WordPress Beyond The Basics - Adding E-Commerce

WordPress Beyond The Basics - Adding E-Commerce

Released August 2014
Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
ISBN: 9781771372800

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Video description

In this WordPress for E-Commerce training course, expert author George Plumley teaches you how to use this blogging platform to build an E-Commerce website. This course is designed for users that already have a solid understanding of WordPress.
You will start with an introduction to using WordPress for E-Commerce, covering WordPress themes and plugins. George will then teach you about single item selling, including how to create and place a PayPal button and install an easy PayPal payment plugin. This video tutorial will also teach you how to create your own catalogue or simple shopping cart with and without a WordPress plugin. You will also learn about full shopping cart plugins, as well as other free full shopping cart reviews. Finally, George will talk about special E-Commerce cases, such as selling downloadable products or memberships, and third-party shopping cart integration.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will have an in-depth understanding of how to use WordPress for E-Commerce, and be able to create your own E-Commerce website using this powerful blogging platform. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction.mp4
    1. Why Use Wordpress For E-Commerce? 00:03:18
    2. About The Author 00:02:36
    3. Questions You Need To Ask Yourself First 00:03:42
    4. The Costs Of Wordpress E-Commerce 00:04:58
    5. How To Choose Wordpress Plugins 00:06:15
    6. The Choice Of Plugins For This Course 00:03:18
    7. Wordpress Themes And E-Commerce 00:04:07
    8. Course Technical Assumptions 00:01:45
    9. How To Install And Activate Wordpress Plugins 00:03:58
    10. How To Prepare Product Images For The Web 00:04:21
    11. The Elements Of E-Commerce 00:03:32
    12. Why Focus On Paypal 00:02:01
    13. Types Of E-Commerce For Wordpress 00:02:48
  2. Single Item Selling
    1. Introduction To Single Item Selling 00:02:00
    2. How To Create A Paypal Buy Now Button 00:06:39
    3. Place A Paypal Button Without A Plugin 00:05:28
    4. Nice Paypal Button Lite Plugin 00:05:58
    5. Easy Paypal Custom Fields Plugin 00:06:11
    6. WP Easy Paypal Payment Accept Plugin - Part 1 00:07:20
    7. WP Easy Paypal Payment Accept Plugin - Part 2 00:06:38
    8. Contact Form With Paypal 00:06:29
    9. Donations And Fundraising - Part 1 00:03:52
    10. Donations And Fundraising - Part 2 00:05:21
  3. Create Your Own Catalogue Or Simple Shopping Cart
    1. Creating A Catalogue Without A Plugin 00:02:55
    2. Using Categories To Organize A Catalogue 00:04:43
    3. Creating Product Posts - Description And Excerpt 00:03:49
    4. Creating Product Posts - Adding Media 00:05:23
    5. Creating Product Posts - Categories And Featured Images 00:04:21
    6. Catalogue Menus 00:04:48
    7. Catalogue Product Listings 00:06:29
    8. Featured Catalogue Items 00:06:52
    9. Popup Images For Catalogue Items 00:05:40
    10. How To Create Paypal Shopping Cart Buttons 00:07:44
    11. Placing Add To Cart Buttons 00:06:48
    12. Placing The View Cart Button 00:06:05
  4. Simple Shopping Cart Plugins
    1. Why Use Simple Shopping Cart Plugins? 00:01:46
    2. Wordpress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart General Settings - Part 1 00:04:30
    3. Wordpress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart General Settings - Part 2 00:05:32
    4. WPSPSC Creating Add To Cart Buttons 00:04:32
    5. WPSPSC Shortcode Interface Plugin 00:03:00
    6. WPSPSC Displaying The Shopping Cart 00:06:46
    7. WPSPSC Shipping And Taxes 00:04:48
    8. WPSPSC Email And Coupon Settings 00:03:43
    9. WPSPSC Cart Order Listings 00:03:13
    10. WPSPSC Advanced Display - Product Boxes 00:02:30
    11. WPSPSC Advanced Display - Excerpt Add To Cart Buttons 00:06:03
    12. WPSPSC Advanced Display - Styling The Cart 00:06:26
    13. Wordpress Ultra Simple Paypal Shopping Cart Settings 00:02:59
  5. Full Shopping Cart Plugins - Woocommerce
    1. Introduction To Full Shopping Cart Plugins 00:04:31
    2. Activation And General Options 00:06:50
    3. Product And Inventory Options 00:08:19
    4. Adding Product Data 00:07:20
    5. Adding Product Images And Categories 00:05:42
    6. Attributes 00:06:55
    7. Attributes And Variable Products 00:05:35
    8. The Cart And Coupons 00:08:04
    9. Basic Shipping Settings 00:05:45
    10. Flat Shipping 00:06:10
    11. Shipping Classes 00:06:02
    12. Shipping Extensions And Plugins 00:06:22
    13. Basic Tax Settings 00:06:42
    14. Tax Classes 00:06:42
    15. Checkout And Payment Gateways 00:08:04
    16. Menus And Widgets 00:06:45
    17. Theme Integration 00:06:57
    18. Woocommerce-Ready Themes 00:04:03
    19. Email Templates And Third Party Integrations 00:04:32
    20. Updating, System Status And Tools 00:04:48
    21. Wordpress Plugins And Woocommerce Extensions 00:05:48
    22. Overall Evaluation 00:05:17
  6. Other Free Full Shopping Cart Reviews
    1. WP E-Commerce Basic Settings 00:07:14
    2. WP E-Commerce Products And Theme Integration 00:11:36
    3. Jigoshop Basic Settings 00:06:58
    4. Jigoshop Extensions And Overall Evaluation 00:06:04
    5. MarketPress Lite Overview 00:09:31
    6. Shopp Overview 00:08:36
  7. Special E-Commerce Cases
    1. Unique Issues For Selling Downloadable Products 00:05:30
    2. Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 00:05:42
    3. Third-Party Shopping Cart Integration 00:04:42
    4. Third-Party Embedded Carts - Ecwid Plugin 00:05:09
    5. Selling Memberships 00:09:02
  8. Conclusion.mp4
    1. Wrap Up 00:03:02

Product information

  • Title: WordPress Beyond The Basics - Adding E-Commerce
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: August 2014
  • Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
  • ISBN: 9781771372800