Essential WooCommerce Shortcodes for Your WordPress Store
WooCommerce offers a variety of powerful shortcodes to customize your online store. These shortcodes help you manage product display, customer accounts, and checkout processes efficiently. By using them, you can easily improve your site’s layout and functionality.
Product Display Shortcodes
WooCommerce provides shortcodes to showcase your products in different ways. You can display featured products, products on sale, or even best-sellers using the following shortcodes:
- [products] – Displays a grid of products on any page or post.
- [featured_products] – Displays a grid of featured products.
- [sale_products] – Shows products that are currently on sale.
- [best_selling_products] – Displays a grid of best-selling products.
- [recent_products] – Lists recently added products in a grid format.
- [product] – Displays a single product with its title, price, and “Add to Cart” button.
Product Category Shortcodes
If you want to organize products by category, use the following shortcodes:
- [product_category] – Displays a grid of products from a specific category.
- [product_categories] – Lists all available product categories.
Cart and Checkout Shortcodes
Shortcodes related to the shopping cart and checkout process help improve user experience:
- [cart] – Displays the shopping cart page.
- [checkout] – Displays the checkout page where customers complete their purchases.
- [woocommerce_cart] – Another shortcode for the cart page.
- [woocommerce_checkout] – Another shortcode for the checkout page.
- [woocommerce_order_tracking] – Displays the order tracking form.
Account Management Shortcodes
These shortcodes help customers manage their accounts, view past orders, and edit their details:
- [my_account] – Displays the user account page.
- [woocommerce_my_account] – Another shortcode for the user account page.
- [woocommerce_login] – Displays login and registration forms.
Additional Useful Shortcodes
For managing customer account settings, you can use these shortcodes:
- [woocommerce_lost_password] – Provides a form for password recovery.
- [woocommerce_change_password] – Allows customers to change their password.
- [woocommerce_reset_password] – Displays the reset password form.
- [woocommerce_edit_account] – Allows users to update their account information.
How to Use WooCommerce Shortcodes
WooCommerce shortcodes can be added directly to any page or post. For instance, to display a grid of featured products on your homepage, use the following shortcode:
[featured_products per_page="4"]
Learn More About WooCommerce Shortcodes
For more details on each shortcode and its parameters, you can refer to these resources: