Learn how to make a dropshipping website with WordPress in this full length tutorial. You can take a look at the site I make here.
To make the site we'll be using WordPress, Woocommerce and the AlipDropship plugin. With this combination, the site works pretty much the same way a shopify + Oberlo website works, including:
- Easily add products from Aliexpress
- Adjust the pricing with your markup
- Use any Woocommerce theme you like
- Take payment using Paypal, Stripe or any of the other many payment gateways available for Woocommerce
- Easily fulfil orders on AliExpress with the click of the button and much more!
Things you'll need
Other things mentioned
Code Snippets
Here's the code mentioned:
Hide Sidebars in Woocommerce Functions code
add_action( 'get_header', 'remove_storefront_sidebar' ); function remove_storefront_sidebar() { if ( is_woocommerce() ) { remove_action( 'storefront_sidebar', 'storefront_get_sidebar', 10 ); } }Hide Sidebars in Woocommerce CSS
body.woocommerce #primary { float: none; width: 100%; }Thanks to Nicola for these..
Homepage Parallax image CSS Text adjustments
.adamrob_parallax_postcontent h1 { text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 1px; } .adamrob_parallax_postcontent h3 { text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 1px; } .home h1.entry-title { display: none; }Chapters
00:04:09 - What you’re going to need
00:06:17 - Setting up your hosting
00:12:57 - Repointing an existing domain name
00:15:51 - Installing WordPress
00:19:33 - Changing your WordPress password
00:21:12 - Removing unused plugins
00:23:21 - Installing Woocommerce
00:27:42 - Installing the AliDrophship Plugins
00:30:48 - Create a homepage with default template
00:31:53 - Adding products from AliExpress
00:39:34 - Editing Products on your site
00:40:25 - Adjusting product prices to add your margin
00:42:42 - Removing the sidebar
00:46:01 - Setting shipping rates
00:49:58 - Setting up Paypal to take payments
00:53:27 - Placing a test order
00:55:24 - Fulfilling Orders
00:58:33 - Making Paypal Live
00:59:16 - Removing the sidebar from the checkout pages
01:00:29 - Adding your logo and site icon
01:04:09 - Customising the menu navigation
01:05:46 - Making Products live
01:06:39 - Adding images to your product categories
01:08:50 - Adding a parallax image to the homepage
01:18:38 - Customising the website footer
01:21:29 - Adding pages like “About us”, “privacy policy” etc
01:26:00 - Adjusting the URL Permalink structure
01:27:32 - Securing your site with an SSL Certificate
01:30:48 - Adding Google Analytics
Good luck with your site. Once you're done, share it in the comments 🙂
