Taming Typography: Building a Modern CSS Reset
CSS can now make choices about type that used to sit outside a reset. text-wrap: pretty can…
What AI Search Tells Customers About Your Brand
When a customer asks an AI tool to recommend a company, a brand can lose business in…
5 Content Marketing Ideas for December 2026
In December 2026 ecommerce content marketers can celebrate 50 years of “Rocky,” revisit Agatha Christie’s mysterious disappearance,…
HTML vs. XML Sitemaps for Ecommerce
From the web’s earliest days, developers included a summary of links to a site’s key sections, such…
What’s !important #20: GTA 6 Scroll Effects, Scrollspies, random()
Good news first? Or bad news first? Let’s do bad news first. This is the final issue…
AI Shopping Agents Put Retailers’ Data to the Test
AI shopping agents are giving retailers a new challenge: How do they serve a customer when an…
The Frankenstein Table
“Something wicked this way comes.” It was naivety, but when I first came across Flexbox, and then…
What’s !important #19: CSS Refraction Effects, Scroll State Queries, @custom-media, and More
We’re back! Don’t worry, this isn’t a trick (despite what our name suggests!). However, due to the…
CSS-Tricks has a new owner!
This is pretty wild, but let’s get right to it because it’s big news: CSS-Tricks is an…
Agency Founder Touts YouTube TV Ads
Alex Walser launched his North Carolina-based marketing agency, Savant Syndicate, in 2024. The firm manages advertising campaigns…
AI Shopping Metrics Considered
AI-assisted shopping journeys on an ecommerce site may force merchants to reconsider what to measure, and when….
New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for merchants includes AI-powered marketing, agentic commerce, return platforms, multichannel distribution,…
How SMBs Can Keep AI Website Agents Under Control
As AI agents move from building websites to helping operate them, small and midsize businesses need clear…
Beware of AI Content for SEO
Creating content at scale with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others is increasingly dubious for search engine optimization….
Fewer Apps, More Done
I’ve worked as a content manager and copywriter for 15 years. Ask me which productivity apps I…
Move beyond default checkout: How shoppers prefer to pay in 2026
Most merchants try standard fixes for cart abandonment: fewer steps, a mobile-friendly checkout, and more payment options…
Tips for speeding up your WooCommerce store (no code required)
Unlike a blog, which can be loaded from a cached version, store pages like your cart, checkout,…
What’s new for merchants in WooCommerce 11.2
WooCommerce 11.2 is here with some exciting new updates. Here’s everything you need to know about the…
AI Recommendations Put Brand Loyalty to the Test: Adobe
Artificial intelligence can break or make customer loyalty to a brand, according to data published Monday by…
Open source is a competitive advantage for ecommerce brands
Open-source software is software anyone can download, change, and build on. For a merchant, that means your…
Add Social Profiles to Search Console
The decrease in organic search traffic is forcing businesses to find new marketing channels. Social media has…
TinyHealth.com Sells Gut Tests by Mail
Cheryl Sew Hoy says her company deals with poop. The Austin, Texas-based serial entrepreneur launched Tiny Health…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 30, 2026
This week’s curated list of new services for merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, product review pages,…
Copywriter Grades AI Content at 95%
Many pro content marketers insist AI-generated text is inferior to humans’. But not Neville Medhora. He’s a…