Before starting to explore all the great features that Aventa has, you need to install and setup WooCommerce. This section goes through the process of installation, and configuration of this powerful WordPress plugin. If you’re already familiar with WooCommerce, feel free to skip ahead.
Make sure to have WordPress, Aventa, and all required plugins installed and ready before going any further. This article will help you get started quickly.
Installation #
The best way is to install WooCommerce along with other plugins and configure it right away. If you need any help with WooCommerce installation, you can read this article or watch the following video.
QuickStart #
Now that you’ve successfully installed WooCommerce, it’s time to start listing products for sale on your site. WooCommerce has five different product types: Simple Product, Grouped Product, External/Affiliate Product, Variable Product, and Downloadable Product. In this section, you will learn how to add and configure each of them properly.
Product Categories, tags & attributes #
If you want to have a well-organized shop in which users could easily find their desired product, it’s crucial to separate your products by categories, tags, and attributes. The following video shows you how to do that.
Simple Products #
Simple Product is the most common and easy-to-use WooCommerce product type. You will learn how to add a simple product by watching this short video:
You can see a demo of Simple Product by clicking here.
Grouped Products #
Sometimes you want to sell a group of individual products as a package. For example, you may want to sell a digital music album which consists of ten single tracks. In this case, you can group them together so the users can add them to their cart in a single go. The following video shows you how to create a grouped product:
You can see a demo of Grouped Product by clicking here.
External/Affiliate Products #
Suppose you want to sell products that are already on Amazon and receive a commission, but you don’t own them. In this case you need to use External/Affiliate product type.
Variable Products #
To sell a product with variations, for example, selling a t-shirt in multiple colors, you’ll need to use Variable Product type. Remember, to be able to use this product type, you have to add attributes to your WooCommerce first.
You can see a demo of Variable Product by clicking here.
Downloadable products #
If you want to sell non-physical products such as music, video, ebooks, subscriptions, etc. you can use Virtual Product. The following video shows you how to set up a downloadable product in just a few minutes.
