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      Getting started with WooCommerce

      A guide on installing WooCommerce and how the fields map when syncing sales.

      Is there a demo?

      Here is a demo:

      Prerequisites

      Here are the prerequisites:

      • Your website must have an SSL certificate.
      • If you have a security plugin, whitelist the Connex for QuickBooks IP address 40.71.11.165. If you are unsure if you have a security plugin, contact your website developer.
      • GoDaddy, BlueHost, or Media Temple are incompatible hosts. These companies have WooCommerce performance issues. In many cases, they place too many websites on one server and the sites load very slow. The sync could be intermittent with these companies.
      • Our own website is hosting on Kinsta and we are very happy!

      Enable Legacy API

      Connex uses the legacy API to pull your website's timezone and a list of refunds, and a list of recently modified sales. To enable the API, follow these steps:

      1. Log into WooCommerce.
      2. On the left, click WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > REST API.
      3. Enable the legacy API.

      WooCommerce

      Our software uses a special WooCommerce user name and password, known as a consumer key and secret, from your website. To pair your site, follow these steps:

      1. Login to Connex for QuickBooks.
      2. On the dashboard, click add a new connection.
      3. In the wizard, choose WooCommerce.
      4. Enter your URL, prefixed by https (i.e. https://www.yourwebsite.com).
      5. Click submit.
      6. On the dialog box that appears, click continue.
      7. Follow the on-screen instructions. You will be asked to login and click the accept button. If Connex says pairing failure, click the link to pair manually. Generate keys manually and enter them into Connex. 
      8. Upon completing these steps, you are redirected to the configure page of our software.

      WooCommerce Pairing Failure

      Connex for QuickBooks will try to auto-generate a special user name and password to pair your website and our solution. If your website does not auto generate the special credentials, you can easily obtain and add them to your website.

      Generate Keys

      To generate the keys, see generate API keys in this help article. Open a support ticket with us and we will add the key manually.

      Enter Credentials

      To enter your pairing credentials, click update login on our dashboard. Enter the consumer key and secret.

      How do I run a manual sync with WooCommerce and Connex?

      With WooCommerce, there is a field called order ID and order number. Usually, these fields are the same. On occasion, they are different. You can find an order ID in the URL, when you open the WooCommerce sale:

      1. In WooCommerce, go to WooCommerce and click orders.
      2. Click on a sale: 
      3. In the URL, note the post: https://woocommerceconnexdemo.kinsta.cloud/wp-admin/post.php?post=47&action=edit:
      4. Log into Connex.
      5. Click manual sync.
      6. Enter a comma separate list of IDs.

      If you do not have post IDs, you can sync by date. Log into Connex. Click manual sync. Enter the a date range where the sale was created. In this case, enter September 28th.

      How do the fields map with QuickBooks and WooCommerce?

      Click here to view a guide.