To customize the WooCommerce shop page, use a page builder like Elementor Pro or the built-in WordPress Customizer. With Elementor Pro, create a new template via Templates > Theme Builder, select “Shop” under WooCommerce, and design using widgets like Product Grid, Filters, and Categories. If you’re using the Customizer, go to Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Product Catalog to adjust layout, product count, and sorting. You can also override the archive-product.php file in your theme for advanced code-level customization. Plugins like WooCommerce Blocks or ShopEngine also offer visual editing options for shop layout.

WooCommerce turns a WordPress site into an online store. It lets you add products, set prices, manage inventory, and create a checkout page. You can accept payments using gateways like cards or PayPal, set shipping rules, and handle taxes. WooCommerce also manages orders, customer accounts, coupons, and emails for receipts and updates. With extensions, you can add subscriptions, bookings, memberships, and more. It’s a flexible eCommerce plugin that helps you sell physical or digital products directly from WordPress.

Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard. Go to Plugins → Add New and search for “WooCommerce.” Click Install Now next to the official WooCommerce plugin. After installation completes, click Activate. WooCommerce will then start a guided setup wizard to help configure your store settings. This is the quickest and safest way to install WooCommerce on WordPress.

WooCommerce dropshipping is an online selling model where you use a WooCommerce store to sell products without keeping inventory. You list products from suppliers on your website and market them to customers. When a customer places an order, you forward the order details to the supplier or use a dropshipping app to automate it. The supplier then packs and ships the product directly to the customer. You earn profit from the difference between your selling price and the supplier’s cost, minus fees. Your main focus becomes product selection, pricing, customer support, and marketing, while the supplier handles storage and delivery.

To add product categories to your WooCommerce store, navigate to Products → Categories in your dashboard. Create new categories by adding a name, slug, and optional image. Then, assign products to these categories when editing each product. To display categories on your Shop page, go to Appearance → Customize → WooCommerce → Product Catalog, and choose “Show categories” or “Show categories and products” under the shop page display settings. You can also use the Product Categories widget to show them in sidebars or use page builders like Elementor to display categories in grid or list formats.