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Ecommerce
eCommerce is the name given to retail and other financial activity which takes place online, over the internet.
The e (as in email) is short for “electronic”.
At Silicon Dales, we deal mostly with WooCommerce, the world’s most popularly used eCommerce platform, but we also will look at and deal with Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce and the other major software platforms too.
Our content is primarily developer, store owner and store manager focused – so its aimed at those who work in the industry of producing and providing eCommerce stores.
Find articles about eCommerce below – with the most recently updated content held nearest the top.
Please feel free to leave comments, and contact us if you’d like to book Silicon Dales expert developers to oversee or consult on your current or next eCommerce project.
Introducing the “Customer/Order/Coupon CSV Import Suite” WooCommerce extension
Silicon Dales introduce and review “Customer/Order/Coupon CSV Import Suite”, a WooCommerce extension.
Case Study: Full eCommerce site redesign & launch for Logovisual Ltd
Whiteboard manufacturers LogoVisual booked Silicon Dales for a full eCommerce site redesign & launch, after initially booking a WordPress Speed Optimization task. (more…)
Introducing the “Catalog Visibility Options” WooCommerce extension
Introducing the “Xero” WooCommerce extension
Introducing the “First Data (UK) Merchant Solutions” WooCommerce extension
Silicon Dales introduce and review “First Data (UK) Merchant Solutions”, a WooCommerce extension.
Introducing the “WooCommerce Anti-Fraud” WooCommerce extension
Introducing the “WooCommerce Square” WooCommerce extension
Using coupons on your e-commerce store – more than just discounts
Depending on where you live in the world, “couponing” is popular. In the USA, using a coupon to purchase a product or service is a…
Shopify SEO case studies – does it stack up to WooCommerce, Weebly or BigCommerce?
Towards the end of 2017, I became increasingly intrigued with Shopify. The main reason I first decided to see what all the fuss was about…
A bid for freedom: moving online sales to Open Source
Migrating an online store to Open Source can be a great way to bust out of vendor lock-in and take back control of your business…
Case Study: Facebook Pixel Campaign on Shopify
Jono Farrington setup and tracked a Facebook Pixel campaign for a Shopify funnel store. The Client A notable South Australian equestrian sports business supplying performance…
Introducing the “WooCommerce Google Analytics Pro” WooCommerce extension
Silicon Dales introduce and review “WooCommerce Google Analytics Pro”, a WooCommerce extension.
What is Dropshipping?
One of those little questions which comes back to us from time-to-time at Silicon Dales, as a market leading eCommerce agency is this: “what does…
Overhauling your eCommerce website for 2019
Looking ahead to the future for retail in 2019, we know that consumers, partners, app marketplaces and search engines will now be expecting much more…
Remove the Description tab from WooCommerce
Ever wanted to remove the description tab from your WooCommerce website? Maybe you put the short description at the top and its pretty much the…
Case Study: WooCommerce and Gravity Forms Customization for “Design Office” – the Cheshire-Based Marketing Agency
With over 20 years experience Design Office have a proven track record in the market as a leading Marketing Agency with a difference. Our full…
Case Study: Stripe Extension for WooCommerce Fix for SAYHELLO Creative – Digital Agency to the Hospitality Industry
SAYHELLO Creative delivers turn-key solutions through comprehensive creative digital services that are tailored for the hospitality industry. Silicon Dales assisted the talented team at SAYHELLO…
Case Study: WooCommerce Subscriptions Customization for “BloomBox” – the Melbourne-Based Flower Enthusiast Website
BloomBox Co is an online platform and market for flower enthusiasts, that provides tools to teach, inspire and enable creativity through flowers, with inspirational content,…
Case Study: One-off Big Traffic Optimization for Fairyloot
Fairy Loot booked Silicon Dales to optimize their WooCommerce site for their monthly subscription sign-up, which sees a huge traffic spike over the the course…
Case Study: Authorize.net Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Fix and Customized Reports for Elixir Studios, Texas
Elixir Studios works with companies one-on-one to ensure clients receive the highest quality of custom web design and support when launching. Silicon Dales assisted the…
Case Study: Update WooCommerce for Reflex Nutrition
Reflex Nutrition engaged Robin Scott from Silicon Dales to update a complex WooCommerce store using the full staging & testing process outlined here, to ensure a…
Case Study: WooCommerce Payment Gateway Setup for “Clayton Clothing USA”
After 20 years of growing up in a community where ties are a must have, we have come to know what makes an amazing tie!…
Case Study: PayPal Response to WooCommerce Fix for EconomicsHelp.org
Tejvan Pettinger is an A-Level economics teacher at Greene’s Tutorial College, Oxford. He studied PPE at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, gaining a 2:1. Between 2001…
Why Your Website Needs a Security Certificate – and How to Get One
Introduction Users who browse the web using the Google Chrome browser will now be served with warnings whenever they view a website without a security…
Case Study: Custom WooCommerce Barcode Scanning Plugin for Vant Marketing
Vant Marketing booked Silicon Dales to create a custom WooCommerce barcode scanning plugin for a client, after previously working with Silicon Dales on another project.…
Case Study: Moodle and Mailchimp Integration for WooCommerce
The Institute of Photography booked Silicon Dales to update integrations between WooCommerce, Moodle and Mailchimp, including a Moodle re-theme and some custom code. What’s the…
Silicon Dales are WooCommerce Affiliates
Here is a quick post to explain that Silicon Dales are, as of a couple of weeks ago, WooCommerce affiliates. In addition to being accredited…
Reverse Date Order of WooCommerce Reviews – Show Newest / Oldest First
Sometimes you want to change some (seemingly) simple setting in your WordPress & WooCommerce website and you feel sure there should be “some setting” somewhere…