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How fast is your WPEC site?

February 3, 2014May 22, 2026 Pye Brook Company, Inc. Leave a comment

We have created a few development tools we use as we build your WP e-Commerce site, plugin or theme. One of the tools we have created by pulling together bits and pieces from around the web is called snappy wpec site.

When enabled, snappy site gives you an easy way of viewing your WordPress debug.log or one other arbitrary log file inside the WordPress admin screen.

More importantly, snappy site records and displays timing information for your WordPress with WP e-Commerce site. The live scrolling display shows a timeline for each HTTP request, including AJAX requests.

The timeline shows the point at which a WP eCommerce hook (filter or action) fired whenever that time is significant. The scrolling display also shows which hooks took the most time to complete.

Timing Log

This information can help you find slow areas of your installation, plugin, or theme. You can compare your development site results to your production site. Or compare your results to what other people are seeing on their sites.

Shopper Rewards Mention at WordPress Tavern

July 16, 2013May 22, 2026 Pye Brook Company, Inc. Leave a comment

Shopper rewards was mentioned over at WordPress Tavern in the The Daily Plugin. We (and lots of other people) think WP Tavern is a great resource to check in to to see what’s happening around the WordPress ecosystem.

Here is what they said…

Shopper Rewards for WP-eCommerce is an interesting add-on plugin for WP-eCommerce that allows you the opportunity to add a rewards program for your customers. With more and more retailers taking advantage of Shopper Rewards, it’s nice to see WPEC have the same functionality. This plugin allows you to set up various point systems and rewards for shopping based on overall spending. Rewards are a great way to retain a client with incentive to keep purchasing. The plugin allows the customer to check their rewards balance, access their complete purchase history with a running total of the reward points earned and even transfer points to fellow shoppers. Multiple currency options can help to set up different point values based on the currency being used. Additional ways to earn points include Tweeting or Following, viewing specific products/pages, Facebook likes and shares, creating an account and other doorways to points. Some features are available via their premium version, which is only $20 for a license. Excellent execution and a great add-on for designers who would like to provide extra oomph to eCommerce sites under their administration.