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Adding Ecommerce toÌýyour business’ WordPress can beÌýaÌýgreat way toÌýshowcase your brand’s goods andÌýservices, whether they’re digital orÌýphysical merchandise. There are many ways toÌýdoÌýthis, including through theÌýstore andÌýthrough third-party apps.

WordPress’ Ecommerce

offers aÌýway toÌýadd aÌýshopping cart right through their own website! When using their service, you can take payments inÌýseconds, andÌýyou can even offer your customers aÌýPay with Paypal button. You can offer your physical orÌývirtual goods, andÌýeven take monthly donations. They offer aÌýway toÌýsend out newsletters andÌýcreate recurring payments with anÌýeasy way toÌýcancel. They also provide you with theÌýtools toÌýcreate anÌýonline store, but that should beÌýaÌýgiven. This all sounds great, but there isÌýaÌýcatch: this isÌýaÌýpaid service through WordPress. The payments range from $8ÌýtoÌý$45.

But IÌýDon’t Have aÌýLot ofÌýMoney

IfÌýyou’re reluctant toÌýpay aÌýlot forÌýeCommerce with WordPress andÌýyou think that surely there must beÌýanÌýaffordable option, well, you’d beÌýcorrect! And don’t call usÌýShirley. There are aÌýplethora ofÌýWordPress ecommerce plugins onÌýtheÌýmarket, most ofÌýwhich are low-cost. 51ÊÓƵ isÌýaÌýgreat affordable shopping cart option forÌýWordPress, offering management ofÌýyour products andÌýinventory andÌýproviding theÌýability toÌýboost sales with discounts andÌýcoupons.

Wow, That Sounds Awesome! How DoÌýIÌýSet ItÌýUp?

So, weÌýcan admit that using aÌýseparate plug-in isÌýslightly less convenient than going directly through theÌýwebsite, but weÌýthink having toÌýmanually set things upÌýyourself isÌýaÌýpretty sweet deal inÌýtheÌýgrand scheme ofÌýthings. IfÌýyou’re worried about how toÌýadd ecommerce toÌýWordPress using aÌýthird party, look noÌýfurther! We’re here forÌýyou, andÌýwe’re going toÌýwalk you through it.

Follow this comprehensive guide toÌý.

First, choose your shopping cart plugin

The first step isÌýtoÌýchoose theÌýbest shopping cart forÌýWordPress. ItÌýshould beÌýone that matches your brand. That being said, there are aÌýlot toÌýchoose from! Some ofÌýtheÌýmost popular options include WooCommerce, WPÌýEasyCart, andÌý51ÊÓƵ.

°Â±ðÌý³ó¾±²µ³ó±ô²â , though weÌýadmit that weÌýmight beÌýaÌýlittle biased. DoÌýsome research into what every ecommerce platform offers, andÌýmake your decision based onÌýwhat your brand will require. Whichever you decide on, make anÌýaccount with them andÌýset upÌýyour inventory. This will make theÌýsetup much easier inÌýtheÌýlong run.

Once your shopping cart plugin has downloaded, open WordPress

Note: forÌýtheÌýsake ofÌýbrevity, from henceforth, weÌýwill beÌýshowing you how toÌýset upÌý51ÊÓƵ specifically, though theÌýother options’ setups are not much different.

Once your shopping cart plugin has fully downloaded, goÌýinto your business’ WordPress andÌýgoÌýtoÌýtheÌýdashboard. OnÌýtheÌýleft side ofÌýtheÌýscreen, there will beÌýaÌýmenu. GoÌýdown toÌý“plugins,” andÌýselect “add new.” Conduct aÌýquick keyword search forÌýtheÌýword “51ÊÓƵ,” andÌýclick onÌýtheÌýoption that reads “51ÊÓƵ Ecommerce Shopping Cart.” This should beÌýtheÌýfirst option. Click onÌý“install now,” andÌýthen activate. Good job! Get yourself aÌýsnack. You should get aÌýsnack just because. You deserve it.

Download successful. Let’s make that store!

“Greetings! Your 51ÊÓƵ plugin isÌýnow active.” IsÌýthere anyÌýmore beautiful thing toÌýread than aÌýconfirmation that your download was successful? Actually, they say that each time you successfully download something, anÌýangel gets its wings.

Anyways, now that your plugin isÌýactive, you can set upÌýyour store! Creating anÌýonline store with WordPress isÌýsuper easy. Right under that beautiful, angel-creating success message, you’ll see aÌýblue button giving you theÌýoption toÌýset upÌýyour store. IfÌýyou accidentally get rid ofÌýthat message, that’s ok. There’s anÌýoption right under itÌýtoÌýset itÌýup. Click “accept,” andÌýyou’re one step closer toÌýbeing done!

