In this tutorial, I show you how to use the free WooCommerce plugin and the free Storefront theme to make a full functioning eCommerce website with WordPress. Some of the things covered in this video include:
- A detailed look at the exact eCommerce website I’ll show you how to create
- Setting up a domain name and hosting account with a company called HostGator and getting your first month of web hosting for just 1 cent
- Installing WordPress on your hosting account
- Logging in to the backend of your WordPress website
- Configuring basic WordPress settings
- Download the free Storefront theme from WooThemes
- Installing and activating the Storefront theme
- Downloading and installing the free eCommerce plugin called WooCommerce
- Setting up basic WooCommerce settings
- Creating the first page (that will eventually become the homepage)/Overview of the visual and text editor
- Adding images to your pages
- Specifying which page you want to be your home page
- Creating the Contact page using a contact form plugin
- Creating navigation menus
- Creating simple products
- Pointing out the colored outline that will be fixed later in the video
- Creating variable products
- Creating a Product Categories page using a WooCommerce shortcode
- Adding Product Categories to the navigation menu
- Going over product image size settings – Use the “regenerate thumbnails” plugin to fix blurry thumbnail images!
- Disucssing the product image gallery lightbox effect
- Finishing setting up the home page with the “Homepage Control” plugin – displaying products on your home page
- Coming up with a professional color scheme
- Creating a custom logo
- ixing the border outline that displays when images are clicked
- Setting up payment processing with PayPal
- Configuring tax settings
- Setting up flat rate shipping options
- Setting up an optional free shipping option
- Setting up advanced shipping options for products that require additional shipment costs
- Utilizing cross selling to increase complimentary product exposure and maximize your revenue
- Discussing widgets and widget areas (adding shopping cart and other widgets to your footer and sidebar)
- How to look at your customer’s orders
