Ecommerce
Using React and Redux to build the Kentucky Performing Arts ticketing experience
By: Mark Biek on 1/14/2022
When planning the KPA ticketing app, the first big decision was deciding which technology stack to use _______ Given the complex and highly-interactive design, we needed something that was going to be developer-friendly while letting us build an appl...
Read More »WooCommerce Tips
By:Nick Stewart on 7/8/2020
Here at VIA, we have many clients that use WooCommerce, which is also our preferred eCommerce solution. Over the years, we’ve found a few helpful tips and tricks that make developing for WooCommerce a little bit easier. Use Hooks over Template Overrides ...
Read More »A custom ecommerce experience with Shopify
By: Mark Biek on 6/15/2020
Why Shopify? Shopify is one of our favorite hosted ecommerce platforms. It does a great job of making it easy to manage products, product variants, coupons, refunds, etc etc etc. It also has a pretty decent theme system so you can customize your online st...
Read More »How To Adapt Your Business During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By:Nick Wunderlin on 4/28/2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 is currently impacting just about every aspect of daily life. There is no clear timeframe for when we can go back to normal and it might take a long time. Nonetheless, life and business will need to continue and adapt to this new norma...
Read More »The Dramatic Uptick in Shopping on Mobile is all about Comfort
By:Ben Wilson on 11/25/2019
The rise of mobile purchasing has changed the game for the long haul.
Read More »Integrating Shopify into your Custom Website, and Keeping Google Analytics Happy
By:Ben Wilson on 11/15/2018
Have you integrated Shopify into a website you’ve built? It’s super easy to do with Shopify’s excellent documentation, support and infrastructure. Here at VIA Studio, we use Shopify primarily for sites that don’t need a lot of custom functionality, but nee...
Read More »UI Animation in eCommerce, Some Do's and Don’ts
By:Morgan Plappert on 11/2/2018
Applied with intention, animation can enhance your eCommerce UI by making it fun and memorable and drawing the user where you’d like them to go. Applied haphazardly, however, UI animations can be intrusive and annoying to a user.
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