Platforms & Apps
Our coverage of platforms and apps includes innovations and updates to shopping carts, content management systems, mobile shopping, digital-product selling, headless commerce, social media, and much more.
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Platforms & Apps
11 Free Backup Plugins for WordPress
January 10, 2017 • Sig Ueland
If you run a WordPress website, routinely backing it up is one of the most important things you can do to prevent disaster. Fortunately, there are a number of free ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: January 4, 2017
January 4, 2017 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for late December. There are updates on video chat, shipping, automated data analysis, and payment gateways. Got an ecommerce product ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: December 15, 2016
December 15, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for mid-December 2016. There are updates on chatbots, the Internet of Things, equity funding, digital assistants, and robotic fulfillment. Got ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Dec. 1, 2016
December 1, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent product releases and updates for late-November from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on personalized shopping, fraud prevention, live chat,
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Alternatives to Rebuilding an Ecommerce Store
November 30, 2016 • Eric Davis
In “How to Reduce Risks of an Ecommerce Rebuild,” my article last month, I described a process to rebuild an ecommerce store that reduces the risk of sales interruptions and ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: November 15, 2016
November 15, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for mid-November. There are updates on fulfillment and distribution services, advertising networks and platforms, and buying products in virtual ...
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14 New WordPress Business Themes for 2016
November 7, 2016 • Sig Ueland
There is a constant stream of new WordPress themes to build seemingly any type of business website or ecommerce store. Use a theme to launch a business website quickly, without ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: November 1, 2016
November 1, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for late October. There are updates on online grocery shopping, ecommerce personalization, and multiple product launches from Facebook and ...
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How to Reduce Risks of an Ecommerce Rebuild
October 25, 2016 • Eric Davis
Most every ecommerce storeowner, at some point, wants to completely rebuild her store. It’s usually for a number of reasons. Current store is too slow and is losing customers. Current store looks and ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: October 7, 2016
October 7, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for early October. There are updates on search, mobile payments, feedback, content management, and influencer tracking. Got an ecommerce product ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: September 15, 2016
September 15, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-September from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on shopping domains, digital coupons, graphics and ad ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Sept. 2, 2016
September 2, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of ecommerce-related product releases and updates for late August — from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on cross-platform selling, robotic fulfillment,
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Ecommerce Product Releases: August 16, 2016
August 16, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for mid-August — from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on social media stories and ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: Aug. 1, 2016
August 1, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for late July — from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on live chat solutions,
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What Flavor Is Your Shopping Cart?
July 27, 2016 • Armando Roggio
Ecommerce platforms are software solutions that make it possible to build an online store, display products, and complete transactions over the Internet. In spite of a relatively simple definition, these ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: July 17, 2016
July 17, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for mid-July, from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates regarding Amazon Prime Day, ecommerce in ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of ecommerce-related product releases for the end of June — from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates regarding Pinterest, cheaper shipping rates ...
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29 Free Joomla Resources, Extensions, Templates
June 27, 2016 • Sig Ueland
With over 68 million downloads, Joomla is the second most popular open-source content management system, behind WordPress. With over 200,000 community users and contributors, and thousands of extensions, Joomla offers ...
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Ecommerce Product Releases: June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016 • Sig Ueland
Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates. The items offer services to online merchants of all sizes. Got an ecommerce product release? Email releases@practicalecommerce.com. Ecommerce Product Releases Slidely ...
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7 SaaS Subscription-billing Solutions, for 2016
May 11, 2016 • Marcia Kaplan
My 2012 article, “9 SaaS Subscription-Billing Solutions,” garnered many comments and requests for an update. So with this post, I am providing a new list of providers. This is not ...
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App Development Trends Favor Custom Ecommerce Platforms
May 1, 2016 • Armando Roggio
Application development is changing. Frameworks, services, and even tools make it possible to rapidly create web and mobile applications custom to a business’s needs. These changes mean that it may ...
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How to Build a Small Business Website Using Squarespace
February 9, 2016 • Daniel Kedinger
Squarespace is an easy to use platform for building a small business website, to get up and running in a relatively short time frame. It contains a variety of beautifully-designed starter templates that make adding and editing content a simple procedure. Squarespace also provides an ecommerce solution, to sell products or collect donations.
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10 New, Free Ecommerce Themes for WordPress
November 2, 2015 • Sig Ueland
With an abundance of free themes available, WordPress is an ideal platform to start your ecommerce store — without breaking the bank. Here is a list of new ecommerce themes for WordPress.
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16 Mobile Apps for Networking Events
September 7, 2015 • Sig Ueland
Conferences and industry events, such as Practical Ecommerce’s upcoming Ignite 2015, are not only opportunities to learn from the experts, but also ideal places to network with peers. Loading your ...
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14 Tools for Collaborative Brainstorming
August 24, 2015 • Sig Ueland
Harness the creativity of your team with online collaboration tools. Brainstorm and visualize ideas together, regardless of location. Here is a list of tools for collaborative brainstorming. There are online whiteboards ...
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17 Call-to-action Plugins for WordPress
August 17, 2015 • Sig Ueland
If you have a website or blog on WordPress, a call-to-action plugin can help you grab the attention of your visitors and help them to take action. Use call-to-action elements ...
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How to Keep Your WordPress Site Safe from Hackers
August 6, 2015 • Daniel Kedinger
Once open-source software becomes the most widely used content management system on the Internet, it will undoubtedly also become a target for hackers.
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14 Niche Market Business Software Platforms and Apps
July 2, 2015 • Kathleen Fealy
This article presents 14 software platforms and apps that help niche market businesses improve their marketing, heighten customer experience, and manage assets more efficiently. They focus on the following industries: hotel, medical, real estate, financial services, photography, publishing, human resources, HVAC, and contracting.
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WordPress’s WooCommerce Acquisition Could Improve Support, Features
June 4, 2015 • Armando Roggio
The announcement that WordPress’s parent company, Automattic, would purchase WooThemes and its widely used WooCommerce plugin could be good news for online sellers using the ecommerce platform. WooCommerce, which by some ...
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8 Questions before You Choose an Ecommerce Platform in 2015
June 2, 2015 • Armando Roggio
Selling online requires an ecommerce platform. Fortunately, for entrepreneurs there are many good ecommerce solutions available. Selecting which one to use can be a matter of choosing the best option ...
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