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Setting up WooCommerce for the first time

Install WooCommerce, configure payments, tax and shipping, and add your first product.

WooCommerce Intermediate Step-by-step 1 min read Updated Sample data

Install the plugin

Go to Plugins → Add New, search for WooCommerce, install and activate it. The setup assistant creates the Shop, Cart, Checkout and My Account pages.

Payments

Under WooCommerce → Settings → Payments, enable a gateway such as Stripe or PayPal. Use test mode first and place a test order end to end.

Tax and shipping

Set your store address under General, then configure tax rates and shipping zones for the regions you sell to. Digital-only stores can skip shipping.

Add a product

Go to Products → Add New, enter a title, price, description and images, choose a category and publish.

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