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A Store Health Check to Run Quarterly Ninety minutes, four times a year.TECHNICALWooCommerce > Status, and clear every warning PHP... Accepting Bank Transfer and Cash on Delivery Offline methods, widely used and worth enabling.BANK TRANSFERWooCommerce > Settings >... Adding Custom Product Fields When customers need to supply information with an order.WHEN YOU NEED THISPersonalised products:... Adding Your First Product The product screen has many fields; most are optional.THE MINIMUMProducts > Add New.Enter the... Analytics and Tracking for Online Stores Knowing what customers actually do.WHAT TO SET UPWeb analytics on the whole site Ecommerce... Backing Up an Online Store A shop's database changes constantly, which changes what a backup needs to be.WHY IT IS... Building Trust With New Customers People buying from an unfamiliar shop are looking for reasons not to.WHAT REASSURES THEMA visible... Bulk Editing Products Changing many products at once without touching each one.THE BUILT-IN BULK EDITProducts > All... Caching a WooCommerce Store Correctly Caching is essential for a shop and dangerous if configured carelessly.WHAT MUST NEVER BE... Cart Emptying or Not Updating Items disappear from the cart, or the cart count is wrong.THE USUAL CAUSECaching. The cart is... Checkout Errors and Failures When customers cannot complete a purchase.FIRST, REPRODUCE ITBuy something yourself, as a guest,... Choosing a Payment Gateway How you take money determines how many customers complete checkout.WHAT MATTERSWhether it accepts... Choosing a Theme for Your Store The theme decides how much work everything else becomes.WHAT TO LOOK FORExplicit WooCommerce... Choosing Hosting for an Online Store A shop needs more than a brochure site.WHAT MATTERSMemory. Set memory_limit to at least 256M.... Choosing WooCommerce Extensions Wisely Every extension is code running on every page load.BEFORE INSTALLING ANYTHINGAsk whether the shop... Configuring PHP for WooCommerce Default PHP limits are set for ordinary websites, not shops.RECOMMENDED VALUEScPanel >... Coupons and Discounts Used deliberately, coupons work. Used constantly, they train customers to wait.CREATING... Customer Accounts and Guest Checkout A decision that affects conversions directly.THE SETTINGSWooCommerce > Settings > Accounts... Customising Checkout Fields Every unnecessary field costs you sales.WHAT WOOCOMMERCE ASKS FOR BY DEFAULTBilling name,... Customising Email Templates Order emails carry your brand more often than your homepage does.WHAT YOU CAN CHANGE WITHOUT... Customising Your Shop Without Breaking It How to make changes that survive updates.USE A CHILD THEMEIf you edit theme files directly, the... Daily Operations Checklist for a Store The routine that keeps a shop running.EVERY MORNINGCheck new orders and their payment status... Dealing with Difficult Customers Every shop gets them. How you handle it decides the cost.THE COMMON SITUATIONSA customer claiming... Email Marketing for Your Store The highest-return channel for most shops, and the most neglected.BUILDING A LISTOffer something... Encouraging Repeat Purchases Selling again to an existing customer costs far less than finding a new one.WHAT WORKSA follow-up... Essential Settings to Configure First Work through these before adding products.GENERALStore address, selling and shipping locations,... Extensions Most Stores Actually Need A short list, in the order most shops should add them.ESSENTIALYour payment gateway plugin An... Free Delivery and Delivery Thresholds Free delivery is the most effective offer most shops have.SETTING IT UPAdd Free shipping as a... Getting Your First Customers The hardest part of running a shop.WHERE FIRST SALES ACTUALLY COME FROMPeople who already know... Handling Chargebacks and Payment Disputes When a customer disputes a charge with their bank.WHAT HAPPENSThe cardholder tells their bank... Handling Customer Enquiries About Orders Most shop support is the same few questions.THE COMMON ONESWhere is my order? Can I change the... Handling Delivery Problems Things go wrong in transit. How you handle it decides whether the customer returns.THE COMMON... Handling Out-of-Stock and Discontinued Products What to do when you cannot sell something any more.TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCKSet the stock status... Handling Reviews and Customer