If you want to learn how to use @Shopify to run an online store I just revamped my course on #LinkedInLearning and it now has 4 hours of video content! 🤯 linkedin.com/learning/shopif…

In today's episode hosts @KatieKeithBarn2 and @jamesckemp are joined by @checkoutsummit organizer @rmelogli and attendees @BFTrick and @remkusdevries as they share their experiences from this new @WooCommerce focused event. openchannels.fm/building-woo…

Got to meet some awesome people at #CheckoutSummit

Love this photo from #CheckoutSummit ❤️

WooCommerce isn't trying to be Shopify, and it doesn't need to. In my @checkoutsummit talk next week, I'll talk about the types of sites and business models where WooCommerce is genuinely the better choice.

In WordPress, you can go from valued community member to persona non grata overnight. Not for sabotage. For suggesting the project should be led differently. I wrote about what that does to an ecosystem: coenjacobs.com/blog/fear-voi…

A discounted Checkout Summit ticket just became available! It's ready for transfer—DM me if you want it 🙂

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Starting my LOTR marathon

I'm going live in exactly 31 hours (3 March at 4PM Germany time) with @DotheWoo @jamesckemp @KatieKeithBarn2 for an amazing videochat about "WooCommerce Events are Growing. What Value Can You Get From Attending?" See you there: youtube.com/live/pEWPtorC1qk…

Great breakdown! I love how detailed the post is, including task lengths and monthly savings. This guy went the other direction: x.com/rmelogli/status/201581… and trust me, what they found during and after the migraiton says a lot about Shopify and WooCommerce :) You should join us in Palermo!

#RoadToCheckoutSummit −87⏳ Excited to share the first Checkout Summit 2026 speaker announcement today: Patrick Rauland @BFTrick was someone I followed back in the Woo days—I really admired his blog posts and content. Fast forward, and now he’s joining us at Checkout Summit! Patrick is the Sr. Ecommerce Engineer at Xero Shoes, helping grow their online presence and sales. He’s led three major WooCommerce releases, co-founded WooSesh, launched products on Kickstarter, and shares his knowledge via LinkedIn Learning and Packt. His talk: “An Apples-to-Apples Look at WooCommerce vs. Shopify After a Large-Scale Migration”, is going to be amazing. We’re talking millions of orders, customers, custom products, and bespoke flows—the kind of stuff that only comes from real, large-scale experience. Check out Patrick’s profile (and the other speakers) here: checkoutsummit.com/speakers/ I can’t wait to share the rest of the presentations over the coming weeks!

More #WordPress stories in WP Weekly 274 from @mattmedeiros @themify @OpenChannelsFM @photomatt @BFTrick @taiht @jdevalk @WeBrainstorm @WPTutz @stephen_wolfram @automattic @10Web_io thewpweekly.com/issue-274/

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 pic from my morning run

After asking what people love about WooCommerce, it's time to explore the other side - what makes some people hesitate to use it. Not to complain, but to understand where it can grow stronger or be promoted more effectively. If you’ve ever decided not to use WooCommerce, what was the reason?

I stole this idea and now use it with every single employee. It’s the best illustration I’ve seen of teaching someone to be high agency. It says there are 5 levels of work: Level 1: “There is a problem.” Level 2: “There is a problem, and I’ve found some causes.” Level 3: “Here’s the problem, here are some possible causes, and here are some possible solutions.” Level 4: “Here’s the problem, here’s what I think caused it, here are some possible solutions, and here’s the one I think we should pick.” Level 5: “I identified a problem, figured out what caused it, researched how to fix it, and I fixed it. Just wanted to keep you in the loop.” Using this framework, here’s what I say to every new employee… You will live at Level 4 from Day 1 and as we build trust you will rise to Level 5. Being high agency doesn’t just mean tackling problems in this way. It means your entire way of working should be oriented to being a Level 4 employee. Plz feel free to steal it as well. And ty @stephsmithio for the framework!

Hey my game is in this Instagram video by @gaminbiz instagram.com/reel/DPyVPRljW…

🎤 Call for Speakers Share your WooCommerce experience, tips, or stories in front of an engaged, niche audience. Grow your personal brand, attract clients, and make new connections. Also, you get free 3-nights accommodation. 👉 Apply to speak: checkoutsummit.com/speakers/ 2/6

If a problem seems easy and isn't solved yet, it's secretly very hard... ...but in a way that's also really hard to explain to anyone who hasn't tried to fix the problem themselves.

The @Oatmeal puts beautiful pen to paper here. This is how so many of us feel when everyone cheers about the latest Sora or Grok Imagine sludge. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art…