Pier #20 - Mailcoach, Greenshift, SureCart, HubSpot & Woo

Stefan from Ahoi.dev

The Pier Issue #20

Friday, 3 Nov 2023

Hi there,

Welcome to the 20th issue of The Pier. We are currently evaluating Mailcoach for a niche SaaS we are building. It’s a “privacy-first email marketing platform” available in both hosted and self-hosted versions. Mailcoach integrates with Amazon SES, Mailgun, Postmark and more. What really got us, the latest version 7.0 includes email split testing, MJML support, Livewire 3 support and leverages Filament’s Table Builder component. We also use Filament for our SaaS and love MJML for creating responsive emails. We will keep you updated as we decide which tool to use.

Greenshift also released version 7.0 of its page builder for WordPress, introducing CSS variables, new interaction panels, a grid area builder, a free Figma Stylebook for WordPress plugin and synchronization with the Greenshift Stylebook.

Here is a selection of the latest and greatest blog posts we published this week on Ahoi.dev. You will also find some interesting industry news, the latest directory listings on The Port, job openings, and deals. Enjoy!

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WordPress/eCommmerce: SureCart 2.8 introduces product variants, stock management and product SKUs (video). Next: Affiliate platform, one-click upsells and taxes v2.
WordPress: TaxoPress Pro now allows you to generate taxonomy terms using AI, including OpenAI and IBM Watson.
WordPress: Blockstudio has increased the price of the lifetime license (unlimited sites) of its Block Framework for WordPress from €99 to €199.
WordPress: GiveWP 3.0 finally introduces a new visual donation form builder, recurring (only) donation forms, a new Stripe payment gateway and more. Also, donors are now automatically registered as WordPress users.
WordPress: Spectra 2.8 introduces new sticky containers, a new maintenance mode and new SEO features.
WordPress: Astra 4.4 introduces a full-site search experience, deeper levels of customization for featured images, a new sticky sidebar feature and site-wide styling for secondary buttons.
WordPress: Feedzy Pro 2.3 introduces AI-powered paraphrasing using OpenAI/ChatGPT. It can help rephrase and generate alternative phrases for content.
WordPress: AB Split Test announces upcoming full-page split testing across domains in version 1.6.3. This allows you to test between your WordPress site and other external landing page builders.
WordPress: InstaWP partners with the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin.
WordPress: Cristian from WPChill and WP Modula acquires Image SEO from WP Umbrella.
WordPress: WPBeginner Growth Fund has taken a stake in Seahawk Media, a premier white-label WordPress development agency working with web hosts and agencies around the world.
WooCommerce: WooCommerce becomes Woo.
Managed WordPress Hosting: WPMU DEV upgrades its hosting with 10x more bandwidth, unlimited visitor cap, and more than double the SSD storage.
Customer Platform: HubSpot has signed an agreement to acquire Clearbit, a leading B2B data provider.
Uptime Monitoring: Better Stack now allows you to embed a sleek system status badge on your website, available in both light and dark versions.
LinkedIn Outreach: HeyReach introduces custom variables that allow you to personalize your messages with icebreakers, hyper-personalized lines and external data.
Step-by-Step Guides: The new Scribe Sidekick automatically displays any Scribe you, a teammate or community member has created for that website.
Cloud Computing: DigitalOcean introduces Premium General Purpose Droplets with up to 27% higher performance, 10 Gbps outbound network speeds, 126% faster disk writes, enhanced storage capacity and dedicated vCPUs.
Email Marketing: MailerCloud launches new AMP email builder that delivers engaging, interactive experiences directly to your recipients’ inboxes, such as collecting instant feedback or adding items to shopping carts directly from emails.
Customer Support: Chative releases WhatsApp Business integration for its live chat and chatbot platform.
From the Editor: We are about to launch Ahoi.pro – The New Freelancer Marketplace as a companion project. Sign up now and win a free business profile for life.

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That’s all for this week. We hope you enjoyed the 20th issue of The Pier. Until next week!

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