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Woo is the company behind WooCommerce, the ecommerce platform that powers 4M+ stores.* Built on WordPress, WooCommerce empowers anyone to sell anything, with unlimited control over how they build and evolve their business.
Launched in 2011 and acquired by Automattic in 2015, Woo is a fully distributed company with employees worldwide.
*StoreLeads, January 2026
WooCommerce in numbers
developers, creatives, and builders
supporting WooCommerce merchants worldwide
core code contributors from
around the world
*Regarding third-party measurement: WordPress plugin rules don’t permit the automatic collection of stats and performance data (although some merchants do opt in to share data). We use third-party measurement tools, including StoreLeads.app and W3Techs, to build an accurate estimate of WooCommerce installations, growth, and geographic distribution.
Latest Woo news
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The community takes action at the do_action charity hackathon
It’s no secret that I love the WordPress community. But when that community looks beyond itself and reaches out to less fortunate individuals, then I really get excited. That’s exactly what happened on Saturday, 20 June down in Cape Town, South Africa. As an organiser for the WordPress Cape Town community, I put together the…
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Launching Apollo: behind the scenes of our data-driven redesign
Every now and then, website owners get an “itch” — an unignorable urge to redesign their site. Maybe they think they’re falling behind on current trends, or maybe they just don’t like their layout or theme as much as they once did. So they start over, change things until they’re satisfied… and then wonder why their customers don’t seem excited by the…
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An introduction to WooCommerce Memberships
As a store owner, you might want to limit certain products, pages, or pieces of content to specific groups of visitors or customers. You might want to restrict certain physical or digital items to customers who sign up or subscribe, or only give rewards in the form of content or products to those who belong to…
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Introducing the new WooThemes support system
Over the years, we have improved our support system countless times. There have been many, many, many, many revisions to how we package and provide support to you, our dear customers. But it’s not because we’re crazy or want to drive you crazy. It’s because here at WooThemes, our ultimate, defining purpose is to provide you with the…
Why people love WooCommerce
Unlimited capability
WooCommerce developers can build 100% custom products as needed. The WooCommerce Marketplace also offers hundreds of extensions and themes that personalize and extend the capabilities of WooCommerce stores.
Woo customer support
WooCommerce has a worldwide community of developers, builders, and creatives ready to help anyone build an online business that scales.
Open source roots
As a freely downloadable plugin for WordPress, WooCommerce has always been a part of the open-source community. Democratizing commerce is at our core.
Ownership over leasing
Woo customers own their site end to end, with a 100% open-source platform, unlimited hosting options, and total control over their shopping experience.
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