Mastering Woocommerce: The Ultimate Ecommerce Guide

In this tutorial, I will show you from start to finish how to create a webshop using Wordpress and WooCommerce. This tutorial is for people that want to create a webshop from scratch and for people that already have a Wordpress website and want to extend it with a webshop.

I will show you how to get your own domain name and Webhosting. We will install Wordpress and install a pre-made website and I will show you how you can adjust it.

After that, we will install WooCommerce. An amazing free plugin that enables you to sell products on your website.

Then we will create 6 different kinds of products.
1. A simple product.
2. A variable product where the visitor has more options for one product. For instance the color and the size.
3. A virtual product like a Coaching call.
4. A downloadable product like an eBook or a ticket to a concert.
5. An affiliate product so you can get a commission when somebody buys something through your unique affiliate link
6. A grouped product where you can add more versions of the same product to your cart. Like a Smartphone or USB Stick with different sizes

For each product, we will talk about the configuration options. Besides that, we will talk about categories and tags.

You will learn how to adjust the shop page and add widgets to your sidebar, so people can filter products based on the price, navigate through categories, see our featured or discounted products and see what they have in their cart.

When we go to the cart page you see a beautiful overview of what the visitors have in their cart. We will talk about coupon codes, like 10% or $ 10 discount free shipping, and set rules for those coupons. Like only for the first 25 visitors, or that the coupon code is only applicable for a certain product.

Then, there is shipping. I will show you how to calculate shipping based on the address, the total amount of the cart, or the weight of what is in the cart.

We will talk about Taxes. How you can set it up manually, with different countries, states, normal and reduced taxes rates and I will show you how to apply these settings automatically.

And then, we will talk about payment methods so that visitors can go to the checkout page, finish their order and pay money that will be added to your bank account.

I will show you can handle incoming orders and keep your buyers up to date with the progress of the order.

Here is an overview with timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Overview of What We Will Cover
04:48 Get a Domain and Webhosting
08:02 Choose a Domain Name

12:31 Install Wordpress
13:35 Make Your Website Secure
14:50 the Front End And Backend Of Your Website
16:45 Clean Up Your Website
18:03 Configure Your Profile
19:59 Configure The Permalinks
20:21 Create A Site Title

21:59 Introduction to Themes
23:52 Download Elementor
24:47 Import a Pre Made Website
32:21 Download The Images I Use In The Tutorial

Creating your First Product
32:57 Create A Simple Product
35:16 Change the currency on your website
37:12 Inventory
41:14 Reviews
42:39 Add Images To Your Product
44:24 Add Categories and Subcategories
48:19 Add Star Rating

49:50 Create A Variable Product
56:33 Create A Digital/Service Product
01:00:24 Create A Downloadable Product
01:03:12 Create An Affiliate Product
01:05:00 Create A Grouped Product

01:09:43 Upsells and Cross Sells
01:12:16 Create A Sidebar
01:13:06 Add Sidebar Widgets
01:13:46 Add A Filter By Price Widget
01:14:41 Create A Product Category Widget
01:15:17 Change the look an feel of your shop layout
01:19:43 Configure the WooCommerce Customise Settings

01:27:20 Customize An Individual Page
01:29:08 Change The Colors In The Webshop
01:33:51 Edit The Footer

WooCommerce Settings
01:35:51 The General Settings
01:37:29 Configure Geolocate
01:38:59 The Product Settings
01:44:32 The Accounts & Privacy Settings
01:46:40 The Email Settings

01:51:52 Coupon Codes
02:00:55 Taxes
02:10:39 Automatic Taxes
02:12:11 Shipping
02:15:01 The Table Rate Shipping Plugin

02:20:04 Adding a Payment Provider
02:21:18 Create A Stripe Account
02:25:55 Setup a Test Payment With Stripe and WooCommerce
02:30:18 How To Handle Incoming Orders

02:32:12 Adjust The Homepage With Elementor
02:42:23 Overview and Thank You

ferdy korpershoek

[danielradosa]

Your humor is on another level man. Love this haha

[steveheidelberg]

This is THE DEFINITIVE ABSOLUTE AND ONLY TUTORIAL TO WATCH on Youtube. Seriously, he walks through all the necessary steps to do it correctly. Thank you Ferdy. Great tutorial!!!!

