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# Installing and configuring the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress

> Use The WooCommerce Plugin To Add Powerful eCommerce Capability To Your WordPress Site! Learn How To Easily Install WooCommerce Now!

This article describes how to install the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. WooCommerce enables you to quickly and easily add a full-featured e-commerce store to a WordPress site.

<Note>
  WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin. You must install WordPress on your site before you can install WooCommerce. For information about how to install WordPress, please see [this article](/docs/wordpress1).
</Note>

## Installing WooCommerce

To install the WooCommerce plugin, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress site as the administrator.

2. In the left-hand pane, click **Plugins**.

3. Click **Add New**.

4. In the **Search** text box, type `woocommerce`, and then click **Search Plugins**.

5. In the **Name** column, locate **WooCommerce - excelling eCommerce**, and then click **Install Now**.

6. Click **OK** to confirm the installation.

7. After WordPress finishes installing the plugin, click **Activate Plugin**. WordPress adds a **WooCommerce** option to the administration menu in the left-hand pane.

## Configuring WooCommerce

After you install the WooCommerce plugin, you can configure your store. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress site as the administrator.

2. In the left-hand pane, click **WooCommerce**, and then click **Settings**.

3. Select the settings you want, and then click **Save changes**.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > There are many settings available for WooCommerce. For detailed explanations of these settings, please visit [http://docs.woothemes.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce](http://docs.woothemes.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce).

## More information

For general information about WooCommerce, please visit [http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce](http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce).