I found that when you create a taxonomy and delete it, it’s not permanantly deleted and WordPress keeps the texonomy in the database. In any future case that you’ll need to create the same taxonomy term again, WordPress will create alternative url  it will concatenate the taxonomy name to the url  (taxonomy-name-category-name) and you will end up with Ugly url’s.

In order to solve it, the simple solution is to go to phpMyAdmin and to delete the old category slugs from the terms table in your DB. This post is a great step by step guide premaritally delete old taxonomies from your WordPress DB.

If you need to map your URL’s and and create URL redirects (changes in path, old products in your store, etc’), you should check the redirection plugin, this plugin will allow you to create  redirects in WordPress admin or to import from .htaccess file in bulk.

So, Why ManageWP is so great?

manageWP is a super-easy (5 min install+integration) dashboard where you can manage multiple WordPress sites. ManageWP allow you easy installs, updates and management of Plugins and themes, You can create automatic backups and run effortless upgrades without the hustle of stumbling from one site to the other.A One-click Access allows you to enter all your sites from one dashboard. (Say Goodbye to lost passwords!)

Another great BIG time saving feature is the option to clone entire sites and copy or move them around, you can easily move your WordPress store move to a new hosting, create test environment, Move Production Site to Live Server, and more..

One of the most difficult tasks when running an eCommerce site is to maintain your catalog, there are many things that you need to change frequently and things you want to improve – Product descriptions, images, variations, stock status, prices, SEO  and much more.

Changing your catalog can be a tedious work that takes a lot of time, resources and Energy, especially when you maintain more then one store or large catalogs. Use WooCommerce Product CSV Import Suite for a fast & easy Store catalog updates.

This extension makes your life easier, you can Import and export both products and variations into a CSV file, make your changes in bulk and upload the file, ans that’s it! Everything is taken care of at once!

Another great use of this extension is to create/export CSV feed files that can be used to maintain your catalog on shopping compression, affiliates, marketplaces or any other websites/services that have the option to upload products feed to sync your catalog.

Product CSV Import Suite

Overall, if you run a store on WordPress WooCommerce, do not hesitate, purchase this extension, play with it a bit, export your catalog, see how the data looks in the file, change some data in the file and upload, now check your products to see the changes and let me know what you think.

Do you have a tip about managing catalogs in WooCommerce or for using the Product CSV Import Suite? need help with this extension setup? leave a comment below and let us know or Tweet about this post and let us know!

for easy implementation,  check out WooTumblog by WooThemes to create a tumblr style blog

• Backup your WordPress database using phpMyAdmin
• Download/Upload all your WordPress files using FTP
• create a new database in your new hosting
• Edit wp-config.php
• Import your WordPress blog to your new Database.

for more details, Checkout HostGator complete guide here

in case you wish to start fresh and just to copy the content of your blog to the new hosting, test and then direct the domain to the new site, you need to install WordPress on the new hosting, install theme, plugins and then export/import your Blog Content. in this case when you change the DNS to point the domain to the new hosting, you will have to change the domain URL in WordPress.

Grab & Save

Grab & Save WordPress plugin allow you to use image from remote url and save into your own WordPress media library. By doing so, you never worried if the remote image was removed by its owner. This also save you steps to download the image to local computer and upload again to your own WordPress.

Featured Image Column

This plugin has no options. It simply adds a column before the title (far left) in the admin posts panel thet show’s the posts featured image if it’s supported and/or exists.

Color Admin Posts

Change the background colors of the post/page within the admin based on the current status : Draft, Pending, Published, Future, Private. The color change is achieved with a colopicker. After you install, go to settings –> Color Admin Posts and set your colors…

Admin Post Navigation

This plugin adds “<< Previous” and “Next >>” links to the “Edit Post” admin page, if a previous and next post are present, respectively. The link titles (visible when hovering over the links) reveal the title of the previous/next post. The links link to the “Edit Post” admin page for the previous/next posts so that you may edit them.

WooDojo is a “functionality suite” plugin from Woothemes which adds additional functionality to your WordPress installation. The idea behind this new WordPress plugin is to create generic version of specific functionality and widgets that have only been included so far in wooFramework and in specific premium themes.

