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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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RACHEL MCCOLLIN RACHEL MCCOLLIN
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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Migrating a Static Site to WordPress 2. Creating a Social Media Site FREE CHAPTER 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

Adding products to your store


WooCommerce lets you add three main kinds of product to your store:

  • Physical products, which are objects that you'll have to ship to your customers.

  • Virtual products, which aren't tangible objects. These might include tickets for an event.

  • Downloadable products, such as software.

You add all of these in similar ways using the same screen, but with some differences in what you need to add and configure.

For each product, you can add:

  • A detailed product description

  • A product summary or short description

  • A product image

  • A Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), which is a unique identifier

  • Prices and shipping costs

  • Inventory details to help you manage stock

  • Product categories and tags

  • Linked products, which will be displayed on the product's page in your store

  • Attributes such as size

  • Reviews

Now, let's work through the different types of product and add one or two of each.

Adding physical products

Let's start by adding a physical product:

  1. Go to Products | Add Product.

    The product editing screen...

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