Smart Add-Ons Architecture Deep-Dive: 7 Easy Takeaways
A small hand-rolled DI container, a Loader that defers hook registration, and seven service providers, each responsible for one concern.
Tutorials
Step-by-step WooCommerce tutorials for product options: text fields, dropdowns, date pickers, file uploads, conditional logic and pricing.
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Read article: Smart Add-Ons Architecture Deep-Dive: 7 Easy Takeaways
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Modify WooCommerce Add-On Groups Programmatically: 8 Easy Hooks
Read article: Modify WooCommerce Add-On Groups Programmatically: 8 Easy HooksThe complete list of Smart Add-Ons PHP hooks, and a real working example for the one filter you will actually reach for.
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Smart Add-Ons REST API: 2 Endpoints to Fetch Add-Ons
Read article: Smart Add-Ons REST API: 2 Endpoints to Fetch Add-OnsTwo public, unauthenticated endpoints: one returns a product’s resolved groups, the other prices a selection using the same code as the cart.
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Register a Custom Field Type in Smart Add-Ons: 2 Easy Steps
Read article: Register a Custom Field Type in Smart Add-Ons: 2 Easy StepsThe real PHP extension point for a new field type, and the honest limit: no filter for the storefront React component.
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Local SEO for WooCommerce Stores Selling Custom Products: 3 Easy Tips
Read article: Local SEO for WooCommerce Stores Selling Custom Products: 3 Easy TipsStandard local SEO foundations, plus the one advantage a customization store has that a generic retailer never generates.
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Core Web Vitals for WooCommerce Product Add-Ons: 3 Easy Fixes
Read article: Core Web Vitals for WooCommerce Product Add-Ons: 3 Easy FixesWhat breaks LCP, CLS, and INP specifically on an add-on product page, and the fix for each – plus how to check your own pages.
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Schema Markup for WooCommerce Products With Add-Ons: 4 Easy Facts
Read article: Schema Markup for WooCommerce Products With Add-Ons: 4 Easy FactsChecked on a live product: the Product schema shows the base price only. Why that is correct, and what to do about pricing nuance instead.
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Smart Add-Ons 1.0 Released: What Actually Shipped
Read article: Smart Add-Ons 1.0 Released: What Actually ShippedRelease notes for Smart Add-Ons 1.0: the add-on builder, live price preview, conditional logic, Blocks checkout, analytics, and Pro-plan features.
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WooCommerce Photography Booking Store: 5 Easy Fields
Read article: WooCommerce Photography Booking Store: 5 Easy FieldsPackage, add-ons, preferred date, venue and reference photos – and the honest limit on what a date field can and cannot enforce.
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WooCommerce Cake Ordering System: 5 Easy Fields to Add
Read article: WooCommerce Cake Ordering System: 5 Easy Fields to AddSize, flavor mix-ins, a priced message with a hard length limit, an optional reference photo, and an honestly-limited collection date.