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  Helpful guides for your WooCommerce store.
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  • Translating WooCommerce Extensions
  • Extension translations
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Documents

• Roles and Capabilities

  WooCommerce user roles WooCommerce adds two user roles—Customer and Shop Manager—and extends the existing Administrator role with store management capabilities. Use these roles to control who can manage products, view reports, and configure store settings. To assign roles, go to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin, select a user, and choose a role […]

• WooCommerce REST API

  The WooCommerce REST API is a powerful tool for connecting your WooCommerce shop to external systems and resources. Unless you’re a developer, in most cases the integration you’re working with will only require you to generate API keys for you to enter in their system, and you’ll be connected to the external service! This document […]

• Approved Download Directories

  Approved Download Directories is a feature that helps manage which directories are allowed for the storage of downloadable product files. Introduced in WooCommerce 6.5, it’s of particular use if you already sell, or plan on selling, downloadable products, and especially if there are multiple users on your site with the ability to create and modify […]

• Installed Taxonomies and Post Types

  Here we detail the taxonomies and post types specific to WooCommerce, which are fundamental for organizing and managing different content types within a WordPress site. Understanding these elements is crucial for developers and site administrators to effectively extend, customize, and manage their WooCommerce installations. Taxonomies and Post Types Two major building blocks in the WordPress […]

• Installed Database Tables

  Installed database tables WooCommerce creates several custom database tables during installation to store order, product, and customer data. This reference describes each table and its purpose, covers table prefix requirements, and explains how to remove tables when uninstalling WooCommerce. Core tables WooCommerce adds the following custom tables to your WordPress database. Each table name is […]

• WooCommerce Server Recommendations

  WooCommerce Server Recommendations are a guide to setting your site up for success and longevity. If the server running your WordPress site doesn’t meet our minimum requirements, then many plugins, including WooCommerce itself, won’t function as expected. Read over the WooCommerce Server Recommendations and additional items below. Server Requirements The first step in setting up […]

• WooCommerce Pages

  Installation and Configuration: Upon installation, WooCommerce creates the following new pages via the Setup Wizard: How can I add a shortcode if I am using the block editor? To add the shortcode to a page with the Block Editor, please use the Shortcode Block, enter the shortcode and save the page. Re-install Pages or Install […]