Welcome to the WordPress ecommerce series. In the last article, you learned about various types of e-commerce and some available shopping carts. In this post, we will learn about the various settings that need to be configured before starting the online store. This article introduces woocommerce, one of the most popular word press plug-ins in the world, with more than 1 million active . If the startup plug-in is installed and activated (like other plug-ins), the left navigation bar will display two new tabs, woocommerce and products. The
Now that the setup is complete, we can continue. Let’s take a closer look. For the e-commerce store I am creating, the first thing to do is to set the theme. What, you ask? Before adding products, do this to ensure that the site is displayed as is (to be done in the next episode). I see students start adding products to existing topics that are not compatible with the selected shopping cart, and then waste too much time to make the website look better. It is like nailing square nails in a round hole, and it should be avoided at any cost. Conversely, if you install compatible themes before adding products, you can view the appearance of the site without modifying the design. The
When you first install woocommerce, you will be prompted to install the woocommerce page. This includes shopping carts, checkout, shopping, and the my account page. If you do not have the skills and willingness to set up custom pages, these pages should be installed by default. This article uses the woocommerce compatible storefont theme, which can be used for free on the WooThemes website. Obviously, this theme is provided in the same development store, so it is compatible with woocommerce. After installing the theme, skip customization to focus on setting up the back end correctly. The
In my opinion, the first step in all e-commerce installations is to review the settings before adding products and make sure you are ready to use the back end. This allows you to start the store after adding products. So let’s get started? Click woocommerce in the navigation bar to display several different options. Now I want to focus on adjusting the settings. When you go to the Settings tab, the following screen appears: The first thing to see is the various labels on the top of the screen. This step must be completed before the store setup is complete. The
The first page of general settings is divided into general options and currency options. In the general options section, you can set the default location (store location), sales plan, and whether to use the WordPress rest API. Expert tip: you can perform the following actions, such as disabling recommended products related to the products that customers are currently viewing, so please select this check box. For the currency option, you can determine the standard currency and how the currency is displayed according to the market location. The next section of product setup will help you set up product information. This product setup has multiple pages. The
General: you can set default product information here, for example, to determine whether to allow product comments. Display: this page allows you to set how and where the product is displayed. You can also set the image size. It is important to allocate time for product images to ensure that all images have the same size, orientation, and the same (as few as possible) background. This helps to make the site look more professional, so it is a great trust builder with customers. Trust is one of the main reasons why customers buy in online stores. Inventory: the inventory management method here is to put the products on the customer’s shopping cart
