introduction to woocommerce
DESCRIPTION
Main content: + E-commerce trends and statistics + Examples of global and Vietnam sites using WooCommerce + Why WooCommerce plugin is the best solution for building online stores with WordPress + General steps to be done to set up a simple store using WooCommerce plugin and an existing theme Saigon, April 19, 2014 Event: http://www.meetup.com/Saigon-WordPress/events/172553212/TRANSCRIPT
WooCommerceE-Commerce solution for WordPress
About me and the companyDat Hoang
● Community & Support of OnTheGoSystems
● Marketing Online
OnTheGoSystems
● WPML● Toolset plugins● ICanLocalize
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: [email protected]: wpml.org | wp-types.com | icanlocalize.com
Saigon, April 19, 2014