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06/30/2017 10:22:00 AM (9 years ago)
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    1 === WPMerchant - Masterful E-Commerce ===
     1=== WPMerchant - Simple eCommerce ===
    22Contributors:  WPMerchant, benshadle, leeshadle
    33Donate link: wpmerchant.com/team
     
    77Stable tag: 4.5.7
    88
    9 Start making money by easily and professionally selling anything on your website.
     9Powerful and simple way to collect payments for anything you are selling on your website.
    1010
    1111== Description ==
     12Create a payment button in 4 easy steps (this took us less than a minute to set up):
     131) Connect to Stripe
     142) Create a Product
     153) Copy the Shortcode
     164) Add the shortcode to your post or page
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    13 My brother Lee and I were sick of paying $200, $300, $400, $500+ dollars every year on other e-commerce plugins and their extensions.   We decided to build WPMerchant so that anyone can afford to start professionally selling products online; so that anyone can get the highest possible value at the lowest possible cost; so that anyone can start making money today, on their couch, by selling products/widgets/etc using WPMerchant. WPMerchant is the quickest, easiest, cheapest and most professional way to create an online store on WordPress. WPMerchant is the quickest, easiest, cheapest and most professional way to create an online store on WordPress.  This plugin allows you to create an online store where you can sell Single Products or Product Bundles.
     18We built WPMerchant so that anyone can use simple, effective and innovative one click checkout technology to sell their products online; so that your customers can have the quickest possible fully integrated purchase flow (they aren't redirected to another site); so that you don't have to pay $200, $300, $400, or $500+ per year to keep your premium extensions updated; AND, most importantly, so that anyone can start making money today by selling products/widgets/etc using WPMerchant. WPMerchant is the quickest, easiest and most effective way to create an online store that produces sales.
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    15 We pride ourselves on providing the easiest on-boarding experience of any e-commerce plugin. You can connect to Stripe or MailChimp using your credentials instead of searching for API Keys (leave that junk to us). 
     20= Simple One Click Checkout for Customers =
     21Customers don't have to use the outdated flow of adding an item to a cart, viewing the cart, and then finally proceeding to checkout - geesh.  We make our customer checkout process as simple as possible to give you a better chance at converting a lead into a sale! After clicking on your custom payment button, your customer can purchase a single product, multiple products or a product bundle.  As such, your customers can check out much faster than on competing eCommerce plugins - which means the money gets into your pocket fast. 
    1622
    17 When a product is purchased, the customer is charged for that product and is automatically subscribed to the MailChimp list that you provide.  We are using Stripe Checkout for this version but we offer additional versions that support custom Stripe Integration (as well as other payment processors and mailing list providers), the ability to sell Subscriptions, the creation of Membership sites and Marketplace sites, and much more. 
     23Check out a working example of a WPMerchant powered site at [TemplateLauncher.com](http://www.templatelauncher.com/services). Click on the BUY NOW button under the PAID LAUNCH column.
    1824
    19 We'll share our tricks to getting more traffic to your site and to analyzing that traffic to get more sales.
     25This version of WPMerchant provides the following features:
     26* One Click Ordering for your customers
     27* Create, Edit and Sell Products and/or Product Bundles on your website. 
     28* One Click Connect to your Payment Processor (ie Stripe - specifically Stripe Checkout)
     29* One Click Connect to your Mailing List Provider (ie MailChimp)
     30* Subscribe users to a MailChimp list on successful purchase
     31* Redirect a user to a Thank you page after checkout or display a custom message to customer on successful purchase
     32* [Check out our site for our full feature list](http://www.wpmerchant.com)
    2033
    21 We're on a coding tear right now so get feature updates by subscribing at [WPMerchant.com](http://www.wpmerchant.com/ "Easily Sell Products Online")
     34= Best in Class Setup Process =
     35We pride ourselves on providing the easiest on-boarding experience of any eCommerce plugin. You can connect to a payment processor (ie Stripe) or a mailing list provider (ie MailChimp) using your credentials instead of searching for API Keys (leave that junk to us!). 
     36
     37Again, create a payment button in just 4 easy steps:
     381) Connect to Stripe
     392) Create a Product
     403) Copy the Shortcode
     414) Add the shortcode to your post or page
     42
     43If you already have a Stripe account, this will take you 1 minute or less to set up. If you don't have a Stripe account, it will likely take you around 5 minutes to set up.
     44
     45If you want to subscribe a user to your MailChimp Mailing List on successful purchase, connect to MailChimp as well.
     46
     47= Simplicty in Everything =
     48We try to simplify the whole process; from connecting to payment processors and mailing list providers, to creating products, to managing products, to managing orders, to analyzing sales, to increasing sales, etc.  We want to make your life easier than all of the other eCommerce plugins and platforms out there.  We are always striving to simplify; [shoot us over any ideas you may have](http://www.wpmerchant.com).
     49
     50= Fully Integrated Payment Processor =
     51We want your site to be taken seriously and to look as professional as possible.  Therefore, while our competitors offer product checkout through offsite payment providers for free, we are providing you with a FREE fully integrated and simple payment processor (specifically Stripe Checkout).  This means that your customers never leave your site; which makes it incredibly easy for them to purchase your product(s) immediately.
     52
     53= Mailing List Integration =
     54When a product is purchased, your customer is charged for that product and is automatically subscribed to the MailChimp list that you provide. 
     55
     56= Growth Tips =
     57We're passionate about helping you find leads and convert those leads into sales. We'll share our tips and tricks to getting more traffic to your site and to analyzing that traffic to get more sales.  In addition to extensive experience building websites (on WordPress and in custom environments) for clients and for ourselves, we founded a company called [TemplateLauncher](https://www.templatelauncher.com) that focuses on building high end landing pages for LeadPages.net customers.  We want to help anyone improve their sales funnel to get more leads and to get more sales. We might give you a free landing page if you're lucky!
     58
     59= Service Oriented =
     60We make customer service a priority.  If you have a problem, you can send us a service request through the plugin. If you can't find where to submit it, send it [here](http://www.wpmerchant.com).
     61
     62= Premium Versions at a Lower Cost =
     63Sick of paying $200, $300, $400, $500+ dollars every year on updating extensions with other eCommerce plugins.
     64We offer additional premium versions of WPMerchant at much more affordable prices than our competitors. 
     65
     66In addition to WPMerchant Basic, we offer [WPMerchant Professional](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Professional") and [WPMerchant Membership](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Membership").  You can find these versions at [WPMerchant.com/Pricing](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "Cutting Edge eCommerce").
     67
     68[WPMerchant Professional](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Professional") allows you to create custom payment forms with the wpmerchant form shortcode.  You also have the ability to get recurring revenue by creating subscription plans for your users. 
     69
     70[WPMerchant Membership](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Membership") allows you to turn any WordPress website into a membership website.  You also get access to the features offered in WPMerchant Basic and WPMerchant Professional.  Furthermore, we give you the ability to customize your WordPress login page to make your membership site more professional.
     71
     72If you have a feature suggestion, shoot it on over, we'd love to hear it!
     73
     74We're on a coding tear right now, so you can get feature updates by subscribing at [WPMerchant.com](http://www.wpmerchant.com/ "Start making money by simply and professionally selling anything on your website")
    2275
    2376== Installation ==
     
