How To Use WordPress for E-Commerce

How To Use WordPress for E-Commerce

Released December 2012
Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
ISBN: 9781771370547

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Video description

In this WordPress for E-Commerce training course expert author George Plumley teaches you how to extend the WordPress blogging platform to build an E-Commerce website by adding plugins and customizing your WordPress installation. This course is designed for the student that already understands the fundamentals of WordPress.
E-Commerce has always been the domain of the geek, requiring complex programming and an in-depth understanding of website development techniques. As WordPress has become recognized as a platform capable of more than simple blogging, it has seen an influx of plugins and strategies to utilize WP as a complete front to back E-Commerce website solution. George takes you through the installation and configuration of some of the most popular plugins to add E-Commerce to your WordPress Website. He covers topics ranging from how to take payments, calculate taxes and shipping, deliver digital as well as physical products, and so much more.
By the time you have completed this video tutorial, you will have an in-depth understanding of several WordPress plugins for E-Commerce, and will be able to make an informed decision on which will work best for you. You will understand how to install and configure your choice of plugin, and be able to begin selling your products to the world. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout this video based training course.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Why Use WordPress For E-Commerce?
    2. Course Assumptions
    3. How To Choose WordPress Plugins
    4. How To Install And Activate WordPress Plugins
    5. Types Of E-Commerce For WordPress
  2. Single Item Selling
    1. What Single Item Selling Covers
    2. Adding Buy Now Buttons
    3. Nice PayPal Button Lite Plugin
    4. Simple Cart And Buy Now Plugin
    5. Easy PayPal Custom Fields Plugin
    6. Enhanced PayPal Shortcodes Plugin
    7. WordPress Easy PayPal Payment Accept Plugin
    8. PayPal Donations Plugin
    9. Donate Plus Plugin - Part 1
    10. Donate Plus Plugin - Part 2
  3. WordPress And Shopping Carts
    1. Elements Of A Shopping Cart
    2. Organizing A Product Catalogue Using Posts
    3. Product Catalogue Menu And Image Galleries
    4. Preparing Product Images
    5. Handling Product Thumbnails In WordPress
    6. Issues With Displaying Products In WordPress
    7. Using Tables For Layout
    8. Using Divs For Layout
    9. Using Custom Fields - Part 1
    10. Using Custom Fields - Part 2
    11. Creating A Product Template - Part 1
    12. Creating A Product Template - Part 2
    13. Creating A Product Template - Part 3
    14. Creating A Product Template - Part 4
    15. Creating A Product Template - Part 5
    16. Creating A Product Template - Part 6
    17. Creating A Product Template - Part 7
  4. Basic Shopping Cart Plugins
    1. A Basic PayPal Shopping Cart Without Plugins
    2. WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart Settings
    3. WSPSC Implementation - Part 1
    4. WSPSC Implementation - Part 2
    5. WSPSC Shipping And Taxes - Part 1
    6. WSPSC Shipping And Taxes - Part 2
    7. WSPSC Options And Customization
    8. Ultra Simple PayPal Shopping Cart Settings - Part 1
    9. Ultra Simple PayPal Shopping Cart Settings - Part 2
    10. Ultra Simple PayPal SC Implementation - Part 1
    11. Ultra Simple PayPal SC Implementation - Part 2
    12. Ultra Simple PayPal SC Implementation - Part 3
    13. Ultra Simple PayPal SC Shipping
    14. Ultra Simple PayPal SC Custom Checkout Button
    15. Ultra Simple PayPal SC Styling The Cart
  5. Digital Downloads
    1. Special Issues For Digital Products
    2. Using Third-Party Download Services
    3. Easy Digital Downloads Basic Settings
    4. Easy Digital Downloads Adding And Displaying Products
    5. Easy Digital Downloads Checkout And Download Process
    6. Easy Digital Downloads Widgets And Add-Ons
    7. Paid Downloads Basic Setup
    8. Paid Downloads Completing Transactions
    9. WP E-Commerce Digital Downloads
    10. Jigoshop Digital Downloads
    11. WooCommerce Digital Downloads
  6. Complete Shopping Carts
    1. Elements Of A Complete Shopping Cart System
    2. WordPress Plugins Vs. Standalone Solutions
    3. Integrating WordPress With A Standalone Cart
    4. Other Free Shopping Cart Plugins
    5. Free Vs. Commercial Plugins
  7. WP E-Commerce Plugin
    1. Introduction And Basic Settings - Part 1
    2. Basic Settings - Part 2
    3. Basic Product Entry
    4. Advanced Product Entry - Part 1
    5. Advanced Product Entry - Part 2
    6. Copy Products - Sale Pricing - Featured
    7. Product Variations Part - 1
    8. Product Variations Part - 2
    9. Coupons
    10. Shipping - Part 1
    11. Shipping - Part 2
    12. Shipping - Part 3
    13. Taxes Chapter 7 - Part 1
    14. Taxes Chapter 7 - Part 2
    15. Payment Options
    16. Cart Settings
    17. Checkout Settings
    18. Order Management Reports
    19. Order Management Emails
    20. Built-In Widgets
    21. Free Add-Ons
    22. Catalogue Display Settings - Chapter 7
    23. Catalogue Grid View Options
    24. Image Sizing - Chapter 7
    25. Modifying The Stylesheet
    26. Customizing Your Theme
    27. Template Customizing
    28. WP E-Commerce Evaluation
  8. Jigoshop Plugin
    1. Basic Shop Settings
    2. Key Settings To Get Started
    3. Add A Product And Categories
    4. More Product Fields - Chapter 8
    5. Product Variations - Part 1
    6. Product Variations - Part 2
    7. Product Variations - Part 3
    8. Putting Items On Sale
    9. Creating Coupons
    10. Shipping
    11. Taxes Chapter 8 - Part 1
    12. Taxes Chapter 8 - Part 2
    13. Checkout
    14. Payment Gateways
    15. Order Management
    16. Widgets
    17. Imaging Sizing
    18. Re-Cropping Images
    19. Controlling Default Styling
    20. Fix Broken Themes
    21. Extensions
    22. Jigoshop Evaluation
  9. WooCommerce Plugin
    1. Basic Settings
    2. Catalogue And Page Settings
    3. Add Products And Categories
    4. More Product Fields - Chapter 9
    5. Catalogue Display Settings - Chapter 9
    6. Sale Pricing And Coupons
    7. Attributes And Variations - Part 1
    8. Attributes And Variations - Part 2
    9. Shipping Basics
    10. Shipping Classes
    11. Taxes
    12. Checkout And Payments
    13. Orders And E-Mails
    14. Integration - Widgets - Extensions
    15. Image Galleries
    16. Image Sizing - Chapter 9
    17. Styling And Theme Compatibility
    18. Hooking Into Templates
    19. Shortcodes And Evaluation
  10. Conclusion
    1. About The Author

Product information

  • Title: How To Use WordPress for E-Commerce
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: December 2012
  • Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
  • ISBN: 9781771370547