Configuring General Settings in WooCommerce – A Tutorial

Table of Contents Introduction Getting Started Sections in General Settings General Options Base Location Selling Locations Shipping Locations Default Customer Location Enable Taxes Store Notice Store Notice Text Currency Options Currency Currency Position Thousand Separator Decimal Separator Number of Decimals Introduction To set up your online store on the WooCommerce platform, you have to configure settings in WooCommerce to enable it to function effectively. The first step in this process is to configure the General Settings in WooCommerce. These are some [...]

A Tutorial to Installation and Configuration of WooCommerce: A Complete guide

Table of Contents Introduction to Installation Minimum Requirements Optional Items Installing  and Uninstalling WooCommerce Automatic Installation Hosting FTP setup Onboarding Wizard Manual Shop Setup Installation on a Multisite Revert to a previous version of WooCommerce Uninstall WooCommerce Creating WooCommerce Pages Re-installing pages Directing WooCommerce what pages to use Shop Page Configuring Settings & Options in WooCommerce Shop Currency Settings Currency Options WooCommerce Menu Items Orders Section Coupons Section Reports Section Settings General Settings Product Settings Tax Settings Shipping Settings Checkout [...]

WooCommerce Shipping Tutorial – The Ultimate Guide

Table of Contents Introduction Shipping Rate Calculation WooCommerce Shipping Methods Overview Standard Shipping Methods Flat Rate Free Shipping Local Pickup Premium Shipping Methods API based shipping method User-defined shipping methods Custom shipping method Shipping Settings in WooCommerce WooCommerce Shipping Zones WooCommerce Shipping Options Flat Rate Free Shipping Local Pickup Shipping Classes in WooCommerce Creating Shipping Classes in WooCommerce Assigning Shipping Classes to Products in WooCommerce Example: Setting Flat Rate Shipping method for a Simple product which belongs to Gift Class [...]

Customize / Edit / Manage WooCommerce Checkout Fields using Actions and Filters

WooCommerce gets billing and shipping fields from the countries class class-wc-countries.php and get_address_fields function. This gives flexibility enable/disable fields based on the user’s location. With minimal development effort, these fields are highly customizable using actions and filters. If you are looking for a plugin to do this job, this article should help. Filter Hooks to add and update checkout fields includes Billing and Shipping Address Fields These actions and filters (refer the function get_address_fields ) give you complete control over checkout [...]

Saving CSV/Excel file as UTF-8 Encoded – WooCommerce Product Import Export

Importing product CSV file must be encoded in UTF-8. It is to make sure that all the product imports made with Product Export Import Plugin for WooCommerce are accurate. During product import, you can avoid unnecessary characters like  ž, ?, etc. If the CSV file is not UTF-8 encoded, then symbols like ™ , ®, ©,etc. gets converted to unwanted characters. Contents What is UTF-8 encoding? How to save CSV file as UTF-8 using Google Spreadsheet? How to save CSV file as [...]

Setting Up Magento 2.0 Default DHL Shipping Extension

Overview DHL Express is a division of the German logistic company Deutsche Post DHL providing domestic and international express mail services. Deutsche post is the world's largest logistics company operating around the world, particularly in sea and air mail. With the plugin, you get the real time rate using DHL API. Rate depends on box dimension, weight and address of shipper and receiver. You can print the labels with shipment tracking information. This tutorial will give you an excellent launch pad to kick start the usage of  DHL Express [...]

How to enable Multi Vendor Capabilities on WooCommerce?

WooCommerce Multi-Vendor plugin converts your online eCommerce store into bustling shopping store with separate sellers(vendors) selling their product collection. As a store owner, you can set a commission for vendors. This Plugin also allows scheduling payment and supports payment mode like Paypal. Let's understand about it. How to add a new vendor to the online store? After adding new users for vending purpose, you can see All Users as shown below: Add product vendor by navigating to Products > vendor as shown [...]

How to setup checkout in WooCommerce?

WooCommerce offers some good options to setup the checkout process and various payment gateways. Let us get started understanding about it. Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Checkout. The checkout page appears as shown below: The Checkout tab offers Checkout Options along with payment gateways like BACS, Check Payment, Cash on Delivery, and PayPal which can be offered to customers. You can also find an individual page for each checkout option. Checkout Options In this section, WooCommerce store owners can set general configurations which deal with Coupons, Checkout [...]

Setting up Magento 2.0 Table Rates extension

Overview Magento 2.0 Table Rates shipping method allows you to determine the shipping rates based on weight,  price, or  number of products in the cart along with the destination. Setting Up Table Rates You can configure  Table Rates Shipping method as per your requirement. You can navigate to settings as: Admin Dashboard > Stores > Configuration > Sales > Shipping Methods > Table Rates. General Settings The general setting fields are as shown below: General Settings Enabled for Checkout: Select Yes from the drop-down list to enable the Table [...]