The Ultimate WP e-Commerce Tutorial

March 23, 2011 | Written by Steve Burge

WP E-Commerce Tutorial WP e-Commerce is one of the most popular shopping cart plugins for WordPress. It's developed by the team at Instinct.co.nz and has been download nearly one million times. Click here to find our more about WP E-Commerce.

These three video tutorials will take you through setting up WP E-Commerce, getting it correctly configured and adding your first products.

Introduction to WP E-Commerce

Configuring Your WP E-Commerce Store

Adding Products to Your WP E-Commerce Store

Comments

#1 Gray 2011-07-06 18:26

big help thanks

#2 Nick 2011-07-06 22:52

You're very welcome, Gray :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#3 Tony H 2011-07-11 20:47

Everywhere I read about this plug-in, it takes a severe drubbing. Bad code, bad support, bad everything. Lots of adverse comment on the plugin page on Wordpress.

#4 pascal2009 2011-07-11 21:02

Great Tutorial!
Quick question here... do you think that WP E commerce has features to offer services for sale... instead of using products I can use services such as Yoga session, Therapy session etc...?
Thank you!

#5 Nick 2011-07-11 21:05

Hi Pascal2009,

I'm glad you like the tutorial!

Yes, definitely. It's suitable for products, services, and/or fees.

Kind regards,
Nick

#6 Mariel Ruiz 2011-07-20 18:55

Hi! Im having trouble trying to link my authorize.net i can't seem to find a pulgin for it...i added wp-ecommerce and rse but i must be missing something....an y suggestions?

Thank you for your informative videos!

#7 Nick 2011-07-20 20:25

Hi and welcome, Mariel!

You can use the gold cart plugin to extend WP E-commerce to include authorize.net. See:
getshopped.org/.../...

You're welcome for the videos! :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#8 SadieMichaela Harris 2011-08-04 13:47

Hello

I'm unable to see the videos, I can only see the titles on the page but no players..

Please can you help, I would love to see the videos... I'm using the Ecommerce plugin for the first time.

Thanks Sadie

#9 christianslp 2011-08-24 22:30

You SAVED MY LIFE!! I was beginning to think I'd never find the answers to my questions (and they were many!), but these tutorials were so complete and step-by-step that even a technologically challenged person such as myself was able to understand them. (Thanks to you, I didn't have to go out and hire an 11-year-old to tutor me! My self-esteem is saved!!!)

#10 Nick 2011-08-25 17:49

Hi Sadie,

Make sure you have the latest version of flash installed for your browser:
get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Kind regards,
Nick

#11 Nick 2011-08-25 17:52

Hi Christian,

We're really glad to be of help :D You're quite welcome :)

You should check out the full Wordpress class which includes beginner's and intermediate training:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#12 christianslp 2011-08-28 22:37

I had already started putting product descriptions into my WP site before installing e-commerce. Is there any way to integrate the items I already listed under "posts" into the "product" entries in e-commerce?

#13 Nick 2011-08-29 15:15

Hi Christian,

Unfortunately there isn't. The easiest thing to do is to just copy and paste the details.

Kind regards,
Nick

#14 pascal2009 2011-08-29 16:39

Hi Nick!
Is there a way to add sale manually to the WP e-Commerce plug-in? (phone or cash sale)

#15 Nick 2011-08-30 18:44

Hi Pascal,

What you can do is go to the "Payments" tab and select and edit Test Gateway. There you can name it Manual Payment and put the instructions of how to pay manually at the bottom.

Kind regards,
Nick

#16 Suzanne Franco 2011-10-18 15:18

It's my first time setting up an ecommerce on wordpress ... I've followed along and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong ... my image will NOT show up! Help?! LOL *SmiLes* Suzanne

#17 Nick 2011-10-19 18:48

Hi and welcome, Suzanne!

Sorry for the inconvenience, but if you're a student at OSTraining, could you copy and paste this into the support forum so one of our support techs can look into it for you? All you have to do is log in at www.ostraining.com and click on Support Forum in the main menu.

Please see the support FAQ for more information:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#18 JamesMoran 2011-11-04 16:25

Can you make a tutorial, On how to install Magento Theres no video tutorial on the web on how to.
Thanks!

#19 Ecommerce Web Design 2011-11-10 11:37

Great post. I found what I was looking for. Do you mind if I post this on my website and give you credit? If not, it’s ok.
www.2jdesign.co.uk/

#20 Nick 2011-11-10 18:54

We're glad you enjoyed it! :)

Yes, you can post it to your site. A link back would be very nice, indeed. You might also consider becoming an affiliate to earn 40% on referrals: www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#21 Nick 2011-11-10 18:55

Hi James,

Unfortunately, our focus is on Joomla, Wordpress, and Drupal right now. However, if we ever do get into Magento we'll definitely make an install tutorial for it.

Kind regards,
Nick

#22 Alex Alvarez 2012-02-15 00:32

I have a question...can i insert a slide in the principal web, to display my products...sorr y, my for my english

#23 Manish Singh 2012-02-15 13:21

Thanks for sharing the videos. Can you please tell me which theme will be best for this plugin ?
I am really confused with the themes (free + premium) any will do.
Thanks

#24 Rizza 2012-05-18 06:32

hello there! does wp eCommerce suitable to use in selling digital downloads online? for example are videos? thanks

#25 Dan 2012-09-05 23:24

How do I add quantity discount in
wp ecommerce products (buy 2 get 10%)

#26 Rafael Ayala 2012-10-15 23:46

Excelent information, thanks

#27 Kathleen Morgan 2013-01-15 01:17

These videos were clear, concise and very well organized. Your voice is calm & confident. You never once confused the issue, and you really did provide excellent information. Best WP e-commerce tutorial I've seen on the web. Way to go!

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