How to Install WooCommerce plugin
WooCommerce is the free WordPress e-commerce plugin that powers your cart, checkout, order management, payments, taxes and customer accounts when you run Tickera with the Bridge for WooCommerce add-on. Tickera still owns events, ticket generation, attendee records and check-in; WooCommerce owns everything that happens between “add to cart” and “order completed.” Installing WooCommerce takes a couple of minutes and is mostly handled by its built-in Setup Wizard. Here’s what to do, and what to confirm afterward.
WooCommerce is a free e-commerce plugin for WordPress that enables full checkout and order management. When used together with Tickera and the Bridge for WooCommerce add-on, WooCommerce becomes responsible for payment processing, cart/checkout, email notifications to buyers, taxes, and currency settings — while Tickera handles tickets, attendees, and check-in.
Installing WooCommerce takes only a few minutes, and most of the initial setup is done automatically through the WooCommerce Setup Wizard.
Installing WooCommerce from WordPress Dashboard
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Go to Plugins -> Add New.
- In the search field, type WooCommerce.
- Click Install Now next to the WooCommerce plugin.
- After installation, click Activate.
Once activated, WordPress automatically launches the WooCommerce Setup Wizard.
Official WooCommerce documentation about the setup wizard can be found here.
Running the WooCommerce setup wizard (recommended)
The Setup Wizard walks you through essential store configuration:
- Store location
- Currency
- Selling / shipping regions
- Payment methods (Stripe, PayPal, Cash on Delivery, etc.)
- Business type and industry
Even if your store will sell only tickets (not physical products), we still strongly recommend to complete the wizard because WooCommerce uses these values for pricing, taxes, and checkout logic.
If you skipped the wizard, you can re-run it here:
WooCommerce -> Home -> Setup Wizard
Required WooCommerce pages
During installation, WooCommerce automatically generates several pages:
- Cart
- Checkout
- My Account
- Shop
WooCommerce needs these pages to function correctly.
If these pages were not created or were deleted, you can regenerate them from:
WooCommerce -> Status -> Tools -> Create default WooCommerce pages
Official page reference:
https://woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-pages/
Summary
To install WooCommerce:
- Go to Plugins → Add New, search for WooCommerce, click Install → Activate.
- Complete the Setup Wizard — currency, payments, store location.
- Confirm that Cart and Checkout pages exist.
- Proceed to Connect Tickera using Bridge for WooCommerce.
Once you finish installing WooCommerce, continue with the documentation page: Configuring WooCommerce Settings
Related questions
- How to install Tickera plugin (for Bridge for WooCommerce)
- Installing Bridge for WooCommerce
- Configuring WooCommerce settings
- Does Tickera require WooCommerce?
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