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WordPress 2.9 E-Commerce

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WordPress 2.9 E-Commerce

Overview of this book

WordPress is easily one of the hottest platforms for building blogs and general web sites. With the addition of the WP e-Commerce plug-in, it's also a competent platform for easily creating and running an online store, capable of selling physical items as well as services and digital downloads. WordPress with e-Commerce offers every feature that a seller and a customer may need. You can build an online store that makes it easier for the customers to find and buy products.WordPress 2.9 e-Commerce focuses on the integration of WordPress with the WordPress e-Commerce plug-in, covering all aspects of building and developing an online store from scratch.This book provides a simple, step-by-step approach to developing an effective online store. It guides you through your initial planning and first steps, plug-in installation and configuration, building your catalog of products to sell, accepting payments for your orders, and dealing with taxes and shipping. You will also learn how to promote and market your new store, handle customer accounts and staff roles, and deal with essential store security.As you work through each chapter, your online store will grow in scope and functionality. By the time you finish this book, you will have a complete and working store, ready to release your products to the world.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
WordPress 2.9 -Commerce
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with WordPress and e-Commerce
2
Getting Ready to Sell
3
Configure Your e-Commerce Settings
4
Managing Your Product Catalog
5
User Accounts: Customers and Staff
6
Checkout and Payment Setup
7
Shipping, Taxes, and Processing Orders
Setting Up a WAMP Testing Platform
Index

WP e-Commerce theme engine


As of version 3.6.9 of the WP e-Commerce plugin, a theme engine is now available. What does this mean? Developers rejoice! You can now create your own themes directly for WP e-Commerce.

Note

Keep in mind that these themes differ from regular WordPress themes. They are unique to the e-Commerce plugin.

So, what is meant by a WP e-Commerce theme? These refer to the themes that you can select specifically for your shop. Three of them come bundled with the plugin: the Default theme, the iShop theme, and the Marketplace theme. You can switch between them in your e-Commerce Presentation settings.

Upon a fresh installation, all your e-Commerce theme files will reside in your wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce/themes/ directory. If you have not already done so, one of the first things you should do is move those files to a safer location. The problem is that because those files live in your wp-e-commerce directory, any changes or customizations that you make to your themes...