eCommerce Digest #169
Week of 5th May – 11th May, 2025
The world of eCommerce moves fast — every week brings fresh product updates, new tools, industry events, and expert insights. It can be tough to keep up, and that’s where our digest comes in. We handpick the most valuable articles, tutorials, videos, and announcements to help you stay ahead without the overwhelm.
From Magento and Shopify to BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Shopware, WIX, WordPress, and beyond — we cover the platforms shaping online retail. Whether you’re after practical how-tos, innovative tools, or upcoming event highlights, you’ll find it here.
General
How to Conduct a Complete Ecommerce SEO Audit for Maximum Sales by Yogesh Khasturi
Why User Studies Beat Best Practices in eCommerce (Stop Guessing What Customers Want) by SwiftOtter
How to Custom Build a New eCommerce Site Feature (Without Wasting Time or Money) by SwiftOtter
The Top 10 Ecommerce Trends for 2025 by Shopware
Beyond the Basics: 3 Unique Email Marketing Tactics That Work by Ecommerce Coffee Break
How to Optimize Your E-commerce Store with A/B Testing — Yi Hung Lin by Ecommerce Coffee Break
How to Choose the Right eCommerce Platform: A Small Business Growth Guide by Tim Bucciarelli
How Website Structures Impact the Success of Data Scraping Projects by Duke
Adobe Commerce
Magento Quizzes by Mage Mastery
Best Magento Extensions by Mage Mastery
Magento 2.4 Full Course by Max Pronko
The Evolution of Documentation in the Age of AI: A Magento Case Study by Anita Miller
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 #344.
Shopify
Top 10 Mistakes Found During a Shopify Audit (And Ways to Fix Them) by Yogesh Khasturi
8 Best B2B Shopify Apps (#1 is a Game-Changer) by Shivbhadrasinh Gohil
How to Use Shopify Navigation Menu Code? by Sanjay Jethva
How to Add Tabs to a Shopify Product Page? Liquid Code by Sanjay Jethva
5 Best Shopify Apps For Post-purchase Survey by Shivbhadrasinh Gohil
Catalog Maker Shopify Apps by Ecom Masterclass
Social Login Apps Shopify 2025 by Ecom Masterclass
How To Build a Shopify Store: Shipping and Fulfillment by Learn With Shopify
How To Start A Food Truck Business In 15 Mins [STARTER GUIDE] by Learn With Shopify
Shopify Flow Fundamentals – Course Trailer by Shopify Academy
Building a custom workflow in Shopify Flow by Shopify Academy
Building your SEO Strategy by Shopify Academy
Bigcommerce
Best Practices for BigCommerce Scaling by Jeff Zoldy
Top Ecommerce Tools for Running a Successful Online Store by Austin Comer
Packaging Company Ecommerce Reimagined: Flexible Solutions for a Digital-First Market by Annie Laukaitis
BigCommerce Taps Klarna as Global Preferred Partner for Flexible Payment Solutions by BigCommerce
BigCommerce Taps Technology Industry Veteran with Strong Record of Innovation as Chief Product Officer by BigCommerce
Shopware
Community Digest #26 – April 2025 by Shopware United
2025 Shopware Partner Day North America | Recap by Shopware
Firebear Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions for Shopware 6 – Application Change Log by FireBear Studio
WooCommerce
Top 5 Providers for the Best WooCommerce Hosting in 2025 by Yogesh Khasturi
How to start shipping internationally by Laura Johnson
Developer advisory: Subscriptions core code moving into WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin by Pi
WooCommerce fatal error: Immediate action required by Pi
WooCommerce 9.8.4: Dot Release by Brian Coords
5 real-world WooCommerce snippets inspired by merchant support requests by Pi
Tutorial: How to build blocks with WooCommerce by Marco Lucio Giannotta
Top 7 WooCommerce Affiliate Plugins by Sally Do
Laravel
Managing Encrypted Environment Variables In Laravel With Veil by Paul Redmond
Using Database Comments to Track Columns With Sensitive Data by Paul Redmond
Simplify HasManyThrough Relationships with Laravel’s CanBeOneOfMany Support by Harris Raftopoulos
Name Queued Closures in Laravel 12.13 by Paul Redmond
NativePHP Hit $100K — And We’re Just Getting Started 🚀 by Shane Rosenthal
Track Metrics Effortlessly with Laravel’s Context Increment and Decrement Methods by Harris Raftopoulos
Wix
Why You Should Create a Wix Website for Your Brand in 2025 by Yogesh Khasturi
Storebuild.ai vs Wix | Best AI Website Builder for Shopify, Dropshipping, and Online Stores by
Ecom Mastery
Data storytelling: 6 steps to highlighting value for digital marketers by Ray Martinez
WordPress
WordPress Campus Connect Expands by Anand Upadhyay
What Meta Descriptions Do and How They Help Drive Traffic by Ben Sailer
Parked Domains Explained: How They Work and What They’re For by Shreelekha Singh
Mastering Custom Block Styles in WordPress: 6 Methods for Theme and Plugin Developers by Birgit Pauli-Haack
How to Add Call to Action Buttons in WordPress – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How to Reset Your WordPress Database to Default Settings – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How to Stop Search Engines from Crawling a WordPress Site – Full Guide by How To 1 Minute
How To Allow Authors To Revise Published Posts in WordPress (EASY) by How To 1 Minute
How to Add Footnotes in Your WordPress Blog Posts by How To 1 Minute
How to Add Resizable Text for Site Visitors in WordPress (EASY) by How To 1 Minute
How to Customize WordPress Excerpts No Coding Required by How To 1 Minute
How to Disable Widget Blocks in WordPress Restore Classic Widgets by How To 1 Minute
How to Organize or Reorder WordPress Pages with Drag and Drop by How To 1 Minute
How to show skype contact and skype status in WordPress (EASY) by How To 1 Minute
How To Use FTP For WordPress | Add a FTP like File Manager in WordPress by How To 1 Minute
How to Add or Remove Blank Space Between WordPress Blocks (Step-by-Step) by How To 1 Minute
How to automatically share WordPress post on social media with IFTTT by How To 1 Minute
How to Allow Users to Report Inappropriate Comments in WordPress by How To 1 Minute
How to use WordPress for document management or file management by How To 1 Minute
How to add additional user profile fields in WordPress registration by How To 1 Minute
In case you missed the previous digest edition, here is a link — eCommerce Digest #168.
We hope this week’s digest left you with fresh ideas and valuable takeaways! Every week, we gather the most insightful articles, videos, and resources from the eCommerce world to keep you informed and inspired.
If you’ve spotted something worth sharing, or have a great article in mind, we’d love to hear from you — your input helps us make this digest even better. And if you’re looking for guidance to launch or grow your eCommerce business, feel free to reach out — we’re always happy to connect and support your journey!
