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A practical roadmap to move products, customers, and orders from WooCommerce to Medusa with Next.js and Payload CMS

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WooCommerce to Medusa Migration 2026: Complete Step-by-Step

Practical WooCommerce to Medusa migration guide: map products, customers, and orders; plan auth and plugin replacements; rebuild checkout with Next.js and…

Matija Žiberna

2 months ago13 min

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Step-by-step guide to add ProductTechSpec data via custom module, module link, workflow, admin route and widget

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Extend Medusa Modules Safely: Add Fields Without Editing

Extend Medusa modules without editing core schemas: add a ProductTechSpec module, link to products, run migrations, create workflows, routes, and admin widget.

2 months ago12 min

Export stable Medusa model types from packages/shared-types using InferTypeOf to power a resilient Next.js storefront

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Share Medusa Types in a Monorepo: Stable Next.js Setup

Learn how to share Medusa types in a monorepo by exporting stable model aliases from packages/shared-types with InferTypeOf—avoid copying .medusa/types and…

2 months ago8 min

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Medusa.js Pricing in 2026: Cloud Plans vs Self-Hosting Cost Breakdown

Medusa.js pricing demystified: compare Medusa Cloud plans and self-hosting cost models ($35–$106/mo), learn hidden fees and developer time to choose the best…

2 months ago13 min

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Medusa vs Shopify 2026: Cost, B2B & Headless Trade-offs

Medusa vs Shopify: Compare 2026 costs, B2B capabilities, checkout extensibility, and headless trade-offs to choose the right platform for mid‑market commerce.

2 months ago17 min

Developer breakdown of Medusa's modules, services, workflows, links, and Admin extensions for building custom commerce

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Medusa Architecture Explained: How It Works for Developers

Understand Medusa architecture and how modules, models, services, workflows, and Admin extensions fit together — a developer's guide to building custom…

3 months ago9 min

Practical Medusa vs Vendure comparison for headless commerce — B2B fit, licensing differences, Payload CMS pairing…

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Medusa vs Vendure: Choose the Best Open-Source Commerce

Medusa vs Vendure: a concise comparison to help teams pick the right open-source commerce platform—covering licensing, B2B fit, Payload CMS pairing, and…

3 months ago9 min

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Payload CMS Ecommerce Plugin vs Medusa.js: When to Use Each (2026)

Payload now has an official ecommerce plugin, which raises a real question for teams building on Next.js and TypeScript: do you still need Medusa? This…

3 months ago12 min