1.
Introduction to
Chris Burgess @chrisburgess

2.
What we’ll cover…
• What is it?
• What features does it offer?
• Walk through sample online store
• Some popular integrations

3.
http://trends.builtwith.com/shop

4.
http://trends.builtwith.com/shop

5.
=
Powerful Open Source
eCommerce plugin for
WordPress

6.
With 17,096,133
downloads,
WooCommerce powers
over 37% of all online
stores.

7.
How long has it been around?
• Jul 2008 - WooThemes launches providing
themes
• Feb 2010 - Launched popular theme Canvas
• Sep 2011 - WooCommerce was launched
• Jun 2013 – Hit 1 million downloads
• Nov 2014 – First WooCommerce Conference in
San Fransisco (WooConf)
• May 2015 - Joined Automattic and known as
WooCommerce

8.
What features does it offer?
• Add and Manage Products
• Simple Product
• Grouped Product
• External/Affiliate Product
• Variable Product
• Virtual/Downloadable Product
• Set Product Variables
• For example specify size, colour
• Control price per variable

9.
What features does it offer?
• Inventory Management
• Track stock levels per variable
• Hold stock for a period if order is cancelled
• Low or Out of Stock notifications
• Hide out of stock items
• Choose your Currency
• Geo-location Support
• Automatic Taxes (GST)

10.
What features does it offer?
• Flexible Shipping Options
• Flat rate
• International Shipping
• Local delivery
• Local pickup
• Free shipping
• Shipping Calculation
• Cart Calculator
• Restrict sales by country
• Preinstalled Gateways - Direct Bank Transfer, Cheque Payment, Cash on
Delivery, Credit card payments with PayPal or Credit card payment

11.
What features does it offer?
• Discount coupons
• Product Reviews
• Reporting Analytics
• Customer Account Registration
• One Click Refunds
• Integrates with 3rd Party Platforms
• Plenty of WooCommerce Extensions/Plugins to extend WooCommerce

12.
Extensions
https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/

13.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWCaT1OWm8M

14.
For More Information
• http://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Melbourne/
• https://woocommerce.com/
• https://docs.woocommerce.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/getting-started/
• https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-101-video-series

15.
Thanks!
Chris Burgess @chrisburgess