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How we built a custom WooCommerce shipping plugin for complex Australian delivery scenarios
Read more: How we built a custom WooCommerce shipping plugin for complex Australian delivery scenariosShipping 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…
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The Hidden Risks of Fake WooCommerce User Accounts, How to Stop Them and How to Remove Them
Read more: The Hidden Risks of Fake WooCommerce User Accounts, How to Stop Them and How to Remove ThemIn 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…
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WordPress Performance – New Relic Application Performance Monitoring
Read more: WordPress Performance – New Relic Application Performance MonitoringThe 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…
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WordPress Cloud Hosting on Google C2 Virtual Machine
Read more: WordPress Cloud Hosting on Google C2 Virtual MachineWe 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…
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Woocommerce 5.0 Released
Read more: Woocommerce 5.0 ReleasedBut… 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…
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Contact Form 7 Security Update Required
Read more: Contact Form 7 Security Update RequiredImmediate update of Contact Form 7 is required on all sites following the discovery of a sanitisation issue with file uploads.
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WordPress Woocommerce ABN Verification Tool
Read more: WordPress Woocommerce ABN Verification ToolA simple Woocommerce development project that utilises the Australian Government ABN Lookup tool to retrieve registrant data.