WooCommerce

WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce ✕ E-commerce is selling products or services online through a web store. It needs a catalog, a cart, secure payments and an SSL certificate. More in the glossary → plugin ✕ A plugin is an add-on that gives software like WordPress new functions — such as a shop, contact form, or SEO — without coding. More in the glossary → for WordPress ✕ WordPress is the world's most-used content management system, letting you build and manage websites and blogs without coding skills. More in the glossary → : installed on an existing site, it turns it into a full online store, with a product catalog, cart, payment gateways, tax and shipping calculation, and order management. It is free at its core and extensible with add-ons for specific features, which makes it very flexible. Being based on WordPress, you keep full control over your store and data, with no per-sale fees from a closed platform. In exchange, you handle maintenance, security and, above all, hosting ✕ Web hosting is renting space on a server so your website is reachable around the clock. The host takes care of the technology, security, and availability. More in the glossary → able to run a store smoothly. Hosting optimized for WooCommerce makes a real difference in speed and stability. Which to choose is covered in the best WordPress hosting comparison.