    51104== Frequently Asked Questions ==
    52105
     106= How long does it typically take to set up an eCommerce site with WPMerchant? =
     107It takes either 1 minute to less than a minute or 5 minutes (depending on if you have Stripe or MailChimp accounts already)
     108
    53109= What are the fees associated with the payment processor? =
    54110
     
    59115Stripe
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     117= What mailing list provider do you use? =
     118
     119MailChimp
     120
    61121= How do I edit the message displayed to the user after successful purchase? =
    62122
    63123Go to WPMerchant settings and change the Thank You Message to what you want it to be.  We'll likely change the width but at the moment keep it super short so that it fits within the message container.
     124
     125= Are there other versions of WPMerchant? =
     126Yes. In addition to WPMerchant Basic, we offer [WPMerchant Professional](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Professional") and [WPMerchant Membership](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Membership").  You can find these versions at [WPMerchant.com/Pricing](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "Update your eCommerce Capabilities").
     127
     128[WPMerchant Professional](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Professional") includes a payment form shortcode along with the ability to create subscription plans. 
     129
     130[WPMerchant Membership](http://www.wpmerchant.com/pricing/ "WPMerchant Membership") allows you to turn any WordPress website into a membership website.  You also get access to the features offered in WPMerchant Basic and WPMerchant Professional.  Furthermore, we give you the ability to customize your WordPress login page to make your membership site more professional.
    64131
    65132== Screenshots ==
     
    75142== Changelog ==
    76143
     144= 2.0 =
     145* Updated Stripe and MailChimp API libraries
     146* Added Cost Shortcode
     147* Compatible with PHP 7
     148* Refactored codebase
     149* Updated Product Meta Box Settings so that in stock is default
     150* Add a button shortcode Meta Box to make it easier to copy and paste shortcode into a page or post
     151* Redirect user to a page after purchase
     152
     153
    77154= 1.0 =
    78155* Create and Sell Products using Stripe as the payment processor.  We specifically use Stripe's Checkout functionality.
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