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We all know that it’s important for our websites to be mobile-optimized, but what that means for e-commerce is quickly changing. No longer is it just about having a website that adapts to smaller screens, it’s making that experience equally enjoyable and simple. Consumers now want to be able to checkout from other apps. They want to search for what they need NOW.
We all know that it’s important for our websites to be mobile-optimized, but what that means for e-commerce is quickly changing. No longer is it just about having a website that adapts to smaller screens, it’s making that experience equally enjoyable and simple. Consumers now want to be able to...

As business owners, we can spend a lot of time creating a stellar website, but the product page can seem like an afterthought.  “Does it allow people to buy the product?” And then we move on to focus on everything else. But the moment when someone is presented with the...

Selling physical products? You need to ship them! To set up shipping in WooCommerce, you first set up shipping zones, then add methods to those zones, and lastly, rates to your methods. You can create as many zones as you like, and add multiple methods and rates to each zone. Shipping Zones A Shipping Zone is a geographical...

eCommerce stores have two basic strategies to get products found online — purchase ads or improve search rankings. The most cost-effective option is search engine optimization (SEO). While it takes time and effort to make organic search work for your business, it costs a lot less long-term than a paid...

WooCommerce Customizer is part of WordPress > Customize and makes it possible to select options that apply site-wide for Store Notice, Product Catalog and Product Images without touching any code. Where to find WooCommerce Customizer From the WordPress dashboard, go to: Appearance > Customize. In the Customize menu, select WooCommerce: In the Customize...

WooCommerce has a built-in product CSV importer and exporter, as of version 3.1x. Import, export or update hundreds or thousands of products in your WooCommerce store with a single CSV. This tool supports all product types, including variations. First-time store owners get started more quickly by exporting and importing products...

Some WooCommerce shortcodes ask for the category ID to display a list of categories. More info at Shortcodes included with WooCommerce. To find the product category ID: Go to: Products > Categories. Hover over a category name. Select the category or Edit. Find the page URL. For example: Section tag_ID=62 where 62 is the ID of the category. To find a...

Products can be Related to each other in three ways: Up-Sells, Cross-Sells or by having the same tags or categories. To add an up-sell or cross-sell to a product: Go to WooCommerce > Products and select the product on which you’d like to show an up-sell or cross-sell. Scroll down to the Product Data panel. Select...

This tutorial builds upon Managing Products but explains downloadable products specifically. Setup and Configuration 1. Go to: WooCommerce > Settings >Products > Downloadable Products. 2. Select a File Download Method from the dropdown Redirect only – When users download a file, their link redirects to the file. Force Downloads – File downloads...

The majority of blurry image incidents are caused by theme styling, meaning the design of the theme has image dimensions in pixels that may not play nicely with WooCommerce. Update as of WooCommerce 3.3 WooCommerce version 3.3 and higher comes with support for making themes compatible with WooCommerce and improvements to image size...

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