eCommerce Digest #161
Week of 10th March – 16th March 2025
The world of eCommerce never stands still—every week brings fresh innovations, game-changing tools, exciting industry events, and valuable knowledge-sharing initiatives. Keeping up with it all can feel overwhelming, but that’s where we come in!
Our digest curates the best content from across the eCommerce landscape, including expert tutorials, must-have tools, insightful videos, and key event updates. Whether you’re working with Magento, Shopify, BigCommerce, Shopware, WooCommerce, Laravel, WIX, or WordPress, we’ve got you covered.
General
The New Reality of eCommerce: Why Model Choice Decides Your Fate by Atwix Team
Surfer SEO Review 2025: Features, Pricing, and Best Alternatives by FireBear Studio
What is QuillBot AI? A 2025 Breakdown of Its Paraphrasing, Grammar, & Plagiarism Tools by FireBear Studio
What Is Pipedrive CRM? 2025 Guide to Features, Pricing & Alternatives by FireBear Studio
What Is Zoho? A 2025 Guide to Zoho CRM, Books, Pricing & More by FireBear Studio
What is Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS)? Plus a live demo by SwiftOtter
How Top Brands Make Millions With Email & SMS — Jason Donapel by Ecommerce Coffee Break
Email Marketing Secrets – Why 50% of Your Welcome Emails Aren’t Being Delivered by Ecommerce Coffee Break
Blockchain in eCommerce: Securing Transactions and Revolutionizing Supply Chains by Jeff Zoldy
Augmented Reality (AR) Shopping: How Virtual Try-Ons Are Changing Consumer Behavior by Jeff Zoldy
AI Chatbots That Are Smarter Than Humans! by Yogesh Khasturi
How Social Media Algorithms Actually Work? by Yogesh Khasturi
How to Find Out Who Owns a Domain Name | Who is it Registered With? by How To 1 Minute
Machine Learning vs AI: Key Differences Explained by Sally Do
Adobe Commerce
Magento and Cloudways API Integration: Full Course for Developers by Max Pronko
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 #335.
Shopify
The OFFICIAL Shopify Tutorial For Beginners 2025 by Learn With Shopify
Why Customer Surveys Are the Secret Weapon for Shopify Store Growth by Ecommerce Coffee Break
SHOPIFY PLUS Features, Demo, & Tutorial + B2b by IWD Agency
First look at Shopify’s AI Theme Designer: is it ready for the real world? by SwiftOtter
Turn Customer Feedback into eCommerce Gold Shopify Secrets by Ecommerce Coffee Break
Boost Conversions with These High-Performing Shopify Themes by bootsgrid
Top Shopify Themes to Boost Sales in 2025 by bootsgrid
Why Shopify Responsive Themes Are Crucial for Success by bootsgrid
Shopify Trends 2025: Transforming E-Commerce Across Industries by IDS Logic
Shopify Apps for Importing Amazon Products: Amazon Review Importer for Shopify by Ecom Masterclass
Comparison Table Shopify Apps by Ecom Masterclass
11 Best Shopify Apps to Sell on Amazon in 2025 by Shivbhadrasinh Gohil
Bigcommerce
Updates for PCI DSS 4.0 6.4.3 by Nick Vineyard
Now Available: B2B Edition CPQ by Vince Thompson
Built for B2B: Why BigCommerce Outperforms Shopify for Manufacturers and Distributors by Lance Owide
Shopware
Major 6.7 – when and why to upgrade by Shopware
Shopware Developer Digest February 2025 by Marco Steinhäuser
A warm welcome to our newest members of the Members Committee by Shopware United
WooCommerce
Stay connected with WooCommerce developer updates by Pi
Keep your server safe with Approved Download Directories by Jorge Torres
WooCommerce Blocks client files relocated to complete monorepo merge by bartkalisz
WooCommerce 9.8-RC-1 is Delayed by Brian Coords
Laravel
How to Use ApexCharts in Laravel 11 with Larapex Charts? by Bharat Desai
Simplified HTTP Response Mocking in Laravel Tests by Harris Raftopoulos
Level up your Laravel development with Typesense! by Eric L. Barnes
Working with Flash Session Data in Laravel by Harris Raftopoulos
Control Hardware Components in Laravel with Pinout by Paul Redmond
Handling Exceptions with Laravel’s rescue Helper by Harris Raftopoulos
Access Management in Filament With the Shield Plugin by Paul Redmond
Streamlined Request Data Handling Using Laravel’s fluent Method by Harris Raftopoulos
Fusion or the Art of Writing PHP Into a Vue SFC Components by Estéban Soubiran
Laravel 12.2 Introduces Custom Starter Kits by Paul Redmond
Implementing Custom String Identifiers in Laravel Models by Harris Raftopoulos
Manage Global Data in Laravel with the World Package by Yannick Lyn Fatt
Wix
How to start a blog in 10 steps: a beginner’s guide by Rebecca Strehlow
18 outstanding Wix website examples that will inspire you by Jenna Romano
How to design a website with AI in 2025 by Allison Ko
LLM visibility vs. SEO KPIs: Bridging the gap by Crystal Carter
WordPress
WordPress 6.8 Beta 2 by Jeffrey Paul
How I Used AI to Build the WordPress.com Content Calendar (Without Writing Code) + Thoughts on Using AI for Web Development by Jonathan Bossenger
How to Start a Food Blog: Your Recipe for Success by Amanda Coopersmith
WordPress SEO: Your Essential Guide for Better Rankings and More Traffic by Ben Sailer
How to Change Number of Posts Display wordpress (Full Guide) by How To 1 Minute
How to Rename Media File in WordPress | Search engine optimization images by How To 1 Minute
How To Limit Login Attempts In WordPress | Limit Login Attempts Reloaded by How To 1 Minute
Add Headers and Footer Scripts to WordPress for FREE by How To 1 Minute
Fix “NETERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID” error WordPress by How To 1 Minute
How to Save Contact Form 7 Data in WordPress Database (Full Guide) by How To 1 Minute
How To Change Logo in Eduma Theme: Step-by-step Guide by Sally Do
EduNews – Eduma’s Brand New “Education New” Demo Is Here! by Duke
In case you missed the previous digest edition, here is a link — eCommerce Digest #160.
We hope this digest sparked new ideas and provided valuable insights! Every week, we handpick the most impactful articles, videos, and guides from the ever-evolving world of eCommerce to keep you informed and inspired.
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