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To add a shopping cart to your WordPress website, install WooCommerce. Go to Plugins → Add New, search “WooCommerce,” install, and activate it. Then run the setup wizard to set currency, shipping, and payments. WooCommerce automatically creates key pages like Cart, Checkout, and My Account. To show the cart link in your menu, go to Appearance → Menus and add the Cart page. You can also add a cart icon using a theme option, WooCommerce block, or a plugin like a mini cart widget. For block themes, insert the Mini Cart block in the header template.

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.

To accept payments on WordPress, follow these steps:

1. Install a Payment Gateway Plugin: Choose a payment gateway plugin like WooCommerce, Stripe for WooCommerce, or PayPal for WooCommerce. You can install these plugins from Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard.

2. Configure the Payment Gateway: After installation, go to the plugin’s settings to configure payment options. You’ll need to provide your API keys or merchant credentials.

3. Enable Payment Methods: In WooCommerce, go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments and enable your preferred payment methods like credit cards, PayPal, or bank transfer.

4. Test the Payment: Run a test transaction to ensure everything is working smoothly before going live.

WooCommerce itself is designed to run a single store per WordPress installation. However, you can create multiple stores using different approaches:

• Multi-site WordPress: You can set up a WordPress Multisite network and run separate WooCommerce stores under each subsite.

• Third-party plugins: Plugins like WooCommerce Multistore allow you to manage multiple stores from a single dashboard.

• Multi-vendor platforms: For a multi-vendor setup, consider using plugins like Dokan or WC Marketplace, which enable multiple vendors to sell through one WooCommerce site.

To add a Thank You page in WooCommerce, create a new page from Pages > Add New in your WordPress dashboard. After designing your page with custom content, save it. Next, use a plugin like WooCommerce Custom Thank You Pages to link your new page as the default Thank You page. Alternatively, you can edit your functions.php file or use a custom redirect after purchase to direct customers to the newly created page. This ensures that after completing their purchase, customers are redirected to your personalized Thank You page.