Category: How-To
How to add a custom sales status to WP eCommerce
WP eCommerce includes several core sales statuses that can be used to manage the orders in your shop. Incomplete sale: customer added items to the cart but didn’t finish the purchase Order received: order created but awaiting payment (i.e., a...
6 Tips to Use Affiliate Marketing for Your Store
Creating your product line and setting up your eCommerce store is hard work. Like, really hard work. We even have an article series devoted to launching your store that goes through the important steps to take. Not only will you...
WooCommerce Coupon Shortcodes Plugin Tutorial
This is post 4 of 7 in the series “Free eCommerce Add-ons 2014-15” (Click to expand) We came across the free WooCommerce Coupon Shortcodes plugin plugin recently, and it’s a super powerful free plugin. This lets you display coupon information, and...
6 Steps to Use Gravity Forms for eCommerce
We’ve written tens of thousands of words on selecting an eCommerce plugin for WordPress, and we’ve also continued to update our reviews as new versions are released. However, there’s another option for WordPress eCommerce that we haven’t yet discussed, and...
Use Formidable Pro to Create Products via Forms
We compared Gravity Forms and Formidable Pro, and one of our readers requested a tutorial on creating products via submitted forms with Formidable Pro. The ability to create Custom Post Types (CPTs) with Formidable Pro is one of my favorite...
Getting Help with Your eCommerce Site
You’re a store administrator or a business owner. You know how to use WordPress – you’re most likely considered a power user. You may have tested a few eCommerce platforms (or you’ve just read our reviews 😉 ), and your...
Shopify and WordPress eCommerce
Most people looking to set up an eCommerce site with WordPress are familiar with the eCommerce plugins built for WordPress and therefore install WordPress and their plugin of choice on a self-hosted site. There are some popular platforms, such as...
WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing: A Store’s Best Friend
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Daniel Espinoza, solopreneur, WooCommerce expert, Magento & WooCommerce plugin developer, and future nomad. WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing is one of our favorite plugins, since it allows you to set bulk-discounts, category discounts, pricing...
Setting Up Effective Shipping Methods
Enormous focus is placed on increasing conversions for eCommerce sites. We look at button placement, color, typography, and a host of other design aspects to improve the percentage of customers that complete the checkout process. However, some of the issues...
Understanding the Shopp Theme API
From the Editor: This is a guest post from Clif Griffin, who is a WordPress developer, consultant, and Shopp core contributor. You can find more information about Clif’s work at CGD, Inc. Some readers have emailed to request help on...
WordPress eCommerce Site Migrations Made Easy
Editor’s Note: This post is crafted from my interview with Adam Warner, co-founder of FooPlugins and brand ambassador for the WP Valet, and Eric Hoanshelt, co-founder and CTO of the WP Valet. Adam is an internet addict and is passionate...
Improve eCommerce Conversions with a Site that Sells
When you launch your eCommerce site, a lot of thought goes into which payment processors you’re going to use, which eCommerce platform is best for your store, and what other tools you’ll need to successfully start your business, such as...