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FluentCart launches as a modern, Shopify-style alternative to WooCommerce. Deeply integrated, feature-rich, and ready to disrupt WordPress eCommerce.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 10h

🎉 Issue 179 of my newsletter about WooCommerce and WordPress, "Loop WP", is out now!

This week, FluentCart launches as a modern, Shopify-style alternative to WooCommerce. Deeply integrated, feature-rich, and ready to disrupt WordPress eCommerce.

Read the full issue below. 👇

Issue #179 Loop WP

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 14h

🛒 Will FluentCart be a true disruptor in the WordPress Commerce space?

I think so. Find out why in this week's Loop WP newsletter.

Feel free to subscribe below. 👇

💻 A shitty landing page for an awesome newsletter about WordPress and WooCommerce. I use double opt-in, so check your junk/spam folder for a confirmation email.

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 14h

🛒 Will FluentCart be a true disruptor in the WordPress Commerce space?

I think so. Find out why in this week's Loop WP newsletter.

Feel free to subscribe below. 👇

💻 A shitty landing page for an awesome newsletter about WordPress and WooCommerce. I use double opt-in, so check your junk/spam folder for a confirmation email.

Firefox 144.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes

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Una Kravets @una.im · 1d

View transitions are in every browser now ✨

Ollie Williams @ollie-williams.bsky.social · 1d

Firefox now supports view transitions, the command and commandfor HTML attributes, and the moveBefore() method.

www.firefox.com/en-US/firefo...

www.firefox.com

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Open Channels FM @openchannelsfm.bsky.social · 1d

Focus and Partnerships for Thriving in the WordPress Plugin Ecosystem https://openchannels.fm/surviving-the-wordpress-plugin-grind-growth-marketing-and-overcoming-burnout/

Focus and Partnerships for Thriving in the WordPress Plugin Ecosystem

Join Mark Westguard as he chats with Devin Walker, exploring his journey from corporate IT to successful WordPress plugin developer.

openchannels.fm

The team's been heads-down for months, and we can't wait to finally show you what we've been building.

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 1d

I've been a very happy @beehiiv.com user for over 18 months now, and it looks like they've got something special coming. 👇

Winter Release 2025

www.beehiiv.com

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 1d

🛒 Looking forward to tomorrow's Loop WP newsletter as I take a look at a new player in town, FluentCart.

Subscribe below to get it in your inbox. 👇

💻 A shitty landing page for an awesome newsletter about WordPress and WooCommerce. I use double opt-in, so check your junk/spam folder for a confirmation email.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 1d

🛒 Looking forward to tomorrow's Loop WP newsletter as I take a look at a new player in town, FluentCart.

Subscribe below to get it in your inbox. 👇

💻 A shitty landing page for an awesome newsletter about WordPress and WooCommerce. I use double opt-in, so check your junk/spam folder for a confirmation email.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 1d

This week's Top 3 Links from "All About Email", Issue 211:

1) Google vs Yahoo: Two Paths, Same Goal - www.linkedin.com/posts/natali...

2) Yahoo Insights FAQ - senders.yahooinc.com/faqs/#insigh...

3) Gmail's Inbox Shakeup - blog.beehiiv.com/p/gmail-inbo...

Read the full newsletter below. 👇

Yahoo launches an Insights tool that gives email senders transparency on spam complaints, inbox delivery rates, and engagement metrics.

thewpminute.com/wp-accessibi...

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Eric Karkovack @karks.com · 1d

WP Accessibility Day Is a Learning Opportunity for All - The WP Minute

In this episode of The WP Minute podcast, Eric Karkovack discusses the importance of web accessibility with experts Adrienne Grace and Isla Waite. They preview the upcoming WP Accessibility Day (Octob...

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 1d

This week's Top 3 Links from Natalia Zacholska-Majer, @yahoo.bsky.social, @beehiiv.com.

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 1d

This week's Top 3 Links from "All About Email", Issue 211:

1) Google vs Yahoo: Two Paths, Same Goal - www.linkedin.com/posts/natali...

2) Yahoo Insights FAQ - senders.yahooinc.com/faqs/#insigh...

3) Gmail's Inbox Shakeup - blog.beehiiv.com/p/gmail-inbo...

Read the full newsletter below. 👇

Yahoo launches an Insights tool that gives email senders transparency on spam complaints, inbox delivery rates, and engagement metrics.

