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WordPress 5 Cookbook

You're reading from   WordPress 5 Cookbook Actionable solutions to common problems when building websites with WordPress

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838986506
Length 660 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Setting Up WordPress and Customizing Settings 2. Customizing Theme Design and Layout FREE CHAPTER 3. Using Plugins and Widgets 4. Publishing Site Content with the Gutenberg Editor 5. Managing Users and Permissions 6. Setting up a Blogging and Editorial Workflow 7. WordPress as an Application Framework 8. Improving Usability and Interactivity 9. Building E-Commerce Sites with WooComerce 10. Troubleshooting WordPress 11. Handling Performance and Maintenance 12. Improving Site Security 13. Promoting and Monetizing the Site 14. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix

Setting up an e-commerce site with WooCommerce

The setup phase of an e-commerce site is crucial for making the purchasing process simple and effective. A bad setup or purchasing flow can lead to customer dissatisfaction and losing potential sales. In the initial setup, we have to carefully plan important aspects such as shipping, payment methods, stock management, and the checkout process.

We can set up WooCommerce in two ways. The default procedure allows us to set up the site using a built-in installation wizard. Once the plugin is activated, we get the wizard that contains a custom step by step process with the most essential configurations. On the other hand, we can skip the setup wizard and set up the necessary settings manually from the backend with all the available options.

In this recipe, we will be setting up WooCommerce by manually configuring the most essential settings...

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