WP eStore Quick Setup and Usage Video Tutorial
Categories: Featured, Installation and Usage
1. WP eStore Installation
2. WP eStore Quick Setup
Miscellaneous eStore Tutorials (broken down into smaller parts)
A. WP eStore Installation
B. WP eStore Settings Configuration
C. How to Configure a Product
D. How to Display a Product on a Post or Page
E. How to Hide a WordPress Page So It Does Not Appear on the Navigation Menu
External Video Tutorials
- How to Sell MP3 Using the WP eStore
- How to Sell Photos from WordPress site using NextGen Gallery plugin
If you want to see more video tutorials then please leave your suggestion in the comment section.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:28 pm
I’m wondering how you handle shipping. Can this be done like a flat rate in Paypal? Do I need to configure products in Paypal in order for this to work?(Will Paypal know what items are ordered or will it only receive a $ amount?
December 1st, 2009 at 10:21 pm
You do not need to configure any products in PayPal when you use the WP eStore plugin.
You don’t need to use PayPal’s shipping option either if you want to just charge flat rate shipping for your physical items (eStore can do flat rate shipping for you). you can use PayPal’s profile based shipping when you want to use complex shipping options such as:
1) Calculate shipping based on the total weight of all the products in the cart
2) Calculate shipping based on the delivery location etc.
The shipping calculation documentation page explains this in details:
http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/?p=50
December 7th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Hi,
What contact plugin do you use. I want to use the same, maybe a compatibility issue with the estore plugin, so had a problem with my present plugin. Thanks
December 7th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Hi, is there a simple API of some sort for Adding/Editing products?
I am using a plugin(TDOForms) that allows me/my blog authors/members to upload a file – the uploaded file can be assigned to a custom-field so I am able to access the Download URL which I would use for the Download URL for WP-estore.
How can I somehow integrate an upload function so that WP-estore auto-creates the Product?
TDOForms also creates a Post after the user uploads the file.
It would be amazing if there was an upload feature or API. Is this possible?
Thank you.
December 8th, 2009 at 3:14 am
@Vik, I use cForms2 plugin for my contact forms
December 8th, 2009 at 3:15 am
@jhe, There is not API to create/add products. Your suggestion is good though… i will have to think about what can be done.
December 8th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Hello,
The videos are excellent thank you for taking the time to produce them. They look like they are done on a MAC. Is there anyway to download them to my pc?
Thanks
Chris
December 9th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Hi Chris, the videos are stored on Viddler.. not sure if they let you download it.
December 12th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I would like to manage my products using an excel spreadsheet because a lot of my items will have similar data. Does this exist?
If not, what tables do I need to modify?
December 12th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Cindi, Using an Excel spreadsheet is not available. The following table is the table you can modify if you need to:
“wp_eStore_tbl”
December 13th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Admin, Where can i download the – cForms2 plugin ? Can you provide link or email me the plugin… thanks
December 13th, 2009 at 11:48 am
http://www.deliciousdays.com/cforms-plugin
December 13th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I figured out how to export and import using phpmyAdmin. There are some fields that I cannot relate back to the product set up screens. Is there documentation available that explains how the various fields are used? esp. a1, p1, t1, etc?
December 14th, 2009 at 1:44 am
Those are PayPal subscription variables. You can see the complete definition of those variables here:
https://cms.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=developer/e_howto_html_Appx_websitestandard_htmlvariables#id08A6HI00JQU
a1 = Trial period 1 price. For a free trial period, specify 0.
p1 = Trial period 1 duration.
t1 = Trial period 1 units of duration (eg. day, month).
December 26th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
hi, I am trying to get started using your estore plugin, but as I am running through the tutorials, I am finding my installed version looks quite different from those on the video demo. Is this because I am running version 2.9 of WP?
December 27th, 2009 at 3:51 am
@Cynara, it’s because you are using the latest version of eStore and the video tutorial was done a while back when it didn’t have all the features your version does.
January 8th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Just downloaded the product and started using it. Like what I see so far.
One enhancement that would be nice would be the ability to copy an existing product. All my products are the same except for the title. This would save a ton of time.
January 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Hi there! Was wondering if there is any advantage to using products or posts for products. I’m in the beginning phase of setting this up and was just curious since I can’t think of any real advantage for one over the other. Any thoughts anyone? Thanks!
January 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Perry, We are looking into adding this feature in the future. We are adding features all the time to our plugins.
Ivy
January 29th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
When add my product and I click on check out and am redirected to paypal I see a message that says my shopping cart is empty? Any idea what would cause this
January 29th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Hi Mike, It sounds like your PHP session is not working properly. Please read the follow forum thread: http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/shopping-cart-empty This will explain how to fix this issue.
Let me know how it goes.
Cheers,
Ivy
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:51 am
Hi,
I just purchased estore. Awesome plug-in! Quick question… Is there anyway to add the wp audio player inside the fancy cart? I was able to place the audio player code next to the regular cart, but would really like to use with the fancy cart.
Thanks,
Kenny
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:36 am
Hi Kenny, Unfortunately the WP Auto Player can not be added to the fancy display option.
Ivy
February 21st, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Hey Guys, thanks for such great and prompt support for your products. I’ve got a question. How can I prevent the “Thank You” page (and other pages that are not necessary and are unsightly) from showing up on my website menu buttons. If I make, for example, the “Thank You page a “Draft” It doesn’t show up in the menu buttons, but it is no longer functional. This page holds the download link to my mp3 product. If this page is not published “public” and visible on my site, there is no download link (other than on the email the customer receives confirming the sale). So is it possible to clean up the unnecessary pages showing on the menu buttons and keep the functionality?
