Earn path · Intermediate

WooCommerce Shop with Elementor

Build a WooCommerce shop that takes real orders: products, UK delivery, Stripe and PayPal, VAT settings, legal pages and a mobile-friendly checkout, set up in the right order and launched with a checklist.

Who this course is for

This course is for people who can already build a WordPress site with Elementor and now want to sell online, either for their own business, for a client, or as a practice brand they can show in a portfolio. Most WooCommerce tutorials stop at "add a product". This one carries on into the questions that come next for a UK shop: how to charge more for the Highlands and Northern Ireland, what to do about VAT if you are or are not registered, why order emails land in spam, which parts need Elementor Pro, and what you legally have to show on the site. If you want to open a shop that is ready for real customers, or build one for a client and charge properly for it, this is the course.

What you should know first

This is an intermediate course, so it does not re-teach WordPress or Elementor basics. You should be comfortable logging in to WordPress, installing plugins, building a page with sections, containers and widgets in Elementor, and using Site Settings for colours and fonts. All of that is covered in the Begin2Code Elementor Beginner course, so start there if any of it feels new. You do not need any previous WooCommerce experience, and you do not need to write code. You will need a hosting account and a domain (or a staging site) you can install WordPress on; lesson 1.3 explains what to look for.

By the end of the course you will be able to

Plan a shop on paper, then install and configure WooCommerce on a fresh WordPress site with HTTPS, sensible store settings and the modern order storage (HPOS) in place.
Add simple and variable products with attributes, variation images, stock levels, categories and clear product photos.
Set up UK delivery zones for mainland UK, the Highlands and Islands and Northern Ireland, with flat rates, free delivery over a threshold, shipping classes for bulky items and click-and-collect.
Take card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal payments through Stripe and PayPal, and test every payment path before you switch to live mode.
Configure UK VAT rates and price display at a basic level, and know exactly which questions to take to an accountant.
Design branded shop, category and single product templates with Elementor, and know the free route if a client does not have Elementor Pro.
Build a fast, mobile-friendly block cart and checkout with branded, accurate order emails, plus the returns, terms and privacy pages a UK shop needs.
Run the shop day to day (orders, stock, refunds and customers), keep it secure and backed up, and launch it with a checklist and a simple plan for the first 90 days.

Your course project

Across the course you build the online shop for Pennine Paws Grooming, a dog grooming salon run by Jo Hartley at 14 Market Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AF. Jo is VAT registered and wants to sell her own-brand grooming kit at penninepaws.co.uk, with orders going to orders@penninepaws.co.uk. The range is about 20 products: simple ones such as Oat and Aloe Dog Shampoo 250ml, Coat Conditioner Spray, Slicker Brush and a Starter Grooming Kit, and variable ones such as the Padded Lead and Padded Collar (sizes S, M and L in Moss, Mustard and Heather) and the bulky Cosy Dog Bed (M, L and XL).

Every "Try it yourself" task and every module's "Add to your project" step moves the shop forward. By the end you will have a live WooCommerce shop on the Hello Elementor theme with UK delivery zones, free delivery over £50, click-and-collect from the salon, Stripe and PayPal payments, the right VAT settings, branded shop and product templates, a block checkout, branded emails and UK legal pages. You can swap in your own business or a client's at any point; the structure stays the same. The finished shop becomes your capstone project, which Shaz reviews personally with written feedback.

