eCommerce Performance Pack
Our new eCommerce Performance Pack can be purchased for individual sites on your account. Instead of a dedicated eCommerce account, you can now choose which sites on your account get all of the eCommerce upgrades.
Note
Existing eCommerce accounts will be grandfathered in and can continue being used. New eCommerce accounts can no longer be purchased after Oct 15th 2025.
Features Included
- Live Cart – Live Cart is a proprietary performance feature that eliminates unnecessary AJAX calls for your cart without losing dynamic cart functionality.
- EverCache® – EverCache® for WooCommerce® expands our proprietary cache engine by leveraging cache specific to eCommerce websites.1
- Stripe payments and checkout integration – Stripe Connect simplifies the process of connecting your Stripe account and Stripe Checkout allows you the option to replace the default WooCommerce® checkout page with a dedicated Stripe checkout solution.
- Smart Search AI + Recommendations – Smart Search AI is a typo-tolerant search function that surfaces more relevant results. Recommendations allow visitors to see related or trending posts and products. Developer docs also show custom integration options for search and recommendations.
- Page Speed Boost – PSB is a powerful tool that enhances website performance by compressing, caching, and optimizing resources.
- Smart Plugin Manager – SPM automatically updates your plugins and themes, and rolls back the updates if it detects any breaking changes.
- Dynamic Plugin Loading – DPL lets you choose which plugins load on specific pages, allowing you to optimize performance on a page by page basis.
- Site Monitoring – Site monitoring helps to notify you when website error codes occur.
- Slow Query Monitor – Slow query monitor shows you details about database queries that take longer than 5 seconds on your website. This can help your dev team to identify and fix performance bottlenecks caused by inefficient or unnecessary queries.
Purchase Performance Pack
To enable Performance Pack for a site you must first purchase a license. Licenses are for an entire site which includes all 3 environments (Production, Staging, and Development).
To purchase a license:
- Click on the Products link in the left sidebar to see all of your products and available purchases.
- Find eCommerce Performance Pack in the Product extensions section under the Browse all products heading, and click the Quick buy button.
- Finish the checkout process in the quick buy window to purchase licenses.
Enable Performance Pack
After purchasing an eCommerce Performance Pack license you need to apply it to a site. There are currently 2 places where you can enable the Performance Pack. You can enable it while creating a new site, or from the overview page for an environment. Each option is outlined below.
Enable While Creating a New Site
- Follow the steps to create a new site.
- From the 3rd page of the site creation process, check the box under eCommerce Performance Pack.
Enable on Environment Overview Page
- From the overview page for an environment, scroll down to the Extensions card.
- In the Extensions card, find eCommerce Performance Pack and click the Activate button.
Manage Performance Pack Features
All of the eCommerce Performance Pack features can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. There are more details about enabling each feature outlined in the sections below.
To find the eCommerce page:
- Go to the overview page for an environment.
- click on eCommerce in the secondary lefthand menu.
Live Cart
Live Cart can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For more information review the Live Cart section of our eCommerce article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Find the Performance section, and locate the heading labeled Live Cart for WooCommerce®.
- Toggle the button next to this heading to turn it on or off.
EverCache®
EverCache® can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For more information review the EverCache® section of our eCommerce article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Find the Performance section, and locate the heading labeled EverCache® for WooCommerce®.
- Toggle the button next to this heading to turn it on or off.
Stripe Payments and Checkout Integration
The Stripe integration has options for Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout, which can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. Read more about Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout in our eCommerce article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Scroll down to the Store Management section.
- Click the Install button to the right of Stripe Connect.
- Once Stripe Connect is installed and your Stripe account is connected, you’ll see an option here to configure your settings.
- After your account is connected you can also enable Stripe Checkout with the toggle button pictured above. The Stripe Checkout option will be grayed out until you connect your Stripe account.
- In the screenshot above you’ll also see a grayed out link to Customize my checkout features. This link will be active after you toggle on the Stripe Checkout feature.
Smart Search AI + Recommendations
Smart Search AI & recommendations can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For more details about each review the following links:
- Smart Search AI
- Recommendations Gutenberg Blocks
- Developer docs for Smart Search and Recommendations
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Scroll down to the Store Management section and locate the heading labeled Smart Search.
- Use the button to the right of the heading to toggle Smart Search & recommendations on or off.
Page Speed Boost
Page Speed Boost can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For information on PSB settings review our Page Speed Boost article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Find the Performance section and locate the heading labeled Page Speed Boost.
- Click the Activate button to the right of this heading to install the Page Speed Boost plugin on your site.
Smart Plugin Manager
Smart Plugin Manager can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For information on SPM settings review our Smart Plugin Manager article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Find the Site Management section and locate the heading labeled Smart Plugin Manager.
- Click the Activate button to the right of this heading to enable SPM for your site.
Dynamic Plugin Loading
Dynamic Plugin Loading can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For information on DPL settings review the Dynamic Plugin Loading section of our eCommerce article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Find the Performance section and locate the heading labeled Dynamic Plugin Loading.
- Click the Install button to the right of this heading to enable dynamic plugin loading for your site.
Site Monitoring
Site Monitoring can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For information on settings review our Site Monitoring article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Find the Site Management section and locate the heading labeled Site Monitoring.
- Click the Activate button to the right of this heading to enable Site Monitoring for your site.
Slow Query Monitor
Slow queries can be viewed from the eCommerce page for any environment. For more information about slow queries read the Slow Query Monitor section of our eCommerce article.
From the eCommerce page for an environment:
- Find the Performance section and locate the heading labeled Slow query monitor.
- Click the View queries link next to this heading to start viewing your slow queries.
