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Is WooCommerce a Theme or a Plugin?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 2:50 pm


What is WooCommerce?

WooCommerce is a free eCommerce plugin that allows you to sell anything, beautifully. Built to integrate seamlessly with WordPress, WooCommerce is the world’s favorite eCommerce solution that gives both store owners and developers complete control.

PRO TIP: There is a lot of confusion surrounding WooCommerce and whether it is a theme or plugin. In reality, WooCommerce is a plugin that can be installed on top of a WordPress site. However, because WooCommerce has its own templating system, it effectively functions as a theme as well. This can be confusing for users, so it’s important to be aware of the distinction.

With WooCommerce, you can sell both digital and physical goods in a variety of ways, including:

  • Simple products
  • Variable products
  • Grouped products
  • External/Affiliate products

and much more. You can even offer product add-ons and upsells, and take advantage of all the powerful features that come with WooCommerce:

  • Intuitive design
  • Flexible shipping options
  • Secure payments by credit card, PayPal, and more

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Best of all, WooCommerce is developer friendly, too. That means you can rest assured that your site will always be compatible with the latest WordPress releases.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.