A subscription is a recurring payment for a product or service delivered over time. You pay weekly, monthly, or yearly, and access continues while payments stay active. Examples include a monthly coffee delivery or software plan. A membership is access to a club, community, or gated content with member benefits. It may be recurring or one-time, but it focuses on access, perks, and rules. Examples include VIP content, discounts, courses, or member-only support. In WooCommerce, Subscriptions manages recurring billing and renewals. Memberships control who can access content, products, or pricing. Many stores use both together for the best results.

To set up Facebook Shop with WooCommerce, install and activate the Facebook for WooCommerce plugin. Go to Marketing → Facebook and follow the setup wizard. Connect your Facebook Business Manager, select your Facebook Page, create or link a product catalog, and connect your Ad Account. Once connected, WooCommerce products will automatically sync to your Facebook Shop. Customers can browse and even check out through your website or Instagram if enabled. Ensure product details are complete and comply with Facebook’s commerce policies. This setup helps boost product visibility, drive traffic from social media, and increase sales.

WooPayments is pay-as-you-go, with no setup or monthly fees. WooCommerce In the U.S., online card payments are 2.90% + $0.30; add +1.50% for international cards and +1.00% for currency conversion. Disputes are $15. In-person is 2.70% + $0.10, plus $5 per active device/month. Instant payouts (optional) are 1.5%.

There isn’t a separate “WooCommerce payments plugin” just for hotel bookings. You normally use a hotel booking/booking calendar plugin that creates bookable products, and then accept payments through any standard WooCommerce gateway. Popular booking options include WooCommerce Bookings (paid) or free hotel booking plugins that integrate with WooCommerce. For payments, use WooPayments, Stripe, PayPal, Square, Razorpay, or any gateway your region supports. If you need deposits or partial payments, add a deposits plugin or choose a booking plugin that supports pay-later and deposit rules. This setup keeps booking and payments flexible. Confirm refunds, cancellation fees, and tax settings match policies.

To use the WooCommerce REST API, first enable it by going to WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → REST API, then click Add Key to generate API credentials. Choose the user, permissions (read, write, or both), and copy the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret. Use these credentials to authenticate API requests via tools like Postman or custom code. The API lets you manage products, orders, customers, and more by sending HTTP requests to endpoints like /wp-json/wc/v3/products. For secure integration, use HTTPS and consider OAuth or JWT for advanced use cases. Developers can also build custom applications or mobile apps.

To make the cart link update via Ajax, ensure WooCommerce cart fragments are enabled. Most themes load wc-cart-fragments automatically. If your cart count or mini cart does not update, check that caching/minification plugins are not delaying or removing cart fragment scripts. Exclude wc-ajax=get_refreshed_fragments and the cart/checkout pages from cache. If you want a dynamic cart count in the header, add a cart icon with a span for count and update it using WooCommerce fragments or a small custom script that listens to added_to_cart events. Many header builder plugins also provide an Ajax cart

WooCommerce does not set a strict fixed limit on variations, but performance becomes the real limit. Many stores work fine with a few hundred variations per product. When you reach thousands, the product edit screen, imports, and checkout can slow down. The practical maximum depends on hosting resources, database size, caching, and how many attributes you load on the product page. Variable products also increase admin load because each variation stores price, stock, image, and shipping data. For large catalogs, consider splitting products, using fewer attributes, or using plugins that handle variations more efficiently.