{"id":617,"date":"2025-12-26T08:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=617"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:30:11","slug":"how-to-install-a-woocommerce-store","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-a-woocommerce-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install a WooCommerce store?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce plugin for WordPress, allowing you to transform a standard website into a fully functional online store. Installation takes only a few minutes and can be completed directly from the WordPress administration panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To install a <strong>WooCommerce<\/strong> store element within your <strong>WordPress-based<\/strong> website, after logging in to the backend of your website, go to the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> section and select <strong>Add new<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-3347088902\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the search engine on the right, type that you are looking for <strong>WooCommerce<\/strong>. After a while, the search results should appear.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woo-install-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woo-install-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woo-install-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woo-install-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woo-install-1536x647.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woo-install-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woo-install.png 1879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <strong>the install<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the plugin is installed, the button will change its form. Click <strong>Enable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-a-woocommerce-store\/#Verifying_the_Installation\" >Verifying the Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-a-woocommerce-store\/#Next_Steps\" >Next Steps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-a-woocommerce-store\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verifying_the_Installation\"><\/span>Verifying the Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After activation, a new menu item will appear in the WordPress administration panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>WooCommerce<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will also see additional sections such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Products\nOrders\nCustomers\nAnalytics\nMarketing<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce will automatically create several essential store pages, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Checkout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My Account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These pages are required for the proper operation of your online store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_Steps\"><\/span>Next Steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once WooCommerce has been installed, you can begin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adding products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configuring payment gateways<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting up shipping methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating product categories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing customer orders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To install WooCommerce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your WordPress administration panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search for:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>WooCommerce<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Install Now<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After installation, click:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Activate<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce will then be ready for c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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