Feedback Reviews are marketing you do not control, which is what makes them credible.GETTING THEMAsk,... Importing Products from a CSV File The fastest way to add a catalogue, and the easiest way to make a mess.PREPARING THE FILEExport a... Installing WooCommerce WooCommerce is a free plugin that turns WordPress into a shop.INSTALLING ITPlugins > Add New,... Insurance, Terms and Legal Basics for Online Stores The paperwork that prevents disputes.TERMS AND CONDITIONSPublish them and link from the footer... Invoices, Receipts and Packing Slips Documents customers and warehouses need.WHAT WOOCOMMERCE PROVIDESOrder confirmation emails, and a... Issuing Refunds and Handling Returns Handle these well and customers come back anyway.REFUNDING IN WOOCOMMERCEOpen the order and click... Local Delivery and Pickup Options Many Nigerian shops deliver locally themselves.LOCAL PICKUPAdd Local pickup to a zone. The... Managing a Large Product Catalogue Hundreds or thousands of products bring their own problems.WHAT GETS DIFFICULTAdmin pages slow to... Managing Administrator Access to Your Store Who can do what, and why it matters.THE PRINCIPLEGive each person the lowest role that lets them... Managing Orders at Volume When the order list stops being manageable by hand.FILTERING AND SORTINGFilter the orders list by... Managing Product Images at Scale Images are the largest thing in most shops.BEFORE UPLOADINGResize to around 1200 pixels on the... Managing Product Reviews Reviews sell products, and need managing.ENABLING THEMWooCommerce > Settings > Products.... Managing Sale Prices and Scheduled Discounts Running a sale without editing every product twice.SETTING A SALE PRICEOn the product's General... Managing Stock and Inventory Stock control prevents selling what you do not have.ENABLING ITWooCommerce > Settings >... Migrating an Online Store to New Hosting Shops need more care than brochure sites, because the database changes constantly.THE... Moving Your Store to a Bigger Plan or VPS When and how to upgrade.SIGNS YOU GENUINELY NEED MOREConsistent resource limit warnings after... Multi-Currency and Selling Internationally Selling beyond Nigeria brings several decisions.CURRENCYWooCommerce displays one currency by... One-Page and Simplified Checkout Reducing steps between cart and payment.WHAT IT MEANSCombining the cart and checkout, or... Order Confirmation and Transactional Emails The most-read messages your shop sends.WHERE TO CONFIGUREWooCommerce > Settings > Emails.... Order Emails Not Being Sent Customers not receiving confirmations is among the most damaging shop faults.CHECK IN THIS... Orders Stuck on Pending Payment Payment succeeded at the gateway but the order never updated.THE USUAL CAUSEThe gateway's webhook... Organising Categories and Subcategories Structure decides whether customers find things.CREATING THEMProducts > Categories. Add the... Payment Gateway Not Appearing at Checkout The method is enabled but customers cannot see it.CHECK THESEIs it actually enabled? WooCommerce... Planning Your Product Catalogue Structure decided early saves reorganising hundreds of products later.CATEGORIESThink how a... Preparing for a Busy Sales Period Before a promotion, a holiday, or a launch.TECHNICAL PREPARATIONConfirm caching is working and... Preparing Your Store for Launch A checklist for the day before you open.THE ESSENTIALSEvery payment method tested with a real... Preventing and Handling Fraudulent Orders Online shops attract fraudulent orders, and the cost falls on you.WARNING SIGNSAn unusually large... Preventing Card Skimming on Checkout The most damaging compromise a shop can suffer.WHAT IT ISJavaScript injected into your checkout... Processing and Fulfilling Orders The daily work of running a shop.THE ROUTINEWooCommerce > Orders, filtered to Processing.Open... Product Photography and Images Photographs sell the product. Everything else supports them.THE BASICSNatural light near a window... Product SEO for Online Stores How products get found in search.WHAT MATTERS MOSTProduct titles that use the words customers... Products Not Showing in the Shop Products exist in admin but customers cannot find them.CHECK THESEIs the product published, not... Protecting Customer Data in Your Store You hold personal data about every customer.WHAT YOU HOLDNames, addresses, phone numbers, email... Recovering a Store After a Problem When something has gone badly