I know, this is a website about free and premium WordPress THEMES, not plugins. But so many theme companies boast that their frameworks and templates are “WooCommerce compatible” that we should feature the plugin on our website.
What Is WooCommerce?
An open source eCommerce plugin for WordPress created by WooThemes.
Transform your WordPress website into a thorough-bred eCommerce store. Delivering enterprise-level quality and features whilst backed by a name you can trust.
WooCommerce is built by the experienced folk at WooThemes who also offer premium eCommerce themes and extensions to further enhance your shopfront.
Strength & Flexibility
WooCommerce is built using WordPress best practises both on the front and the back end. This results in an efficient, robust and intuitive plugin.
Smart Dashboard Widgets & Reports
Keep a birds-eye view of incoming sales and reviews, stock levels and general store performance and statistics all from the WordPress dashboard or go to the reports section to view stats in more detail.
Customizable
Your business is unique, your online store should be too. Choose one of our eCommerce themes or build your own and give it a personal touch using the built in shortcodes and widgets.
WooCommerce works with any theme, including the default WordPress themes Twenty Ten, Twenty Eleven and Twenty Twelve. If you need help getting your theme working nicely with WooCommerce please read our theming docs to discover your options.
If you’re looking for a tailored WordPress eCommerce theme designed specifically to be used with WooCommerce be sure to browse the official WooCommerce Themes. Also check out our free themes.
Features
Whether you’re operating a superstore selling thousands of products, or a just a sole trader selling hand made arts and crafts WooCommerce has you covered. You can read all about WooCommerce’ features on the WooCommerce website.
Payment Gateways and Shipping Methods are important to any store – WooCommerce comes bundled with the following:
- PayPal Standard Gateway – Accept credit cards and PayPal payments
- Mijireh Checkout – Accept credit cards via Stripe, Authorize.net, PayPal, eWay, SagePay, Braintree, PayLeap, and more.
- BACS, Cheque and Cash on Delivery – Simple offline gateways
- Flat rate shipping – Ship your items using a flat cost
- Free shipping – Ship for free, or require a coupon to enable International delivery, Local delivery and local Pickup
Need a specific payment gateway? Perhaps additional shipping methods? WooCommerce has a plethora of eCommerce extensions available to provide just that.