Complete guide to WooCommerce shortcodes

WooCommerce is the leading ecommerce plugin for WordPress, empowering millions of businesses to transform their websites into robust online stores. However, many people are unaware of its shortcodes.

This guide explains everything you need to know about WooCommerce shortcodes, from essential shortcodes that display products and manage carts to advanced customizations for tailored user experiences.

Let’s explore how these tiny code snippets can significantly impact your ecommerce website.

What are shortcodes?

Shortcodes were introduced in WordPress 2.5 back in 2008. They are small pieces of code enclosed in square brackets like this: [shortcode]. They act as placeholders that tell WordPress to execute