Jun 14, 2021Update your tax settings by July 1, 2021, on Shopify Plus and ShopifyLast week thousands of Shopify Plus and Shopify merchants got a message with the title “Update your tax settings by July 1, 2021,” and you’re probably wondering what this means? Shopify wrote a blog post about it, but I bet many merchants just ignored it because it’s pretty long. We’re…Shopify Plus1 min read
May 17, 2021How To Improve Core Web Vitals on Shopify Plus and ShopifyAt some point, Google’s “Core Web Vitals” have probably come across your radar, or if they haven’t, they should be on it. Everyone knows site speed is important from a user and conversion perspective, and then they’ve learned that Google uses that for page ranking, and so it becomes even…SEO3 min read
Feb 8, 2021How Netalico Helped Oatly SuperCharge Their Subscriptions On Shopify PlusReCharging a Subscription Model Many Americans have begun to shift away from their consumption of milk in search of more sustainable, environmentally responsible options. Enter Sweden-based Oatly. The 25-year-old company processes fiber-rich, sustainable oats into nutritious oat milk without taxing the planet’s resources. …2 min read
Published in Catnip Commerce·Jan 31, 2020Magento Extensions Are Not iPhone AppsIn the Twitter discussion of Stop Putting Garbage 3rd Party Extensions In The Magento Core, Isaiah from Trellis, highlighted a very difficult issue that agencies and developers face working with merchants on Magento. I created a poll about a week ago that touched on this issue as well because…Magento3 min read
Published in Catnip Commerce·Jan 30, 2020Shopify Makes A “Mistake” On Transaction Fee ReturnsTransaction Credits on Refunds Fees - After March 1, 2020, Shopify will no longer return this fee?! Dear Shopify Community and Experts, Shopify has always been crediting back transaction fees if a store owner makes a…community.shopify.com This is strange on so many levels… To categorize a serious financial change as a “mistake” and try to play it off as no big deal is not a good look for Shopify. Edit: Stripe stopped refunding their fees in 2017.Shopify1 min read
Published in Catnip Commerce·Jan 30, 2020Stop Putting Garbage 3rd Party Extensions In The Magento CoreI was reading through the release notes of Magento 2.3.4 and noticed this tidbit: Live Chat powered by dotdigital enables merchants to increase conversion rates, and keep customers coming back with real-time engagement. All Magento 2.3.x …Magento2 min read
Published in Catnip Commerce·Oct 7, 2019Your eCommerce Website May Be At Risk Of an ADA LawsuitIn 2018, almost 2,300 ADA lawsuits were filed against businesses across the US; most of those cases were targeting businesses with websites that were found to be not ADA compliant. Domino’s is in the news right now for being sued under the ADA because their site and mobile app weren’t…Web Development3 min read
Sep 1, 2019The State of CBD in eCommerceThese days you can’t throw a rock without hitting some new CBD infused product. From coffee to lotion, product designers are creating every kind of CBD product. Despite the proliferation of these products into the marketplace, the permissibility of cannabis-based products across the eCommerce landscape is very unclear and confusing. …Ecommerce5 min read
Jul 25, 2019Shopify Plus and Shopify Backend Performance Optimization (Part 1)There are numerous articles about optimizing Shopify’s performance, but they all deal with the frontend performance primarily and completely omit any discussion of backend optimizations. In this article, we’re going to dive deep into what backend performance is and how you can drastically improve it on your Shopify store. What Is Backend Performance? The…Shopify4 min read
Jun 13, 2019The State and Future of Shopify Frontend/Theme DevelopmentI think the reason why frontend “theme” development on Shopify matters so much is that themes on Shopify aren’t just “themes” to most merchants. A Shopify merchant that is just getting started might buy a theme from the Shopify theme store or Theme Forest, but over time as they grow…Development6 min read