PHP 7.4 is end of life. What that means for your online store
PHP 7.4 has had no security fixes since 28 November 2022. Why stores are still on it, what the risk is, and how to upgrade without breaking checkout.
E-commerce
Core Web Vitals for ecommerce: what LCP, INP and CLS mean for your store
What Google's three Core Web Vitals measure, the thresholds that count as good, and what actually moves them in a WooCommerce or PrestaShop store.
How to cancel Shopify without breaking your store?
A checklist for leaving Shopify in the right order: what to export, what to move, which links must not die, and why you pause before you cancel.
Shopify alternatives in 2026, from someone who doesn't sell Shopify
Who should stay on Shopify, who shouldn't, and an honest look at WooCommerce, PrestaShop and BigCommerce for stores doing $30k a month and up.
What Shopify really costs a store doing $30k a month (2026)
The plan price is the small number. We add up what a Shopify store actually pays each month once card rates, the third-party fee, apps and the Plus wall are in, and when the bill stops making sense.
Why Your Online Store Takes Too Long to Load – And How to Fix It Fast
Most online stores we get asked to look at take four to seven seconds to open on a phone. Here is why that happens, in the order it usually happens, and what to fix first.