October – a busy month for domains

Namecheap have released their big data insights for 2018 based on 10 million domains under management. One of the more interesting insights is the impact of seasonality on an inherently season-proof industry: May / June and October / November are the busiest months for domain registrations. So whether it’s the pumpkin spiced latte or the …

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WooCommerce 11th Birthday Sale – 50% off

WooCommerce is celebrating its 11th birthday with 50% off automatic update and support licences. Get 50% off WooCommerce.com* until midnight on July 17th. Coupon: 11yearsofwoo Shop the WooCommerce sale *This offer is only valid on first-time purchases and ends at 23:59 PDT, July 17, 2019. Product subscriptions renew at regular price. Cannot be used in …

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Cloudways Summer Voucher Code – 30% off

Our favourite WooCommerce hosts, Cloudways, are now offering a summer sizzler – 30% off for 2 months: Code: SCALEINSUMMER Valid until: 8th July 2019 Use code You can read more about how to use your voucher code in Cloudways here. You can also read about why Cloudways is our favourite WooCommerce host here.

AMP for WordPress 1.2.0 Update 19th June 2019

AMP for WordPress 1.2.0 was released on 19th June 2019. You can see the notice here or the changelog here. Check out the Silicon Dales Guide to Updating WordPress before hitting update. What’s new? AMP Stories is the big news this time around – visual narratives and full screen experiences including animations and interactive tappable …

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Silicon Dales at WordCamp Europe: Berlin, 20th-22nd June 2019

Robin Scott from Silicon Dales will be attending WordCamp Europe from 20th – 22nd June 2019. If you’d like to meet up with Robin to discuss speeding up a WordPress or WooCommerce stack, get in touch with us, or message Robin directly on LinkedIn or Twitter. For more details on WordCamp Europe, see the official …

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WooCommerce 3.6.4 Update 27th May 2019

WooCommerce 3.6.4 was released on 27th May 2019. You can see the changelog here. Check out the Silicon Dales Guide to Updating WooCommerce before hitting update. If you’d like a specialist to run the update for you, book Silicon Dales today. We will: Setup a staging environment Run the updates and troubleshoot any issues or …

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WooCommerce Blocks Update – 2.1.0

There’s a new version of WooCommerce Blocks available. Version 2.1.0 adds the following features: “Feature: Add focal point picker to the Featured Product block, so you can adjust the background image position (only available on WP 5.2+ or with Gutenberg plugin). Fix: Improved fetching products from API, so searching for products in Featured Product & …

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WooCommerce Extensions Sale 2nd – 3rd May 2019

There’s up to 40% off on selected WooCommerce extensions from 2nd – 3rd May 2019. Here’s the full list with links to find out more about extensions and what they do, the saving available and the buy now link: WooCommerce Subscriptions – $79.60 off usual price – click here to buy Product Bundles – $19.60 …

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WooCommerce 3.6.2 Update 24th April 2019

WooCommerce 3.6.2 was released on 24th April 2019. You can see the changelog here. Check out the Silicon Dales Guide to Updating WooCommerce before hitting update. If you’d like a specialist to run the update for you, book Silicon Dales today. We will: Setup a staging environment Run the updates and troubleshoot any issues or …

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