How to install WooCommerce

1. Unzip the file locally so that you have the woocommerce/ folder on your hard drive.
2. Transfer the extracted folder to the wp-content/plugins directory of your WordPress site via SFTP or remote file manager.
3. From the Plugins menu in the Administration Screen, click Activate for the transferred plugin.

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Want a turnkey solution? Try Woo Express.

Not a developer? Woo Express offers the power and flexibility of WooCommerce in an easy-to-use package — no downloads required. Get everything you need for your online store, including managed hosting from WordPress.com and popular tools for growing your business. All for one monthly price.

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“The expandability of Woo is great, we moved to Woo because of the customizability. With Shopify, everything is behind a paywall and makes it difficult to test and develop.”

Jason Mares, Skytech Gaming

Build for the future

Dream it, do it

Our flexible platform lets you make beautiful, conversion-optimized shopping experiences for physical products, digital downloads, services, accommodations, bookings, and subscriptions. As your needs change, you can add functionality with hundreds of pre-built extensions from our Marketplace — or custom-build whatever you need.

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The power of true ownership

WooCommerce is open source, giving merchants full ownership over their store and their data. When you create a Woo store, it’s yours forever — not something you’re renting. It also means you can choose your preferred host based on your needs for cost, scalability, and feature sets.

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Work your way

If you already know WordPress, building on WooCommerce will be like spending time with an old friend. From your favorite plugins to the WP-CLI, you’re in familiar territory. Plus you’ll have access to a robust set of tools like hooks, filters, and REST API endpoints to create the way you want.

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“Woo’s greatest strength is its extensibility. There’s very little I can’t build with Woo. Given enough time and resources Woo can be finely tailored to even your store’s most niche feature.”

Kathy Darling, kathyisawesome.com