Thanks.
February 21st, 2010 at 7:03 pm
I found my answer in the “eStore Miscellaneous Tweaks”. By the way, where does one go to manipulate the php files? It mentions “Template Files”. Where are they located? The “Page Exclude” plug-in looks mighty inviting. Maybe I’ll go that way.
Thanks
March 13th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Hi,
This plugin seems almost perfect. I’m soooo close to buying it.
However, one question: I see you can set an download link to be active for a specified number of hours. But can you set the number of times a link can be clicked on in order to prevent it from being passed around before its expiration time?
Thanks.
March 13th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Also, is there a way to reactivate a download code or send a free replacement code if the original link either fails or expires too soon?
Thanks again.
March 14th, 2010 at 12:33 am
Hi Patrick, You can only limit the time the download is available for. You can not limit the amount of clicks. You can regenerate download links for you products if you need to. This can be done in the “Admin” function menu.
Cheers,
Ivy
March 17th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Great plugin so far! Very easy and user friendly. I was wondering if it’s possible to bulk upload products then customize the information like nextgen buy now feature?
Thanks!
March 18th, 2010 at 5:18 am
Hi Kim, At this time you can not bulk upload products. This article will explain more about this: http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/why-configure-every-product-separately-when-used-with-nextgen-gallery
Cheers,
Ivy
March 18th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Thanks Ivy. I have actual products so this wouldn’t really apply to me. But, it would be awesome to have a workaround or perhaps another plugin that allows for bulk upload when you have physical products
I’d gladly pay for one. This plugin is GREAT!!! Blows wp-ecommerce out of the water 
Keep up the good work!
March 20th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
I need something to handle physical products only. I’m currently using your Simple PayPal Shopping Cart Plugin. I like the look of this better though. It feels a little slicker.
I can’t seem to make the “Simple Cart” work within my narrow sidebar.
Would you recommend I use this over the other plugin?
Is it true that it has more features- Even though I only sell physical products?
Thanks,
Jimmy
March 21st, 2010 at 12:55 am
Hi Jimmy, Our shopping cart plugins are created mainly for digital products. You can use them to sell real products as long as you have simple shipping needs. The eStore has many more features and functions then the simple shopping cart. You can read more about what the eStore can do here: http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-estore-documentation
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Ivy
March 21st, 2010 at 3:18 pm
This looks very good so far! Thinking about purchasing.
Question about the Customer Input field: Is there a limit on the number of words or characters that I could change in the code without too much trouble?
Thanks!
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:24 am
Hi Sandy, The input field gets passed to paypal so there is a character limit on it.
Cheers,
Ivy
March 23rd, 2010 at 2:43 am
Thanks for your answer, Ivy — can you clarify a little bit more? what I was asking about was if that limit can be changed for the input in the customer input field. We have a group of print publications for which we sell ads with a 40 word limit. I’d like to have the customers enter their ad text right in that field. So, I’d like to know if the php is easily editable to limit the number of words — or characters; would also like to know what the default limit is. Thank you!
March 23rd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Hi Sandy, You can edit this but you will still only get 25 chars. from Paypal. Paypal only allows 25 chars to be sent at a time. There is an option for the customer when checking out to send special instruction up to 255 chars. before they submit their payment in Paypal. Is it possible for you to use this option?
Cheers,
Ivy
March 25th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
I used eBook Pro to write my books. How do I integrate this with WPe Store?
March 25th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Hi Dianne, I am not sure how this plugin works. Can you explain what this plugin does? And how you need it to integrate? You can also send me a link to the plugins site.
Cheers,
Ivy
March 31st, 2010 at 3:46 am
When I click my buy-now button, it doesn’t do anything – it’s like it just reloads the same page. Any ideas? Thanks.
March 31st, 2010 at 5:35 am
Hi Derek, Can you please send me a link to where this problem is happening so I can take a look at it?
Cheers,
Ivy
April 17th, 2010 at 5:40 am
Thank you sooo much for this wonderful plugin! thanks to you I am in business now, and how easy to configure, that girl with her calm and sexy voice made things look so EASY! thank you! thank you! thank you!
Dalia – Dallas TX
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:43 am
I can’t read the text to place on the page to have the shopping cart appear in the page. It would be helpful if it was placed in a reply so we could cut and paste. Thanks
June 22nd, 2010 at 11:58 am
Hi Simon, You can find all the shortcodes for the eStore here:
http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-estore-shortcodes-and-functions-reference-460
You can copy the shortcodes from the PDF.
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:22 pm
i bought this program, and i have set it and i even made the thank you page but the links that the people purchsed are not coming to their email and they are not showing up on the thank page.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:13 am
Hi Lunie, Did you run a test transaction with the debug option enabled so we can find out where it’s failing? This link will explain it in details:
http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/how-and-when-to-enable-debug-and-what-does-it-do
Let me know how you go with this.
August 18th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
hi admin, when i got wp-store, it look easy but when i came here none of ur video isnt available
August 19th, 2010 at 3:16 am
Hi Andrew, Thank you for letting us know. We are working on this now. We use Vimeo and it looks like they have made some changes that have caused this issue to happen. This should be corrected shortly.