WooCommerce memberships are a way to sell restricted access on your site. You can create membership plans that let customers view special pages, download files, read premium content, or get member-only pricing and products. Memberships can be sold as a one-time purchase or tied to a subscription for recurring payments. Many stores use memberships for online courses, private communities, wholesale pricing, VIP discounts, or service portals. In WooCommerce, this is usually done with a memberships plugin that controls who can access what based on their plan.

Yes, the Amelia booking plugin offers a free version, but it comes with limited features. The free (Lite) version allows basic appointment booking, simple scheduling, and limited customization, making it suitable for small businesses or testing purposes. However, advanced features such as recurring appointments, multiple employee management, payment integrations, event booking, and detailed reporting are available only in the premium version. The paid plans provide more flexibility, automation, and professional tools for growing businesses. If you need advanced booking functionality, online payments, or full customization, upgrading to the Pro version is recommended.

Go to WordPress Dashboard → Plugins → Add New. Search “WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway”, then Install and Activate. Next, go to WooCommerce → Settings → Payments → Stripe → Manage. Enter your Stripe Publishable Key and Secret Key (or connect your Stripe account if available). Enable test mode to test, then save and run a test checkout.

WooCommerce Shipping & Tax is the set of WooCommerce features that calculate delivery charges and sales taxes during checkout. Shipping lets you create zones (countries, states, zip codes), then assign methods like Flat Rate, Free Shipping, Local Pickup, or live carrier rates via plugins. You can set shipping classes, weights, and dimensions to control costs. Tax settings let you enable taxes, decide whether prices include tax, and add tax rates by location, product type, and class (standard, reduced, zero). It also prints tax totals on invoices and helps keep checkout totals accurate. Automation can pull rates and labels from services.

WooCommerce supports Ajax add to cart on archive pages by default. Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Products and enable “Redirect to the cart page after successful addition” OFF. Then enable “Enable AJAX add to cart buttons on archives” ON. Your theme must support it, so use a WooCommerce-ready theme and avoid disabling WooCommerce scripts. For single product pages, Ajax is not default for variable products. Use a plugin like “WooCommerce Ajax Add To Cart” or a custom script to submit the form via Ajax. Finally, test cart updates, mini cart refresh, and caching exclusions.