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title: "Tutorial - Using WooCommerce with WordPress CMS"
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title: "Tutorial - Using WooCommerce with WordPress"
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slug: wordpress-woocommerce-first-steps
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excerpt: "This guide explains how to use the WooCommerce solution with WordPress CMS"
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excerpt: "Find out how to use the WooCommerce solution with the WordPress CMS"
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section: "Tutorials"
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updated: 2023-02-23
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updated: 2023-03-07
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**Last updated 23th February 2023**
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**Last updated 7th March 2023**
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## Objective
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Find out how to create an online store with the open-source extension **WooCommerce** with the Content Management System (CMS) **WordPress**.
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This tutorial explains how to create an online store with the open-source plugin **WooCommerce** for the Content Management System (CMS) **WordPress**.
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> [!warning]
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> OVHcloud provides services that you are responsible for with regard to their configuration and management. It is therefore your responsibility to ensure that they function properly.
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> This tutorial will help you with common tasks. Nevertheless, we recommend contacting a [specialist provider](https://partner.ovhcloud.com/asia/directory/) at [the publisher of the WordPress CMS](https://wordpress.com/support/){.external} or [the publisher of WooCommerce](https://woocommerce.com/){.external} if you encounter any difficulties. We will not be able to assist you. You can find more information in the ["Go further"](#go-further) section of this tutorial.
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> This tutorial is designed to help you with common tasks. Nevertheless, we recommend contacting a [specialist provider](https://partner.ovhcloud.com/asia/directory/) or the [WordPress support](https://wordpress.com/support/){.external} or [the publisher of WooCommerce](https://woocommerce.com/){.external} if you encounter any difficulties. We will not be able to assist you. You can find more information in the [Go further](#go-further) section of this guide.
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## Requirements
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- A [Web Hosting plan](https://www.ovhcloud.com/asia/web-hosting/) that contains at least one database.
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- An [OVHcloud web hosting plan](https://www.ovhcloud.com/asia/web-hosting/) that contains at least one database
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- A [domain name](https://www.ovhcloud.com/asia/domains/).
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- A [WordPress installed](https://docs.ovh.com/asia/en/hosting/web_hosting_web_hosting_modules/) on your web hosting plan beforehand.
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- [WordPress installed](https://docs.ovh.com/asia/en/hosting/web_hosting_web_hosting_modules/) on your web hosting plan
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If you have not already done so, we recommend that you switch your website to HTTPS before continuing with this tutorial using our guide on "[Activating HTTPS on your website with an SSL certificate](https://docs.ovh.com/asia/en/hosting/activate-https-website-ssl/)".
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If one is not already installed, [add an SSL certificate](https://docs.ovh.com/asia/en/hosting/activate-https-website-ssl/#step-1-activate-the-ssl-certificate-on-the-web-hosting-plan) for the domain name associated with your website before you continue.
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## Instructions
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**WooCommerce** is an extension of **WordPress**. It installs like any extension.
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**WooCommerce** is an extension for **WordPress** and can be installed like any other plugin.
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Log in to your admin interface by typing `/wp-admin` or `/wp-login` in your search bar after your domain name URL (redirection is done automatically):
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Log in to your admin interface by typing `/wp-admin` or `/wp-login` in your address bar after your domain name URL (redirection is done automatically):
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![Admin page of WordPress](images/wordpress-woocommerce-first-steps_1.png){.thumbnail}
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In the left-hand menu, go to `Plugins`{.action} then click on `Add new`{.action}:
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In the left-hand menu, go to `Plugins`{.action} then click on `Add New`{.action}:
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![Dashboard, Plugins, Add new](images/wordpress-woocommerce-first-steps_2.png){.thumbnail}
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On the new `Add plugins`{.action} page, type woocommerce in the search bar in the top right and click `Install Now`{.action} in the **WooCommerce** extension box:
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On the new `Add Plugins` page, type "woocommerce" in the search bar in the top right and click `Install Now`{.action} in the **WooCommerce** box:
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#### Method #1 - Using the Configuration Wizard
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#### Method 1: Using the configuration wizard
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If you have not yet set up your **WooCommerce** extension, a setup wizard will help you fill in the information for your online store. Fill in the form and click `Continue`{.action}:
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If you have not yet set up your **WooCommerce** plugin, a setup wizard will help you fill in the information for your online store. Fill in the form and click `Continue`{.action}:
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**WooCommerce** then prompts you to create an account to use the **Jetpack** extension, which is automatically installed in addition to the **WooCommerce** extension. This account creation is optional, you will have access to the limited functions of **Jetpack** without having to authenticate.
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**WooCommerce** then prompts you to create an account to use the **Jetpack** plugin, which is automatically installed in addition to **WooCommerce**. This account creation is optional, you will have access to the limited functions of **Jetpack** without having to authenticate.
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Click `Plugins`{.action} to list the installed extensions and then click `Installed plugins`. You will see a list of your plugins. Click `Settings`{.action} in the **WooCommerce** module:
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- **General**: is used to define elements such as the home page that will be displayed by default (shop, legal notices, shopping cart, etc.), units of measure, whether or not to comment on products or notes.
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- **Inventory**: is used to configure or not the management of your stock and to configure the behaviour of the website (decremented stock when an object is in the basket, alert thresholds, possibility to hide products that are no longer in stock).
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- **Downloadable products**: concerns cases where documents are made available for download by users.
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- **Approved Download Directories**: specifies the directory(s) on the server where the files will be uploaded.
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- **General**: Is used to define elements such as the home page that will be displayed by default (shop, legal notices, shopping cart, etc.), units of measure, whether or not to comment on products or notes.
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- **Inventory**: Is used to configure or not the management of your stock and to configure the behaviour of the website (decremented stock when an object is in the basket, alert thresholds, possibility to hide products that are no longer in stock).
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To geolocate your customers based on their IP addresses, you can enter the licence key for [MaxMind](https://www.maxmind.com/){.external}, a paid geolocation service.
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- **WooCommerce.com**: enable or disable tracking of your online sales site activity by WooCommerce, have suggestions for dedicated extensions (the majority are paid).
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For specialised services (SEO, development, etc.), contact [OVHcloud partners](https://partner.ovhcloud.com/asia/directory/).
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