There is a particular kind of failure that does the most damage to an online store. It is not dramatic. It does not throw errors…
Read MoreThere is a particular kind of failure that does the most damage to an online store. It is not dramatic. It does not throw errors…
Read MoreWooCommerce shipping looks simple until it is not; for many store owners, shipping is configured once, tested briefly, and then mentally filed away as “done.”…
Read MoreIf you’ve ever tried to scan barcodes into a spreadsheet, you already know how frustrating it can be, let alone how ruthless other software titles…
Read MoreUSPS integration inside WooCommerce has always been deceptively complex; on the surface, it looks like a simple problem of requesting rates and displaying them at…
Read MoreAPI transitions almost never fail loudly; that is what makes them dangerous. When a shipping API changes authentication, pricing rules, or request structure, most plugins…
Read MoreThe shift to OAuth-based authentication in the USPS API is one of those changes that looks small on paper and causes outsized damage in the…
Read MoreWhen software refuses to monetize you, something subtle happens, the usual signals go quiet, there’s no onboarding funnel nudging you toward an upgrade, no retention…
Read MoreBoring software has a branding problem, because it doesn’t photograph well, it doesn’t demo cleanly, and it doesn’t generate excitement in a pitch deck, but…
Read MoreIt’s easy to forget how pleasant a modern computer can be when it isn’t constantly negotiating with the outside world, because most people have never…
Read MoreLocal-first is often presented as a feature, something optional you can toggle on or off, a nice-to-have bullet point alongside sync and cloud backup and…
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