Show Notes
I'll be honest, we intended to talk the most useful e-commerce plugins for WordPress, but ended up talking mostly about WooCommerce. That said, there's a ton of information in here about WooCommerce plugins and extensions, including what plugins you'll need for specific functionality in WooCommerce.
Our WordPress panel this week:
Sallie Goetsch: from WP Fangirl
Jackie D’Elia: from Jackie D’Elia Design
John Locke: from Lockedown SEO
Jonathan Denwood: from WP-Tonic.com
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Table of Contents for Episode 178
0:00 Podcast intros.
3:17 WordPres News Story #1: GoDaddy Accquires Sucuri
13:16 WordPress News Story #2: Pippin's Plugins: Reflection on a Price Increase
https://pippinsplugins.com/reflection-on-a-price-increase/
28:52 Main Topic: Best WooComerce plugins and other e-commerce plugins for WordPress)
29:55 The importance of discovery in an e-commerce project. Things you have to consider before writing requirements on an e-commerce project.
39:50 What if you need to create a WooCommerce store in multiple languages?
44:37 Payment gateways for WooCommerce.
46:07 Some shipping plugins for WooCommerce. Some misc plugins for various functionality.
52:00 Product modification. Cart rules. Discounts for buying certain amounts. Minimum and maximum purchase rules.
56:25 Integration with WooCommerce and QuickBooks. Is it possible? Yes. Is it elegant or easy? Hmmm...
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Links mentioned during the show:
Min/Max Quantities for WooCommerce
UPS Shipping Method for WooCommerce
Shipping Tracking for WooCommerce
WooCommerce USPS Shipping Plugin with Print Label
Gravity Forms Product Add-ons for WooCommerce
Integrating QuickBooks with WooCommerce
https://zapier.com/zapbook/quickbooks/woocommerce/
https://woocommerce.com/products/quickbooks-pro-cloud-cart-connector/
https://appcenter.intuit.com/quickbooks-online-with-woocommerce
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Some more we didn't have time to mention:
WooCommerce Product Gallery Slider
Booster for WooCommerce (formerly WooCommerce Jetpack)
Ultimate WooCommerce Brands Pro
WooCommerce Email Enquiry Ultimate
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https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/178-best-woocommerce-plugins/
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