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Developers: Turbocharge Heroku Deploy Hooks using Torpio

…e can craft our own body and POST it. Since we want to be able to use this same script for multiple apps, the script does a bit of translation from the Heroku app slug to the NewRelic app ID. We can then use the same webhook URL and script for every app. That’s it! This is a very simple example of the sort of thing you can do with Torpio. They have some great examples in their getting started guide and excellent developer docs. If you need to inte…

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Team

Add Plugin Settings to WooCommerce, Part 2

…. $this->id, array( $this, ‘output’ ) ); add_action( ‘woocommerce_settings_save_’ . $this->id, array( $this, ‘save’ ) ); // only add this if you need to add sections for your settings tab add_action( ‘woocommerce_sections_’ . $this->id, array( $this, ‘output_sections’ ) ); } If your plugin will have sections within its tab, you’ll want to add these sections as an array as well: public function get_sections() { $sections = array( ” => __( ‘Section…

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WooCommerce extension updates & releases

WooCommerce Authorize.Net AIM Adds Accept.js Support

…municated behind the scenes is altered. However, the checkout form on your site will look and operate exactly the same, so any merchant can upgrade to using Accept.js without issue. Without Accept.js, payment data is posted directly from your site, through your servers, to the payment processor. This puts a security burden on your site, as to achieve PCI compliance, you must ensure your server environment is compliant since payment data is passed…

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Choosing an SSL Certificate for WooCommerce Shops

…any subdomains. As some store owners like to locate their store at shop.mysite.com instead of mysite.com/shop/, this can sometimes save money and be easier to manage. Our favorite place to purchase SSL certificates is DigiCert, though they’re more expensive than most options (starting at $139 / yr). They offer excellent support if you have questions or issues, and also offer free certificate re-issues in case you change DNS services (who keeps th…

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WooCommerce extension updates & releases

WooCommerce Authorize.Net CIM: Accept.js Support + Authorization Messages

…orize.Net behind the scenes is altered. However, the checkout form on your site will look and operate exactly the same, so any merchant can upgrade to using Accept.js without issue 🙂 Without Accept.js, payment data is posted directly from your site, through your servers, to the payment processor. This puts a security burden on your site, as to achieve PCI compliance, you must ensure your server environment is compliant since payment data is passed…

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WooCommerce extension updates & releases

WooCommerce Memberships is here!

…than it was at that time (about a year and a half ago). Groups isn’t necessarily made for all memberships, as many sites need different capabilities, like the ability to drip content over time (which isn’t possible with WooCommerce and plugins or extensions – until now of course). WooCommerce was part of the solution, but a piece was missing, so we endeavored to build it. WooCommerce Memberships is the result of that, and after 11 months of plann…

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How to Upgrade Magento

…pilation, click ‘Disable’. Or, from the command line: $ php compiler.php disable No Cache – Disable caching, if enabled, from the admin in System > Cache Management: select all, action: disable. Protection – Next, we need to protect the site from being requested from any random visitor, as the first page request after upgrading will trigger any database updates, which can be time consuming, and must be allowed to complete properly. Note that befor…

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Social Login

WooCommerce Social Login

…using a secure social sign-in method, and customers can easily float from site to site without using several sets of login credentials. Want some research on how popular and useful social login is? We have lots of it on the WooCommerce Social Login product page. Got it. Any other benefits? Yes! Almost every customer has come across social sign-in, and they’re far more likely to create an account with social login than check out as a guest. That m…

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WooCommerce reviews + tutorials

How to Create a WooCommerce Widget

…of your plugin. We’ve already written about creating a shortcode for your site, so today we’ll focus on building a basic widget, with a more advanced widget tutorial to follow. Our basic widget will always be displayed, and can be used on any widget area of the site. WooCommerce Widget Components There are a few basic pieces to any widget, which the WordPress codex and details on using register_widget can give you an overview of. However, these d…

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WooCommerce Social Login

…ed into their social accounts, you’ll make browsing and purchasing on your site seamless, as customers won’t have to log in to make purchases. They’ll be able to stay logged into your site for a frictionless shopping experience, as checkout information and personal details will be readily available for checkout. Not convinced? Here are some stats you should know: Over 77% of consumers prefer social login when using an eCommerce site. Social sign-i…

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