Instant-reveal mystery boxes are a highly effective, easy-to-implement gamification strategy that can boost engagement, clear inventory, and drive repeat purchases in your WooCommerce store Mystery boxes have been extremely popular for the past few years, but as a concept they have a surprisingly long history. Some trace their origin to “grab bags” and “lucky dips” […]
Adding a YouTube video to your WooCommerce product pages can significantly boost engagement, improve conversion rates, and help customers better understand your product, ultimately reducing costly returns. There are several dedicated plugins that let you add YouTube videos to your product pages. But if you want to avoid adding one more plugin to your WordPress […]
Bring the thrill of surprise to your WooCommerce store and engage customers with a fun, gamified shopping experience We just launched MysterX – Mystery Boxes for WooCommerce, a new plugin that brings the fun and excitement of loot boxes to your e-commerce site. This add-on lets store owners easily create and sell virtual mystery boxes, each […]
If you think about online auctions, eBay is the first thing that comes to mind. But much has changed since the early days of eBay, from the type of merchandise offered to buyers’ preferences. Nowadays, reports show that just 12% of listings use the auction format. Auctions still shine for niches like collectibles or antiques, […]
Just a few weeks ago, we celebrated 12 years of WooCommerce Simple Auctions, the first-ever auction plugin for WooCommerce. Today, it’s time to celebrate another milestone: 10 years of WooCommerce Lottery! On March 2nd, 2016, we released WooCommerce Lottery, the first lottery and competition plugin for WooCommerce. What started as a simple lottery extension has […]
Non-paying auction winners are one of the biggest challenges in managing online auctions. This tutorial explains how WooCommerce Simple Auctions helps prevent non-paying bidders, and what options sellers have when a winning bidder doesn’t complete payment. If you run WooCommerce auctions, you’ve probably encountered this kind of problem: “At least once a week I get someone […]
Twelve years ago today, on February 13th, 2014, we released WooCommerce Simple Auctions, the first-ever auction plugin for WooCommerce. Fast forward to today, we’re on version 3.0.6, and our plugin is still the most affordable auction solution for WooCommerce, with more than 8,150 sales on CodeCanyon and an amazing 4.66 out of 5 stars from […]
Learn how to reward competition subscribers with free tickets using WooCommerce Subscriptions and Subscription Gifts for WooCommerce Many of our clients running websites with our WooCommerce Lottery plugin and Pick Ticket Number add-on use WooCommerce Subscriptions to run subscription-based competitions. Recently, we’ve received multiple requests for a reliable way to automatically reward subscribers with free […]
Want to encourage your customers to subscribe? This tutorial shows you the easiest way to add free gifts to WooCommerce subscriptions. In recent years subscriptions have become a standard part of how consumers shop online. In 2025, nearly every product category, from food and beauty to health and tech, has integrated some form of subscription. Numbers […]
Learn how to enable competition players to set personal spending limits and purchase restrictions on their accounts using the Spending Limits for WooCommerce plugin If you run a WooCommerce competition or raffle site, you are probably aware that responsible gaming tools aren’t just a good practice: they’re becoming essential. Around the world, many regulators now […]