WordPress WooCommerce Plugin Products Settings post will show you how to configure the products and downloadable settings for your online store.
Last Updated: December 4, 2019
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WooCommerce product settings is simple and straight forward to set up. Some of these settings have a question mark on the side to help you understand more about the options you are about to enable and or configure. There are drop-down menus available for some of the options. Make sure you select the appropriate feature per option you enable.
Important: It is always important to make sure to test all the options you enable before going live.
Note: Some of the steps below are enabled when you first install the plugin.
WordPress WooCommerce Plugin Products Settings
Step 1 ) Go to WooCommerce -> Settings -> Products to start configuring the products settings. The product settings menu is divided into the following options. See image below.
- General
- Display
- Inventory
- Downloadable products
Step 2 ) The following image General Settings options allows you to set up the following options.
Measurements
- Weight unit
- Dimensions unit
Reviews Product ratings
- Product ratings Enable ratings on reviews
- Ratings are required to leave a review
- Show “verified owner” label for customer reviews
- Only allow reviews from “verified owners”
Display Settings
Step 3 ) The following image Display Settings allows you to select from the following options.
Shop & product pages
- Shop page
- Shop page display
- Default category display
- Default product sorting
- Add to cart behaviour = Redirect to the cart page after successful addition / Enable AJAX add to cart buttons on archives.
Step 3-a ) The following image Display -> Product images allows you to select and set up the following options.
Product images
- Catalog images
- Single product image
- Product thumbnails
- Click on Save changes button after you finish configuring your settings.
Inventory Settings
Step 4 ) The following image Inventory Settings allows you to select from the following options.
Inventory
- Manage stock
- Hold stock (minutes)
- Notifications = Notifications Enable low stock notifications / Enable out of stock notifications
- Notification recipient(s)
- Low stock threshold
- Out of stock threshold
- Out of stock visibility
- Stock display format
- Click on Save changes button after you finish configuring your settings.
Downloadable Product Settings
Step 5 ) The following image Downloadable products allows you to set up the following options.
Downloadable products
- File download method
- Access restriction = Downloads require login / Grant access to downloadable products after payment
- Click on Save changes button after you finish configuring your settings.
The above instructions are simple and easy to follow.
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