Google Adds AI Previews To Discover, Sports Feed Coming

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Search Engine Journal @sejournal.bsky.social · 2d

Google rolled out AI trending previews in Discover and will add a “What’s new” sports feed to U.S. mobile search in coming weeks. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social

#Google

Google rolled out AI trending previews in Discover and will add a “What’s new” sports feed to U.S. mobile search in coming weeks. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #Google

www.searchenginejournal.com

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 2d

🎉 "All About Email", Issue 211 is out now! This week in my email marketing newsletter - Yahoo launches an Insights tool that gives email senders transparency on spam complaints, inbox delivery rates, and engagement metrics.

I help you get set up with Yahoo CFL and much more!

Read the below. 👇

Yahoo launches an Insights tool that gives email senders transparency on spam complaints, inbox delivery rates, and engagement metrics.

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Barry Adams 📰 @polemicdigital.com · 2d

The fact that the insatiable greed from big tech companies has undermined and destroyed the free and open nature of the web, causing a huge retreat behind paywalls and closed systems and ruining the free exchange of information the web originally enabled, is definitely not talked about enough.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 2d

This week features @valimail.com, @beehiiv.com, @growthinreverse.com, @emailfromnaomi.bsky.social, @mailgun.bsky.social, @actionrocket.co, and many, many more!

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 2d

🎉 "All About Email", Issue 211 is out now! This week in my email marketing newsletter - Yahoo launches an Insights tool that gives email senders transparency on spam complaints, inbox delivery rates, and engagement metrics.

I help you get set up with Yahoo CFL and much more!

Read the below. 👇

Yahoo launches an Insights tool that gives email senders transparency on spam complaints, inbox delivery rates, and engagement metrics.

📬 A shitty landing page for an awesome newsletter "all about email". 😉 I use double opt-in, so check your junk/spam folder for a confirmation email.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 2d

🚨 It's Monday morning, and I've already said "good afternoon". 🙈

Maybe I got excited about the latest issue of "All About Email", my newsletter about email marketing dropping into inboxes later?

Feel free to subscribe below to get it in your inbox, "this afternoon". 😂

All About Email

📬 A shitty landing page for an awesome newsletter "all about email". 😉 I use double opt-in, so check your junk/spam folder for a confirmation email.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 2d

🚨 It's Monday morning, and I've already said "good afternoon". 🙈

Maybe I got excited about the latest issue of "All About Email", my newsletter about email marketing dropping into inboxes later?

Feel free to subscribe below to get it in your inbox, "this afternoon". 😂

All About Email

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 5d

🚨Early Bird is now over!

But for the cost of a takeaway, this is more than a bargain (and there will be lots of "takeaways" 😉 🤭).

🎟️ Tickets only £12!

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 6d

Volume up to hear my dulcet tones. 👇

🐣 2 Days left for Early Bird tickets

🎟️ Only £10

🗓️ October 17th, 12:30pm - 2:30pm

📍 Ards Business Hub

@andijarvis.bsky.social will be asking me lots of questions and chatting with the audience, answering anything you can throw at me.

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 5d

🚨Early Bird is now over!

But for the cost of a takeaway, this is more than a bargain (and there will be lots of "takeaways" 😉 🤭).

🎟️ Tickets only £12!

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 6d

Volume up to hear my dulcet tones. 👇

🐣 2 Days left for Early Bird tickets

🎟️ Only £10

🗓️ October 17th, 12:30pm - 2:30pm

📍 Ards Business Hub

@andijarvis.bsky.social will be asking me lots of questions and chatting with the audience, answering anything you can throw at me.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 5d

🎉 A big thank you to the very kind Lee Munroe from One Signal for the personalised note and stickers!

I do love the email community. ❤️

A bright purple and red One Signal postcard rests beside several sheets of colourful stickers on a wooden surface. The stickers include cheerful illustrations of email-related characters, speech bubbles, and slogans such as “BIMI Up, Scotty” and “Confirmed Delivery Club.”

A handwritten postcard on a wooden desk reads “Simon, Thanks for all you do for the email community! – Lee Munroe.” Surrounding it are colourful One Signal-themed sticker sheets featuring cartoon email icons, bells, robots, and fun phrases like “I hope this email finds you well.”

Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 5d

🎉 A big thank you to the very kind Lee Munroe from One Signal for the personalised note and stickers!

I do love the email community. ❤️