In the past, this kind of functionality has been abstracted from the WooFramework, and was only available within WooThemes themes and it wasn’t very friendly in terms of plugging & playing when switching between themes.  WooThemes ares bundling widgets and functionality from the themes and WooFramework to be more module like. You can install WooDojo in any other theme and then activate WooSidebars and more, this makes it easy to take some awesome Woo functionality around to other themes. Much more should be coming as we go!

The ethos behind WooDojo is to use/include only the functionality you need. For example, if you’d like to have a Tabs widget but don’t need to customize your sidebars, you’d install only the Tabs widget, thus keeping your installation as lean as possible.

The functionality that included in this plugin first release include:

• WooSidebars. Specify custom widget areas for any posts, pages, archives etc. on your site.
• Tabs. Include WooThemes elegant tabber widget in any widget space.
• Shortlinks. Add your URL shortener of choice & easily display shortened URL’s for all posts & pages.
• Custom Code. Easily add custom CSS to your site.
• Login Branding. Replace the default WordPress branding on the login screen with your own brand identity.
• Social Widgets. A collection of widgets to connect to your online social profiles

The big questions is in case I already use a WooTheme, Should I install the WooDojo plugin? Well, it won’t conflict with anything in the WooFramework. and as Woo claims, the functionality that is offered by the plugin will be phased out from framework in the future so you’ll need to install WooDojo plugin anyways in the future..

There is a huge buzz around Pinterest lately, and indeed it’s a fun and easy way to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web (and your products…) People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. You can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way for users to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests (like your eCommerce site or your business blog…)

Pinterest is a great way to drive traffic to e-commerce sites that sell arts, crafts, home decor, fashion or any other products that picture well… Pinterest is another reason encourage retailers to invest more in images as part of their Content To Commerce marketing strategy and to provide high quality images, it can make all the difference..

Working and understanding is intuative but I recommend reading 56 Ways to Market Your Business on Pinterest (CopyBlogger) a great post that divides users to beginner, intermediate, and black-belt Pinterest users and gives some good tips & ideas that can help you start generating leads from Pinterest.

Ecommerce example – CoolWallArt profile on Pinterest

WordPress Plugin for Pinterest

Pinterest PinBoard Plugin

Pin It on Pinterest WordPress plugin

Dropbox is a simple yet, very powerful cloud file backup and sharing service. you can use it without any special knowledge of computers or internet. Dropbox helps in handling and sharing large files/documents. Dropbox provides 2GB storage for free and extra 250MB for every every friend you invite and register. If you are a heavy user and need more space, you can check out their premium plans.

After you create a Dropbox account, and install it on your computer, it will create a folder named Dropbox that its content will sync with their website and with others that you choose to share data with. Any file you save to the Dropbox folder on your computer, will automatically be in sync with all of your computers that have this application installed. Dropbox makes it super easy to share with others, super easy way to work with suppliers, freelancers or as a small network between your desktop, laptop and/or ipad.

If you just need to move one time large files that are more than the free 2GB that you get from Dropbox, use zeZebra, file transfer application with a great looking interface that lets you transfer large files in a simple and easy-to-use way. It enables you to send files of any size to any person. zeZebra doesn’t store your files on their servers, they don’t know what your files contain, and no one but you and your receivers (with your permission) can view them. It’s a closed circle between you and whoever you share your files or media with.

Example:

[ss_screenshot width='600' site='http://www.zorem.com/']

[code]
function wpr_snap($atts, $content = null) {
extract(shortcode_atts(array(
"snap" => 'http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/',
"url" => 'http://www.internoetics.com',
"alt" => 'Image text',
"w" => '400', // width
"h" => '300' // height
), $atts));

$img = '<img src="' . $snap . '' . urlencode($url) . '?w=' . $w . '&h=' . $h . '" alt="' . $alt . '">';
return $img;
}
add_shortcode("snap", "wpr_snap");
[/code]
Than add this to your theme code or to any post/page
[code][ss_screenshot width='600' site='http://www.zorem.com/'][/code]

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