Dan

👨‍💻 Building tools that fix online store headaches
Orders, checkout, automation, and ops
10k+ customers

[Dan @PluginDistrict]

@pmitu @gork @grok is too busy helping me build my $50k MRR product, sorry.. 😆

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@khushiirl Yes

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@nickmdiego Hi Nick - honestly, most excited to see WordPress finally leaning into modern collaboration + AI workflows.

The Playground + MCP work especially feels like a big shift for developers.

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@hiarun02 Code can quickly be generated yes, but supporting said code in a productionalized environment is a different story.

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@OnSkullGames @grok any chance you can upscale and repost this for the OnSkull? This game deserves it 🙌

[Dan @PluginDistrict]

Barcode picking is the simplest upgrade most WooCommerce stores never implement.

You don’t need a WMS.

Just:
• order barcodes
• a scanner
• a pack station
That alone kills most mis-ships.
Full setup:
👉 https://t.co/07bv7n1B83

#WooCommerce #eCommerce #WordPress #Logistics

[Dan @PluginDistrict]

@JohnnyNel_ Exciting to see WordPress evolving with AI 👀
This is the kind of progress that keeps it relevant.

[Dan @PluginDistrict]

3 things from the WordPress + WooCommerce world this week:

→ WooCommerce 10.7 shipped
→ WordPress 7.0 RC went back to beta (RTC perf issue, deeper rework needed)
→ Playground got an official MCP server — Claude Code can wire to a live instance now

#WordPress #WooCommerce #WPDev

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3. Trigger every status change: pending → processing → completed → refunded. Each one fires a different template.

4. Send to Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo. Anything in spam = SPF/DKIM is wrong.

5. Open them on mobile. Default WC templates break on phones.

#WooCommerce #WPDev

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Most WooCommerce stores find out their transactional emails are broken when a customer complains. Here's how to test all of them in 10 minutes — before they break in production. Step by step.

[Dan @PluginDistrict]

1. Install a mail-logging plugin like Email Log (free). It captures every email WP sends so you can verify content and headers.

2. Place a real test order with each payment method. Don't trust the email preview in settings — it strips merge tags.

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WooCommerce just did some serious housekeeping on GitHub:

→ Cut 106 issue labels down to ~20
→ Triaging the long-standing issue backlog
→ Blocks client monorepo merge is done

Less noise = better bug reports = faster fixes. Good move.

#WooCommerce #WordPress #WPDev

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WooCommerce 10.7 dropped REST /orders queries from 271 → 132. That's 51% fewer per request, plus ~15% less SQL at checkout. Performance work that actually shows up in the numbers.

#WooCommerce #WordPress #ecommerce #WPDev

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Subscription chargebacks are quietly killing WooCommerce stores.

Avg rate: ~1.85% (3x normal)
Cost: product + fees + risk of losing payment processing
Most of it is preventable—and it’s not complicated.

Here’s what actually moves the number 👇
https://t.co/WXde4ANTLj

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Install it on staging. Load the slowest page on your WooCommerce store. Bottleneck found in 30 seconds. https://t.co/K6EfJoD9cO #WooCommerce #WPDev

[Dan @PluginDistrict]

Friday plugin spotlight: Query Monitor.

Free, MIT-licensed, and the single best debugging plugin for WordPress. If you're guessing why a page is slow, you don't need APM — you need this.

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It shows every DB query on the page (slow ones flagged), every hook that fired, every HTTP request, every PHP error, and the full template hierarchy. All in a panel at the bottom of the screen.

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WooCommerce → Settings → Products → Inventory → check "Hide out of stock items from the catalog." Stops customers landing on dead product pages from search and old links. Two clicks. #WooCommerce #ecommerce #WPDev

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A newsletter popup before a first-time visitor has seen a single product is just paying for traffic to bounce. #ecommerce

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Before you test any of these: snapshot your WooCommerce settings so you can roll back instantly if a change tanks. SnapSettings does it in one click. https://t.co/4gW5WNIplp #WooCommerce #WPDev

[Dan @PluginDistrict]

4 WooCommerce product page changes that move conversion — ranked by impact. Most take under 30 minutes. Biggest first.

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1) Sticky Add to Cart on mobile — floats with the user. 5-12% lift. 2) Trust badges directly above the button, not the footer. 3) Show review count next to stars: '(47)' beats stars alone. 4) Lazy load below-fold images for LCP.