As you can see, the degree of difficulty when it comes to creating your own e-commerce store with WordPress isn’t high, but it will still take you a while to get through all of the steps above – probably an afternoon or two.
That’s still incredible considering that just, say, five years ago you would need to hire a developer and pay them north of $5,000 to get something similar created. Now you can do everything yourself!
Anyway, to help you get through all the tasks required, here’s a cut-out-and-keep checklist:
Before You Begin
- Get a domain name, sign up for web hosting, get a working WordPress install running.
- Make sure that your new blank WordPress site works properly (no obvious errors popping up, etc.).
Installing WooCommerce
- Install and activate the main WooCommerce plugin.
- Go through the WooCommerce setup wizard, paying close attention to:
- Getting the four required pages created (Shop, Cart, Checkout, My Account).
- Setting up the store locale.
- Setting up sales tax and shipping.
- Picking initial payment methods.
Products
- Add most (or all) of your products or product categories to the store.
Design
- Select the right WordPress theme for your e-commerce store. Go either with your existing theme or browse through other possibilities. Review the rules of e-commerce store design when doing so.
- Adjust your Shop page.
- Adjust individual product pages.
- Adjust the Cart page.
- Adjust the Checkout page.
Extensions
- Install the payment gateways that you want to use.
- Consider some of the shipping extensions.
- Consider an accounting extension.
- Browse through other extensions and the free category.
Plugins
Consider installing all of the plugins that will supercharge your e-commerce store:
- Yoast SEO
- Yoast WooCommerce SEO
- WooCommerce Multilingual
- Contact Form 7
- UpdraftPlus
- Social Share Buttons by GetSocial
- MonsterInsights
- iThemes Security
- W3 Total Cache.
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