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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

You're reading from   WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition) Create a variety of exciting sites for e-commerce, networking, video streaming, and more, using WordPress

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784397968
Length 324 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Migrating a Static Site to WordPress FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating a Social Media Site 3. Creating a Network of Sites 4. Creating an E-commerce Site 5. Creating a Video Streaming Site 6. Creating a Review Site 7. Creating a Jobs Board 8. Creating a Team Communications Site 9. Creating a Gallery Site 10. Creating a Membership Site Index

Configuring WooCommerce settings


WooCommerce has a number of settings screens you can use to configure your store. These come under the following headings:

  • General

  • Products

  • Tax

  • Checkout

  • Shipping

  • Accounts

  • Emails

Let's start with the general settings.

Configuring the general settings

This is where you start configuring your store. Follow these steps:

  1. In the admin menu, go to WooCommerce | Settings. If the General Options page doesn't appear, click on the General tab.

  2. First, configure the general options:

    • Base Location: Select the country you're selling from. I've selected United Kingdom (UK).

    • Selling Location(s): We're just going to sell to the country we're selling from, so select Sell to specific countries only.

    • Specific Countries: Start typing the name of your county and WooCommerce will auto-complete its name. I've used United Kingdom (UK) as that's where I'm selling from. If you wanted to sell to more than one country you could add as many as you like here, for example, if you want...

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