Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

Personalization, Printing, Tips and Tricks

Top On Demand Printing Personalization Trends for 2025

The print-on-demand (POD) industry is poised for significant growth in 2025, with several key trends shaping the market. Understanding these developments can help businesses and entrepreneurs capitalize on emerging opportunities.

1. Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Products

Consumer demand for environmentally conscious products continues to rise. The eco-friendly clothing segment is projected to reach $10.1 billion in global annual sales by 2025. Offering sustainable materials and eco-friendly printing processes can attract eco-conscious customers and differentiate your brand in a competitive market.

2. Home Décor and Lifestyle Items

With more people spending time at home, there’s an increased interest in personalized home décor. Products like custom cushions, towels, and wall art are gaining popularity. These items allow consumers to express their individuality and style within their living spaces.

3. Technological Integration in Design

Advancements in technology are enhancing the POD experience. The integration of things like 3D and even augmented reality (AR) allow customers to visualize products better before purchasing, leading to more informed decisions and higher satisfaction. Additionally, AI-driven design tools are streamlining the creation of personalized products, making the process more accessible to a broader audience.

4. Fashion and Apparel Diversification

Apparel remains a dominant category in POD, with t-shirts, sportswear, and leggings leading sales. The ability to quickly adapt to fashion trends and offer unique designs gives POD businesses an edge in the fast-paced fashion industry. Moreover, the rise of street style culture and the demand for functional garments are influencing product offerings.

5. Emphasis on Personalization

Consumers increasingly seek unique, customized products. The growing demand for custom and unique items is a vital driver of the POD market. Offering personalized options can enhance customer engagement and loyalty.

6. Expansion of Product Categories

Diversifying product offerings is crucial for staying competitive. Emerging popular POD products include phone cases, drinkware, and accessories. Expanding into these categories can attract a broader customer base and increase sales opportunities.

7. Growth of the Print-on-Demand Market

The POD industry is experiencing rapid growth, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.3%. This expansion is driven by factors such as the increasing demand for personalized products and advancements in printing technology. Staying informed about market trends and consumer preferences is essential for businesses aiming to thrive in this dynamic landscape.

By aligning with these trends, businesses can position themselves strategically in the evolving print-on-demand market, meeting consumer demands and leveraging new technologies to drive growth in 2025 and beyond.

Talk to us about how MyStyle can help you leverage these trends for 2025!

Announcements, General, MyStyle Bug Fixes, MyStyle Customizer, Tips and Tricks, User Experience, Website Updates

Fix For DIVI Theme WP Websites with Customizer & jQuery Errors

Our hosting partner Rocket Ivy has discovered the cause of an error that may cause the MyStyle Customizer to not operate correctly on some sites (never loads), that came from a DIVI theme update in their new “Performance” tab.

Here is a link to the blog post describing the error and the fix to turn off the deferring of jQuery Migrate:

https://rocketivy.com/fix-for-sites-with-divi-and-jquery-migrate-errors-in-console/

Rocket Ivy is our #1 trusted partner for hosting and website maintenance.

Announcements, New Products, Tips and Tricks, Woo Commerce, Wordpress

New Standalone Sales Tax Reporting Plugin (free)

We’ve released a new free plugin to the WP Plugin Marketplace for anyone who might need it as we have.  It allows for an easy report with your site’s Sales by State and Sales Tax collected for any date range. This is critical info to reporting your sales tax quarterly in the United States.

The plugin is 100% free to use.

See our plugin page for more info.

WooCommerce Sales Tax Plugin (free)

Custom Products, MyStyle Customizer, MyStyle WP Plugin Updates, New Features, Printing, Tips and Tricks, Woo Commerce, Wordpress

New Feature: Build Your Own Custom Product Templates in WordPress!

We’re happy to announce a highly-requested feature:  Build Your Own Custom Product Templates right in the WordPress/WooCommerce Admin!

Premium MyStyle Product Templates Optional for DIY Webmasters!

With Premium Templates we set up each template by hand for each client remotely, and provide template IDs for use in their website(s).  This is still a service that is available, but is no longer required for most one-sided templates if you want to develop them yourself!

New DIY Custom Templates

Our new custom template options can be found the WooCommerce Product Data section of any product, in the MyStyle > Advanced tab.

See the screenshot below, where the example is setting up a Rectangular 18×14 inch product template:

mystyle-customizer-define-your-own-custom-template-print-specs-size

With these two checkboxes, a width and a height, you’re good to go with a basic rectangular template!  It will size down automatically to fit the web browser while designing, and it will render your print files at the full size when generating a print file.

Add Image Layers and More

There are even more beta features beneath these basic settings that are still being tested, but you can try those out to add image layers to your templates, like a background or foreground.

We’ll cover those features more in another post.

Enjoy!

Tips and Tricks, User Experience, Woo Commerce, Wordpress

CSS Tip: Show Your WooCommerce Product Thumbnails In The Cart on Desktop and Mobile

For some reason WooCommerce has decided the default styles for the cart thumbnails should be very tiny or completely gone all together.  This leaves you with just text in the cart, which isn’t always what you want. To show the images, you can add some CSS to your WP settings or theme CSS file to always show the product images in cart.

example image source: 
https://MPFusa.org/custom-face-masks/

While I’m sure (re: hope) they have great data to back up the removal of images in the cart, some products need to be seen the full way through for a customer to feel good about what they have in their cart being the right stuff. If you agree, then this code snippet is for you. (copy/paste)

CSS Code:

/** MyStyle: Show thumbnail in cart larger than default 32px **/
.woocommerce-cart table.cart img {
width: auto;
min-width: 32px;
max-width: 100px;
}
@media(max-width:768px) {
/** Show thumbnail row in cart on mobile **/
.woocommerce-page table.cart .product-thumbnail {
display: inline-block !important;
}
/** hide colon above thumbnail for mobile **/
.woocommerce-page table.cart .product-thumbnail:before {
display: none;
}
}

How to Apply This Code

  1. Log into your WP Admin
  2. Go to the Theme Customizer > Added CSS (or similar place where your theme or system lets you put some custom CSS)
  3. Paste the code above & Publish
  4. Clear/Purge your site cache, if you have one

Conversion 101:
Custom Products Should Always Have a Thumbnail in the Cart

This is especially true with custom products, where you may have a few custom designs in your cart with the same product title, and the only recognizable difference is what each design looks like. For this reason, almost every MyStyle enabled site should override the default WooCommerce or theme CSS to show the thumbnail of the user’s creations in the shopping cart. You can do this very easily with a quick CSS tweak.