WooCommerce Tutorials

In this section you can find the latest WooCommerce Tutorials posts to the Silicon Dales website, in the list at the bottom of this page. We have ordered this list with the most recently updated tutorial posted nearest to the top.

If you’d like guidance on anything we have yet to cover, or if you have a WooCommerce task you would like our expert developers to take a look at, please contact us today. If we can’t help you, we will be able to point you in the right direction!

Learn WooCommerce from Expert Developers

Extend and enhance the world’s most loved eCommerce software with these WooCommerce tutorials from the WooExperts at Silicon Dales.

Tutorials from recognised experts

We’re officially verified, accredited expert WooCommerce Developers, which means, as well as working with WooCommerce every day, on behalf of our clients, we’re also recognised as experts by Automattic, who own the WooCommerce brand.

Most recently updated at the top

The tutorials in this page (listed below) are sorted in date order, like most WordPress archives, but with a twist: we pull the most recently updated items to the top.

Contact us if you have issues

If you’ve got a WooCommerce problem bugging you or you’d like to hire someone who had come across your issue before, then don’t hesitate to contact us.

… or Do It Yourself!

For those of you who like to roll your sleeves up and get your hands figuratively dirty delving in the code… read on below. We like to help the Open Source community by empowering you to do just that! Learn from our snippets, and leave a comment wherever you think we could explain better, and let’s make this WooCommerce thing continue to do what its doing so well: becoming the most popular, extensible, eCommerce software on the planet!

See you at the checkout.

Convert WordPress MySQL Database Tables from MyISAM to InnoDB for Better Scale

Scaling WordPress websites to stupidly big levels is something that makes us very, very happy. Over the past 10 years, I’ve overseen some fairly significant web applications, powered by WordPress, which pushed the envelope in terms of what the CMS can do. One instance saw us taking 5,000+ XML (NewsML + other types) files pushed …

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 from top online retailers. Everything from up-to-the-minute stock levels delivered via API, through to product listings with full documentation, 360 zoom images, video and testimonials from social media as well …

5 Key Benefits of Migrating from Shopify to WooCommerce for Enterprise Solutions

Both Shopify and WooCommerce are formidable platforms for running an e-commerce store. However, if your business has scaled to an enterprise level, you might find that WooCommerce offers specific advantages that make it an excellent fit. In this article, we’ll explore the five key benefits of migrating from Shopify to WooCommerce for enterprise solutions. 1. …

Why WooCommerce is the Best Choice for Scaling Your E-commerce Business

Scaling an e-commerce business is a multifaceted endeavor that involves inventory management, customer service, and most importantly, a robust digital platform that can handle growth. When it comes to scalability and flexibility, WooCommerce stands out as the go-to e-commerce solution for businesses. Let’s delve into why WooCommerce is the best choice for scaling your e-commerce …

Sample Code – Adding UPS Tracking Code to Links

Have you ever wanted to drop a UPS order tracking code link into your website (for orders) or email to customers, to allow them to “click here to track your order” and were wondering how to format this link? Well, wonder no more with a simple tutorial describing how to make exactly that! Sample Code …

Minimum Requirements for WooCommerce

Below are the minimum requirements for WooCommerce and (by extension) WordPress. Some are taken from WooCommerce, some from WordPress, and also, some, we are adding as recommendations. It should be apparent, below, which is which! Before getting started, if you’re here to assess a WooCommerce host, then you may be interested to check out our …

Complete WooCommerce Speed Optimization Guide

As accredited WooCommerce Expert developers, Silicon Dales offers a full WooCommerce optimization service to medium and larger Woo stores, but what do we actually do? Well, not everything in our toolbox is filed under “easy fix” but there’s a whole host of great ways you can get started on the road to a faster online store, by following the steps in this guide.

How to start with Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) on WordPress

It’s nice when thing’s stay still – especially when you’re looking at a webpage. Simply put, CLS is a measure of how still a webpage stays while a user is looking at it. Google rates this as an important user experience factor. Cumulative Layout Shift scoring and how to improve your site’s score is a …

Remove Out of Stock products from WooCommerce Related Products

Looking at a WooCommerce client recently who has opted to display (albeit not prominently) out of stock products in their store, sometimes we were seeing those OOS (out of stock) products showing up in Related Products. Since there were 4 slots available, this would sometimes create an undesirable buying experience: why would anyone want to …