If you’re building a store with WordPress and your focus is selling digital products — like software, PDFs, audio files, or memberships — you’ve probably run into this question:
Should I use Easy Digital Downloads or WooCommerce?
I’ve set up both dozens of times. One is streamlined, the other is flexible. Depending on what you’re selling and how you want to grow, the wrong choice could cost you hours of headaches or hundreds in plugin bloat.
WordPress has introduced a new AI-powered website builder designed to simplify site creation for users at any level.
Unlike traditional tools that require manual setup, theme selection, and content entry, the AI builder takes a user’s description and generates a fully designed website—complete with text, layout, and visuals.
This article compares the WordPress AI builder with traditional WordPress site setup and other AI-based builders, outlining the pros, cons, and use cases for each.
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Quick verdict:
If you’re running a serious WooCommerce store or WordPress eCommerce site and care about speed, SEO, and stability — Kinsta is absolutely worth it.
It’s fast, secure, reliable, and actually built to handle the unique demands of online stores. It’s not the cheapest, but in my experience managing stores for over a decade, it’s one of the most reliable hosts I’ve ever used.
In this review, I’m breaking down exactly what makes Kinsta different — the speed, the tech stack, how it handles WooCommerce, why it helps with SEO, and when it might not be the right fit.
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Running a WooCommerce store on WordPress?
Cool. Now here’s the hard truth.
It’s probably slow.
I’ve been building and fixing WordPress sites for 15+ years, and WooCommerce is one of the biggest performance killers if you don’t set it up right.
This isn’t just about shaving off milliseconds.
Continue reading “How to Speed Up a WordPress Site with WooCommerce”
SureCart is a modern ecommerce plugin for WordPress — think of it like a simpler, lighter version of WooCommerce, built for speed and ease of use.
Unlike traditional WordPress ecommerce plugins, SureCart handles payments, subscriptions, and checkout on its own secure servers. That means faster load times and fewer plugin headaches.
We’ve tested SureCart across different WordPress setups and ecommerce niches.
Continue reading “SureCart Review: Is It the Best WooCommerce Alternative for WordPress?”
You ever try adding a shopping cart to WordPress and suddenly your site feels like it’s been hit with a truck?
Slow load times. Clunky checkout. Plugins that haven’t been updated since 2018.
Yeah… that’s why you’re here.
This is a no-BS list of the best WordPress shopping cart plugins that actually work, won’t kill your site speed, and will help you sell products on WordPress without losing your mind.
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Let’s be real.
Trying to get paid through your WordPress site can feel like pulling teeth.
Stripe’s too techy. PayPal’s clunky. Shopify’s overkill and locks you in fast.
But if you’re already using Square in your physical store—or you just want a clean, simple way to take payments online—this guide’s for you.
I’ll show you exactly how to add Square payments to WordPress the easy way. No developer. No headaches. Just something that works.
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Alright, WordPress 6.8 RC1 just dropped.
And if you run a site, build with WordPress, or write plugins — now’s the time to pay attention.
Why?
Because this is the version where everything’s basically locked in.
The next few weeks are about testing, not adding shiny new stuff. So if something’s broken, this is your chance to fix it before your entire site or theme starts throwing errors in July.
Let me break it down. Real simple.
Continue reading “WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 1 Just Dropped — Here’s What I Think”
Most ecommerce stores on WordPress are slow, clunky, or just don’t convert. It’s not always your fault. It usually starts with picking the wrong plugin.
Let’s cut through the noise and break down the best WordPress ecommerce plugins worth using — based on speed, features, use-case, and SEO.
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Why WordPress for Ecommerce?
If you want total control and low overhead, WordPress is the best way to build your ecommerce store.
It’s free, flexible, and scales as big as you need it. Pair it with WooCommerce, and you’ve got a powerful selling machine without being stuck paying Shopify $30–$300/month just to exist.
You own everything — the site, the data, the checkout. No random rules, no weird app lock-in.
Continue reading “How to Build a WordPress Ecommerce Store (Without Wasting Time or Money)”
