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Hi there, hope you're having a great Friday!
This is Colm and Simon from CommerceGurus, with a handpicked weekly roundup of eCommerce articles.
No matter how diligent you are about entering your content in an accessible way, an accessible website is impossible without a solid foundation.
The theme and page builder or block library you choose for your WordPress site controls a significant portion of your website’s accessibility.
This excellent post from Amber Hinds compares the accessibility of popular page builders and WordPress block libraries to help you choose the right solution for your WordPress website.
If you have already selected a page builder for your website, find out how it compares to competitors when it comes to accessibility.
This report will also show you accessibility issues that may exist on your website and fixes you may need to make to ensure compliance with accessibility laws worldwide.
See the WordPress Page Builder Accessibility Comparison
Hosts Marcus Burnette and Katie Keith chat with Bryce Adams, founder of Metorik, to discuss his recently published first Metorik Insights Report for WooCommerce.
The deep dive conversation spans a variety of topics, including the average age of WooCommerce stores, the impact of COVID-19 on eCommerce, and the significance of tracking costs and profits.
Bryce shares valuable insights on the challenges and opportunities faced by WooCommerce store owners, shedding light on the trends and patterns observed across thousands of stores using Metorik’s analytics and email automation tools.
Listen to the Conversation about the Metorik Insights Report for WooCommerce
Joost de Valk has published a fascinating report on the state of CMS market share.
It reveals the growth rates for the top 10 CMSes:
- WordPress - 35.47% (+0.20%)
- Shopify - 3.81% (+15.45%)
- Wix - 2.51% (-5.64%)
The most popular eCommerce systems:
- WooCommerce - 6.98% (+5.60%)
- Shopify - 3.81% (+15.45%)
- Squarespace Commerce - 1.82% (+11.66%)
In the page builder category, Elementor dominates with a 9.36% market share and it's still growing.
This data may also be particularly useful when having discussions with clients regarding proposed solutions.
Discover the CMS Market Share Data
I came across an interesting plugin recently with over 100,000 installs and rave reviews.
It's called Public Post Preview and it allows you to share a link to anonymous users to preview a draft of a post (or any other public post type) before it is published.
This can be particularly handy when working on a website and you wish to share, for example, draft product pages with a client before they are published and live.
This plugin takes care of that by generating an URL with an expiring nonce that can be given out for public preview.
Check out the Public Post Preview Plugin
Using A11YBoost's automated report tool, you can ensure you are aware of any accessibility issues and performance barriers before they impact your website.
The detailed website accessibility report ensures stakeholders understand what issues to fix and why.
There is a free plan which provides a report on one page of your site.
Take a look at A11YBoost
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