Nail Profit before Site Extras, Owner Says
Paolo Vidali has a suggestion for merchants looking to add advanced features to their ecommerce sites: Be…
Hostinger Reframes Site-Free Ecommerce
Lithuania-based hosting firm Hostinger has launched an ecommerce tool that can turn any product photo into a…
translateY()
The CSS translateY() function shifts an element vertically by the specified amount. Specifically, it shifts an element either up…
New Ecommerce Tools: June 24, 2026
This week’s rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, generative engine optimization,…
Creating Memorable Web Experiences: A Modern CSS Toolkit
I love the fact that CSS is finally reclaiming control over visual interactions, taking charge of the…
What Happens When AI Becomes the Buyer?
AI agents are moving beyond assisting with purchases to making them, raising new questions about trust, marketing,…
What’s !important #12: Safari Testing, ::checkmark, HTML Anchor Positioning, and More
What’s !important #12 talks about the old (testing in Safari when you don’t have Safari), the new…
‘JD.com eyes Very Group takeover’
JD.com is looking to make another move to strengthen its position in the European ecommerce market. The…
How GenAI Platforms Produce Answers
Google’s recent AI optimization guidelines apply only to its search portal with AI Overviews and AI Mode, and…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 20, 2026
This installment of our weekly rundown of new services for merchants includes rollouts for quick commerce, SMS…
AI Reshapes Print-on-Demand Ecommerce
Starting a print-on-demand ecommerce business has never been easier — or more difficult. On the one hand,…
rotateY()
The CSS rotateY() function rotates an element around its vertical y-axis. Specifically, it horizontally flips an element from left…
Using CSS corner-shape For Folded Corners
I came across Kitty Giraudel’s folded corners technique. It leverages CSS clip-path, and I thought that that…
Fixed-Height Cards: More Fragile Than They Look
Fixed-height cards often feel like a safe choice. A designer hands you a mockup where every card…
New Ecommerce Tools: April 22, 2026
Every week we publish a list of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This week’s rundown…
Bureaucracy weighs heavily on German online sellers
Nine out of ten German online sellers say that bureaucratic procedures place a heavy or very heavy…
How to write product descriptions for SEO, AI agents, and shoppers in 2026
If your product pages were written for Google in 2022, they may not be working as hard…
Looking at New CSS Multi-Column Layout Wrapping Features
Multi-column layouts have not been used to their full potential, mostly because once content exceeded a limit,…
3 Payment Options Now Drive E-Commerce Conversions
Checkout friction often determines whether a sale happens — but post-purchase refund friction can erode profit margins….
Smarter Ecommerce Delivery in Africa
Delivery is the primary barrier to completing an ecommerce sale in Africa. I’ve described the challenges posed…
Ditch the Discount, Says Brand Marketer
Since 2013 Cherene Aubert has managed, advised, and executed ecommerce marketing campaigns. She’s worked for agencies, merchants,…
What’s !important #7: random(), Folded Corners, Anchored Container Queries, and More
For this issue of What’s !important, we have a healthy balance of old CSS that you might’ve…
4 Reasons That Make Tailwind Great for Building Layouts
When I talk about layouts, I’m referring to how you place items on a page. The CSS…
Abusing Customizable Selects
Web browsers ship new features all the time, but what fun is it if we can’t build…