eCommerce Digest #166
Week of 14th April – 20th April, 2025
The world of eCommerce is constantly growing. Every week something new happens — product updates, new tools, industry events, knowledge sharing initiatives. Our mission is to make it easier for you to find your way in the ocean of eCommerce-related information by putting together this digest.
The articles range from tutorials, tools, and videos to events in Magento, Shopify, Bigcommerce, Shopware, WooCommerce, Laravel, WIX and WordPress. Click on the link to see what’s happening around the most popular eCommerce platforms.
General
The SwiftOtter Method to Perfect eCommerce Features by SwiftOtter
Best Practices in eCommerce Platform Selection by Tim Bucciarelli
Blog Series Introduction: eCommerce Platform Selection with Confidence by Tim Bucciarelli
How to Use the UAE New Currency Symbol (AED) in HTML? by Sanjay Jethva
Saudi Riyal Font – Display New SAR Currency Symbol in HTML by Sanjay Jethva
5 Reasons Every eCommerce Business Should Use a VPN in 2025 by Milople
7+ Best ChatGPT Alternative Tools (Free Included) by Sally Do
The Role of Content Marketing in B2B SEO by Duke
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 #341.
Shopify
Shopify Theme Optimization: How to Speed Up Your Online Store by Yogesh Khasturi
How to Start a Shopify Store in 2025: Steps to Establishing a Technical Foundation and Business Operations by Kateryna Kosmyna
Koala Inspector vs Dropship.io: Best Tool to Find Winning Products? by Ecom Mastery
Koala Inspector Alternatives: Best Shopify Spy Tools for Winning Products by Ecom Mastery
You Really Can Use AI To Level Up Your Organic Traffic This Year by ECB
5 Best Shopify Apps for QuickBooks Integration in 2025 by Shivbhadrasinh Gohil
How Shopify Theme Customization Drives Business Growth by bootsgrid
Share Your Cart Shopify Apps by Ecom Masterclass
Best Review App for Shopify by Ecom Masterclass
Best Review Apps for Shopify Dropshipping by Ecom Masterclass
How to Run Google Ads For Your Business by Learn With Shopify
The Power of Automation with Shopify Flow by Shopify Academy
Using a Shopify Flow Template by Shopify Academy
Bigcommerce
B2B Office Hours Recap by Annie Laukaitis
Why BigCommerce Outshines SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris): A Strategic Advantage for Modern Enterprise Brands by Lance Owide
The Future of B2B Tools and Hardware Ecommerce: Driving Success with the Right Platform by Annie Laukaitis
Shopware
Omnichannel Commerce: How to optimize your sales strategy across all channels by Shopware
WooCommerce
What is return on investment for online businesses? by Erika Ellacott
Build, grow, and keep your email list — the complete guide by Kathryn Marr
Developer Advisory: Stripe Payment Gateway 9.4.0 Improvement by Brent MacKinnon
Laravel
How to Manage Role in Laravel using Spatie Laravel Permission? by Bharat Desai
Whisp, a Pure PHP SSH server, with Ashley Hindle by Eric L. Barnes
Herd Xdebug Toggler for Visual Studio Code by Yannick Lyn Fatt
Converting Non-Decimal Strings with Laravel’s Enhanced toInteger() Method by Harris Raftopoulos
Laravel Cookie Consent by Yannick Lyn Fatt
Memoized Cache Driver in Laravel 12.9 by Paul Redmond
Navigating Dates Elegantly with Carbon in Laravel by Harris Raftopoulos
Laravel Simple RabbitMQ Package by Paul Redmond
Optimizing Actions with Laravel’s Fluent Class by Harris Raftopoulos
PhpStorm 2025.1 is Here by Paul Redmond
Wix
Wix Statistics 2025: Market Share, Usage, & More by Vishal Dave
How to create and design a website with AI in 2025 by Allison Ko
How to start a blog in 10 steps: a beginner’s guide by Rebecca Strehlow
SEO tools for conquering the HCU and boosting E-E-A-T by George Nguyen
WordPress
WordPress 6.8: Feature Highlights and Improvements by Jonathan Bossenger
The Developer’s Guide to WordPress 6.8 by Justin
WordPress Market Share, Statistics, and More by Nick Schäferhoff
WordPress Maintenance Plans: What Website Owners and Agencies Should Know by Shreelekha Singh
WordCamp Europe 2025: Sali, Basel! by Brett McSherry
WordPress 6.8 “Cecil” by Jeffrey Paul
How to fix WordPress posts returning 404 error by How To 1 Minute
How to Let Users Filter Posts and Pages in WordPress – Step-by-Step by How To 1 Minute
How to Display Most Popular Tags in WordPress by How To 1 Minute
How to Change the Author of a Post in WordPress (EASY) by How To 1 Minute
How to Import External Images in WordPress – Step-by-Step by How To 1 Minute
How to Add Title Attribute in WordPress Navigation Menus (EASY) by How To 1 Minute
How to Add a Countdown Timer Widget in WordPress – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How to create a Link to Logout of WordPress by How To 1 Minute
How to Redirect Users to a Random Post in WordPress – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How to Optimize Your WordPress Database with One Click by How To 1 Minute
How to Add an Image in the WordPress Sidebar Widget – Step-by-Step by How To 1 Minute
How to Display All Your WordPress Posts on One Page by How To 1 Minute
How to Recover a Lost Password in WordPress by How To 1 Minute
How to Change the Default Search URL Slug in WordPress – Step-by-Step by How To 1 Minute
How to Add Click to Tweet Boxes in Your WordPress Posts – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How to Add Social Media Icons in Your WordPress Sidebar – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How to Create a Reusable Block in WordPress Block Editor – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How to Add a Privacy Policy in WordPress – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
Top 5 Free Mobile App Builders for Your WordPress Site by Sally Do
In case you missed the previous digest edition, here is a link — eCommerce Digest #165.
We hope you found a lot of interesting materials and got some ideas. Every week we collect the most powerful articles, videos, and instructions from the world of eCommerce. If there are articles that should be added to the digest, please share your thoughts with us — we are always interested in enriching our digest.
Feel free to get in touch to discuss how we might be able to support you in starting up or growing your eCommerce business.
