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How we built an interactive store map for WordPress
Discover how we designed and built the interactive store map for Tambrey Village. This page has a clean design, loads quickly, and meets accessibility standards. It helps visitors find store details in just a few clicks. Behind the scenes is high performant development work that allows for seamless content updates. Read More
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How we built a custom WooCommerce shipping plugin for complex Australian delivery scenarios
Shipping is one of the most challenging parts of scaling a WooCommerce store – especially in a country like Australia, where vast geography, regional access, and freight rules can dramatically affect delivery logistics and costs. When a client needed a custom WooCommerce shipping solution that supported multiple delivery types and postcode-specific pricing, we built a… Read More
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The Hidden Risks of Fake WooCommerce User Accounts, How to Stop Them and How to Remove Them
In today’s digital landscape, online businesses face numerous security threats. One particular concern involves the presence of fake user accounts on WooCommerce-powered websites. While they may appear innocuous at first, these counterfeit accounts can have serious implications for your website’s security, customer trust, and overall business reputation. Recently, while analyzing trends in e-commerce security, a… Read More
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WordPress Performance – New Relic Application Performance Monitoring
The performance of your WordPress website is always an important consideration. Slow page speeds often result in lower conversion rates and a frustrating experience for your site visitors. There are many reasons your website might load slowly, perhaps it has a high number of site visitors, or is running an ecommerce platform, or a lot… Read More
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WordPress Cloud Hosting on Google C2 Virtual Machine
We reckon our hosting is the fastest in town, it’s about to get even faster! In August 2019 WP Engine announced the adoption of Google Cloud’s new Compute-Optimised Virtual Machines with up to 40% faster sites. It’s fair to say I was excited as most who know me know I love to talk about how… Read More
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Woocommerce 5.0 Released
But… it’s only a minor release! I was a little excited this morning to see the release of Woocommerce 5.0, and a little nervous – a major update means we need to make sure everything works after the update before pushing to a live site. With a big workload on the Blue Kelpie desks and… Read More
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Contact Form 7 Security Update Required
Immediate update of Contact Form 7 is required on all sites following the discovery of a sanitisation issue with file uploads. Read More
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WordPress Woocommerce ABN Verification Tool
A simple Woocommerce development project that utilises the Australian Government ABN Lookup tool to retrieve registrant data. Read More