introduction to woocommerce

WooCommerceE-Commerce solution for WordPress

About me and the companyDat Hoang

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Agenda

● Real world statistics

● Examples

● Features

● 5 steps to install

● Discussion

WooCommerce stats

TopMillionSites

Source: http://trends.builtwith.com/shop/WooCommerce

WooCommerce stats

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

TopMillionSites

How are people using WooCommerce?- Global sites- Vietnamese websites

kinder-book.de

60,000 books for kids

WPML.org

Hundreds of thousands customers

pinkypinky.vn

All kinds of products for kids

xuonghuyhieu.com

A small badge shop with 4 products

freakvn.com

Simple and elegant clothing store

What I can play with WooCommerce

● Products● Categories, tags, attributes● Shipping● Checkout/Payments● Coupons● Reports● Orders

Simple product

Variable product

Grouped product

Digital product

External/Affiliate Product

Categorize products

Shipping

Checkout/payment

Coupons

Orders

Reports

Other features

● Support Vietnamese currency and language (from version 2.1.2 ), not all strings but the front-end is good enough.

● Add-ons: many extensions, free (wordpress.org with tag ‘woocommerce’ ) or premium (woothemes).

● Themes: woothemes, marketplaces (ThemeForest, CreativeMarket, MojoThemes).

How to build a store with WooCommerce

Steps1. Install WooCommerce plugin2. Choose and install a theme which supports

WooCommerce3. Set up general WooCommerce settings4. Add and set up your products5. Test

1. Install WooCommerce plugin1. Install WooCommerce plugin from your WordPress Dashboard2. Install WooCommerce Pages

2. Choose and set up your theme

3. Set up general WooCommerce Settings

Basic settings:1. Base Location2. Selling

locations3. Currency4. Shipping5. Payment

Gateways

4. Add and set up your products

1. Create product categories2. Add products● title● description● category● product type● product data

5. TestTo test PayPal gateway without making real payments use Sanbox Test Account

A useful tutorial:http://clickwp.com/blog/woocommerce-paypal-sandbox/

DiscussionQ & A

Big Thanks!Dat HoangCommunity & Support Vietnam E: dat.h@icanlocalize.comW: wpml.org | wp-types.com | icanlocalize.com

Saigon, April 19, 2014