WordPress is an extremely optimal CMS for an online store as well as for a business site. With the availability of plenty of plugins, you can build a full-fledged online store. Essentially plugins are the crucial elements in creating a multi-functional Business Site.
The article covers 7 Plugins that you need to manage a successful ecommerce store.
WooCommerce :
WooCommerce is one of the most popular plugins for WordPress and is free one too. It is easy to use, install and comes with a ton of paid and free, efficient add-ons and beautiful themes. WooCommerce supports the prominent payment gateways – PayPal, Amazon, Stripe, and much more. It performs well for both small scale and large scale online business ventures. It provides complete management on your inventory, sales, promotions, and payments and shipping procedures.
Usage Stats: 1+ million+ Active Installs
- Rating: 4.6/5
- Available at: WordPress.org
WP eCommerce :
WP eCommerce manages every aspect of your website’s look and feel. This plugin is product independent, and lets you sell digital as well as physical goods including, memberships, subscriptions, etc. With a variety of themes and plugins it provides, the website then serves wide span of functionalities.
Usage Stats: 50,000+ Active Installs
- Rating: 3.5/5
- Available at: WordPress.org
Jigoshop :
Jigoshop lets you quickly set up your digital store with its simple interface. It is user-friendly and covers a full spectrum of features for a digital store – stock inventory, reporting sales and stock data, and provides statistics on your business performance. It’s free to use Jigoshop, but most of its themes are paid.
Usage Stats: 10,000+ Active Installs
- Rating: 4.4/5
- Available at: WordPress.org
Easy Digital Downloads :
Easy Digital Downloads is one of the most efficient plugins which helps you in creating an online store for digital data, such as coupons, ebooks, music, videos, etc. It requires simple installation and then creates an amazing digital store with its excellent features – multiple extensions available, supports multiple gateways, works with any WordPress theme, and dedicated support.
Usage Stats: 50,000+ Active Installs
- Rating: 4.8/5
- Available at: WordPress.org
MarketPress :
This plugin is developed by WPMU DEV and is convenient for selling both physical and digital goods. It is a multi-site compatible plugin, support standard payment gateways, integration with Google Analytics and much more. The plugin supports all the WordPress themes that let you create an amazing online store.
Usage Stats: 5,000+ Active Installs
- Rating: 3.5/5
- Available at: WordPress.org
Cart66 :
Cart66 also popular as PHPurchase, is an efficient and highly secure solution for creating an online store on WordPress i.e. “PCI compliant”. Carat66 offers multiple currency and shipping options giving your business a global platform. With an integration of Amazon S3, you can easily sell digital goods on your ecommerce.
Usage Stats: 800+ Active Installs
- Rating: 4.4/5
- Available at: WordPress.org
Shopp :
A very professional and optimal plugin for business websites, Shopp gives your site high-security solutions. It has its in-built secure cart, so you don’t need to install any other. It is built in with a responsive theme, catalog management, highly compatible with almost all the WordPress plugins and themes, SEO friendly and much more. It is a simple, usable and flexible solution for an ecommerce built on WordPress.
Usage Stats: 5,000+ Active Installs
- Rating: 3.7/5
- Available at: WordPress.org
Ankur Purohit is working with Baymediasoft – a renowned WordPress development company that emphasizes the website designing and development services. With Six years of experience working in the field of development and digital marketing, he has technical as well as marketing skills to deliver valuable web solutions
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