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WooCommerce

WooCommerce is the open-source ecommerce plugin for WordPress. The core plugin can be installed on a WordPress site, while the operator chooses and pays for hosting, domain, security and maintenance; extensions and payment providers have their own terms and costs.

Data status: partially_verified · Checked: 2026-10-16

Good fit if

Core plugin is free/open source and supports product catalogs, orders, REST API, webhooks, hooks and extensions.

May not fit if

Free plugin does not mean a free online store: hosting, domain, backups/security/maintenance, premium themes/extensions and payment-provider fees may be payable separately.

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Features and benefits

  • Core plugin is free/open source and supports product catalogs, orders, REST API, webhooks, hooks and extensions.
  • Can run on self-managed WordPress hosting; WordPress, PHP and MySQL/MariaDB requirements apply, and HTTPS is recommended.

Limitations

  • Free plugin does not mean a free online store: hosting, domain, backups/security/maintenance, premium themes/extensions and payment-provider fees may be payable separately.
  • The store owner operates or contracts the WordPress hosting and is responsible for updates and compatibility between plugins, themes and payment/shipping services.

Pricing

WooCommerce core plugin

0 USD · free

Core plugin is free to download. This is not the total cost of a store: WordPress hosting, domain, paid extensions/themes, payment processing and optional services are separate and vary by supplier and workload.

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Hosting, domain and extensions

Price unknown · custom

No universal bundled price: hosting, domain, premium extensions and payment fees depend on provider, region, chosen products and workload; select and price these separately.

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