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WooCommerce: development features and setup
WooCommerce adds e-commerce to WordPress and lets you send store events to other systems. Webhooks are a key way to connect orders and updates to automation.
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Overview
A store can notify an operations service when an order is created or a product changes, instead of having the service scan it continuously. The receiving side needs to identify the event, verify its source, and process it once. Since the store also depends on plugins and hosting, test the process with the site's actual setup, not just on a clean installation.
Features
- Webhook notifications for store events
- Set a destination URL and topic for each webhook
- Delivery logs to help diagnose a failed connection
Business uses
- Send a paid order to a shipping system
- Update an external product catalog after a store change
Getting started
- Set up a test store with a sample product and order
- Configure a webhook for the required event and a destination that verifies the request
- Test delivery, failure, and retry against the store log
What to check
- Check which order status represents an actual payment through your payment gateway
- Plan for duplicate prevention so a retry does not create another shipment
Sources to check next
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