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WooCommerce has a variety of built-in emails to help communicate your store’s operations. This guide provides a detailed overview of the email settings in WooCommerce, including: Find these settings on your site at: WooCommerce > Settings > Emails. Email Notifications For each WooCommerce email listed, it’s possible to configure your settings (optional). More detailed instructions […]
Customizing WooCommerce: Best Practices
The best thing about WordPress and WooCommerce is code and content can be changed to suit — modify and customize your website entirely. Flexibility is one of the greatest benefits to using WooCommerce to sell online. Plugins, extensions and themes can be used to fulfill requirements, then adjusted and coded to tailor the look and […]
Updating free WooCommerce extensions/plugins
Free WooCommerce extensions or plugins do not require an active subscription to get updates. You may see subscriptions for free extensions or plugins listed in your store’s WP Admin dashboard at WooCommerce > Extensions > My subscriptions. However, they will not have a toggle to activate a subscription. To update these free extensions/plugins via WP […]
Accessibility Features in the WooCommerce Plugin
Overview WooCommerce is built on top of WordPress, which adheres to strict accessibility coding standards. The WooCommerce plugin inherits these practices and introduces its own accessibility features to ensure compatibility with assistive technologies such as screen readers and keyboard-only navigation. This page outlines the built-in accessibility features within the plugin. Note: Many regions legally require […]
Understanding the WooCommerce System Status Report
The WooCommerce System Status report is useful for troubleshooting issues with your store. Containing a wide variety of information and tools, you can check software versions, server settings, and more from within. System Status We encourage you to use the info below, before opening a support request with Woo Support. But we’re here to help […]
Activating WooCommerce adds 4 main menu items to the WordPress admin dashboard. Click here for a closer look.
WooCommerce includes a set of built-in tools to help troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and manage key settings in one place. The WooCommerce system tools, including database cleanup and clearing your site’s cache, can help WooCommerce run smoothly. You can access these settings from WooCommerce > Status > Tools. What Are Transients? A transient is a […]
Overview Customers who have an account with your store have access to My account — the central customer dashboard in a WooCommerce store. Here, customers can view past orders, and edit addresses and payment details. This guide provides an overview of what your customers can do via their account dashboard. Dashboard If a customer visits […]
Permalink is short for permanent link. Permalinks are the URL structures used to help organize the content of your website which can be pages, posts, or, in the case of WooCommerce, products. A good URL structure can be efficiently navigated, shared, and referenced by potential customers and search engine crawlers. On this page you’ll learn: […]
A summary on cookies, and how WooCommerce uses cookies. What are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to ‘remember’ you and your preferences, either for a single visit through a […]
WooCommerce registers two user roles once activated, and grants additional capabilities to the exist Admin user role: Customer role People become Customers when they register via the checkout or sign-up process. Customers: Shop Manager role Shop Manager is a role you can give someone to manage the shop without making them an Admin. They have all the […]
The WooCommerce REST API is a powerful tool for connecting your WooCommerce shop to external systems and resources. Unless you’re a developer, in most cases the integration you’re working with will only require you to generate API keys for you to enter in their system, and you’ll be connected to the external service! This document […]
Approved Download Directories is a feature that helps manage which directories are allowed for the storage of downloadable product files. Introduced in WooCommerce 6.5, it’s of particular use if you already sell, or plan on selling, downloadable products, and especially if there are multiple users on your site with the ability to create and modify […]
Installed Taxonomies and Post Types
Here we detail the taxonomies and post types specific to WooCommerce, which are fundamental for organizing and managing different content types within a WordPress site. Understanding these elements is crucial for developers and site administrators to effectively extend, customize, and manage their WooCommerce installations. Taxonomies and Post Types Two major building blocks in the WordPress […]
WooCommerce installs some custom tables to store its data during install. More about tables installed: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/wiki/Database-Description Tables can be removed when uninstalling WooCommerce, not during deactivation. This doesn’t happen automatically. To delete the WooCommerce tables from the database entirely, follow the instructions at Uninstalling WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Server Recommendations
WooCommerce Server Recommendations are a guide to setting your site up for success and longevity. If the server running your WordPress site doesn’t meet our minimum requirements, then many plugins, including WooCommerce itself, won’t function as expected. Read over the WooCommerce Server Recommendations and additional items below. Server Requirements The first step in setting up […]
Installation and Configuration: Upon installation, WooCommerce creates the following new pages via the Setup Wizard: How can I add a shortcode if I am using the block editor? To add the shortcode to a page with the Block Editor, please use the Shortcode Block, enter the shortcode and save the page. Re-install Pages or Install […]
