WooCommerce Development

Learn to build and customize e-commerce stores with WooCommerce.

intermediate Backend Development 5 hours

Chapter 7: WooCommerce Themes

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Chapter 7: WooCommerce Themes

7.1 WooCommerce-Compatible Themes

Choose themes that work well with WooCommerce.

Theme Requirements:

  • WooCommerce support and compatibility
  • Responsive design for mobile devices
  • Fast loading times and performance
  • Good product page layouts
  • Cart and checkout optimization
  • Product gallery support

7.2 Customizing WooCommerce Templates

Customize WooCommerce templates using child themes.

// Copy template to child theme
// wp-content/themes/your-child-theme/woocommerce/
// single-product.php
// archive-product.php
// cart.php
// checkout.php

7.3 WooCommerce Template Hierarchy

Understand WooCommerce template hierarchy for customization.

  • Theme-specific templates override plugin templates
  • Child theme templates override parent theme
  • Template naming conventions
  • Template part overrides

7.4 WooCommerce Template Hooks

Use template hooks to customize without editing templates.

  • Product page hooks
  • Cart page hooks
  • Checkout page hooks
  • Shop page hooks
  • Account page hooks