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WooCommerce Cookbook

You're reading from   WooCommerce Cookbook WooCommerce makes it easy to create, design, and manage your own personalized eCommerce store - this WooCommerce tutorial eBook will show you how to get started

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784394059
Length 248 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Patrick Rauland Patrick Rauland
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Preface 1. WooCommerce Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Adding Products 3. Changing the Product Organization 4. Running a Membership Site 5. Setting Up Shipping Methods 6. Getting Paid 7. Modifying the Checkout Process 8. Managing Orders and Taxes 9. WooCommerce Theming 10. Exploring More with WooCommerce Index

Sending order information to third parties with the Advanced Notifications plugin


If you have to work with manufacturers or drop-shippers, then you have to have some way to let them know that you've received an order and they should start producing or sending products. This doesn't have to be limited to drop-shipping—it could also be a partner, an employee who just ships the products, or some other usage. With the Advanced Notifications plugin, you can send notifications to anyone, based on which products were in the cart.

You can also send notifications for all sorts of activity in your store, such as products being low on stock, out of stock, or when backorders are made. For this example, we'll be sending a drop shipper an e-mail when an order gets placed.

Getting ready

You'll need the Advanced Notifications plugin, available at WooThemes.com, installed and activated on your site.

You'll also need a product already created on your site.

How to do it…

To send out notifications, we need to create...

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