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Giana Boutique is an online ecommerce store.
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Now, this site, is one of the earliest I ever worked upon.
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It was my first time using WooCommerce and second time using WordPress to build a site.
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It is the site of Giana Boutique, an online ecommerce store.
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Done quite some time ago.
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Done quite some time ago.
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Their [website](https://giana.rayelliott.dev/).
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Their [website](https://giana.rayelliott.dev/).
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First time using WooCommerce and second time using WordPress to build a site.
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Uses pre-existing theme.
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Uses pre-existing theme.
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Nothing special required.
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Nothing special required.
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Main customisations were little bits of CSS to tidy some things up -- created child theme based on a theme from ModernThemes called Exchange.
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Main customisations were little bits of CSS to tidy some things up -- created child theme based on a theme from [ModernThemes](https://modernthemes.net/) called Exchange.
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Now, onto why I used the Exchange theme?
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Well, it was pretty much entirely because it was free and I thought it looked okay.
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It was free and I felt it was a reasonable looking theme that I could use to get started with setting up a WordPress site to use WooCommerce.
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Would I use it again?
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Certainly not.
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I felt it was difficult to customise, although this may have been at least partly due to my inexperience.
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Doesn't really offer much over Storefront, the WooCommerce theme from Automattic???
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Doesn't do much to set it above all the other similar looking WooCommerce sites around.
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I feel it is perfectly fine for someone wishing to set up a WooCommerce with an acceptable theme quickly with little effort.
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Not so good for developers.
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Plugins used:
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Plugins used:
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* Contact Form 7.
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* [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/).
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* Cookie Notice.
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* [Cookie Notice](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-notice/).
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* Display Posts.
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* [Display Posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-posts-shortcode/).
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Would most likely write own plugin for this now.
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Would most likely write own plugin for this now.
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* Hustle.
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* [Hustle](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popup/).
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* iThemes Security.
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* [iThemes Security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/).
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* MC4WP:Mailchimp for WordPress.
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* [MC4WP:Mailchimp for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/).
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* QuickView WooCommerce.
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* [QuickView WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/quick-view-woocommerce/).
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* UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore
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* [UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/).
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* WooCommerce.
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* [WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/).
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* WP Super Cache.
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* [WP Super Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/).
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Would reassess the best plugins available currently, if doing this site now.
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Would certainly reassess the best plugins available currently, if doing this site now.
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Would definitely use a better theme.
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Would definitely use a better theme.
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Main reason using this is that it was free.
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Main reason using this is that it was free.
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Would now almost certainly develop a child theme based on Storefront.
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Would now almost certainly develop a child theme based on [Storefront](https://woocommerce.com/storefront/#).
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Their [website](https://stanthams.rayelliott.dev/).
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Their [website](https://stanthams.rayelliott.dev/).
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Uses Elementor.
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Uses [Elementor](https://elementor.com/).
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Was before Gutenberg update.
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Was before Gutenberg update.
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Nothing particularly special.
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Nothing particularly special.
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Some bits of minor customisation via CSS required and so a child theme, based on OceanWP, is used.
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Some bits of minor customisation via CSS required and so a child theme, based on [OceanWP](https://oceanwp.org/), is used.
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Reasons for choosing OceanWP:
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Reasons for choosing Elementor and OceanWP:
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* one
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* Cuts development time considerably.
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* two
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* Flexible.
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* at least three good reasons
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* Free version can be enough for a lot of sites -- if need additional stuff can either purchase addon plugins or code manually.
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* Relatively lightweight compared to other page builders.
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Disadvantage is bloat required to cover many use cases, in which not many may be used.
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Purpose built design elements will always be leaner and more efficient with cleaner code (if coded correctly of course).
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This especially true if using very few components of the chosen parent theme / page builder.
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Performance may not be so much of an issue for small sites with few users -- will become much more of an issue the bigger the site.
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Can be harder to customise in ways that are not available in the interface -- e.g., CSS specificity problems.
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Plugins used (with reasons, and what I would probably use now):
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Plugins used (with reasons, and what I would probably use now):
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* Contact Form 7.
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* [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/).
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* Elementor.
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* [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/).
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* Elementor Addon Elements.
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* [Elementor Addon Elements](https://wordpress.org/plugins/addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder/).
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* GDPR Cookie Compliance.
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For Google Maps integration.
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* iThemes Security.
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* [GDPR Cookie Compliance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gdpr-cookie-compliance/).
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* Ocean Extra.
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* [iThemes Security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/).
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* UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore
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* [Ocean Extra](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ocean-extra/).
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* WP Fastest Cache.
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* [UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/).
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* WP Mail SMTP.
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* [WP Fastest Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/).
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* [WP Mail SMTP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/).
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Always a good idea to test speed of site after adding a plugin, especially if not used before.
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Not much to say - a pretty basic brochure site.
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Not much to say - a pretty basic brochure site.
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The primary purpose is to allow users to discover/get more information about the firm.
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The primary purpose is to allow users to discover/get more information about the firm.
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