{"id":60957,"date":"2021-02-11T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T14:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/?p=60957"},"modified":"2025-11-17T07:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:26:30","slug":"how-to-set-up-a-new-woocommerce-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-a-new-woocommerce-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up a New WooCommerce Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re thinking of starting an ecommerce project, WooCommerce<\/strong><\/a> is definitely one of the tools you need to consider for the job. It powers millions of websites <\/strong>and is considered to be the most popular platform of its kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if your website building experience is limited, you might be a bit intimidated by the prospect of starting such a project on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we’ll show you how unwarranted those worries really are…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecommerce Platforms and Industry Impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ecommerce industry has grown to the point where it generates more than $4 trillion every year<\/strong>, and it’s fair to say that we’ve got applications like WooCommerce to thank for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecommerce platforms have transformed the process of creating an online shop. Thanks to them, millions of store owners launch their projects without knowing the first thing about coding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecommerce platforms can be split into two main categories: hosted and self-hosted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted platforms like Shopify and Squarespace try to give you an all-in-one solution. In addition to the website building application, users get a hosting service and (often) an SSL certificate<\/strong><\/a> as part of the subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These applications tend to be easier to use, but the downside is you’re limited to a closed ecosystem of add-ons managed by the service provider<\/strong>. Users get less control over their projects and often don’t have all the customization options they were hoping for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-hosted ecommerce platforms require a separate hosting service<\/strong> and a lot more involvement<\/strong> from the store owner. Despite this, they are preferred by many because of their flexibility, range of third-party plugins and themes, and the fact that switching hosts is quite easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WooCommerce is one of the most widely used self-hosted ecommerce platforms, and we’ll now show you why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why WooCommerce?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are just some of WooCommerce’s plus points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n