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Introduction to
Chris Burgess @chrisburgess
What we’ll cover…• What is it?• What features does it offer?• Walk through sample online store• Some popular integrations
http://trends.builtwith.com/shop
http://trends.builtwith.com/shop
=Powerful Open Source eCommerce plugin for
WordPress
With 17,096,133 downloads, WooCommerce
powers over 37% of all online stores.
How long has it been around?• Jul 2008 - WooThemes launches providing
themes• Feb 2010 - Launched popular theme Canvas• Sep 2011 - WooCommerce was launched• Jun 2013 – Hit 1 million downloads• Nov 2014 – First WooCommerce Conference in
San Fransisco (WooConf)• May 2015 - Joined Automattic and known as
WooCommerce
What features does it offer?• Add and Manage Products
• Simple Product• Grouped Product• External/Affiliate Product• Variable Product • Virtual/Downloadable Product
• Set Product Variables• For example specify size, colour• Control price per variable
What features does it offer?• Inventory Management
• Track stock levels per variable• Hold stock for a period if order is cancelled• Low or Out of Stock notifications• Hide out of stock items
• Choose your Currency• Geo-location Support• Automatic Taxes (GST)
What features does it offer?• Flexible Shipping Options
• Flat rate• International Shipping• Local delivery• Local pickup • Free shipping• Shipping Calculation• Cart Calculator• Restrict sales by country
• Preinstalled Gateways - Direct Bank Transfer, Cheque Payment, Cash on Delivery, Credit card payments with PayPal or Credit card payment
What features does it offer?• Discount coupons• Product Reviews• Reporting Analytics• Customer Account Registration• One Click Refunds• Integrates with 3rd Party Platforms• Plenty of WooCommerce Extensions/Plugins to extend
WooCommerce
Extensions
https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWCaT1OWm8M
For More Information• http://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Melbourne/• https://woocommerce.com/• https
://docs.woocommerce.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/getting-started/
• https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-101-video-series
Thanks!
Chris Burgess @chrisburgess