Summary of new WooCommerce orders via Slack

Get a summary of new WooCommerce orders delivered automatically via Gmail, Evernote or Slack using Digest by Zapier.

Requirements

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WordPress website with WooCommerce installed
WooCommerce Zapier extension
Zapier account

Installation

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Download the WooCommerce Zapier .zip file from your WooCommerce,com account.
Go to: WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New and Upload Plugin with the file you downloaded with Choose File.
Install Now and Activate the extension.

More information at: Install and Activate Plugins/Extensions.

Sign up for a Zapier account

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Go to the Zapier website
Select the Sign Up for Free button or enter info in the form.

Or log into your existing Zapier account.

Setup and Configuration

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To set up a scheduled summary of new orders to be delivered automagically at a time you choose:

Log into your Zapier account at: zapier.com/app/login

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Enter Digest in the Search for any app name field.

Select Digest by Zapier.

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Scroll down to Popular Zaps for Digest by Zapier.
Select Get a summary of new WooCommerce orders in a Slack channel. A new window opens.

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Click Create this zap.

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Select Continue to create a Woo Trigger.

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This takes you to a Test WooCommerce screen.

Select Copy to clipboard to get URL for next step. Don’t close window.

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Go to WooCommerce > Zapier Feeds > Add New on your WordPress/WooCommerce site.

Select New Order
Paste Webhook URL that you copied from the Test WooCommerce screen in previous step
Enter a Title, e.g., New Order Summary, Daily Summary of New Sales, etc.

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10. Publish. You should see a message at the top: This Zapier Feed is active and ready to receive real data.

Go back to the Test WooCommerce screen on your Zapier account, and click OK, I did this.

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You should see a Test Successful message, and click Continue.

Click Continue again on the Digest by Zapier Action page.

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Set up Digest by Zapier Digest.

Enter a Title, which can be same as/different than step ##
Customize style the line items in Entry (optional). Zapier provides a formatting guide. Line items are entered by default, are required and stay the same.

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Select a Frequency from the dropdown. Depending on what you select, another set of options will display. For example, if you choose Daily, time of day and weekend preferences are requested; if you choose Weekly, day of week, time of day, etc.

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Click Continue.

Select whether to test (Create & Continue) or not test (Skip Test & Continue) the Digest you set up.

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A Test Successful message should appear when choosing to Test. You can also View Your Digest before clicking Continue.

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Set up the Slack Action by selecting Continue, and then Connect a New Account on the Select screen.

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Zapier will request access to Slack.

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16. Authorize Zapier to access your Slack team.

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17. Save + Continue once the Slack channel/account is added. Or Connect another account.

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Set up your Slack Channel Message. Continue when finished.

Select a Slack channel from the dropdown where you want to receive the summary (Digest) of WooCommerce orders
Customize the Message Text or leave the default
All other fields are optional and explained

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