As of August 2016, Woocommerce no longer provides Sidekick anymore Extension. However, You can still access the Sidekick website or the Sidekick plug -in free access to WordPress and Woocommerce from WordPress.org . If you have any questions about this change, please contact the supporters. Thank you for your understanding!
In Woothemes, we believe that we use our software to give user power. Together with our users and developers, we hope to build the best e -commerce plug -in with the best UX and UI. However, for the novice e -commerce, it is not always easy to learn to use our plug -in.
We are always committed to making WooCommerce easier to use. Whether it is transformed into a job process or creating useful educational content. At the same time, we also know that there are a lot of things to learn, especially if you just started to sell online.
This is why we now cooperate with Sidekick to provide WooCommerce drills in your store to provide WooCommerce exercises Essence Using Sidekick, you can receive comprehensive training using Woocommerce and its extension without leaving the office.
Watch the following video quickly, and then continue to read to learn more about our decision to cooperate with Sidekick, and how these new exercises help you sell faster online than ever.
People like how to understand WordPress
We have invested a lot of time to educate us How users use our software. A few months ago, Bob Dunn conducted a survey and discovered some results that we think of our educational strategy.
Users can learn WordPress (and WordPress -related software) in various ways. Here, they are arranged in the order of priority:
Online reading/screenshot Video tutorial
One -on -one face
Seminar/Class
1 -to -1 online
Online course
Book
Bob’s discovery affirmed our educational concept on WoOthemes:
We believe that people use it for their use Different methods of learning, we hope to cater to all these different learning methods
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How did we teach Woocommerce’s
We have always paid great attention to our online document and continue to do it, but last year, we also began to emphasize other learning methods so that we can cater to other other ways style.
First of all, our video pioneer recently completed a series of WooCommerce 101 video exercises. Those who want to build their WOOCOMMERCE store can now watch more than 30 videos and explain in detail how to start and configure their stores.
Secondly, we have begun to promote Woocommerce gatherings worldwide to gather WooCommerce users together. In this way, they can learn from each other and develop their WOOCOMMERCE skills in a comfortable and supportive environment.
Our current educational partner.
Third, we have begun to verify other providers in WooCommerce training. We cooperate with some excellent educational partners, and they provide excellent training in how they use WoOocommerce. The training is provided online and one -to -one, and individuals and groups can be available.
Finally, Patrick, our Woocommerce project manager, even wrote a book about how to use WooCommerce!As you can see, our goal is to educate users. But we want to go further.
Sidekick helps you become an expert -level user
However, we feel that when users need help, we are not always in their place. This is why we cooperate with Sidekick.
The excellent team of Sidekick made a plug -in, and you can be in any moreFree installation on the dpress website. If you also install Woocommerce on this website, you will be able to access the drills we made for you.
What are the advantages of sidekick? So far, the biggest one is where the training takes place where your website is. You don’t need to leave your website to learn about WOOCOMMERCE. We meet you in your space. This is the way we are closest to sit next to you and take you to browse our products in person.
If Woocommerce and Sidekick are installed on your website at the same time, you can choose all our drills.
The second huge advantage is that our drills can help you gradually configure Woocommerce. After completing all the drills, your store can start business! This is not just a theoretical explanation -these courses actually make your website ready to publish to the world.
Finally, we taught What you do. If we can explain something to you, it doesn’t matter, but it will be better if you do it yourself. After every step you take in the exercise, we will be paused for a second, and then wait for you to try this step. This is the easiest way to learn new tools: Try these steps and test it yourself .
Sidekick allows you to educate your customers
If you develop a website for the owner In most cases, you sometimes transfer your website to your customers. At that time, you had to train them to set up products and make subtle changes to the configuration as needed. No need to do a long one -to -one with your customers, or expect your client to read the content of a book, you only need to install the Sidekick plug -in now, so that the owner can learn about WooCommerce at your own time. It will not spend any cost, and will save you a lot of time and energy .
A few weeks later, we will publish a blog post to train customers when transferring to the Woocommerce store you developed. Please note!
Before the course continues, the Sidekick exercise will wait for you to respond.
Other drills expanded by woocommerce
As we have explained, the core of WooCommerce core is now available. But we are also considering using Sidekick for our larger or more complicated Woocommerce expansion.
In fact, we have released the Table Rate Shipping extension. This extension is universal, but the configuration is very challenging. To solve this problem, Sidekick also provides an exercise now. If you install and activate Table Rate Shipping and Sidekick on your website, you will get a step -by -step explanation of how to set this plug -in.
If you want other extensions, this is the case, what extensions and reasons for us. We are happy to receive your feedback! Do you have any ideas? The cooperation between WOOTHEMES and Sidekick is new. At present, you can find the first version of the exercise online. You can access them by ing the Sidekick plug -in and installing it in a store supported by your Woocommerce.
We fully realize that improvement is always possible.
We are happy to listen to your opinion to understand how we can make this new cooperative relationship better, or we can explain in the exercise. If you are willing to provide help, please comment below to provide some feedback or your ideas. As we already know, the quality of Woocommerce depends on its users. The more you are good at using it, our software will become better. Thank you for your support and help!
Finally, Patrick, our Woocommerce project manager, even wrote a book about how to use WooCommerce!
What you do. If we can explain something to you, it doesn’t matter, but it will be better if you do it yourself. After every step you take in the exercise, we will be paused for a second, and then wait for you to try this step. This is the easiest way to learn new tools:
