Products Showcase – Shopify Integration vs ZoloBlocks – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, Website Builder & Page Design Toolkit

Display your Shopify products on WordPress with beautiful, responsive carousels. Built as a native Gutenberg block with OAuth authentication for easy setup. Features Native Gutenberg Block – Built with React, zero external dependencies Beautiful Carousels – Touch-friendly product carousels powered by Embla Carousel Smart Product Display – Show individual products or entire collections Color Swatches – Visual product color options with hover effects Fully Responsive – Optimized for all screen sizes and devices Performance Optimized – Smart caching and lazy loading Live Search – Real-time product/collection search in block editor Stock Filtering – Automatically hides out-of-stock items OAuth Authentication – Secure one-click connection to Shopify Use Cases Showcase featured products on your blog Display seasonal collections on landing pages Add product carousels to content-heavy sites Bridge content and commerce seamlessly Requirements WordPress 6.0+, PHP 8.1+ A Shopify store with Admin API access Links GitHub Repository – Source code & developer docs Documentation – Full installation guide External Services This plugin connects to the Shopify Admin API to fetch your product data. Service Provider: Shopify Inc. Data Transmitted: Store URL, OAuth credentials (one-time), and product queries When: During setup, when searching products in editor, and when displaying products (cached for 1 hour) Privacy: No visitor data is sent to Shopify. All API calls are server-side. Product data is cached locally. Shopify Legal: * Terms of Service * Privacy Policy * API Terms Configuration Easy OAuth Setup Navigate to Shopify Products in WordPress admin Enter your Shopify Store URL (e.g., your-store.myshopify.com) Paste your Client ID from Shopify Paste your Client Secret from Shopify Click “Connect to Shopify” You’ll be redirected to Shopify to authorize the connection After authorizing, you’re automatically redirected back – done! The plugin automatically obtains the access token via secure OAuth and detects the latest Shopify API version. Usage Edit any page or post in WordPress Click “+” to add a block and search for “Shopify Products” Choose Products Mode (select individual products) or Collection Mode (display a collection) Use the live search to find and add products Customize title, description, and product limit as needed The block displays as a touch-friendly carousel on mobile and with arrow navigation on desktop. Single products get a special two-column featured layout. Not using the block editor? Use the [products_showcase] shortcode in the Classic editor, text widgets, or page builders: [products_showcase collection="123456789"] [products_showcase products="111,222,333" title="Featured"] Supported attributes: collection, products, limit, title, description, button_text, button_url, button_new_tab, new_tab, hover_image, card_width, disable_padding, and color options. See the GitHub README for the full list. Customization For custom CSS classes, template overrides, hooks & filters, and developer documentation, see our GitHub README. Troubleshooting Products Not Showing Check API credentials in Settings → Shopify Products Verify connection shows green checkmark Clear cache using the button in settings Ensure products are ACTIVE and in stock in Shopify Can’t Configure Shopify App In Dev Dashboard, click “New version” to edit settings Add scopes in the “Access” section Click “Release” to activate your configuration For detailed troubleshooting, see our GitHub documentation. Credits Built with Embla Carousel for smooth, touch-friendly carousels Powered by @wordpress/scripts Support Plugin Support Forum GitHub Issues Privacy Policy This plugin connects to Shopify’s API to fetch product data. Product information is cached locally. The plugin does NOT collect or transmit any visitor data. See Shopify’s privacy policy for their data handling practices.

