Chapter 1: Getting Started with WordPress and e-Commerce
Why WordPress?
- WordPress is free (as in memory)
- WordPress is free (as in speech)
- WordPress is widely used
- WordPress is flexible and extendable
About the WP-e-Commerce plugin
- Site and Business possibilities
- Photography Shop
- Music shop with digital downloads
- Clothing shop
- Accessory shop
- WP-e-Commerce feature overview
- Organization and layout
- Products and merchandising
- Checkout and payments
- Marketing tools
Test Platform
- Plugin Installation
- Plugin Activation
- Apendix B: Setting up a WAMP Testing Platform
Summary
Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Sell
Installing third-party themes
- Installing themes through the WordPress Dashbord
- Uploading themes via FTP
Activating third-party themes
Enabling and disabling comments
- Disabling comments on individual posts and pages
- Disabling comments globally
- Removing comment traces from your theme
Setting up a static front page
Using widgets
- Creating text widgets
Adding a contact form
Adding a business blog
Summary
Chapter 3: Configure your e-commerce Settings
General Settings
Presentation Settings
- Button Settings
- Product Settings
- Show Product Ratings
- Show Stock Availability
- Display Fancy Purchase Notifications
- Display per item shipping
- Disable link in Title
- Add quantity field to each product description
- Product Page Settings
- Shopping Cart Settings
- Cart Location
- Display tax and postage
- Product Category Settings
- Show Category Group Description
- Show Category Group Thumbnails
- Use Category Grid View:
- Thumbnail Settings
- Pagination Settings
- Comment Settings
Admin Settings
- Digital Downloads
- Purchases
- E-mail Settings
Checkout Settings
Marketing Settings
Import Settings
Summary
Chapter 4: Managing Your Product Catalog
Creating new products
- Creating a physical product
- Creating a digital product
Product Categories and Tags
- Product Categories
- Deleting Categories
- Creating Cateogires
- Product Cateogires Widget
- Product Tags
Price And Stock Control
Variations
Advanced Options
- Custom Meta
- Merchants Notes
- Personalisation Options
Summary