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Installing and Uninstalling WooCommerce
Overview WooCommerce can be installed and uninstalled the same as any other WordPress plugin. Full installation and configuration of WooCommerce on your site is an additional optional step to help with full setup, this is available in the Setup wizard. Take a moment to review the server requirements before installation or you may encounter issues when […]
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Home Screen
In WooCommerce Home, you can stay on top of your store performance, get useful tips and insights to grow your business, and quickly access some of the most important areas to manage your store. Display Settings In the upper-right corner of the home screen, a panel allows you to adjust the home screen layout called […]
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Importing WooCommerce Sample Data
Your store may look empty, right after installing WooCommerce — no products, orders, reviews. This is intentional so you can get started creating your own products and setting up WooCommerce exactly as you need. But maybe you’d like to see what a store full of sample orders and products looks like. If so, we’ve got […]
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Installed Database Tables
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.
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Installed Taxonomies and Post Types
Taxonomies and Post Types Two major building blocks in the WordPress environment are taxonomies and post types. Taxonomy. A grouping of post types, such as categories and tags. Post types. With post types, WordPress creates a distinction in different content types. For example, by default WordPress has different post types for “posts”, “pages”, “media”, etc. WooCommerce Taxonomies […]
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Start with WooCommerce in 5 Steps
In this Getting Started guide, we teach you how to set up a website with WooCommerce. Choose Hosting WooCommerce can be installed as a plugin on any WordPress installation. We have partnered with a few hosting companies that offer pre-installs of WordPress, WooCommerce, our Storefront theme, and ecommerce-specific features, such as a dedicated IP and SSL […]
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Updating WooCommerce
You can choose to update WooCommerce with one click or manually update it. One-Click Update Be sure you’ve read and understand how to update your site, then come back to your live site to update.. Back up your live site. Go to: Dashboard > Updates within WordPress. If there is an update, you’ll see WooCommerce in the list of plugins/themes to update. […]
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WooCommerce Pages
Introduction Upon installation, WooCommerce creates the following new pages via the Setup Wizard: Install pages again If you skipped the Setup Wizard or want to install missing WooCommerce pages, go to WooCommerce > Status > Tools and use the page installer tool. Tell WooCommerce what pages to use If you set up new pages yourself, […]
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WooCommerce Server Recommendations
Overview WooCommerce Server Recommendations are a guide to setting your site up for success. If your WordPress site doesn’t meet our minimum requirements, then many plugins (including possibly the core WooCommerce plugin) won’t function as expected. Read over the WooCommerce Server Recommendations and optional items below. Server Requirements The first step in setting up your […]
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WooCommerce Setup Wizard
Introduction Having a customizable eCommerce platform means that there are a lot of available settings to tweak. The Setup Wizard takes you through all the necessary steps to set up your store and get it ready to start selling! Immediately after activating the plugin, you are taken to the Store Profiler. The store profiler will […]