[davegibson]

I have seen several Woocommerce "how to" videos, all of them were incomprehensible to me until I discovered this video from Ferdy. Extremely well done, a very good pace of delivery without moving the mouse pointer to quickly across the screen. Ferdy, your English is better than most people I know, and I am English. Well done and many thanks.

[andydang]

Thank you thank you... I am not a programmer I watched the whole video and follow all the instructions from you. My website now active and can take order from customers within 5 hours. thanks again ... your infomation is so valuable..

[coramarcu]

My god, the amount of effort that goes into this and it's all for free! Ferdy, you are a legend! Thank you! 🎉🎊

[jasonugalde]

I listen to this video on the speaker (low volume) at home so the Mrs. can eavesdrop. She'll even chime in once in a while and echo an "ENTER!". Anywhoo... I've seen the whole thing. Well done. Longest vid I have ever seen from start to finish. Thank you for putting it together and sharing. I hope you are killing it with YT.

[vincentkoo]

i am a totally zero knowledge for wordpress & woocommerce, and now i can set up easily using your method. Thank you.

[maggiebraun]

You are my hero! I don't say that lightly. I am having to change my whole income stream because I have become disabled. I have watched this a few times and taken notes. Ultimately, I have started my own eCommerce site because of this amazing tutorial. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! May blessings come your way this year!!!

[JamesMooreJr]

I liked the fact that you went through 4 or 5 different types of ways to use woocommerce! This video helped me out tremendously! Especially for the part where you showed how to promote affiliate products from it too!!! Much appreciated!

[GenoM]

Man the humor absolutely killed me. Absolutely worth the sub. Well done, and thanks for the information and the laughs.

[ArunTalukdar]

This is probably the best tutorial on WooCommerce on YouTube. Thanks Ferdy.

[angeverhoeven]

I have watched 4.50 of your video and I am already obsessed with you, I love your accent and the clear way you set things out. Thank you

[eisteegaming]

I am not done yet, i am at 1hour 14 minutes. i already knew all this, but i love your tutorials, and i always learn something new or a function that i did not know or used wrong before. You are the best! Thanks for the amazing video

[angelyulo]

From the Philippines here. Thanks Ferdy, this video tutorial is very incredible. The step to step process is very clear.

[GoddessKiriel]

I know this is a little out of date, but I learned a lot watching it. I'm in the process of figuring out how to switch from my current website host to a new one (completely different platforms, so I can't just migrate). I was extremely intimidated by WordPress, but you have done such a good job that I think I can tackle this project on my own. Your humor and attitude made it fun to watch, which helped keep me engaged with what I was learning. Thank you. I also plan on watching your other tutorials to see what has changed.

[martincregg]

Wow! Absolutely fantastic! Not only is the info excellent but the delivery is entertaining. Love the humour.

[leratokanomsa]

This video saved my life, I just started an online business and been watching tutorials the past two days and this is by far the best. Thank you so much, you are brilliant!

[pawsitivedogmom]

This was totally worth the time! This was the only instructions that talked I found that showed me how to setup a store on my existing site that didn't ruin it! You are so funny! I really appreciate the information! Thank you!!!!

[knrshetu]

Hey Ferdy! I have found your tutorials on Udemy and enrolled without any expectations! Now I know that I have found the best mentor for WordPress. Just wanted to Thank you. Gracias

[ElectricBurgers]

Thank you so much. Your video is great with details. I learned and made dynamic website 20 years ago, and that was so much coding work, now its incredibly easy and we can create wonders by learning new and so advanced technologies. So to kick start your business asap. Thank You again for this training video.