When developing web shops, JKC Media uses WordPress WooCommerce. Why are we such fans of this plug-in? You can read all about the advantages of WooCommerce in our latest blog.

What is WooCommerce?

WooCommerce is a plugin for WordPress, one of the most widely used content management systems in the world. It allows you to fully integrate your online store into your website. With WooCommerce, you can sell a wide variety of physical and digital products. It is a free e-commerce store system within WordPress.

WooCommerce is actually the largest e-commerce software platform in the world. The software is responsible for more than 30% of all online stores.

What are the advantages of WooCommerce?

When you decide to use WooCommerce on your website, you will quickly discover its many advantages. We will tell you why this plugin is a good option when you start an online store.

1. WooCommerce is suitable for selling all kinds of products.

You can offer all kinds of products in your WooCommerce online store. The shopping options are endless: from physical products such as clothing and accessories to digital products such as e-books and admission tickets.

2. There are many additional plug-ins available.

Add more options to your WooCommerce online store with additional plug-ins (some free, some paid). These allow you to automate tasks such as payments and shipping. What's more, these plug-ins are well maintained, ensuring that they work properly.

3. It is easily scalable

With WooCommerce, scaling up is a breeze. Technical expansions can be completed in no time. The plugin is an asset for both small and larger businesses. When you expand and your website becomes a little slower, you can upgrade to a faster package. With WooCommerce via WordPress, you remain in control and are not bound by certain conditions and prices imposed by, for example, an administrator.

4. WooCommerce is easy to use

You don't need advanced technical knowledge or skills to use WooCommerce. Adding products and editing information is easy to do yourself. You also get a clear overview of orders and stock levels with the reporting functionality in the plug-in, giving you clear insight into your WooCommerce webshop.

Since your website is built with WordPress, setting up the site around your online store is also easy. With WordPress, you can easily choose a theme for your website, create pages, and add text and images.

Creating a professionalwebsite/webshop with WooCommerce that is also SEO-proof and future-proof often requires more expertise. JKC Media is happy to help you with that.

Zonnepanelensuper.nl: an example of a WooCommerce webshop developed by JKC Media

5. WooCommerce is SEO-friendly

WooCommerce is also SEO-friendly. In addition to the general Yoast SEO plugin, there is a Yoast WooCommerce SEO plugin. This provides you with tips and tricks to optimize the SEO of your website and online store for better findability. For an online store, being easily found in search engines is essential. The specific Yoast plugin for WooCommerce helps you with things like configuring Yoast SEO breadcrumbs and customizing sitemaps, all for better visitor numbers.

6. It is an open-source solution, which means no licensing fees.

WooCommerce is free to use. This means you are not tied to monthly payments to an administrator for your webshop system. There are free and paid extensions that you can activate yourself.

7. You gain insight into statistics

As we mentioned earlier, WooCommerce gives you valuable insight into your online store. After all, the more you know about your customers and how they behave in your online store, the better you can respond to their needs. In other words, you can optimize aspects such as the user experience of your website. A clear dashboard shows you comprehensive analysis of your online store. Click through the results for your products, orders, and revenue.

Connect WooCommerce to Google Analytics for an even more complete picture.

Have a WooCommerce webshop created by JKC Media

Do you need a completely new website with a webshop? JKC Media will get to work for you and provide you with a professional, modern WordPress website (with WooCommerce webshop). As an internet agency, we know exactly what your company and webshop need. Feel free to contact JKC Media: we look forward to hearing from you!