Alternative plugins instead of expensive SaaS solutions in WordPress

1. August 2025

The use of SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions is becoming more and more common in the WordPress ecosystem – whether it’s for email marketing, SEO, image optimization, customer support, or backup services. However, many of these services entail high monthly or annual costs in the long term. The good news is that for many of these features, there are powerful, often free, or low-cost alternative WordPress plugins that allow you to stay in control of your website while saving your budget.

How does the new AI agent influence the interaction between users and webshops?

26. July 202526. July 2025

The new AI agent like ChatGPT is fundamentally changing the interaction between users and webshops. The entire shopping experience is thus shifting significantly away from individual shop visits to an AI-centric, conversational consumer experience. The long-term effects of AI agents on the interaction between users and webshops are profound and diverse.

OpenAI plans direct sale via ChatGPT

26. July 202526. July 2025

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is ushering in a new era in online shopping. Until now, ChatGPT has been known primarily as a smart assistant and research tool – from now on, it will become a revolutionary shopping platform. In the future, customers will be able to search, compare and buy products directly in the chat – without the classic redirection to external webshops or platforms such as Amazon or Google.

Shopware vs. WordPress 2025

22. July 202522. July 2025

Shopware and WordPress in combination with WooCommerce are among the most popular platforms for building online stores. Both systems offer powerful features, but are fundamentally different in their focus, target audience, and technical architecture.

We will show you which solution is better suited to your project and what the native range of functions looks like in the e-commerce comparison, as well as a presentation of future trends in e-commerce.

Migrating from Shopify to WooCommerce

8. August 20242. January 2022

Shopify is also simply too complex for small shops and the training and administrative effort are too great.
In such cases, it’s a great idea to migrate to an easy-to-manage store system like WooCommerce.

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Product errors Google Search Console

20. February 202224. September 2019

Many operators of online shops and users of WooCommerce shops are currently very unsettled in dealing with the reports on product improvements on the search engine Google. To determine if the structured data for your products is captured correctly, Google Search Console is mostly used.

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WooCommerce – Remove related products

20. February 202216. September 2019

I’ll show you how to remove similar products from the WooCommerce product page without using a plugin. Only one line of code is required. The fewer plugins you use, the better the performance of your website!

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WordPress Hosting Requirements

20. February 20224. August 2019

The year is 2021. The technology on the Internet is getting more complicated and extensive. Users are demanding more and more powerful websites and developers are writing more and more comprehensive software. However, all of this also requires strong demands on the performance of the integrated systems, such as hardware and software components.

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Structured data in WordPress

8. August 20241. July 2019

All website owners should ensure that search engines can properly index the content of their website. This goal is already achieved with the normal methods of search engine optimization (SEO). WordPress websites already have a great advantage in this regard, as they are an SEO-friendly platform by default.