Josh Kohlbach
@jkohlbach
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Just another guy x'ing about #woocommerce – CEO of Rymera Web Co @wholesalesuite @couponsplugin @wcvendors @visserlabs @adtribe. Software. Programmer. Dad.
Brisbane, Australia
Joined March 2009
🚀 My 3 Top Predictions for WooCommerce in 2025 I’ve been involved with WordPress/WooCommerce for over 13 years, running a company in the space since 2012. Last year I posted my 2024 predictions for WooCommerce and since then things are really starting to heat up, so I wanted to talk about my top 3 hot takes for 2025! 🔥 🤖 First: AI-Powered store are set to become the norm. By the end of 2025, having AI agents doing things in your store won’t be weird. It'll be table stakes. In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever did all those little things manually. We're working on a new platform which I'll start talking about more in the coming weeks to let you deploy AI agents on your store – it's called Imagine, AI automatically doing things for you on your store, answering questions, summarising reviews, and more... leaving you to focus on growth. 🌱 Second: Emerging markets will explode with WooCommerce adoption. I'm seeing the perfect storm. Payment gateways and multilingual support are really improving and these are the key components for emerging markets to choose WooCommerce as their preferred ecommerce platform. Couple this with the low barrier to entry and you have a recipe for growth. 📈 Finally: Woo will finally get serious about reporting. A few years ago they rolled out a new Analytics area but as a plugin developer, we've found it really hard to extend. I imagine the time is ripe in 2025 to roll out a new, more extensible version. This would make a lot of sense and make a lot of developers happy. Of course, these are just my guesses, and either way 2025 is set to be an exciting ride for WooCommerce!
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@pmgarman @jamesckemp @dcwhatwhat Totally agree @pmgarman. We recently did dashboard widgets with Store Toolkit (free plugin so hope I don’t sound too self promotional 🤣)… speed was a HUGE thing because there are so many other things being added to that dashboard experience these days. It’s gotta be fast.
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@dcwhatwhat Dude, what the! I'm sure this wasn't on the Turkey itinerary! Hope you're up and about soon.
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@brianbeers Mmm yes, but, it can also amplify problems. First make sure each sale is profitable. Then apply gasoline 🔥
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RT @benjaminprojas: My team @aioseopack just released some amazing updates for our Keyword Rank Tracker and WooCommerce SEO! Take a look be…
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RT @AdTribe: NEW! What Is Product Data Feed Software And Its Best Uses? (Ultimate Guide) Read Now: Do you want to…
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RT @syedbalkhi: ⚡️ Introducing Instant SMS Notifications for WPForms Ever missed a crucial partnership opportunity because your contact fo…
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@KatieKeithBarn2 Most devs are flat out dealing with the bugs we didn’t intentionally introduce 🤣
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I had this happen to me once in the early days of my business, back when I was building sites full time. Turned out the person had died, under terrible circumstances too. It made me really sad. Still does even when I think back to it now nearly 11 years later. But I do remember the frustration I was feeling at the time, thinking she’d ghosted me. Assuming the worst, even considering drastic actions. Freelancing isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. And the comments in this thread reinforce there’s no clear answer when this kind of thing happens to you.
I don’t usually air this kind of thing online, but I genuinely need advice. What do you do when a company flat-out ignores your invoice and all your follow-ups to get paid? In 8 years of freelancing, I’ve never had this happen—and honestly, I’m stunned that it’s even a thing.
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Mum thought my thoughts on AI agents reshaping ecommerce were on point, thoughts?
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