> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.hosting.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started with WooCommerce on hosting.com Managed WordPress

> Learn how to create your first WooCommerce site on hosting.com Managed WordPress.

WooCommerce is a popular open-source ecommerce platform built on WordPress. Creating a WooCommerce-powered site on hosting.com Managed WordPress is quick and easy.

## Installing WooCommerce

To create a new site and install the WooCommerce plugin, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Hosting Panel at [https://my.hosting.com](https://my.hosting.com).

2. In the left sidebar, click **Managed WordPress**:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/6f570e0ca5d448c0cc2e1bd0fc2fabad74a0c1c5367ea425e652a938e8d5053d-image.png)

3. On the **My Websites** page, click **Add Website**:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/911afb454c8d04b34b8e927861afe436721ff58f64c7c3f19831a2c4cc95c595-image.png)

4. On the **Add a Website** page, in the **Site name/label** text box, type your WordPress site’s name:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/59d93ce780f42c22a2a2b1ea99a66b98b424d5702e2fc7a81a3d7a27b86917ec-image.png)

5. In the **Location** list box, select the location for your WordPress site.

   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > This selection doesn't impact your visitors, because they will be using Cloudflare Enterprise. Instead, it should be a location geographically close to you, because your work in the WordPress Dashboard is not cached.

6. In the **Admin Username** text box, type the admin username you want to use.
   > 🚧 Important
   >
   > You will use this username to log in to your WordPress installation. You can add additional users later on. For greater security, we recommend using a name besides `admin`.

7. In the **Admin Password** text box, type a complex password for the admin user.

   > 🚧 Important
   >
   > Never reuse old passwords.

8. In the **Admin Email** text box, type your admin email address to receive important WordPress emails.

9. Click the **WooCommerce** slider.

10. Click **Create Website**. Managed WordPress creates the WordPress site and installs the WooCommerce plugin. You are now ready to activate the WooCommerce plugin.

## Activating WooCommerce

To activate the WooCommerce plugin, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Hosting Panel at [https://my.hosting.com](https://my.hosting.com).

2. In the left sidebar, click **Managed WordPress**:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/6f570e0ca5d448c0cc2e1bd0fc2fabad74a0c1c5367ea425e652a938e8d5053d-image.png)

3. On the **My Websites** page, locate the site you created in the previous procedure, and then click **Manage**:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/6fe1aa300f93cf0bc299f70bf22337e249a3fe6fa2ae47ddc7455c52eec45fcb-image.png)

4. The hosting.com Dashboard appears. Click the **Plugins** icon:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/f11aae65ef8cfc6011de67108db156f28eaab3cd43805efeb7e5aa8b1ca2fcb7-image.png)

5. On the **Installed Plugins** tab appears a list of your installed plugins. Locate the **WooCommerce** plugin, and then in the **Actions** column, click the three-dot icon, and then click **Activate**:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/f032b69bd05ed4118297790923df981b7fbe0f201a71874ed8b21910d134e83f-image.png)

6. In the **Activate Plugin** dialog box, click **Activate**. The status changes to **Active**:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/f1144b207dec1ceb3301faa88fd8fb9c3299015742ea596972d75431aba1596d-image.png)

7. You are now ready to configure your store in WooCommerce.