Lacking in features and needless complicated

  • Jon Brown

    (@jb510)


    3 months ago

    WooCommerce once seemed a great e-commerce solution for WordPress. Now it’s burdened by requiring dozens of add-ons to do even the most basic things. Add-ons upon add-ons upon add-ons, many of which don’t integrate well with each other. Add to that the endless daily updates, endless admin messages, endless ads for other add-ons and services. I just want a plugin to sell stuff, not a full time job managing an entire tech ecosystem instead of running my business.

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  • Phil

    (@probablynotphil)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Sadly, I completely agree.

    I’ve been using WooCommerce for over 10 years. This year, for the first time ever, I’ve used Shopify to add a cart to a WordPress project. We’re finally at a point where Shopify is simpler, cheaper and more effective in almost all aspects. Never thought I’d see the day, but here we are.

    Plugin Support Sandip Mondal – a11n

    (@sandipmondal)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi @jb510 and @probablynotphil,

    Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate your insights.

    To help streamline your experience with WooCommerce, you can disable the recommendation from WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > WooCommerce.com.

    We understand the difficulties with manual testing for each plugin update, especially with new releases and in multiple third-party plugin environments. WooCommerce undergoes extensive testing with its core features, but plugin developers are responsible for ensuring compatibility with their plugins.

    If you encounter issues after a WooCommerce update, we recommend checking with the plugin/theme developers, as some third-party products might not be updated immediately to align with WooCommerce releases. To manage these complexities, maintaining a staging site for testing is a good practice. If your hosting provider does not offer a staging option, consider using plugins like WP Staging to create a free staging site.

    Products developed by the Woo team are thoroughly tested and updated with each WooCommerce release and WordPress core update. Using these products can help minimize potential conflicts.

    We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to reach out if you encounter specific issues or need assistance. We’re here to help!

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