WooCommerce Documentation
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Helpful guides to help you with your WooCommerce store.

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  • Configuring caching plugins

    Excluding pages from the cache Oftentimes if using caching plugins they’ll already exclude these pages. Otherwise make sure you exclude the following pages from the cache through your caching systems respective settings. These pages need to stay dynamic since they display information specific to the current customer and their cart Excluding WooCommerce session from the […]

  • How to update your PHP version

    PHP is the most popular server-side scripting language, powering millions of websites including most WooCommerce stores. If you arrived at this page from the notice in your WooCommerce store, your store is running an outdated and unmaintained version of PHP. Not only is your website’s performance (a lot) lower than it should be, you may find […]

  • Set up and use a child theme

    Sometimes, you might need to customize your theme or WooCommerce beyond what is possible via the options. These guidelines will teach you the basics of how to go about customizing your site by using a child theme. What is a child theme? Before we start it’s important that you understand what a child theme is. […]

  • Shopping on Instagram and WooCommerce

    Shopping on Instagram allows you to market and sell products using the Instagram mobile app and is available to all WooCommerce store owners who meet Shopping on Instagram requirements. Many shoppers are visual, and this gives them a channel to engage, explore, and buy. Requirements WooCommerce store with physical products Instagram app for iOS or […]

  • Upload Files on Product, Cart & Checkout Page in WooCommerce

    Customer Upload files for the WooCommerce plugin lets your customer upload files from the product, cart, and checkout page. Installation Configurations At the admin panel, go to WooCommerce > setting > Upload Files to configure the WooCommerce customer upload file extension. In this tab, you will find two sections Add Rule and Manage Rule. Add […]

  • Transferring WooCommerce.com subscriptions

    Transferring subscriptions between WooCommerce.com accounts would be applicable to and solve the following scenarios: How to transfer an extension/key 1/ Log into your WooCommerce.com account, and go to: My Subscriptions. 2/ Select the extension you want to transfer, and click the Transfer link. On the next screen, you can see the subscription you are about to […]