Hope you're all closing out 2013 strong with 3.8! We're announcing our first Meetup of 2014 : Wooing eCommerce with WordPress
January 22nd at 6PM at Automattic.
We'll be talking more about WooCommerce this coming year and this is the big splash opening!
Come along to get an introduction to the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress and to discuss the idea of building a store on WordPress (and why you would want to).
Brent Shepherd of WooCommerce Subscriptions fame will be taking the stage to really get you going on WooCommerce. We'll then be having a show-and-tell for all you WooCommerce users out there.
WordPress, the world's most popular publishing software, now hosts the world's fastest growing e-commerce software, WooCommerce*.
So why is WooCommerce so popular? Why would you want to set up a store on WordPress? And what the heck is this WooCommerce thingamajig anyway?
In this talk, Brent will demonstrate the most interesting features of the WooCommerce plugin and discuss why its open source foundation combined with a marketplace for extensions is helping foster a rapidly growing community. He’ll also share the stories of some folks now making a living thanks to the free WooCommerce plugin.
Brent now lives is San Francisco but hails from Australia where he was a co-organiser of WordCamp Melbourne and WordCamp Gold Coast. He’s just helped kick start the WooCommerce San Francisco meetup and because he has an unnatural love for the plugin. That's also why he spends his days as an independent WooCommerce developer working on WooCommerce Subscriptions - the most popular 3rd party extension in the official WooCommerce marketplace.
WooCommerce Show and Tell
Made a cool store with WooCommerce? Show off what make your store cool to others with a lightning talk.
* Based on popularity stats from http://trends.builtwith.com/shop
January 23, 2014
I really enjoyed the presentation of wooCommerce and the conversations that followed. Thanks Brent!
January 23, 2014
helpful presentation by Brent, helpful chat with Maria, friendly people!
1 · January 23, 2014
This was the best ever for me. Speaker knew his topic, the slides were perfect (although the type is always too small unless you're up close), and he gave his presentation in detail but in terms I could understand. Bravo!
January 22, 2014
Excellent gathering! Does anyone have the URL for the Woocommerce book deal that was in the presentation?
January 22, 2014
Hi Michael, the book is available here: http://www.packtpub.c... and the coupon is listed on this slide: https://speakerdeck.co... :)
1 · January 22, 2014
Thanks everyone for coming. Slides are available here: https://speakerdeck.com/thenbrent/wooing-ecommerce-with-wordpress-san-francisco-edition
3 · January 22, 2014
great overview presentation. I would have liked more advanced topics also. I will sign up for the new meetup for woocommerce...
January 22, 2014
where is the best place to park near Automattic? or park in East Bay and take BART?
January 22, 2014
Anyone that can help me accomplish these for a client selling a recurring physical product? - Every member (through WooCommerce Subscriptions) is a affiliate and has affiliate number
-As a member registers they are directed to set up their affiliate status so that new customers who sign up with an affiliate member code will generate a credit on the affiliate member's account
-There are 3 levels of affiliate compensation starting with 5%, 7%, and 10% and each affiliate will move up in compensation percentage as they sell more products
- This is all automated and linked into the member account page so the affiliate members can see what their status is.
-Members have an accounts page where they can see affiliate status, their current subscription information such as: what is scheduled to ship and when, option to edit subscription, shipping info and address, and how many affiliate sales they have. - replace paypal integration with WellsFargo banking integration
January 21, 2014
Hi Catherine, sounds like a lot of moving parts. I'm not sure how it could al be pieced together with off-the-shelf extensions. Come along tomorrow night though and between Maria (from WooThemes) and I, we might be able to come with a combination of extensions that handles most of those features.
1 · January 21, 2014
I believe so, but if not, I can share the slides and content other ways. :)
January 15, 2014
I too am out of town and would love to see a recording of this event. Re the affiliate question: we were planning on using omnistar with woo commerce to track and manage affiliates. do you have any other affiliate software recommendations?
January 21, 2014
Hi, does anyone have recommendations for a WP responsive theme that works well with Woocommerce as well as Buddypress or WP-Symposium?
I've found many really good themes that integrate well with woocommerce but none of them seem to play well with BP or WP-Symp.
January 21, 2014
Hey WP SF meetup organizers - you guys rated a mention on a post I just wrote about how to enjoy meet ups. You'll find the shoutout when you search for Pabst Blue Ribbon ;) - http://startupchat.co/meet-up/
January 8, 2014
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