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This is Colm and Simon from CommerceGurus, with a handpicked weekly roundup of eCommerce articles.
Shopify has recently published an inspiration-style article showcasing over 50 exemplary stores across various industries, including fashion, art, electronics, and more.
These examples highlight key elements of successful eCommerce design, such as intuitive navigation, high-quality visuals, compelling storytelling, and seamless user experiences.
While these stores are built on Shopify, the principles of effective eCommerce design they exemplify are universal and can be applied to any platform, including WooCommerce-built shops.
By focusing on clear product presentation, responsive design, fast load times, and a straightforward checkout process, all store owners can learn from these techniques and apply them to their own sites.
Discover 50+ Best Stores to Inspire Your Own
I spotted a tweet from Oddit which simply said: "Empty cart pages shouldn't be dead ends".
I presume in this case they were referring to the mini cart and I couldn't agree more.
This is one of those simple wins which every store should implement.
If a customer is looking at a blank cart you are missing an opportunity to introduce them to your products.
Our Shoptimizer WooCommerce theme includes the option to include content within your empty mini cart. You can add anything including text or links to your most popular categories.
You can click the mini cart icon on our demo store and see an example of how this could be utilized.
And if you are already using Shoptimizer and weren't aware of this feature, this article explains how to add it to your own store.
See the Empty Mini Cart Improvement from Oddit
Optimizing Ajax Filters is crucial for large WooCommerce store catalogs to ensure efficient product searches.
Traditional WooCommerce filtering plugins tend to become sluggish with extensive product catalogs.
Rodolfo from Business Bloomer has been looking at solutions for this problem. These include:
- ElasticPress with ElasticSearch - this excels in handling large-scale faceted filtering and complex aggregations
- FacetWP - Integrates easily with WooCommerce but performance may decline with very large datasets unless optimized with appropriate hosting and caching solutions.
- Algolia - Instant response times and is suitable for large inventories but costs can quick mount.
Solutions for Optimizing Filters for Large WooCommerce Stores
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded is a free WordPress plugin designed to enhance website security by mitigating brute force attacks.
By default, WordPress allows unlimited login attempts, which can be exploited by malicious actors.
This plugin addresses that vulnerability by limiting the number of login attempts from a specific IP address.
It sends email notifications to administrators upon user lockouts and maintains a log of all denied login attempts and lockouts for review.
With over 1200+ 5-star reviews and a nearly perfect 4.9/5 rating, this is a solid plugin to enhance your store's security.
Check out the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Plugin
Handheld Design is a curated gallery showcasing exceptional mobile design concepts.
It features a diverse collection of user interface designs across various categories.
If you are looking for inspiration for your own mobile design work, this is well worth bookmarking.
Discover Handheld Design
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