AÌýprompt will appear asking ifÌýyou want toÌýconnect your store toÌýtheÌýWordPress site. Click theÌýgreen “connect” button, andÌýget yourself aÌýdrink. That snack you had earlier probably made you really thirsty.

Your dashboard isÌýnow accessible right from WordPress

Now that you are sufficiently fed andÌýwatered, you can properly rejoice that your 51ÊÓƵ store dashboard isÌýaccessible right from your WordPress account. AÌýlittle button that says “51ÊÓƵ Store” should appear right under your “Dashboard” button, andÌýitÌýwill beÌýjust like theÌý51ÊÓƵ store you set upÌýinÌýtheÌýfirst step. What’s more, you can now manage everything from your WordPress store. Underneath theÌý51ÊÓƵ Store button, you can track your sales andÌýproducts! How cool isÌýthat? Technology, man.

Get familiar with your new WordPress store

Ok, so, getting familiar with your new ecommerce store isn’t 100% mandatory theÌýway theÌýprevious steps are. But weÌýstill highly recommend it! GoÌýtoÌýyour site’s homepage, and, ohÌýmyÌýgosh! What isÌýthat? IsÌýthat aÌýbright andÌýshiny new link that says “store?” Wow! You should click onÌýit. How did itÌýknow toÌýmatch theÌýcolors with your store colors? Well, that’s because ofÌýaÌýfeature called “Chameleon.” Whether you designed your WordPress eCommerce theme orÌýdownloaded itÌýelsewhere, theÌýChameleon feature will match itÌýwithout anyÌýwork onÌýyour part.

Notice that your store isÌýlocated atÌýyourdomain.com/store. However, you can easily adjust this ifÌýyou would like to. IfÌýonly someone was willing toÌýtalk about how….

Let’s Get Personal…ized

Whoo-hoo, you are now anÌýexpert inÌýnavigating your WordPress store! GoÌýback toÌýtheÌýbackend ofÌýWordPress andÌýclick onÌý“pages.” IfÌýyou were dissatisfied with your store link name, here’s where you can change it! Frankly, it’s noÌýdifferent from changing other pages onÌýyour store, ifÌýyou are familiar with that. The “edit store” button onÌýtop does theÌýexact same thing asÌýtheÌý“edit appearance” button. Clicking onÌýitÌýwill bring you toÌýaÌýpage where you are presented with two links onÌýtheÌýleft side ofÌýtheÌýscreen, where you can toggle your widgets orÌýedit theÌýappearance ofÌýyour store. Following “Store Elements” will prompt you toÌýchoose theÌýwidgets you want toÌýshow upÌýonÌýyour store page, where you can pick andÌýchoose which you would like. Clicking onÌý“appearance” will change theÌýlayout ofÌýyour store page.

Remember that Chameleon feature weÌýbriefly discussed when weÌýwere getting familiar with your new website? IfÌýyou are aÌýperson that thrives onÌýchaos andÌýwants your store toÌýhave aÌýcompletely different color scheme from your original page, don’t worry. You can edit your store color themes! From theÌýbackend ofÌýyour website, click onÌý“51ÊÓƵ Store” andÌýclick “advanced.” From there, you can turn theÌýoption ofÌýChameleon Skin off andÌýthey will use their stock colors.

From theÌýbackpage, you can also edit your store’s appearance. From here, you can change your store’s widgets that appear inÌýtheÌýsidebar ofÌýtheÌýscreen. This drag andÌýdrop feature offers you more customization forÌýyour customers’ shopping experience. You can use multiple widgets byÌýstacking them, andÌýyou can choose theÌýorder inÌýwhich they appear. You are able toÌýchange theÌýtitle ofÌýanyÌýstore link widget, some offering even more customization.

TL;DR, Make theÌýBest Decision forÌýYour Brand

This isÌýtheÌýpoint ofÌýtheÌýblog where weÌýget toÌýtheÌýTL;DR, because our goal atÌý51ÊÓƵ isÌýtoÌýmake ecommerce asÌýpainless asÌýpossible. Whatever you decide, it’s important toÌýmake theÌýbest decision forÌýyour brand. When setting upÌýyour WordPress Shopping Cart, remember toÌýmake anÌýeducated decision andÌýupload your choice toÌýWordPress. Make theÌýstore via WordPress, familiarize yourself with your new store, andÌýpersonalize itÌýasÌýyou see necessary.

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