E-commerce with WordPress: Step by step guide to setting up WooCommerce

Introduction

WooCommerce is the most popular ecommerce plugin for WordPress. It allows you to easily create a professional and beautiful online store to sell products online. This guide will show you how to set up WooCommerce on your WordPress site.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need a WordPress website up and running. You will also need to have administrative access to your WordPress site.

Installation of WooCommerce

1. Install WooCommerce Plugin

From your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins -> Add New. Search for "WooCommerce", install and activate it.

2. Access the Setup Wizard

After activation, WooCommerce will launch a Setup Wizard to guide you through the process of setting up your online store.

3. Store Setup

Fill in the details of your store - location, currency, type of products, etc.

4. Payment Methods

Choose the payment methods you want to offer to your customers. You can choose from options like PayPal, Stripe, offline payments, etc.

5. Shipping Details

Setup your shipping zones and the associated costs.

6. Recommended

The wizard will suggest you to install a few additional features like Storefront theme, Automated Taxes, Mailchimp, etc. Choose according to your needs.

7. Activate

Finally, you'll be asked to activate your WooCommerce installation. You can do this by connecting your Jetpack account or skip this step.

Adding Products

After setup, you can start adding products to your store. From the WordPress dashboard, go to Products -> Add New to create a new product. Provide all necessary details like name, price, product description, product images, etc.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully set up WooCommerce on your WordPress site. Now you can customize your store as per your needs, add more products, and start selling online.