wrong.FIRST, STOP THE DAMAGEIf checkout is broken, say so on the... Recovering from a Failed Promotion or Sales Spike When a busy period goes wrong.IF THE SITE WENT DOWNCheck whether it was resource limits, which... Reducing Abandoned Carts Most people who add to a cart do not buy. Some of that is recoverable.THE COMMON CAUSESUnexpected... Related Products, Upsells and Cross-Sells Three different mechanisms, often confused.RELATED PRODUCTSGenerated automatically from shared... Reports and Understanding Your Sales Data What WooCommerce tells you, and what to do with it.WHEREWooCommerce > Reports for the classic... Running Promotions and Sales Effectively Discounting works when it is deliberate.BEFORE YOU DISCOUNTCheck the margin on the discounted... Scaling Your Store as It Grows What breaks first, and in what order.WHAT BREAKS AS TRAFFIC GROWSResource limits at peak times,... Securing an Online Store Shops are a higher-value target than ordinary websites.WHY THEY ARE TARGETEDThey process... Selling Digital Products and Downloads No shipping, different considerations.SETTING UP A DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCTProducts > Add New, and... Selling Services and Bookable Items WooCommerce can sell more than physical goods.SIMPLE SERVICESCreate the product and mark it... Selling Subscriptions and Recurring Products Recurring billing is a significant step up in complexity.WHAT IT REQUIRESA subscriptions... Setting Up Abandoned Cart Recovery Recovering sales that were nearly made.HOW IT WORKSA plugin records carts where the customer... Setting Up Cron for WooCommerce This one is specific to our servers and matters more for shops than for anything else.WHY IT... Setting Up Flutterwave in WooCommerce Similar process, with its own details.BEFORE STARTINGCreate and verify a Flutterwave account,... Setting Up Paystack in WooCommerce The steps, in order.BEFORE STARTINGCreate a Paystack account and complete their business... Setting Up Product Filtering and Search Making a large catalogue navigable.WHY THE DEFAULT IS NOT ENOUGHWordPress search matches titles... Setting Up Product Variations For products sold in several sizes, colours or options.THE SEQUENCEProducts > Attributes.... Setting Up Shipping Zones and Rates Customers cannot check out for physical goods without a shipping zone covering their address.HOW... Shipping Classes for Different Product Types When one flat rate does not fit everything.WHY USE THEMA ring and a mattress cost different... Speeding Up Your Online Store Shops are slower than brochure sites by nature, and most of the difference is fixable.THE ORDER... SSL and Security Requirements for a Shop A shop without HTTPS will lose customers and may be refused by payment gateways.ISSUING THE... Stock Levels Wrong or Not Updating Inventory drifting from reality causes oversells.COMMON CAUSESStock management not enabled,... Store Maintenance Routine A shop needs more regular attention than a brochure site.DAILYCheck for new orders and process... Store Slow Only at Checkout Browsing is fast, checkout is slow. A specific problem with a specific cause.WHY IT HAPPENSCart... Tax Settings and VAT Configuration Configure this before you start selling, not after.ENABLING TAXWooCommerce > Settings >... Testing Your Checkout Before Launch The most important hour before you open.TEST EVERY PAYMENT METHODPlace a real order with each... Updating WooCommerce Safely Shop updates carry more risk than ordinary site updates, because breakage costs sales.BEFORE... Using Page Builders with WooCommerce Page builders and shops coexist awkwardly.THE PROBLEMPage builders load substantial code on every... Using Product Tags and Attributes Effectively Two systems that look similar and do different jobs.CATEGORIESWhat the product fundamentally is.... Using Social Media to Drive Store Traffic What works for shops specifically.WHAT SELLSPhotographs of actual products, well lit Products in... What to Do When Your Store Stops Taking Orders The most urgent problem a shop can have.FIRST, CONFIRM ITBuy something yourself, as a guest, on a... What You Need to Run an Online Store Before installing anything, understand the pieces involved.THE ESSENTIALSA domain, which... Writing Product Descriptions That Sell Most product descriptions are a list of specifications nobody reads.THE SHORT DESCRIPTIONAppears...
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