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In today’s fast-paced digital world, social media is a primary platform for content consumption. Whether it’s Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or Facebook, captivating video content is at the heart of successful social engagement. With the evolution of technology, video editing apps have become essential tools for creators, marketers, and businesses seeking to elevate their online presence. […]

Amazon has evolved dramatically since its inception as a humble online bookseller. Today, it is the world’s largest e-commerce platform, offering just about everything—from electronics to groceries—with fast delivery options, top-tier customer service, and a variety of personalization services. One of the features often sought by gift-givers is Amazon’s gift-wrapping service. But with increasing automation […]

Gift wrapping in Shopify refers to the ability for online store owners to offer a gift wrapping option to customers during the checkout process. This feature can be especially valuable during the holidays or for birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. By enabling gift wrapping, merchants can enhance the customer experience and increase the perceived […]

Do you have a knack for creating beautifully wrapped gifts that look like they came straight out of a lifestyle magazine? If so, you might be wondering: Can I actually get paid to wrap gifts? The short answer is yes—and in fact, gift wrapping is a growing niche where creativity meets commerce. With the right […]

Ever unwrapped a gift and thought, “Wow, this is too pretty to open!”? That’s the magic of gift wrapping. It’s not just about paper and ribbons. It’s about excitement, surprise, and joy. But here’s the big question—is there really a market for gift wrapping? Let’s unwrap the truth! Yes, there is—and it’s big! Gift wrapping […]

Gift Wrapper allows us to set a different gift wrapping (or other add-on) category for each and every product, should we desire. (Each WooCommerce product also has its own Gift Wrapper settings.) But what if we want a category of product to always show a specific category of wrap? Meaning: what if we don’t want […]

Gift Wrapper six point oh (version 6.0) has been in the works for a very long time. Health issues, a super snowy Winter and wet Spring, and other distractions have slowed it down. But it’s finally ready! We are really glad for this update, because it not only adds quite a few features, but means […]

Version 5.0 of Gift Wrapper has been released – exciting! Before upgrading, make sure to take backups of your WordPress site, because there are potentially breaking changes in 5.0. After upgrading, make sure to take a look at your shop and wrap offerings and ensure they appear and function as desired. If you are using […]

Just like a ship in the ocean collects barnacles, WordPress plugins collect… barnacles. Haha, but no really, they collect dust in dark corners and things sometimes break without even being noticed. I certainly didn’t intend for major version 5 to follow so closely behind version 4, but some really good feature requests led to a […]

WooCommerce Gift Wrapper 4.0 is finally here and it sure does a lot more! Your product gift wrapping needs are now better covered, and the plugin even more extensible for WordPress developers looking for a place to start. Important! Before upgrading If you are not using any custom Gift Wrapper template overrides, Gift Wrapper plugin […]

Things have been slow-going because there are numerous projects on the project heap and none too pressing. I’ll be pushing WooCommerce Gift Wrapper 4.0 out of beta soon, but not before a long-awaited and much-needed 1 week actual vacation. If you’re curious about 4.0, turn on your beta access under your WordPress->Settings->Gift Wrapper License, and […]

In March, I started working on a lot of new features and tweaks for the WooCommerce Gift Wrapper plugin. This has dragged on for a while longer than I’d like because of intense wildfire concerns here on the California/Nevada border. So, while not wielding a chainsaw and tanning my hide, I’ve been coding up a […]

Heya! Here to talk about a feature that more and more vendors are using: cart drawers! What’s a cart drawer? Well, if you’ve ever shopped at walmart.com or homedepot.com and a multitude of other major websites, you’ve had a cart drawer slide out at you from the right side of the screen. It’s usually an […]

Happy Autumn! Whereas I started about a month ago with just a few small changes to Gift Wrapper Plus, it snowballed into a pretty big plugin overhaul. The “small change” I had in mind was dispensing with the Bootstrap JavaScript dependency for the pop-ups (modals); however, that turned into major overall JavaScript improvements, which turned […]