ZoloBlocks is a collection of blocks, patterns, and page templates for the WordPress block editor. It helps you design complete pages using the native editor without a third-party page builder. Live Demo | Pro Version | Documentation What ZoloBlocks Provides A library of advanced blocks that extend the default WordPress block editor. Pre-designed patterns and page templates you can insert into pages. Full Site Editing compatibility with block themes. Dynamic content options for site, post, or user data. Query loop options for posts, products, or custom post types. Animation and visual effect options for supported blocks. Optional AI text generation to help draft headings and paragraphs (third-party service, see “External services” below). Pattern import and export for reuse across sites. Key Features Layout building with pre-built sections and templates. Responsive containers for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Mega menu for multi-level navigation. Dynamic content and query loop for posts or custom post types. Entrance and scroll-based animations on supported blocks. Optional AI text generation inside the editor (third-party service). Pattern import / export for reuse across pages or sites. Available Blocks ZoloBlocks ships 60+ free and pro blocks across categories such as Image, Slider & Carousel, Post, Review, Form, Popup, Utility, Creative, Loop & Animation, Grid & List, Single Page Elements, and Advanced. A full list with live demos is available at https://zoloblocks.com/demo/. Who Is It For Website designers, freelancers, agencies, bloggers, content creators, small business owners, portfolio builders, and digital marketers who want to design WordPress pages directly in the block editor. Support The team behind ZoloBlocks ships regular updates. For help, contact support. Visit BdThemes for more plugins and documentation. Source code The compiled JavaScript and CSS files in the build/ and assets/ directories are generated from the source code in the src/ directory. Public source repository: https://github.com/bdthemes/zoloblocks Build instructions: Clone the repository. Run npm install to install dependencies. Run npm run build to generate the production assets in build/. Run composer install to install PHP dependencies (used for development tooling only). External services This plugin connects to several third-party services. Each service is only contacted when the related feature is used or configured. No personal data is sent unless the corresponding feature is enabled or the user interacts with it. 1. Google reCAPTCHA Used by the Form block when the site administrator enables reCAPTCHA protection and provides site / secret keys in ZoloBlocks settings. – What is sent: the reCAPTCHA token generated in the visitor’s browser, the visitor’s IP address, and the configured secret key, sent to https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify on form submission. The Google reCAPTCHA JavaScript (https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js) is loaded on pages containing a form when reCAPTCHA is enabled. – When: only when reCAPTCHA is enabled and a form is submitted. – Provider: Google LLC. Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 2. Google Maps Used by the Google Map block when added to a page. – What is sent: the configured Google Maps API key and a request to load the Google Maps JavaScript API from https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js. The browser of any visitor viewing a page containing a Google Map block will load map tiles from Google. – When: only when a Google Map block is present on a page. – Provider: Google LLC. Terms: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 3. Google Fonts list (WordPress.org mirror) Optional. Used by the typography controls only when a site administrator enables Settings → Editor Options → Load Google Fonts catalog (WordPress.org mirror) in the ZoloBlocks dashboard. – What is sent: a simple HTTP GET request (no personal data) to https://s.w.org/images/fonts/wp-7.0/collections/google-fonts-with-preview.json to retrieve the list of Google Fonts. – When: only after the option is enabled, and only when the block editor needs to refresh the font list. – Provider: WordPress.org. Terms and privacy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ 4. Zolo AI (AI text generation by Sigmative) Used by the optional AI text generation feature inside the block editor. – What is sent: the prompt text entered by the site administrator in the editor, and the API key configured in ZoloBlocks settings, sent to https://ai.sigmative.com/api/prompt/v1/generation/chat/completions. – When: only when an administrator clicks the AI generation action in the editor. – Provider: Sigmative. Privacy: https://sigmative.com/privacy-policy 5. Mailchimp (optional Form integration) Used only when a site administrator configures a Form block to send subscriber data to Mailchimp. – What is sent: the visitor’s email address, optional first name, the configured Mailchimp API key and list ID, sent to https:// .api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/{list_id}/members (where is the data center prefix derived from the API key). – When: only when a visitor submits a form whose Mailchimp integration has been configured by the administrator. – Provider: Intuit Mailchimp. Terms: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/ Privacy: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/ 6. Custom Webhooks (optional Form integration) Used only when a site administrator pastes a custom webhook URL into the Form block settings. – What is sent: the visitor’s email address and optional first name, sent as a JSON POST request to the URL configured by the administrator. – When: only when a visitor submits a form whose webhook URL has been configured by the administrator. – Provider: the third-party service chosen by the administrator. The administrator is responsible for ensuring the destination has an appropriate privacy policy.