In this guide, I will educate you how to set up website with WooCommerce.
Choose Hosting
You would like to be running WordPress on a self-hosted location.
There are many hosting companies that offer pre-installs of WordPress, WooCommerce, our Storefront theme and ecommerce-specific features, such as a dedicated IP and SSL certificate to keep your store protected and secure. Choose your hosting provider wisely.
Install WordPress
Presently you have a space to begin building your site. To lay a foundation, utilize the free WordPress software platform.
Numerous facilitating companies have one-click WordPress establishment available, so be sure to search for this option or ask in case it’s available. Otherwise, you’ll download from WordPress.org and after that install by following proper instructions .
Pick a Theme
Choose on the look of your website/store by selecting a theme. Utilize a free topic included with WordPress or buy a premium theme.
We prescribe Storefront and its child themes since they are built and optimized for WooCommerce. Storefront is free. If you want to include functionalities you can buy Storefront extensions.
If Storefront isn’t for you, there are lots of other themes that work extraordinary with WooCommerce.
Activate WooCommerce
With your website up and running, it’s time to introduce e-commerce functionality with WooCommerce. There are three ways to do this.
Create a free account on WooCommerce.com
Create a new account on WordPress.com and WooCommerce.com
Select from:
A pre-installed solution with a trusted host
Auto-installing WooCommerce in case you have got a WordPress site already
Download the zip file and do it yourself
Download the WooCommerce plugin
Download the plugin
Go to your website
Go to your Dashboard => Plugins => Add New => Upload
Select the downloaded plugin
Install & Activate
Search for the WooCommerce plugin within your website
Go to your website
Go to your Dashboard => Plugins => Add New => Search Plugins
Search for “WooCommerce”
Install & Activate
Upon activating the plugin, you’re prompted with a Setup Wizard. We strongly advise following these steps, as it takes you through beginning setup.
Extend WooCommerce
Grow your store by adding functionality with extensions. Woocommerce offers extensions for nearly everything: Subscriptions, Bookings, Participations, payment gateways, shipping and much more.
You can begin a store/website for free and scale up as your client base and revenue grow. Each extension is acquired on a subscription that gives you get to to support and product updates. A subscription is charged yearly.
