1. Preparation
– What is Woocommerce?
– Installation of the Woocommerce plugin
– Finding and installing a Woocommerce-compatible WordPress theme
– Creating a child theme
– Intruduction to menus and widgets
– Changing the permalink structure
2. Dummy product import
– Installation of the WP Importer Plugin
– Import of dummy products using the ‘dummy-data.xml’
3. The shop visitor view
– A quick look at the shop`s visitor view and its features
4. All WooCommerce settings in detail
– General settings & currency options
– Product settings
– Tax rates and settings
– Shipping options
– Integrating and setting up payment options
– Account & Privacy settings
– E-mail template customisation
– Advanced settings
5. Product creation and publishing
– Creating product categories
– Adding product information
– Formatting and adding product images
– The different product types explained (simple, grouped, variable, external)
– Product variations
– Downloadable and virtual products
– Grouped products and product bundles
– External and affiliate products
– Product reviews
6. Shop customisation
– Setting the shop homepage
– Setting the shop navigation (sub and mega menus)
– Sidebars and widgets
– Recommending products
– Activating / deactivating comments
– How to show / hide the “similar products” feature
7. Testing and selling
– Testing the shop
– Order processing
– Stock management
– Reports
– Vouchers
8. Useful Woocommerce extensions (free and commercial)
– WPML (run your shop in multiple languages)
– Table Rate Shipping (for customised shipping options)
– CSV Import Suite (bulk importing tool)
– E-mail Customizer (customise your Woocommerce e-mail templates)
– Contact Form 7
– WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips
(generates PDF Invoices & Packing Slips ‘on-the-fly’
9. How to make WordPress / Woocommerce safer and faster?
– Configuring the wp-config.php
– Safe passwords
– Updating wordpress and WP-plugins
– Limiting user permissions
– Moving the login-page
– Wordfence
– iThemes security
– Other security strategies
– Expanding the WordPress memory limit
10. Legal considerations for website and shop owners
– A short overview of the legal obligations for website and shop owners
– Legal pages and information (privacy policy, return policy, company information etc)
– The new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)