Every second of load time beyond 3 seconds costs you 32% of mobile visitors, according to Google research. Add to this the fact that, as page load goes from 1s to 10s, the probability of bounce jumps 123%. Forced account creation or heavy checkout flows add further friction. Google’s mobile
Want to display eye-catching announcements on your WordPress website? Then you need an announcement banner plugin. In this article, we introduce you to the popular FooBar plugin and run through the steps of using it to add announcement banners to your site. What Are Announcement Bars and Why Use Them?
A flash sale is an effective way to create a sense of urgency that drives quick sales, while helping to clear out excess inventory or old stock. However, it can be difficult to properly set up flash sales in WooCommerce, with challenges such as nailing down the right promotion strategy
Are you looking for a surefire way to boost conversions on your WordPress site? Any ecommerce (or WooCommerce) and WordPress sites selling services can benefit from an increase in conversions, which would result in greater profits. Using countdown timers as an effective way of creating perceived scarcity, which influences buying
Want to alert your WordPress website visitors to new product launches, sales, or other important announcements? Then you need a WordPress notification bar plugin! A notification bar is an eye-catching, non-intrusive way to capture your audience’s attention at the top of your site, making it ideal for highlighting special promotions,
It’s nearly time for the biggest sales of the year! That’s right, Black Friday is around the corner. But if you want to convert visitors into customers, then you need to start promoting your Black Friday sales as soon as possible. In fact, you can start promoting your sale now,
If you run a WordPress website, you know that making sure your visitors are aware of your cookie policy is crucial. Not only is it a good way to gain their trust, but it’s also a legal requirement under laws like the GDPR and CCPA. So how can you ensure
If you own or run a WooCommerce store, you’ll know that sales are key to its success – but you may be asking, How do I set sale prices that will actually work? There are several reasons why you might want to add sale prices to your WooCommerce store: In
Ecommerce optimization generally refers to a detailed approach that you can take to improve your website’s conversion rate. From the layout to the navigation and the design elements, the focus should be on removing friction to get more people to purchase from your website. By optimizing their ecommerce WordPress sites,
Want to increase conversions on your WordPress website? Then you need to improve the way you display call to actions (CTAs). Call to actions are an important part of any website but are especially useful for an eCommerce website. They help you to communicate important information to site visitors and
We’ve recently updated FooBar and FooBar PRO, and there are a few new features that you’re sure to love. Notification Bar Selection The first change you will see is the Notification Bar selection. We’ve updated this to give you a better understanding of the various bar types and how they
If you have a WordPress ecommerce website, you may not yet be utilising one of the best tools for getting visitors’ attention or compelling them to action: the notification bar. In this article we unpack the many opportunities this humble yet effective web element presents. What Is A WordPress Notification
The latest bar type in FooBar Pro, the WooCommerce Free Shipping Bar, is now available. This bar allows you to set up a Free Shipping notification, as well as show customers when they have spent enough money to qualify for the free shipping. This is a great addition to any
There are anywhere between 12 – 24 million eCommerce websites online, with more going live every day. That makes it essential for you, as an eCommerce site owner using WordPress, to pull out all the stops when it comes to driving sales – and FOMO is a powerful tool for
WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems for ecommerce websites, because of its immense flexibility when it comes to both functionality and design. Yet it is because of its wide flexibility that mistakes can be made by WordPress ecommerce site owners. We touch on the six big
Popup notifications are extremely popular because they force website visitors to engage with them. They are particularly useful in ecommerce, in countering exit intent or cart abandonment. Yet they can become annoying if overused, and Google has said that it will penalise sites using “intrusive interstitials”. In this article, we
In a previous article we looked at the accelerating trend of mobile-friendly shopping in ecommerce, which is set to outpace desktop shopping soon. With more than half the world’s population now accessing the Internet via mobile it’s imperative for you, as the owner of an online store, to optimise it
There is no doubt that more people will be doing online shopping, this socially distanced festive season, than at any time in history (data from Adobe Analytics shows that the last holiday season saw two years’ worth of ecommerce growth in a single year). While Jeff and the retail giants
It might be hard for you to know if your website is high-quality. As a website owner, you will want to appeal to your customers. You need to make sure that you are giving them a great experience. That will guarantee that they will stay on your website longer, and
Black Friday, and the end-of-year sale season, are nearly upon us. Kicking off with Halloween at the end of October, and followed closely by Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) at the end of November, the year’s big sales come to a close with Christmas and New Years. It’s a chance
You can buy almost anything nowadays, “from the comfort of your home”. From a website that sells prison apparel to this popular online store for edible insects, more and more small stores and businesses are moving online. This digital migration was underway well before the global COVID-19 pandemic, but the
We’ve recently released an update to FooBar (free and Pro), geared towards improving user experience. The FooBar update will also make it easier for you to get the most out of your notification bars. Below we take a look at what’s new in FooBar: Realtime Previews It can be frustrating,
FooBar PRO is here! Our premium notification bar comes with new templates, increased customization, and more position and visibility settings. Below, we take a look at some of these new features, how you can use FooBar PRO to boost your business, and some FAQ’s. New Features for FooBar PRO To
We’re hugely excited to announce the relaunch of FooBar, our WordPress notification bar plugin. FooBar has been updated, streamlined and improved, and we think it’s looking fantastic. Some of you may remember FooBar from the early FooPlugins days. It was a simple notification bar, that worked well enough. But we
2019 promises to be a year filled with exciting developments for FooPlugins! This year, we’re planning on bringing you a few of the features you’ve been asking for, along with some other cool stuff. Here’s a look at what FooPlugins has planned for the year ahead: A Foo Theme Our
