Here is a collection of tips, snippets, customizations and how-to tutorials to answer your biggest WooCommerce questions, curated by Rodolfo Melogli.
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The WooCommerce My Account register form (when enabled) redirects to… itself once a WooCommerce customer registers. So, what if you want to redirect newly registered users to another page?
Also, when you have a custom Registration page, you may need to redirect users to the… My Account page!
Either way, here’s how to change the default redirect behavior. Enjoy!
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The WooCommerce My Account login form redirects to… itself once a WordPress user logs in. So, what if you want to redirect logged in users to another page or a different My Account endpoint?
Also, when you have a custom Login page, you may need to redirect users to the… My Account page!
Either way, here’s how to change the default redirect behavior. Enjoy!
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The WooCommerce My Account > Downloads endpoint features a table which lists the available downloads. This table has 4 default columns: Product, Downloads remaining, Expires, Download (as you can see from the screenshot below).
Now, it’s very likely you may want to rename these headings into something more readable or understandable. On top of that, you may want to change the content of whatever column – you’ll find a workaround for this as well. Enjoy!
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Even when the “shipping calculator” is disabled on the WooCommerce Cart page, a “Shipping to…” string will appear in the cart totals if an address has been previously entered or if geolocation is enabled.
Most WooCommerce store owners, however, wish to remove / hide this text, as it can be confusing for the customer. In this quick tutorial, we’ll study two different workarounds to achieve the same result. Enjoy!
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There are times when the WooCommerce countries database is simply not enough. While the WooCommerce team is usually very fast at updating its code (though, the newest country is apparently South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, the year WooCommerce launched!), you may need to DIY in certain cases.
Think of Northern Ireland for example. It’s not a “country”, however most Irish businesses would ship to Northern Ireland and not to “UK”, so having “Northern Ireland” in the Checkout page country dropdowns may help.
In this edge case study, we’ll basically take a look at how to add a custom country, how to make sure this custom country shows at checkout as a possible option (and in the shipping zones admin section), and also how to assign to it a custom list of states. You never know!
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If you’re looking for a WordPress theme for your WooCommerce store, then you should be searching for a theme that’s fast and packed full of useful features.
However, as you’ve probably realized by now, this can be difficult to find.
Typically, most WooCommerce themes will either be fast with minimal features to avoid slowing things down or feature-rich but slow due to all the bloat from the extra functionality.
You can even find themes that combine the worst of both worlds, being slow and lacking features, but the less said about those themes, the better!
However, while it’s rare, you can find themes that are both fast and have valuable features.
One theme that claims to fall into this category is Shoptimizer. It’s a well-established WooCommerce theme from the CommerceGurus team built to load quickly and come with the features needed for a successful eCommerce store.
In this Shoptimizer review, we explore the key features of this theme. We’ll also determine whether or not this is a high-performance theme that will help your eCommerce store load as quickly as possible.
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The customer’s WooCommerce My Account Orders page displays all their orders, no matter the “status” (completed, processing, on-hold, pending, etc.).
It may happen that you, as a WooCommerce store manager, need to hide certain orders, for example the “on-hold” ones, or all orders with a custom order status.
Thankfully, this is very easy with a few lines of PHP. Enjoy!
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Are you looking for ways to raise funds for a charity event or a non-profit organization? There are a multitude number of ways to go about it.
You can host an exclusive or virtual fundraising event, run email campaigns to collect funds, or even encourage friends and families to contribute their parts to the fund. However, these ways require a lot of legwork, including finding a place to host fundraising events, inviting guests, or hiring an email strategist to run marketing campaigns – which is time-consuming and expensive.
The solution? Collecting online donations via WordPress or WooCommerce plugins to effectively raise funds for special causes, such as charities, non-profits, or relief funds.
This article shares the best, easy-to-use, affordable WooCommerce fundraising and donations plugins you can use. Let’s get started!
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The default WooCommerce frontend product search returns results based on whether the search term is present in the product title, short and long description. Also, you can optionally search products by SKU.
But what if you also want to search for a custom field value e.g. you have a custom field called “_brand” and you want to get the products where “_brand” is equal to “apple“?
Now, I’m not sure I’ve explained this in plain English, so let’s take a look at a practical example. Enjoy!
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On top of adding products to cart via URL and redirect to checkout, there is a way to also fill out the Checkout page input fields within the same link.
This could be super handy when you know the billing/shipping details of a registered or guest customer and want to speed up the order process.
It’s important to note that the URL will need to contain personal data e.g. email address, billing address, phone number, and so on; you need to make sure the URL is only shared with the specific customer (in an email, for example, as content is tailored to the subscriber; or only when the WooCommerce customer is logged in if you’re using the URL behind a website button).
Once that’s clear, let’s go ahead, and let’s see how my WooCommerce snippet works. Enjoy!
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Many times, ecommerce customers are unable to find what they’re looking for quickly and easily. There are plenty of reasons for this, ranging from poor site design to a lack of search and filtering options.
By improving product filters in your WooCommerce online store, you can help customers narrow down their search. This makes it easier for them to find the products they’re looking for.
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to add advanced product filters, and explain why you should.
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You launched a new feature on your WooCommerce store or added a subscription functionality for your customers but aren’t sure how your customers will take it, if it’ll help them, and wish to review the functionality yourself first?
Or, do you take remote orders over the phone and need a solution that lets you place orders on your WooCommerce store on behalf of your customers?
Well, there’s a solution. Several “Shop As A Customer” plugins are available in the market today for distinct WooCommerce use cases. They help you review your WooCommerce store’s functionalities for optimal performance.
So, in this article, we’ll review the top Shop As A Customer WooCommerce plugins and their main features. But first, let’s see how shopping as a customer can benefit your business.
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What does “completed” really mean in regard to WooCommerce orders? No one knows. Admins and customers included.
For physical products, usually that’s when the order is shipped (unless you add a custom order status in between “processing” and “completed“). For digital stores, that’s when the downloads are delivered.
Now, wouldn’t it be cool if we could rename this “completed” order status label to something else? This would make everyone’s life easier. Well, thankfully with a few lines of code this is definitely possible… enjoy!
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We’ve already seen how to only display products from a single category on the Shop page. Today, we’ll do something similar, but we’ll target the search result.
Code is somewhat similar to the example I linked to above, so it will use once again the “pre_get_posts” filter in order to modify the query before products are returned on the screen. Enjoy!
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A remarkable and flawless user experience is the key to building a successful online presence for eCommerce businesses. How often do your customers enter your website, get distracted from running other errands, or abandon your store because of confusing age layouts?
According to the statistics, 38% of site visitors stop engaging with websites due to unattractive content and page layout. Thus, attracting customers’ attention and offering a quality experience through an appealing and intuitive page design is important to ensure customer retention and increase sales.
And your store’s theme is one important element that helps hold visitors’ interest and assist their page navigation. While you can choose from multiple themes for your WooCommerce website, choosing a multipurpose theme that delivers great performance, offers high customization abilities, and facilitates user experience is what you need to deliver a quality experience.
This article reviews one such important theme – the Flatsome WordPress theme. We’ll start with its brief overview and see its interface, features, benefits, and cost to help you determine whether it’s the right choice for your eCommerce store. Let’s go!
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