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November 27, 2023

The benefits of custom storefront Shopify themes

Ecommerce, Shopify, Website Design & Development

The importance of a visually appealing and seamlessly functional online store cannot be overstated. Shopify, a leading...

November 23, 2023

Shopify Plus vs Shopify Advanced: is it time to upgrade?

Ecommerce, Shopify, Website Design & Development

Understanding the nuances between Shopify Plus and Shopify Advanced is crucial for businesses looking to scale their onl...

September 7, 2023

Adobe Commerce vs Shopify: the Best Ecommerce Platform 2024

Magento, Ecommerce, Shopify, Website Design & Development

Choosing the right platform can be a game-changer for your online business. As we step into 2024, two heavyweights in th...

June 17, 2021

Venture Stream Launches New Shopify Site For Hexhamshire Organics

About Us, Ecommerce, Shopify, Website Design & Development

We can hardly believe that June is halfway done already, but it’s been a busy few weeks at Venture Stream. In May, we ...

May 6, 2021

Why Site Speed Is So Important

Ecommerce, Website Design & Development

Have you ever closed the tab you have open because the website is taking too long to load? Website speed has never been ...

January 29, 2021

An Insight into Shopify Builds at Venture Stream

Ecommerce, Shopify, Website Design & Development

From a refresh to a complete overhaul, we have a wealth of experience building bespoke Shopify websites that solve probl...

October 8, 2019

A Day in the Life of a Developer: Meet Venture Stream’s Head of Development, Andrew Surrey

About Us, Website Design & Development

There is no hiding from the fact that the role of a website developer is a very specialist yet demanding job, and with t...

August 15, 2017

Why we recommend outsourced search for our ecommerce clients

Ecommerce, Website Design & Development

Here at Venture Stream, we’ve come to appreciate the benefits of outsourced search services like Klevu and Searcha...

March 13, 2017

How We Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Version Control

Website Design & Development

A range of opinions and methodologies in the realm of version control can cause some serious headaches. Make sure your v...

November 15, 2016

10 Free Online Tools & Apps For Designers

Website Design & Development

I love finding a great tool or gadget to make my life a little easier, so I’ve put a collection of my 10 favourite...

September 15, 2016

10 Features of SEO-Friendly WordPress Themes

Website Design & Development

We’ve put together a list of things to watch out for when shopping for your next WordPress theme to create the most se...

July 1, 2016

Directory Country Filter – a free WordPress plugin

Website Design & Development

WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world, for very good reason. It’s easy to use and has a...

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Cookie	Duration	Description
_ga	2 years	The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
_gat_gtag_UA_44425529_1	1 minute	This cookie is set by Google and is used to distinguish users.
_gcl_au	3 months	Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.
_gid	1 day	Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
CONSENT	16 years 3 months 10 days 14 hours 23 minutes	These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.No sensitive data is collected unless you log in to your google account, in that case your choices are linked with your account, for example if you click “like” on a video.
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Cookie	Duration	Description
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test_cookie	15 minutes	The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	5 months 27 days	A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
YSC	session	YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
yt-remote-connected-devices	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-device-id	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.

Topic: Website Design & Development