John Housholder of Ah So Designs presents on "Wrestling with E-Commerce within WordPress". Highlights include Foxycart, Foxyshop, WPEngine, and Hulk Hogan.
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WordPress Ecommerce
1. Wresting with E-Commerce for
WordPress
BeautiïŹed: IN JORTS
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
2. WHO AM I?
†Professor at the Art
Institute of TN
†WordPress jortsman
†Jort Jammer
†Nashville WordPress
MeetUp organizer
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
3. today
YOU WILL LEARN
†METHODS TO WRESTLE THE E-COMMERCE BEAST
†IDEAS FOR PLUGINS
†JORTIFICATION OF E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
4. E-COMMERCE is a lot like
wrestling
†YOU NEED:
†moves (THE ESSENTIALS)
†an intro song (PLUGINS)
†trash talking (WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU THE MONEY)
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7. your essential moves
FOR E-COMMERCE
†HOSTING: (big boot)
†WP Engine
†they know WordPress
hosting
†have had some difïŹculties
with regular hosting
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
8. your essential moves
FOR E-COMMERCE
†MERCHANT ACCOUNT: (body
slam)
†about $40 a month
†2.3%-4.5% transaction fee +.35
†Authorize.net or PayPal pro for
small transactions
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
9. your essential moves
FOR E-COMMERCE
†SSL CERTIFICATE: (clothesline)
†around $70 a year
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
10. your essential moves
FOR E-COMMERCE
†SECURITY COMPLIANCE (axe bomber)
†PCI Data Security Standards Council
†PCI-DSS
†Making Sure Your Customerâs Data is Secure
†Your Merchant Account Will Require Monthly or Annual Security
Scans
Saved Credit Cards are Like Nuclear Waste
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
11. plugin options
FOR E-COMMERCE
†PayPal
†No Monthly Fee
†Manual Setup
†Copy Buttons to Blog
†Third Party Required
†Not Professional
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
12. plugin options
FOR E-COMMERCE
†GOOGLE CHECKOUT
†not as many members
†similar to Paypal
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
13. plugin options
FOR E-COMMERCE
†Transforms WordPress into an E-Commerce Management System
†Install in your WordPress Admin
†Manage Products in Admin
†Add Buttons to pages
†Manage Checkout Process
†View Orders
†Manage Customers
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
14. plugin options
FOR E-COMMERCE
†Shopp
†WP Ecommerce
†Cart66
†Woo Commerce: now available with Genesis
†FoxyCart: Foxy Shop
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
15. plugin options
FOR E-COMMERCE
†Cart66
†Digital and Physical Products
†Memberships
†Integrations and Gateways
†Free Upgrades
†$89 to purchase
†Free Version with PayPal only support
†WEBSITE: cart66.com
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
16. plugin options
FOR E-COMMERCE
†WP ECOMMERCE
†Lots of store-based features
Sales, Quantity Discounts, Variations, More
†Shortcodes and Template Tags
Put [product name=âmy-widget"] in a page
†Free Upgrades
†Lots of Payment Gateways
†Cost: Free - but some premium features cost
†WEBSITE: getshopped.org
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com
17. plugin options
FOR E-COMMERCE
†FOXYCART
†Completely Different E-Commerce Strategy
†OfïŹoads Security and Checkout to FoxyCart
†No Security Concerns or SSL needed
†Easily setup products catalog
†Total Template Flexibility
Cost: Free Plugin, FoxyCart $19/mo
WEBSITE: foxy-shop.com, foxycart.com
@ahsodesigns #WPejorts www.ahsodesigns.com