eCommerce Digest #209
Week of 9th Feb – 14th Feb, 2026
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
Best eCommerce Platform for Manufacturers 2026 by Atwix Team
Best eCommerce Platform for Wholesale Businesses 2026 by Atwix Team
How to Create a Social Media Marketing Strategy in 7 Steps by Zoe Lee
CRO Is Not About Conversion Rates. It’s About Removing Operational Friction by Yogesh Khasturi
Guide: Switching your ecommerce platform without downtime by Shopware
B2B Ecommerce Compass 2026 (Part 2/7): Why your operating model determines scale by Shopware
Salesforce Implementation Costs in 2026 – Pricing, Factors, and Examples by IDS Logic
Is Writesonic AI Worth It in 2026? In-Depth Review + Best Alternatives by FireBear Studio
Why Choose HubSpot in 2026? Full CRM Review, Alternatives, & Pricing Breakdown by FireBear Studio
How to Start a Merch Store Under $100 in 2026: Explained by Sanjay Jethva
How to Hire Adobe Photoshop Experts for Business Projects in 2026 by Milople
Smart TV App Development vs Web Apps: What Should eCommerce Businesses Choose? by Milople
How to Start a 1-Person Business with AI by Learn With Shopify
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 #384.
Shopify
Shopify Store Speed Optimization: What Actually Matters in 2026 by Yogesh Khasturi
Technical SEO for Shopify: A Practical Checklist for Growing Stores by Yogesh Khasturi
Shopify vs Custom Headless Commerce: A Founder’s Decision Framework by Yogesh Khasturi
Shopify revenue jumps 30% in 2025 as B2B nearly doubles by Ananaya Banerjee
How to Set Up Duties and Import Taxes in Shopify for International Orders by Ecom Mastery
Shopify Markets Tutorial: Set Up Multi-Currency Pricing, Local Domains, and Language by Ecom Mastery
How to Fix TikTok Shop Catalog Errors from Shopify (SKU, GTIN & Variant Issues) by Ecom Mastery
Hiring Shopify Expert: Freelancers vs. Agency by Shivbhadrasinh Gohil
How to Rename Payment Method Labels in Shopify Checkout by Sanjay Jethva
How to Exclude Payment Method for Specific Shopify Markets by Sanjay Jethva
Restrict Apple Pay to US Shipping Addresses in Shopify by Sanjay Jethva
How to Customize or Hide the Apple Pay Button in Shopify by Sanjay Jethva
How to Start a 1-Person Business with AI by Learn With Shopify
Bigcommerce
Universal Commerce Protocol: Future-Proofing the Checkout Experience by Sydney Bonner
Closed Beta Opportunity: BigCommerce Payments by Nick Vineyard
Duplicate Names Now Supported Across Separate Products by Nick Vineyard
Keeping Commerce Weird Podcast: Stop Thinking Funnels. Start Thinking Context by Annie Laukaitis
How Social Commerce is Reshaping Ecommerce and Retail in 2026 by Mandy Spivey
Top Tips for Creating the Best Ecommerce Website Design by Annie Laukaitis
Shopware
B2B pricing explained: strategies and guide by Shopware
Administration performance improvements in Shopware 6.7 by Jannis Leifeld
Ecommerce internationalization: Your guide to global growth by Shopware
D2C ecommerce explained: guide and examples by Shopware
Netcomm Focus B2B in Le Village, Milan on Feb 16, 2026
E-Commerce Berlin Expo in Berlin on Feb 17-18, 2026
Shopware Open Stage — Monthly Community Sessions in Shopware Discord Server by Feb 19, 2026
D2C Summit in Lucerne, CH on Mar 20, 2026
Webwinkel Vakdagen 2026 in Utrecht on Mar 25–26, 2026
Netcomm Focus Payment & Logistics in Milan, IT on Mar 26, 2026
Commerce Impact Day 2026 on Apr 16, 2026
2026 Partner Day North America in Texas, TX on Apr 22-23, 2026
Ecommerce Italy Summit 2026 in Milan on Apr 22, 2026
Digital 1to1 Italy Spring in Rome, IT on Apr 28-29, 2026
Netcomm Forum in Milan, IT on May 6-7, 2026
Shopware Community Day 2026 in Confex, Cologne on June 10, 2026
Shoptoberfest North America in Nashville, TN on Sept 15, 2026
DMEXCO – Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference in Cologne on Sept 23–24, 2026
WooCommerce
WooCommerce 10.5.1: Dot Release by Brian Coords
Hitting the road to Checkout Summit by Shani Banerjee
HomeWizard overcomes the complexities of international growth with Mollie and Woo by Vanessa Petersen
How buy now, pay later options can help your business grow by Vanessa Petersen
Laravel
Laravel Related Content: Semantic Relationships Using pgvector by Yannick Lyn Fatt
Laravel Live UK returns to London on June 18-19, 2026 by Eric L. Barnes
Driver-Based Architecture in Spatie’s Laravel PDF v2 by Paul Redmond
Handling Large Datasets with Pagination and Cursors in Laravel MongoDB by Farhan Hasin Chowdhury
Laravel 12.51.0 Adds afterSending Callbacks, Validator whenFails, and MySQL Timeout by Paul Redmond
Nimbus: An In-Browser API Testing Playground for Laravel by Paul Redmond
Capture Web Page Screenshots in Laravel with Spatie’s Laravel Screenshot by Paul Redmond
FrankenPHP v1.11.2 Released With 30% Faster CGO, 40% Faster GC, and Security Patches by Eric L. Barnes
Laravel Reverb Real-Time Notifications Example by Bharat Desai
Wix
How to ADD Coupons in Wix 2026 (Step By Step) by How To 1 Minute
How to Use Wix to Make a Portfolio Website 2026 (Step by Step) by How To 1 Minute
How to connect Wix website to google adsense 2026 (step By Step) by How To 1 Minute
How to create a smart discount popup on Wix 2026 (Step by Step) by How To 1 Minute
WordPress
12 Essential WordPress Plugins for 2026 (Data-Backed Picks) by Amanda Coopersmith
Monetize Your Website with Our New Free Course by Wes Theron
WordPress Hosting vs Web Hosting: Explained for Beginners by Nick Schäferhoff
How to Build WordPress Plugins with AI: Claude Code + WordPress Studio Setup Guide by Margarita Loktionova
Build WordPress Sites with AI: New Plugin and Skills for Claude Cowork by Glen Davies
5 Best Gutenberg Education WordPress Theme Choices (No Page Builder Needed) by Jessica Anh
10 Best Nonprofit Education WordPress Theme Choices for Schools & Charities by Jessica Anh
PressPrimer Quiz Review: Measure Real Learning in LearnPress Courses by haltn
Top 7 Best Tutor Marketplace WordPress Theme Choices by Jessica Anh
In case you missed the previous digest edition, here is a link — eCommerce Digest #208.
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.
