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Setting up an online store for your Website Pro customers

For many local businesses, a viable tactic to adapt to the changing business climate is to transition to online business by setting up a simple online store. This can be as basic as providing an option to purchase a gift card that customers can redeem for services later.

Do you use Website Pro or another WordPress hosting solution? We recommend WooCommerce. Below are the basic steps outlining the process of setting up WooCommerce on your WordPress website.

Setting up and installing WooCommerce

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  1. Go to WooCommerce.com and set up an account by selecting Log in with WordPress.com
    • For Website Pro users, log in with your Reputate Client App account
    • If you are using alternative WordPress hosting solutions, log in with an existing WordPress account
  2. Follow the steps. When prompted, select to Auto-Install WooCommerce
  3. In another tab, access your business’ WordPress dashboard. Ensure that your WordPress site is up to date.
  4. In the left menu select Plugins > Add New
  5. Search for the WooCommerce Plugin and Install it (this will take a minute)4.png
  6. Once installed, click to Activate the WooCommerce plugin5.png
  7. Once activated, the WooCommerce Setup Wizard will appear. Your operations team can walk through these steps to begin setting up the store
    • Note that the Wizard can be re-run any time from within any section of WooCommerce that has Help by selecting Help > Setup Wizard and clicking Setup Wizard.


Completing the Setup Wizard will require your team to input information about their location, currency, and preferred payment and shipping methods.

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Once setup has been completed, you can begin populating your store with the products and services you offer. To learn more about the setup process, consult WooCommerce’s online documentation and tutorials.

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