Hello, I'm Marshall from Litextension,
today i'm going to demonstrate how to
build a new Woocommerce store from
scratch
Before we begin, let's have a quick
overview of what we're going to do in
this video
First i'm going to show you how to
create a new database using phpMyAdmin
Then we're gonna download the Wordpress
package and upload it to the server
Next we're gonna edit the configuration
sample file and add our database
information
After that we're gonna run
the installation script by accessing the
URL in a web browser
When Wordpress is installed we're gonna
add the Woocommerce plugin
Once the store is set up i'm gonna show
you the basic steps
to add your products and configure your
settings
That's all about it
Stay tuned!
If you're about to move your store from
your current platform to Woocommerce
check out our tutorial video
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customers and orders but also provide
additional options such as
customer password migration or creating
301 redirects
Now let's get into how to build a
Woocommerce store
Basically Woocommerce is a plugin that is added to Wordpress websites
So in order to build a Woocommerce store you have to install Wordpress first
Don't worry if you're a beginner
This video is made for those of you who have
little to no experience with e-commerce
platforms
Just follow the steps in the video and
there should be no problem
Alright let's begin
I'm gonna install
Wordpress manually using phpMyAdmin
If you're using a hosting service from
web hosting companies such as Bluehost
or Siteground
you may already have a Wordpress
database set up for you
I've written an article showing how to install Wordpress
with these hosting services in detail
Make sure to check it out
I'll put the link in the description
Ok to begin launch phpMyAdmin
Go to the databases tab to create one
In some cases your hosting provider will
require a name that begins with your
username and an underscore
so make sure to check their requirements
Now choose the best collation for your
language and encoding
Here I highly recommend that you choose something that begins with utf8
If you can't find your language
just go for this one
Okay now click on create and you're ready for the next
step
After creating a database, let's download
Wordpress
and install it on our server
First go to
wordpress.org
click on Get Wordpress and then download
it
you should receive a zip file like this
To install it on our server I'm going to use an ftp client
One of the most common one to use is Filezilla Client
I'll put the link in
the description
make sure to follow the link and
download it
To connect to your server
go to File and then Site Manager
Now select the protocol and enter your host
Enter the username and password to the
server
If you don't know the password, contact
your hosting provider
Navigate to the root directory
This may vary across hosting providers
and operating systems
contact your provider if you're not sure
about it
You can choose to install Wordpress
right in the root directory or a subdirectory
There are several ways to
upload the files
Normally I would upload the zip file and
then extract it later because
it takes much less time to do so
Navigate to the Wordpress the file that
you downloaded and then upload it
Now we will have to extract the file on
the server
Because Filezilla doesn't have an option
to extract the file
we will have to use another software
called PuTTY
I also put the link to it in the
description
So you launch PuTTY and then connect to
the host
Enter your username and password to
access your server
The password won't be displayed so make sure to type it correctly
Now navigate to the directory where you
uploaded the Wordpress file by using the cd command
To make things easier just copy the
address from Filezilla and then right
click on the cd command to paste it
Now we are in the right directory
To unzip the file, use the unzip command
Press tab and the
file name will automatically be completed
After the file is unzipped, exit and go back to Filezilla
Refresh and you will see a Wordpress directory that has just been created
Go to the directory and look for a php file named
wp-config-sample
We're gonna have to edit the file in order to tell wordpress
our database information
Now replace the database_name_here with
your database name
that you created in the first step
We do the same to our username and password
Most of the time the host name will be
localhost
so you won't have to change this
But if it doesn't work, contact your hosting provider
After you're done filling in the information
save the file and close it
There will be a message saying "file has changed"
Click on the box here and click
yes
Now rename the file to wp-config.php
meaning you will delete the sample
Okay now wordpress should be ready for
installation
To do that, launch a web browser and go
to the directory that contains the Wordpress files
And then add
wp-admin/install.php
Now enter the information such as your
site title
your username and password to log into
your Wordpress website
After that click on Install Wordpress
and wait for a few seconds
There should be a message saying
Wordpress has been installed
Now you can log into your wordpress
website using the username and password
you just created
The next step is to install WooCommerce
plugin to your Wordpress page
To do that go to Wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce
Now let's upload the
plugin to the server
In the remote site area go to wordpress
and then plugins
That's where we're gonna upload the zip
file
Now go back to putty to unzip the file
using the same commands we did the last time
Right click to paste
Refresh and a Woocommerce directory
should appear right here
Now go back to your Wordpress admin to
activate Woocommerce
It will offer a setup wizard that will
help you make an easy start
Click on "Yes please" to begin
Here you
will fill in the basic information to
configure your store
Just follow the steps and everything
should be okay
Here woocommerce offers a few marketing
tools you can always activate or
deactivate them later
And that's it!
Woocommerce setup is
completed
Now let's add a product
There are three
options
If you're running a store on another
platform you can export csv files and
import them to your new store
or you can migrate them using our
automated migration service at litextension.com
For now let's go for the first option
Here you can add your product
information such as name,
description, category and so on
Here you add an image for your product
This will be the main image displayed on
the shop page
You can add several more in the product gallery section
Adding product data is the most
important part
Make sure to go through every section
And fill in the required
information
The final step is to hit Publish
Now you
can go customize your store appearance
If you're not used to designing stuff, I
recommend you hire a professional
designer or search for premium
Woocommerce themes
Before your store is ready for customers
you need further configurations
Go to Woocommerce and click on settings
There are several tabs
make sure to go through each one and
provide detailed information
That's it, guys!
Woocommerce may not be
the most user-friendly platform for beginners
But if you
invest your time and effort in creating a store
it can be a really powerful tool
If you're currently selling on another platform
we have an all-in-one migration
service that will cover everything
including building a new store and
migrating all data for you
Again, I'll put the link in the
description, make sure to go check it out
Let me know in the comments what you
think is the most suitable hosting
provider for Wordpress websites
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