WordPress 2.9 E-Commerce

Build a proficient online store to sell products and services

Key Features

• Earn huge profits by transforming WordPress into an intuitive and capable platform for e-Commerce
• Build and control a vast product catalog to sell physical items and digital downloads
• Configure and integrate various payment gateways into your store for your customers' convenience
• Promote and market your store online for increased profits
• Follow a practical, step-by-step guide packed with screenshots to ensure your store is created and deployed successfully

Book Description

What you will learn

• Tweak WordPress to build an adept, business-friendly online store
• Install and configure WP e-Commerce and add products to your online catalog
• Manage and sort your products with groups, categories, tags, and variations making it easier for your customers to find any product
• Automate the delivery of digital downloads after purchase ensuring the convenience of your customers
• Create and manage user account roles and permissions for customers and staff
• Brand your site by customizing WordPress themes
• Accept payments using a variety of payment processors and automatically apply sales tax and shipping
• Create your own customizable shipping rates and connect to shippers such as USPS and UPS
• Secure your online store against attacks and data loss
• Explore alternative e-Commerce plug-ins for WordPress

Who this book is for

This book is for you, if you are interested in using WordPress as the basis for a store that can sell physical items, downloads, or services.It is ideal for a sole proprietor or small business owner with only basic, in-house technical skills. Some prior knowledge of WordPress will help, but is not required. No knowledge of PHP is expected, but it will also be helpful.