You connect WooCommerce to WordPress by installing the WooCommerce plugin on your WordPress site. Go to Dashboard → Plugins → Add New, search “WooCommerce”, click Install, then Activate. Next, run the setup wizard to add your store details, currency, shipping, taxes, and payment methods. WooCommerce then creates key pages like Shop, Cart, Checkout, and My Account automatically. After that, you can add products and start selling from your WordPress site.

Move to Shopify if you want a simpler, “hosted” setup where Shopify handles hosting, core security, and updates, and you prefer an all-in-one platform. Stay on WooCommerce if you need deeper WordPress control, custom code flexibility, and you’re comfortable managing hosting, updates, and plugins. A common approach is: Shopify for speed and simplicity, WooCommerce for maximum control and customization.

To customize checkout without plugins, use custom PHP and CSS in your WordPress theme or child theme. WooCommerce provides hooks and filters to modify fields, remove sections, or change labels. You can edit styles using custom CSS and override template files if needed. This method gives full control but requires coding knowledge. Always back up your site before making manual changes.

Divi’s disadvantages mostly relate to performance and workflow. Because it is a feature-rich builder, pages can become heavy if you use many modules, animations, or large images. This can affect Core Web Vitals if not optimized. Divi also adds builder-specific shortcodes and layout structure, which can make switching themes harder later. Some users find the interface slower on very large pages or older computers. Advanced customizations may still require CSS and knowledge of WordPress templates. Also, too many global templates and reusable layouts can get confusing without a clean naming and organization system.

To sync WooCommerce products with Facebook Shop, use the Facebook for WooCommerce plugin. After connecting your store and Facebook account via the setup wizard, the plugin automatically creates a product catalog and syncs your WooCommerce products to Facebook Shop. You can manage sync settings under Marketing → Facebook. Ensure your products meet Facebook’s guidelines—include images, descriptions, prices, and availability. Any updates to products in WooCommerce (like stock changes or price edits) will automatically reflect in your Facebook Shop. This seamless sync makes it easier to sell products directly on Facebook and Instagram platforms.

In WooCommerce, you can add filters by using Product Attributes, Categories, Tags, price ranges, and ratings. Go to Appearance → Widgets (or Appearance → Customize → Widgets) and add WooCommerce widgets like Filter Products by Attribute, Filter Products by Price, and Filter Products by Rating to your shop sidebar. If you use a block theme, edit the Shop page template and add filter blocks. To clear filters, click the “Clear” or “Reset” option shown in the filter area, or remove selected attribute chips if your theme supports it. Customers can also clear filters by removing URL parameters or refreshing the shop page.

Yes, WooCommerce sends automatic order emails to customers by default. These act like receipts and order confirmations. Common customer emails include New Order confirmation, Processing Order, Completed Order, Refunded Order, and Customer Invoice. WooCommerce also sends password reset and account emails if you enable accounts. Email content includes order number, items, totals, billing details, and shipping details. However, delivery depends on your server mail setup. If the hosting email service is weak, messages may land in spam or fail. Using SMTP usually improves delivery and tracking.