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Fun with WooCommerce
The document discusses the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, highlighting its features and capabilities, including the types of products that can be sold and the various payment gateways available. It outlines the setup process, necessary configurations, and essential resources for users. The pros and cons of using WooCommerce compared to another plugin, Jigoshop, are also mentioned, along with information on extensions and customization options.
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- 5. Fun with WooCommerce July21st, 2013 Sallie Goetsch @salliegoetsch http://wpfangirl.com
- 6. Why Woo? At ourlast meetup about e-commerce plugins (March 2011), WooCommerce didnât exist. Since then itâs been downloaded more than 1 million times. http://wordpress.org/plugins/woo commerce/stats/
- 7. WooCommerce is a Forkof Jigoshop http://jigoshop.com/
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- 9. Donât Care aboutthe Dirt? ⢠Try both pluginsâboth are free, with paid add-ons. ⢠They still have many similar features. ⢠The two continue to diverge. ⢠Some claim Woo provides better support and documentation. ⢠Pick the one you like best, or a different plugin entirely.
- 10. What Can YouSell with WooCommerce? ⢠Physical Products ⢠Downloadable (Virtual) Products ⢠External (Affiliate) Products ⢠Grouped Products ⢠Variable Products ⢠Classes (with $99 Sensei add-on) ⢠Subscriptions (with $99 add-on) http://docs.woothemes.com/document/managing-products/
- 11. Payment Gateways Built-In ⢠PayPalStandard ⢠Mijireh ⢠COD ⢠Check ⢠BACS Extensions ⢠2 CheckOut ⢠Amazon Payments ⢠Authorize.net ⢠Bitcoin ⢠FirstData ⢠Infusionsoft ⢠PayPal Express/Pro ⢠Stripe ⢠WePay ⢠âŚand more
- 12. Welcome to WooCommerce Noticethis button. Itâs very important.
- 13. Read the Docs.You Need Them. http://docs.woothemes.com/document/woocommerce/
- 14. Settings: Tons ofThese Expect to spend time setting this up, and expect it to be different from site to site.
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- 18. Rates Not Included Gettax rates from http://www.taxrates.com/. Thereâs also a WooCommerce tax plugin at http://www.pnw- design.com/wordpress-plugins/
- 19. OMFG SHIPPING! UPS &USPS $49 each. Time to configure 15-30 min each.
- 20. Shipping from theFront End
- 21. Adding a SimpleProduct⌠Product Name Product Description Price & Tax Status Excerpt Product Categories Gallery Images Featured Image âŚAlmost Simple
- 22. External (Affiliate) Products Getthis from your Amazon Associates page.
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- 31. Product Page fromShortcodes Simple Products Variable Products
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- 34. WooCommerce Receipt Email canbe customized with templates. (This wasnât.) Receipt includes information collected via Gravity Forms and stored in a cookie (custom work for client)
- 35. WooCommerce Extensions 39 Free extensions 261Extensions on 7/20/13 Prices from $29 - $99 for a single site license
- 36. WooCommerce + GravityForms http://www.woothemes.com/products/gravity-forms-add-ons/
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- 40. Sell Classes Sensei Plugin$99 single site license
- 41. This Is Notan API
- 42. The Good, Bad,& Ugly Pros ⢠Base plugin is free & powerful ⢠Handles many types of products, including CSV import ⢠Works with most themes ⢠Decent documentation Cons ⢠Cost of extensions adds up fast ⢠Doesnât do donations ⢠API is display-based, not function-based ⢠Many Woo Themes interfere with CSS ⢠Not intuitive enough to use without docs
- 43. Bonus: The NewKid in Town http://ithemes.com/exchange/