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VWO vs AB Split Test (2026)

September 3, 2025

Both VWO and AB Split Test are serious conversion optimization tools. But they are built on fundamentally different assumptions about how your site should work. VWO is an enterprise SaaS platform. You install a JavaScript snippet on your site, and everything runs through VWO’s external cloud. It is powerful, broad, and expensive. AB Split Test…

Case Study: How WPBakery Used AB Split Test to Launch a New Checkout

August 25, 2025

Why Feature Rollouts Require Real Data Launching a new feature – especially something as critical as your checkout flow – isn’t just a design challenge. It’s a business risk. Without data, even the most promising changes can lead to unexpected drops in conversions, abandoned carts, or user friction. For high-volume businesses, this risk compounds with…

12 Psychology Principles Behind Better Split Test Ideas

August 1, 2025

The test ideas you create with AB Split Test aren’t based on guesswork. They’re grounded in principles that explain how people think, decide, and behave online. We draw from behavioral psychology and usability research to guide what we suggest. Even small changes can lead to big shifts in how people engage with your site. Here…

Use a ChatGPT Agent to Run Split Tests on Your WordPress Site

July 29, 2025

ChatGPT’s new agent mode is a great example of how automation is going to take all of our jobs. but in the mean time, lets use it to our advantage! I saw it and thought, what if we could launch a split test on our website – without ever touching a mouse? Or even better,…

Magic Point-and-Click Tests v2: How It Works

June 27, 2025

Today marks a big milestone for AB Split Test. Hey, this is Tom and I’m genuinely excited to share something we’ve been working on for a while now: version 2 of AB Split Test is officially live. This update is a big one. Not just because of what’s new, but because it finally brings to…

15 reasons why AB Split Test is the best option to improve conversions on WordPress

June 13, 2025

AB Split Test is built specifically for WordPress. Not adapted for it, not layered on top of it, it’s built into it. Here is why that makes a difference across every part of the testing experience. 1. Setup in minutes, not days Install the plugin and launch your first test in minutes. There is no…

How the AI Inside AB Split Test Actually Works

June 4, 2025

AB Split Test has AI built in. Not as a bolt-on or a separate subscription. It is part of the plugin and it works from your actual site content, not generic prompts. This is a walkthrough of everything AI-powered inside AB Split Test and what each feature actually does. Magic Mode: point and click test…

Why the Smartest WordPress Agencies Offer CRO

April 14, 2025

The Admin Bar’s 2025 survey of hundreds of WordPress professionals turned up something worth paying attention to. Agencies that offer conversion rate optimization services are outperforming those that do not, by a meaningful margin across nearly every metric. If you are building WordPress sites but not offering CRO, here is what the data shows. 1.…

AB Split Test v1.8.18 – Server-Side WooCommerce Conversion Tracking in AB Split Test

December 17, 2024

⚠️ Note: This post was originally published alongside version 1.8.18. Server-side WooCommerce tracking has been expanded significantly since then, including additional order status options, improved CartFlows and WooFunnels compatibility, and a logging system to help debug tracking issues. The core setup described here still applies. For the full current feature set see the Changelog. When…

My CRO formula – Everything I do BEFORE I split test

November 20, 2023

Conversion rate optimization is a process. A lot of people struggle with it because they skip straight to testing something random and then wonder why the results are flat. This is my personal protocol. It is what I use in my agency before I create a single test. The goal is to find real conversion…