WordPress WooCommerce Plugin Products Settings post will show you how to configure the products and downloadable settings for your online store.
Last Updated: April 21, 2017
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.
Click on the following URL Checkout Settings to learn more.
If you have any questions please let me know.
I will be updating this tutorial from time to time so make sure you come back for the latest.
Enjoy.
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Manuel Ballesta Ruiz is a web developer, Blogger and WordPress Enthusiast.