WooCommerce in Real “Live”Job Thomas | @jobtex

CHAPTER I

The Challenge

• store.dev

• woocommerce.dev

• wc.dev

• localhost.dev

Daily

Test sites ⚡ The reality

• Find an NGO with sales

• Set up WooCommerce store - Design - Products - Payments - Shipping

• Hand over

Project

CHAPTER II

The Preparation

Give Her Hopegiveherhope.co.za

" #design

products(descriptions, prices, images)

hosting & security taxes

payments configuration payment options

shipping configuration shipping costs, provider

review & feedback order management

make suggestions

CHAPTER III

The Setup

• Cost ( # > 💸 > " )

• SSL certificate?

• Speed

• Traffic

• Management

• Sponsoring WC Harare?

Hosting

• Jetpack - Security scanning ($) - Protect - Downtime monitoring - Akismet - Site backups ($) - Single Sign On

• Password hygiene

• 2FA

Security

• Vital - Description - Price - Product image

• Recommended - Category - Attributes - Shipping dimensions/class

Products

Product Attributes

• What’s available? - Cash - Credit card (PayFast) - EFT (PayFast)

• Set up PayFast account: #

Payments

• Cash

• “Bank Transfers”

• DIY: skyverge.com/blog/how-to-create-a-simple-woocommerce-payment-gateway/

Payments: Zimbabwe

“Bank Transfers”

Shipping

Where to? Options

Local (Cape Town) Local pickup, SAPO, Courier

Domestic (South Africa) Local pickup, SAPO

International (Rest of world) SAPO International

• Where to? - Domestic (Zimbabwe) - International (Rest of the World)

• What’s available? - Local pickup - Free shipping - Flat rates - Table rates ($)

Shipping: Zimbabwe

Flat rate

• Whose account?

• Theirs: complete handover - 😄 finished project + credit card - 😱 management

• Yours: customer contract - 😄 easy access - 😱 “can you do this?” + cost/time

Extras (A.K.A. Extensions)

• Akismet

• Jetpack by WordPress.com

• Storefront - Powerpack ($) - Product Hero ($) - Product Sharing - Sticky Add to Basket

• VaultPress ($)

• WooCommerce - Currency converter ($) - Helper - PayFast Gateway - Product Add-ons ($) - SAPO Domestic ($) - SAPO International ($)

• Yoast SEO

Used for Give Her Hope

CHAPTER IV

The Hand-Over

• Jetpack them

• Teach them - Creating products - Creating coupons - Managing orders

• Charge them

Hand over

Jetpack them

Jetpack them

• “Help” tab

• Dev environment - DesktopServer - Test site

• “You do it” - Give feedback - Limited engagement

Teach them

Teach them: Help tab

Charge them

CHAPTER V

The Result

Thanks

Job Thomas @jobtex