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--- ecommerce:toward_a_woocommerce_store [2021/10/20 23:56] – mithat
+++ ecommerce:toward_a_woocommerce_store [2021/10/30 00:48] (current) – [Stripe] mithat
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 ===== Theme =====
-To get the presentation I wanted with the [[https://wordpress.org/themes/storefront/|Storefront]] theme, I had to make a child theme from it and make some changes. In particular, I wanted to:
+To get the presentation I wanted with the [[https://wordpress.org/themes/storefront/|Storefront]] theme, I had to make a child theme and make modifications. In particular, I wanted to:
   * Change the brand typogrpahy.
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   * Use a copyright notice that was better suited for purpose.
-This meant changing the [[Storefront child theme style.css]] and [[Storefront child theme functions.php]] files using the Theme Editor.
+This meant changing the [[Storefront child theme style.css|style.css]] and [[Storefront child theme functions.php|functions.php]] files for the child theme using the Theme Editor.
 ===== Plugins =====
-I have the following plug-ins activated:
+I have the following plugins activated:
-  * WooCommerce (duh)
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/|WooCommerce]] (duh).
-  * Jetpack. Because WooCommerce requires it. Yay.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/|Jetpack]], because WooCommerce requires it. Yay :-\.
-  * A WooCommerce payment gateway. The WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway I originally set up is being discontinued, so it will need to be changed. Yay.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/|WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips]]. I'm not sure if this came with the default WooCommerce install.
-  * WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips. I'm not sure if this came with the default WooCommerce install.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-services/|WooCommerce Shipping & Tax]]. Ditto.
-  * WooCommerce Shipping & Tax. Ditto.
+  * A WooCommerce checkout gateway. The checkout gateway I originally set up is being discontinued, so it will need to be changed. Yay :-\. See below.
-  * WP Mail SMTP, so I can send email using my Gmail/G Suite account. This worked fine when I first set it up, but changes in Google authentication mean I have to jump through some more hoops to get things to work. Yay.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/|WP Mail SMTP]], so I can send email using my Gmail/G Suite account. This worked fine when I first set it up, but changes in Google authentication mean I have to jump through some more hoops to get things to work. Yay :-\.
-  * Really Simple SSL
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforms-lite/|WPForms Lite]]. I don't know how useful this will be.
-  * UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore, as a backup solution.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/|Really Simple SSL]].
-  * Homepage Control -- I'm not sure I actually use this. Also it "has not been tested with your current version of WordPress." Yay.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/|UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore]], as a backup solution.
-  * Classic Editor, because the new Gutenberg block editor kinda sucks.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/homepage-control/|Homepage Control]]. I'm not sure I actually use this. Also it "has not been tested with your current version of WordPress." Yay :-\.
-  * Restore Classic Widgets, ditto.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/|Classic Editor]], because the new Gutenberg block editor kinda sucks.
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-widgets/|Restore Classic Widgets]], ditto.
+This is a fair amount of surface that could become problematic (e.g., becomes abandonware, develops security issues, etc.). Jetpack is freemium SAAS with a FOSS client. I haven't vetted the licensing of the other plugins for FOSS compliance.
+===== Payment Gateways =====
+The following are some candidates.
+==== WooCommerce payments ====
+  * [[https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-payments/?quid=dcfcf09b19a901ed8c5d0e8c548e52f7|WooCommerce]]
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-payments/|WordPress]]
+  * By WooCommerce.
+  * 2.9% + $0.30 USD per transaction for U.S. issued card.
+  * 3.5 stars on WordPress out of ~20 reviews.
+  * No rating on WooCommerce.
+==== Stripe ====
+  * [[https://woocommerce.com/products/stripe/?quid=bf2c2dc2ae88c615ec79f71d416b028e|WooCommerce]]
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-stripe/|WordPress]]
+  * By WooCommerce.
+  * 2.9% + 30¢ per successful card charge (from [[https://stripe.com/pricing|here]]).
+  * 3 stars on WordPress out of 100+ reviews.
+  * 3.2 stars on WooCommerce out of ~75 reviews.
+==== Square ====
+  * [[https://woocommerce.com/products/square/?quid=bf2c2dc2ae88c615ec79f71d416b028e|WooCommerce]]
+  * [[https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-square/|WordPress]]
+  * By WooCommerce.
+  * 2.9% + 30¢ (from [[https://squareup.com/us/en/payments/our-fees|here]]).
+  * 1.5 stars on WordPress out of ~75 reviews.
+  * No rating on WooCommerce.