An overview of WordPress eCommerce, with a focus on the popular option - WooCommerce. I cover some of the basics, common extensions, and where to get help.
2. Who’s this guy?
• Chris Burgess
• Tech geek
• Co-founder of digital marketing
agency Clickify
• Co-organiser of Melbourne
WordPress Meetup and Melbourne
SEO Meetup
3. We’re going to cover…
• What are popular eCommerce options?
• Why WordPress and WooCommerce?
• What are WooCommerce’s features?
• How do I extend WooCommerce?
• Does WordPress and WooCommerce scale?
• How do I measure my site’s performance?
• What are the other considerations?
10. WordPress is the top content
management system for 52%
of all sites on the Internet and
29% of top 10k sites
Source: https://trends.builtwith.com/cms
11. WooCommerce powers over
41% of all ecommerce sites
and 10% of top 10k
ecommerce sites
Source: https://trends.builtwith.com/shop
50. “We’ve seen instances of shops with
100,000+ products listed, handling
thousands of transactions per minute.
In those cases, they had great hosting
support and their own developer team
focused on optimization.”
Source: https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-scaling-faqs/
61. • Back up your website at least daily
• Patch early and patch often
• Use security plugins or services
• Use SSL
Practice good website maintenance
and security
62. Leverage Google Shopping Campaigns
Source: https://www.google.com.au/retail/shopping-campaigns/how-it-works/