Installing the UltraCart Wordpress Plugin
- 1 Overview
- 2 Installation
- 2.1 Installing the plugin
- 2.2 Configuring items to display in the Wordpress site.
- 2.2.1 Q: Adding an Item list to my site?
- 2.2.2 Q: Add a single item to my site?
- 2.2.3 Q: Add just an items price to the site?
- 2.2.4 Q: Add a buy button to my site?
- 2.2.5 Q: Add a view cart link to my site?
- 2.2.6 Q: How do I add a product thumbnail to the "mini cart" (shopping cart snapshot that pops out of the right side of page after the item is added)?
- 2.2.7 Q: How do I add a direct checkout link?
- 2.2.8 Q: How do I add a cart icon to a checkout or view cart link?
- 2.2.9 Q: Link the list item to the single item page?
- 2.2.10 Q: I upgraded to the latest version of the plugin and my main menu no longer has a view cart link. What happened, and how to I fix it?
- 2.2.11 Q: Does the plugin support multiple currencies?
- 2.2.12 Q: What are the tracking scripts associated with the WordPress plugin integration?
- 3 Inspecting and the Log
- 4 Disconnecting and Reconnecting the Wordpress Plugin to Resolve Credentials Errors Issues
- 5 Troubleshooting FAQ
Overview
The Ultracart WordPress plugin provides a quick and easy integration of your UltraCart account with your WordPress hosted website.
This document will detail the steps to installing the UltraCart WordPress Plugin.
Installation
Getting Started
Install The plugin and Activate the plugin
Connect your site to UltraCart via Settings → UltraCart
Add eCommerce components to your site
NOTE: You can Install UltraCart eCommerce - Shopping Cart via the WordPress plugin directory, or by uploading the files manually to your server.
After becoming an UltraCart merchant, use the plugin to connect your accounts and authorize your site to use UltraCart via Settings → UltraCart in the WordPress admin menu.
Installing the plugin
The UltraCart WordPress plugin is located at the following URL:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultracart-ecommerce-shopping-cart/
Click Download to begin the installation
Installing the UltraCart Wordpress Plugin
Log into your Wordpress account, then from the main menu, click Plugins, then click Add New
Search the Plugins for Ultracart
Click Install Now button for the UltraCart Plugin
After the plugin installs, you'll be prompted to 'Activate' the plugin. Click the activate button.
The UltraCart Wordpress plugin is now installed:
UltraCart Wordpress Plugin Settings
After the Plugin has been installed and activated, you can access the plugin settings by
clicking the 'Settings' from the Wordpress main menu, then clicking UltraCart in the submenu that appears:
You'll be presented with the UC Wordpress settings:
Upon installation of the UltraCart Wordpress plugin, item synching will be triggered. This will take a few moments to complete.
There are a few options that can be configured:
Option | Description | Recommended |
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Disable Passive Branding | When enabled, the UltraCart Passive Branding will be disabled. |
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Enable UltraCart Analytics | When enabled, the UltraCart Analytics script will be inserted into the Wordpress pages. | Yes |
Enable UltraCart Analytics Screen Recording | When enabled, the UltraCart Analytics script will load with an optional flag set to instruct it to also capture screen recording data. This can only be enabled if "Enable UltraCart Analytics" is also enabled. To learn more about UltraCart Screen Recordings and Heatmaps, read more about it at StoreFront Recordings |
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Secure Host Name (Optional) | The wordpress plugin makes the assignment automatically by looking at the host address of the URL when adding an item to the cart. If the domain of the wordpress site matches a domain assigned to one of your storefront hosts, it will will use that one (i.e. - www.yourdomain.com and you have secure.yourdomain.com then it will use that storefront when the customer checks out). Alternatively, if the wordpress website domain matches the subdomain portion of your storefront using the Ultracart built in host addresses, it will use that storefront: www.yourdomain.com, yourdomain.ultracartstore.com or yourdomain.ultracartdev.com if the storefront host does not exist. |
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The 'Menu Options' section of the UltraCart Wordpress plugin settings allow you to customize the Wordpress menus
with "View cart/Checkout" links.
Configuring items to display in the Wordpress site.
Import Note About Item Configuration
Please make sure to configure our items in the UltraCart Item Management area prior to assigning them to your Wordpress site.
Specifically, make sure that your items have the following required minimum fields configured:
Item ID
Item Image
Title
Cost
Weight (0.00 for non-shippable items, and a accurate weight for shippable items.)
Q: Adding an Item list to my site?
A: Go to a page or post editor and click the button to add an item list. Search for the item and add it to the page. Simply add the shortcode:
[ucitem_list itemids="blonderoast,darkroast,mediumroast"]
Q: Add a single item to my site?
A: Go to a page or post editor, and click the button to add the item. Search for the item and add it to the page. Simply add the shortcode:
[ucitem itemid="Hat"]
Q: Add just an items price to the site?
A: Go to a page or post editor, and click the button to add the price. Search for the item and add it to the page. Simply add the shortcode:
[uc_price itemid="Hat"]
Example: