{"id":127157,"date":"2025-10-15T09:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/?post_type=support&p=127157"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:08:44","slug":"performance-pack","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/performance-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"eCommerce Performance Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Existing eCommerce accounts will be grandfathered in and can continue being used. New eCommerce accounts can no longer be purchased after Oct 15th 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Features Included<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Live Cart<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Live Cart is a proprietary performance feature that eliminates unnecessary AJAX calls for your cart without losing dynamic cart functionality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. EverCache\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 EverCache\u00ae<\/sup> for WooCommerce\u00ae<\/sup> expands our proprietary cache engine by leveraging cache specific to eCommerce websites.1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Stripe payments and checkout integration<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Stripe Connect simplifies the process of connecting your Stripe account and Stripe Checkout allows you the option to replace the default WooCommerce\u00ae checkout page with a dedicated Stripe checkout solution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Smart Search AI<\/strong><\/a> + <\/strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 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. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. NitroPack<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 NitroPack is a powerful tool that enhances website performance by compressing, caching, and optimizing resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Smart Plugin Manager<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 SPM automatically updates your plugins and themes, and rolls back the updates if it detects any breaking changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Dynamic Plugin Loading<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 DPL lets you choose which plugins load on specific pages, allowing you to optimize performance on a page by page basis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Site Monitoring<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Site monitoring helps to notify you when website error codes occur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Slow Query Monitor<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Purchase Performance Pack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To purchase a license:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Click on the Products<\/a> link in the left sidebar to see all of your products and available purchases.
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    2. Find eCommerce Performance Pack<\/em> in the Product extensions<\/strong> section under the Browse all products<\/strong> heading, and click the Quick buy<\/strong> button.
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    3. Finish the checkout process in the quick buy window to purchase licenses.
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      Enable Performance Pack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      After purchasing an eCommerce Performance Pack license you need to apply it to a site. There are currently 2 places<\/strong> where you can enable the Performance Pack. You can enable it while creating a new site<\/strong>, or from the overview page<\/strong> for an environment. Each option is outlined below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Enable While Creating a New Site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Follow the steps to create a new site<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. From the 3rd page of the site creation process, check the box under eCommerce Performance Pack<\/strong>.
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        Enable on Environment Overview Page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. From the overview page<\/a> for an environment, scroll down to the Extensions<\/strong> card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. In the Extensions card, find eCommerce Performance Pack<\/strong> and click the Activate<\/strong> button.
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          Manage Performance Pack Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          To find the eCommerce<\/strong> page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Go to the overview page<\/a> for an environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. click on eCommerce<\/strong> in the secondary lefthand menu.
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            Live Cart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Live Cart can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For more information review the Live Cart<\/a> section of our eCommerce article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            From the eCommerce page<\/a> for an environment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            1. Find the Performance<\/strong> section, and locate the heading labeled Live Cart for WooCommerce\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Toggle the button next to this heading to turn it on or off.
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              EverCache\u00ae<\/sup><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              EverCache\u00ae<\/sup> can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For more information review the EverCache<\/a>\u00ae<\/sup> section of our eCommerce article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              From the eCommerce page<\/a> for an environment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Find the Performance<\/strong> section, and locate the heading labeled EverCache\u00ae<\/sup> for WooCommerce\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Toggle the button next to this heading to turn it on or off.
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                Stripe Payments and Checkout Integration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                The Stripe integration has options for Stripe Connect<\/strong> and Stripe Checkout<\/strong>, which can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. Read more about Stripe Connect<\/a> and Stripe Checkout<\/a> in our eCommerce article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                From the eCommerce page<\/a> for an environment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                1. Scroll down to the Store Management<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Click the Install<\/strong> button to the right of Stripe Connect<\/strong>.
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                3. Once Stripe Connect is installed and your Stripe account is connected, you\u2019ll see an option here to configure your settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                4. After your account is connected you can also enable Stripe Checkout<\/strong> with the toggle button pictured above. The Stripe Checkout option will be grayed out until you connect your Stripe account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                5. In the screenshot above you\u2019ll also see a grayed out link to Customize my checkout features<\/strong>. This link will be active after you toggle on the Stripe Checkout feature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                  Smart Search AI + Recommendations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Smart Search AI & recommendations can be enabled from the eCommerce page for an environment. For more details about each review the following links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n