How to start woocommerce | Technoiable

Choose a Hosting

You need to be running WordPress on a self-hosted site.

We have partnered with a few hosting companies that offer pre-installs of WordPress, WooCommerce, our Storefront theme and ecommerce-specific features, such as a dedicated IP and SSL certificate to keep your store protected and secure.

Single sites: Bluehost, SiteGround, and WordPress.com

Multiple sites (5-site deal): Pressable

Install WordPress

Now you have a space to start building your website. To lay a foundation, use the free WordPress software platform.

Many hosting companies have one-click WordPress installation available, so be sure to look for this option or ask if it’s available. Otherwise, you can download from WordPress.org and then install by following instructions at: How to install WordPress

Activate WooCommerce

With your website up and running, it’s time to install e-commerce functionality with WooCommerce. There are three ways to do this.

Create a free account on WooCommerce.com

Sign-up for an account on WordPress.com and WooCommerce.com

Select from:

A pre-installed solution with a trusted host

Auto-installing WooCommerce if you have a WordPress site already

Download the zip file and do it yourself

Download the WooCommerce plugin

Download the plugin

Go to your website

Go to: Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Upload

Select the downloaded plugin

Install

Activate

Search for the WooCommerce plugin from within your website

Go to your website

Go to: Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Search Plugins

Search for “WooCommerce”

Install

Activate

Upon activating the plugin, you are prompted with a Setup Wizard. We strongly advise following these steps, as it takes you through initial setup.

Pick a Theme

In the Setup Wizard mentioned above, you will be asked to pick a theme. The theme you choose will determine the starting look and layout of your store/site (though you can customize it from there!). You can use a free theme included with WordPress or purchase a premium theme.

We recommend Storefront and its child themes because they are built and optimized for WooCommerce. Storefront is free. If you wish to add functionality, you can purchase Storefront extension

If Storefront isn’t for you, there are lots of other themes that work great with WooCommerce.

Extend WooCommerce

Grow your store by adding functionality with extensions. We sell extensions for nearly everything: Subscriptions, Bookings, Memberships, payment gateways, shipping and much more.

You can start a store/website for free and scale up as your customer base and revenue grow. Each extension is purchased on a subscription that gives you access to support and product updates. A subscription is billed annually.