Curriculum

Module 1: Plan and set up your store · 10 lessons
- 1.0 Course trailer and welcome
- 1.1 What you will build and how this course works
- 1.2 Planning a shop before you touch WordPress
- 1.3 Hosting, domain and SSL for a shop
- 1.4 Installing WooCommerce and the setup wizard
- 1.5 The settings that matter on day one
- 1.6 Theme choice: Hello Elementor and site basics
- 1.7 Project 1: your store plan and day-one set-up, with a worked example
- 1.8 Module 1 recap
- Module 1 worksheet
- Module 1 check (quiz)
Module 2: Products, variations and categories · 9 lessons
- 2.1 Product types explained
- 2.2 Adding a simple product properly
- 2.3 Attributes and variable products
- 2.4 Variation images and galleries
- 2.5 Product photos that sell
- 2.6 Categories, tags and product data at scale
- 2.7 Project 2: your first catalogue, with a worked example
- 2.8 Module 2 recap
- Module 2 worksheet
- Module 2 check (quiz)
Module 3: UK delivery zones and rates · 9 lessons
- 3.1 How WooCommerce delivery works
- 3.2 Building UK zones
- 3.3 Flat rate, free delivery and thresholds
- 3.4 Shipping classes for bulky or fragile items
- 3.5 Local pickup and click-and-collect
- 3.6 Couriers, labels and when to add a plugin
- 3.7 Project 3: your UK delivery set-up, with a worked example
- 3.8 Module 3 recap
- Module 3 worksheet
- Module 3 check (quiz)
Module 4: Taking payments with Stripe and PayPal · 8 lessons
- 4.1 Payment options for UK shops
- 4.2 Setting up Stripe
- 4.3 Setting up PayPal Payments
- 4.4 Testing every payment path
- 4.5 Going live and payouts
- 4.6 Project 4: your payment test log, with a worked example
- 4.7 Module 4 recap
- Module 4 worksheet
- Module 4 check (quiz)
Module 5: UK VAT and tax settings basics · 9 lessons
- 5.0 Before we start: the figures in this module and how to check them
- 5.1 VAT in plain English for shop owners
- 5.2 If you are not VAT registered
- 5.3 Enabling taxes and entering UK rates
- 5.4 Displaying prices to UK consumers
- 5.5 Selling outside Great Britain
- 5.6 Project 5: your tax settings and accountant questions, with a worked example
- 5.7 Module 5 recap
- Module 5 worksheet
- Module 5 check (quiz)
Module 6: Designing the shop with Elementor · 10 lessons
- 6.0 Module intro and version check
- 6.1 What Elementor Pro adds to WooCommerce
- 6.2 Global styles for a shop
- 6.3 The Shop and category archive template
- 6.4 The single product template
- 6.5 Header mini cart and the home page shop sections
- 6.6 The free route: styling without Pro
- 6.7 Project 6: your shop templates, with a worked example
- 6.8 Module 6 recap
- Module 6 worksheet
- Module 6 check (quiz)
Module 7: Cart, checkout and store emails · 9 lessons
- 7.1 Block cart and checkout explained
- 7.2 Elementor and the checkout: making the right choice
- 7.3 Customising the block checkout
- 7.4 Coupons and cross-sells without the clutter
- 7.5 Store emails: what gets sent and when
- 7.6 Branding and testing emails
- 7.7 Project 7: your checkout and email test, with a worked example
- 7.8 Module 7 recap
- Module 7 worksheet
- Module 7 check (quiz)
Module 8: Legal pages and UK consumer rules · 9 lessons
- 8.1 What a UK online shop must show
- 8.2 Cancellations and returns under UK consumer rules
- 8.3 Terms and conditions and the checkout terms box
- 8.4 Privacy, cookies and customer data
- 8.5 Honest pricing and reviews
- 8.6 Product safety and labelling for what you sell
- 8.7 Project 8: your legal pages and returns process, with a worked example
- 8.8 Module 8 recap
- Module 8 worksheet
- Module 8 check (quiz)
Module 9: Running the shop: stock, orders and refunds · 9 lessons
- 9.1 Order statuses and the order screen
- 9.2 Fulfilling an order
- 9.3 Stock management
- 9.4 Refunds and partial refunds
- 9.5 Customers, accounts and guest checkout
- 9.6 Reports and analytics
- 9.7 Project 9: your order-handling routine, with a worked example
- 9.8 Module 9 recap
- Module 9 worksheet
- Module 9 check (quiz)
Module 10: Security, backups, launch and first sales · 9 lessons
- 10.1 Security basics for shops
- 10.2 Backups and updates without breaking the shop
- 10.3 Speed for shops
- 10.4 The launch checklist
- 10.5 Getting your first sales
- 10.6 Project 10: launch day, with a worked example
- 10.7 The capstone, the final exam and what comes next
- 10.8 Course recap
- Module 10 worksheet
- Module 10 check (quiz)
Final exam · 0 lessons
- Final exam (quiz)