Marco Steinhäuser

How to Set Up SMTP Mailer in Shopware 6 for Seamless Emails by Bhavya Shah

How To Create A Custom Theme In Shopware by Bhavya Shah

WooCommerce

WooCommerce vs Drupal Commerce: Which is the Best by IDS Logic

The top six ecommerce analytics tools to measure store performance by Brent MacKinnon

How to make money on Instagram by Vanessa Petersen

Let’s Talk Accessibility & Compliance in Woo Stores – with Bet Hannon by Shani Banerjee

WooCommerce 9.5.2: Dot Release by Pi

Laravel

Optimizing Large Data Delivery with Laravel Streaming Responses by Harris Raftopoulos

Dummy – Generate PHP class instances populated with dummy data using Faker by Yannick Lyn Fatt

Immutable Value Objects in PHP and Laravel With the Bags Package by Paul Redmond

String Manipulation Made Easy with Laravel’s AsStringable Cast by Harris Raftopoulos

Recurr is a PHP library for working with recurrence rules for calendar dates by Yannick Lyn Fatt

Manage Metadata on Laravel Eloquent Models with JSON Support by Paul Redmond

Global View Data Management in Laravel by Harris Raftopoulos

GGH is a Lightweight CLI to Recall Your SSH Sessions by Paul Redmond

Dynamic API Response Control in Laravel Resources by Harris Raftopoulos

Wix

Omnichannel marketing for search algorithm resilience by Veruska Anconitano

WordPress

How to Bulk Convert Classic Blocks to Gutenberg in WordPress (Full Guide) by How To 1 Minute

How to Add Website to Bing Webmaster Tools (Full Guide) by How To 1 Minute

How to Unpublish a WordPress Page (Exact Way) by How To 1 Minute

How to Add an SEO Editor Role in WordPress (Quick & Easy) by How To 1 Minute

Enhance Your Website’s Performance with Dynamic Plugin Loading by IDS Logic

How to Create an Editorial Calendar and Be a More Successful Blogger by Ben Sailer

Joost/Karim Fork by Matt Mullenweg

Increasing Traffic to Your WordPress Website with Off-Page SEO by Duke

11 Best Paid & Free Tutor LMS Alternatives by Sally Do

17 Must-Have WordPress Plugins That Every Website Needs by Sally Do

In case you missed the previous digest edition, here is a link — eCommerce Digest #151.

We hope you discovered plenty of valuable resources and gained fresh ideas. Each week, we curate the most impactful articles, videos, and guides from the eCommerce world to keep you informed and inspired. If you come across content that would make a great addition to our digest, we’d love to hear from you—your input helps us make it even better.

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to discuss how we can support you in launching or scaling your eCommerce business. We’re here to help!