One of the biggest reasons to get a website online in 2021 is to set up an online storefront, and the most popular way to set up an online store with WordPress is a tool called WooCommerce
WooCommerce is a plugin that adds the ability to create an store on your WordPress website. There are a few steps to take to get set up, and Josh is here to guide you through the process.
In this video you will learn:
How to Install WooCommerce:
The first step on your eCommerce journey is just as important as your last. Learn how to install the base WooCommerce plugin, as well as what a couple of their other offerings are, and what they are used for.
Activate your WooCommerce Plugin:
What’s the use of installing a plugin if you don’t activate it? With WooCommerce, after activation there are some additional steps, so make sure to follow along.
Configuring WooCommerce/ Setting up your Account
From setting your industry, to products, business, and theme, there is a lot to WooCommerce. Josh is going to walk you through some of the best settings, as well as explaining what some of these settings mean to your store, so you can decide what is best for you.
Adding a Product to your Store:
There are many options available for your different products. We break them all down for you, and show you how to get your first product live on your site.
PayPal/Taxes
WooCommerce needs a PayPal Business Account. Learn how easy it is to connect your WooCommerce account to your PayPal account.
Publishing Pages, and Adding your Store to your Menus
What good is a store if nobody can find it? Find out just how easy it is to add your store, and your shopping cart, to your menus.
00:00 – Intro
00:45 – Installing WooCommerce
01:40 – Setting up your WooCommerce Account
02:15 – Configuring your Store
03:10 – Setting your Store’s Theme
03:28 – Additional Services
03:55 – Adding a Product/Setting up a Profile
08:15 – Publishing your Product Page
08:20 – Previewing your Shop Page
08:52 – Setting up PayPal and Tax
10:10 – Adding your Store to your Menu
Other Helpful Vids:
Installing a WordPress Plugin:
https://youtu.be/7VhzBXZkGvY
Installing WordPress with Softaculous
https://youtu.be/PXTJ34l6V3k
A Beginner’s Guide to Web Hosting:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl8gcdjf_J_k1ucI1hh79JfHt_U953bg0
Build a WordPress Website Playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl8gcdjf_J_naqGVKRP1Q6zP0InKyGrRU
Blog Articles:
Why you should use WooCommerce for your Online Store:
http://gtr.bz/rkLC30rA11G
How to create a B2B eCommerce Business with WooCommerce:
http://gtr.bz/omAF30rA11g
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How do I control what the name of the charge, store will be when it shows up on someone's bank charge? I don't want my personal name to show up there.
So in this tutorial you had set up the web store by putting the host gator's address. But you didn't talk about this.
The normal joes like us using this, if their web site is being web hosted by host gator, are they doing that too? And will it let you leave the street section blank with only city in, and still have all transactions working? I don't have a physical store. I don't want someone looking up my address if I'm selling stuff out of my garage that are only downloads. Also there's a worry that we may beholden to taxes in another state if we put down a store address for the web hosting service if its in another state,… I think? Right? And can customers look up and see your address if your address is in the ecommerce settings? (I don't want this).
I hope you can come back to this and talk about it.
What version of Woocommerce is this? I have Version 6.8.1 and do not get see anything that's shown from after the address
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Thank you soooo much. This is really really helpful!
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Your tutorials are the best I have found! They are so straightforward and easy to follow. THANKS!
Is it free to open online store on woocommerce
Hi, Thanks for the information you give us on this site. In fact, three months ago, I got to know (ezoic) and contacted them, and everything was done except for one point, which is placing the website ads code on my site (Change your name servers with your DNS provider). My question is, if possible, can you explain that? thank you
Hey brother im so glad I found your video, I'm gonna watch all the videos regarding this. Question my bro, I plan to sell a digital software for forex trading. As with anything that has to do with stocks and forex, there is potential to lose money, is there a like disclaimer page are option I can add to my product through woocommerce? Like one of those checkboxes or forms that is like a "risk disclaimer " before someone can purchase my product? Hope that makes sense