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Card testing attacks are a common type of online fraud. If you’re running an eCommerce store or taking payments online in any capacity, there’s a good chance that you’ve been, or will soon be, a target for this type of fraudulent activity.
When that happens, there can be severe consequences. These can range from the hassle of dealing with lots of fraudulent transactions to having your banking or payment processor account suspended. Should that happen, you’ll be unable to accept legitimate payments.
In this article from Joe Fylan, you’ll learn what card testing attacks are, why you should be concerned about it, and what you can do to identify and prevent WooCommerce card testing fraud.
Learn about Card Testing Attacks And How to Prevent Them
One of the more engaging elements of Google’s search results is the ability for organic listings to stand out with SERP image thumbnails.
But not every site has access to the Google Search thumbnail treatment, specifically the multi-image treatment, which can have a significant impact on CTR (clickthrough rate).
Brodie Clark has written a very useful guide to provide more clarity around the situation with actionable tips for troubleshooting image thumbnail issues.
He is also currently putting his own research into practice with a large-scale eCommerce site within Australia and plans to further update the post with more certainty around the recommendations.
See actionable tips to increase the chances of having image thumbnails in your SEO results
A recent in-depth performance analysis of WordPress core showed that loading translations had a significant hit on a site’s server response time.
Given that more than half of all WordPress sites use a language other than English (US), the performance team identified this as an area worth looking into more closely.
Initial benchmarks showed that the median loading time for a localized site can be up to 50% slower than for non-localized sites, depending on which themes and plugins are being used.
They have whittled it down to an updated list of six possible top contenders for speeding up sites with translations, including the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Discover different approaches to speed up sites which use translations
In June 2025, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) will be enforced in European Union member states.
This directive applies to eCommerce sites, including online stores, that have at least 10 employees and an annual turnover or balance sheet of at least 2 million euro.
These websites must comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) at level AA, with the then current version likely being version 2.2.
Companies located outside the EU but selling products or services within EU countries are also required to comply with these accessibility requirements.
Read more about the European Accessibility Act 2025
An OG Image is what you see when you share a link on social media. It's the image preview of the website you are linking to and will appear when a link is pasted into many platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Slack.
You can set a specific OG image to appear by using SEO plugins such as Yoast or Rank Math.
Many sites will create a custom OG image for important pages, such as the homepage or landing pages which are heavily linked to.
This site is a showcase with some of the best and most carefully collected OG images and is a useful resource for inspiration.
Check out the OGimage.gallery showcase
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Colm and Simon from CommerceGurus
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