Category: News
Enhanced Order Statuses Are on the WooCommerce Roadmap
Beau Lebens, Head of Engineering for Woo, has published a detailed post on where WooCommerce was, is, and the direction it’s going later this year and beyond. If you have any interest in WooCommerce, it’s worth your time to read. However, we’d like to focus on a section of the roadmap that Mindsize is taking
Don’t Miss WordSesh 2024: A Free Global WordPress Event
Get ready for WordSesh 2024, the annual virtual WordPress conference, as registration for this year’s event is now open! Join the WordPress community on July 30th and 31st for two days packed with insights from eight incredible speakers. The best part? It’s completely free to attend. There are three different broadcast times to suit a
Prepare for Black Friday Early With Mindsize
Black Friday is less than five months away but there’s no time like the present to begin preparing for one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. Join us July 22nd – 26th for Thanksgiving in July Week. During the week, we’ll provide a checklist of items to consider when preparing for Black
Rethinking Auto-Updates Amid Supply Chain Attacks
WordPress is 21 years old and for as long as the project has existed, the general advice given to users has been to automatically update WordPress core, plugins, and themes. However, due to supply chain attacks, this advice is being reconsidered in favor of manual updates. According to Cloudflare, a supply chain attack “uses third-party
WooCommerce Patches XSS Vulnerability Related to Order Attribution Tracking
WooCommerce has released versions 8.9.3 and 8.8.5 which contains a patch for a security vulnerability related to Order Attribution Tracking. According to the WooCommerce developer advisory, “This vulnerability allows for the injection of HTML and JavaScript, posing a security risk.” The team advises store owners to update as soon as possible. However, if you’re unable
WordPress 6.5.3 Released - Plugins Now Require a Manual Refresh After Activation
WordPress 6.5.3 is now available which squashes twelve bugs in core and nine bugs in the Block Editor. The most noteworthy bug fix is Trac Ticket 60992. When WordPress 6.5 was released, it added plugin dependencies. However, it removed three paths by which users immediately end up on a plugin’s settings screen. In WordPress 6.5.3,
What to Expect in WooCommerce 8.9
WooCommerce 8.9 is expected to ship on May 14th. Here’s a look at some the notable features coming in this release. Using the new product editor, store owners will be able to add Custom Fields to products. This will allow owners to display data specifically for individual products. For example, detailed personalization options. Displaying Custom
Users Are Reporting A Conflict Between WooCommerce 8.8.2 and Redis 5.3.7
WooCommerce 8.8.2 was released on April 17th to address two bugs. However, some users are reporting that the newest version is not working well with Redis, a popular caching solution. Since upgrading WC from 8.7.0 to 8.8.2, I’ve noticed the that the WooCommerce status widget on the Admin dashboard doesn’t update if the order statuses
WooSesh 2023: Don’t Miss This WooCommerce Event
If you built your ecommerce store with WooCommerce, mark your calendars for Oct. 10-12 for a conference you won’t want to miss. WooSesh returns, and the lineup looks great. Mindsize is proud to sponsor this virtual conference focusing on all things WooCommerce. Keep reading to learn how to join, why we think it’s the best
Mindsize Named WordPress VIP
Mindsize is proud to announce that WordPress VIP named us a VIP Silver Agency Partner, signifying us as one of the best WordPress developers out there. The honor establishes Mindsize as a leader in website development, including strategy, user experience, design, and front-end and back-end development. It also makes us an official WordPress VIP partner.