Join Patrick Rauland for an in-depth discussion in this video Override WooCommerce templates, part of WordPress: Customizing WooCommerce Themes.
- [Instructor] Templates, are what WooCommerce uses…to put the different parts of a page together.…The product page, for example, is made out of many…different templates, and these templates wrap…the product data in useful HTML tags,…both for the reader and for search engines.…The price that you see on the product page uses a template.…There's markup, HTML, classes for CSS,…and HTML attributes for humans and for robots.…If you want to change any of those,…you can modify the template.…For our theme, we're gonna add an arrow…to the Add to Cart button, to make it a bit more…obvious that it can be clicked.…
But before we do this, we need to install a font icon set,…so that when we're done, it looks really good.…We're going to install a plug-in,…called Better Font Awesome from WordPress.org.…I'm gonna go to the WordPress admin.…In the WordPress admin, I'm going to go to Plugins,…Add New, and then type in Better Font Awesome.…And I'm going to install Better Font Awesome.…Once it's been activated, we can add CSS classes to any…
Author
Patrick Rauland
Released
9/15/2016This course covers the fundamentals of building custom WooCommerce themes. Learn about using WooCommerce hooks, template overrides, PHP, and CSS to style the different store pages, and add custom imagery and icons to fit your branding. Author Patrick Rauland also introduces UX design techniques that encourage customers to buy, such as highlighting savings and adding social media icons for sharing.
- Selecting a base theme
- Matching theme colors
- Overriding and updating WooCommerce templates
- Using hooks
- Modifying your product page: images, tabs, icons, and more
- Modifying the shop page, including customer savings
- Modifying the checkout page
- A/B testing your changes
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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1. Select a Base Theme
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What to look for in a theme3m 10s
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Starter themes55s
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Declare WooCommerce support1m 44s
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2. Modify WooCommerce Styles
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Match theme colors3m 24s
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3. Modify WooCommerce Layouts
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Hooks and templates1m 36s
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Update WooCommerce templates2m 55s
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Use WooCommerce hooks2m 32s
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4. Modify the Product Page
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Change image sizes2m 15s
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Resize image column width1m 50s
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Add social media icons1m 23s
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Update the currency symbol2m 32s
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5. Modify the Shop Page
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Filter products3m 35s
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Change product display4m 50s
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Display customer savings4m 33s
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Customize the sorting menu6m 36s
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6. Modify the Checkout Page
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Skip the cart1m 26s
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Add an Empty Cart button3m 54s
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Hide the coupon field3m 19s
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Remove checkout fields3m 29s
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Add checkout fields4m 5s
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7. A/B Testing
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When to A/B test1m 15s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 11s
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