WooCommerce has become an incredibly popular eCommerce solution for WordPress. The WordPress.org Plugin Repository reports that WooCommerce has over five million active installs. And with developer WooThemes having been acquired by Automattic, WooCommerce is positioned to be the top choice for those looking to sell online well into the future.
A very nice aspect of WooCommerce is that you can get all kinds of new functionality through its many available extensions. While most of the official extensions will cost you some money, various free plugins are available to add more features to your store. Here is a collection of free WooCommerce plugins that we think you’ll enjoy.
If you’re new to WooCommerce, we have previously published a guide that will help get you up and running quickly. And if you’re looking for WooCommerce compatible WordPress themes, we have published a collection of those here.
Email marketing is such a big part of eCommerce these days, and MailChimp for WooCommerce can help. It populates your Mailchimp audience with purchase data, allows new users to opt into your list, and even sends abandoned cart reminders.
Drive sales via other essential channels with Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce. The plugin will create product feeds for use with Google Shopping, Facebook, and more. There are no product or feed limits, and you can tweak which attributes are included.
WooCommerce Blocks has brought the eCommerce plugin into the Gutenberg era. This makes it super easy to display specific products or categories anywhere on your site with the block editor.
The ability for customers to quickly find what they’re looking for is crucial. FiboSearch adds helpful “live” search capabilities powered by Ajax. Search by product title, description, or SKU. Product images and pricing are included in the results.
If you have specialized information that applies to one or more products, Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce is worth a look. It offers the ability to create new custom content tabs that can be applied on a per-product or multi-product basis.
Positive reviews make a big difference. With Customer Reviews for WooCommerce, enhancing the built-in product review functionality is simple. The plugin will add images, voting, ratings, and send review reminder emails. It also integrates with Google Shopping and enables a question-and-answer section.
Shipping is always one of the most challenging facets of eCommerce. Table Rate Shipping lets you create a simple shipping formula based on cart total or weight. There’s plenty of flexibility here – putting you in control of shipping costs.
Getting the WooCommerce order numbering system to play nicely with your internal data can be a pain. Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce lets you customize things with sequential numbering, a custom prefix/suffix, custom lengths, and more. Admin order search functionality makes it a breeze to find a specific order within the back end.
When a customer abandons their cart, it doesn’t have to be the end of the road. WooCommerce Cart Abandonment Recovery helps by sending an automated, timed sequence of reminders. It can even generate custom coupon codes that provide an incentive for coming back to your shop.
YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 is a collection of plugins that add valuable features to your WooCommerce install. There are plugins for AJAX Search/Product Filtering, Comparing Products, Image Zooming, Quick Views of Products, Infinite Scrolling, Wish/Wait Lists, Advanced Reviews, Multi-Vendor Carts, Tab Manager and a whole lot more.
Fast Simon for WooCommerce Search provides cloud-based auto-complete search functionality to your WooCommerce Store. The free version is suitable for stores with up to 200 sessions.
Stores with a lot of products can be a pain to edit. Smart Manager for WooCommerce lets you edit products, variations, customers, coupons, and orders in a fast, easy-to-read table interface.
With WooCommerce Checkout Manager, you can add, remove, reorder, and require fields during the checkout process.
Encourage your customers to make purchases using coupons with WooCommerce Coupon Shortcodes. The plugin includes shortcodes for conditionally displaying available coupons and other useful coupon-related information.
EU/UK VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce is a set of tools that takes the pain out of complying with the EU’s VAT law.
Enhance your site’s customer service with WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips. You have the ability to attach PDF invoices to WooCommerce emails, customers can download their invoice via their account page, and the templates are customizable.
Some products (like gifts or flowers) may require the customer to pick a desired delivery date. Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce adds a date-picker field to the WooCommerce checkout to allow customers to choose a delivery date.
Customers love to receive their order tracking info, and AfterShip – WooCommerce Tracking provides an easy way to add this information.
If your customers need to provide a signature before purchasing or downloading your product, WooCommerce Digital Signature can add that capability to your site.
WooCommerce Multilingual works in conjunction with WPML to translate your store’s pages to a host of different languages.
The ability to extend WooCommerce means that you can build an online store with just about any functionality you need. Plus, the fact that there are so many great free extensions available means that you can add top-notch features without having to invest a lot of money.
Hopefully, you’ve found at least a few extensions here that will both improve your store’s functionality and boost sales.
