=== Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart === 
Contributors: Ecwid
Tags: ecommerce, e-commerce, storefront, online store, sell
Requires at least: 3.7
Tested up to: 5.7
Stable tag: 6.10.12

Powerful, easy to use ecommerce shopping cart. Sell on Facebook and Instagram. iPhone & Android apps. Superb support. Free plan available.

== Description ==
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart is everything you need to add an online store to your WordPress site. Powerful, easy-to-use and Gutenberg-friendly. Over 1 million sellers in 175 countries, 45 languages supported. PayPal, Stripe and 40 more payment options. Real-time shipping integrations. Selling on Instagram and Facebook.

### Automatic Shipping and Taxes

The Ecwid ecommerce plugin integrates with major carriers including USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post, Australia Post, and others to automatically calculate shipping rates. Taxes are also automated and can be set-up in a few clicks.  Automated tax rate calculations are available for the U.S., Canada, and EU VAT.  Additionally, integration with TaxJar provides automatic sales tax reporting and filing in the U.S.

### Sell on Facebook and Instagram

Add your online store to Facebook and sell to millions of Facebook and Instagram users. No addons needed. Ecwid will automatically synchronize your products, customers, orders and inventory between your WordPress and Facebook storefronts. Ecwid is the **#1 e-commerce app on Facebook**. Join!

### eCommerce Mobile Apps

Ecwid Shopping Cart provides free mobile applications for iOS and Android to manage your store and sell on the go. Scan products, track inventory, manage sales and accept payments using your mobile device as a POS station. Your ecommerce data is automatically synchronized with your Wordpress shopping cart, Facebook store and other online storefronts.

### Unlimited Storage, Automatic Backups and Seamless Upgrades

With the Ecwid Shopping Cart, your online store data is fully hosted on our secure servers. Regardless of the WordPress hosting service you use, your Ecwid online store includes:

* unlimited storage
* regular backups
* seamless upgrades and security updates

So you don't need to worry about software updates, security patches and server maintenance – we do that for you. Your online store gets all the new ecommerce features and bug fixes automatically.

### PCI DSS validated Level 1 Service Provider

Ecwid Shopping Cart is PCI DSS Level 1 certified, which is the gold standard for e-commerce solutions worldwide. This means that Ecwid helps your online store meet the security requirements of the bank you do business with.

### Superb Support

Friendly and knowledgeable support experts available 24/5 so you can get immediate help when you need it. Support options include email, e-commerce community forums, chat and phone support.

### Sell Everywhere

With Ecwid, you can include your ecommerce shop on multiple websites, blogs, social sites and ecommerce marketplaces like *Amazon*, *eBay* and *Google Shopping* and sell simultaneously everywhere. Add your online store to as many sites as you want, manage it from one place.

### Mobile Responsive Design

Ecwid works great on any Wordpress site, especially those running on mobile-optimized themes. Your online store looks perfect on smartphones and automatically adapts to your customer’s screen size: laptops, tablets, smart TVs or smart watches. Check out this [demo](https://ecwid.to/ecwid-demo-store)

### Hundreds of extensions and powerful API

There is a lot of in-house and third party extensions built on the Ecwid Ecommerce APIs. You can find a ready made plugin extending features of your online storefront the way you want or build a custom addon yourself. The existing family of third party plugins include tax automation apps like TaxJar, fulfilment services like ShipStation, customer support tools like LiveChat and many others.

### Your Favorite Free Plugin

Ecwid offers a free plan that’s always available with no hidden setup charges or transaction fees. Get your online store up and running at zero cost. As your online shop grows, Ecwid grows with you. When the time is right, consider upgrading to one of our premium plans to get more robust features and preferred support. See also: [Ecwid plan and pricing](https://ecwid.to/ecwid-pricing)

### See Ecwid In Action

* [Demo Store](https://ecwid.to/ecwid-demo-store "Ecwid demo")
* [Ecwid Ecommerce Control panel](https://ecwid.to/ecwid-store-control-panel "Ecwid Control Panel") (you will be able to create a free Ecwid account)
* [Showcase](https://ecwid.to/ecwid-wp-site)

### Ecwid Site

* [www.ecwid.com](https://ecwid.to/ecwid-wp-site "Ecwid site")

### Terms of usage

The plugin uses the Ecwid ecommerce cloud services (www.ecwid.com). Your store data is securely hosted with Ecwid under the terms and conditions listed here: 

* [Term of Service](https://www.ecwid.com/terms-of-service)
* [Privacy Policy](https://www.ecwid.com/privacy-policy)

The plugin uses CDN services by AWS Cloudfront to speed up user stores. It is managed by the Ecwid Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and [AWS Customer Agreement](https://aws.amazon.com/agreement/).

== Installation ==

### Automatic installation (the easiest way)

1. In your Wordpress admin backend, navigate to *Plugins → Add New*
1. Under Search, type in `Ecwid` and click *Search*
1. In the search results find the *Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart* plugin and click *Install now* to install it
1. When plugin is installed click *Activate Plugin* link
1. Navigate to *Ecwid Store → General* page in your Wordpress admin backend and follow the instruction provided there

### Alternative ways

**Uploading the plugin zip archive in Wordpress admin backend**

1. Download Ecwid plugin from this page (click *Download* button)
1. In your Wordpress admin backend, navigate to *Plugins → Add new*
1. Click *Upload* link and choose the saved zip file in the appeared dialog window.
1. Click *Install*

**Uploading plugin folder to Wordpress directory on your server**

1. Download Ecwid plugin from this page (click *Download* button)
1. Unpack the downloaded zip archive
1. Upload ecwid-shopping-cart directory from the archive to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory on your server

Please refer to this article for the details and troubleshooting on plugin installation in Wordpress:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins

== Screenshots ==

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== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How secure is this plugin? Is my store PCI DSS compliant? =

Ecwid is PCI DSS Level 1 certified shopping cart plugin – the gold standard for e-commerce solutions worldwide. This helps your online store meet the security requirements of the bank you do business with. [More details](https://help.ecwid.com/customer/portal/articles/1085017-wordpress-downloadable#secureplugin)

= How much does Ecwid cost? =

Ecwid shopping cart plans vary by number of products, types of ecommerce functionality, and level of support.
* Free - Up to 10 products
* Venture - $15/month
* Business - $35/month
* Unlimited - $99/month
Pro Tip: you can save money by enrolling in our annual plans. For more information, check out our [pricing page](https://ecwid.to/ecwid-pricing).

= How can I manage my online shop from a mobile device? =

Ecwid shopping cart provides mobile applications for iOS and Android to manage your online store and sell on the go. Scan products, track inventory, manage sales and accept payments using your mobile device as a POS station. [More details on Ecwid mobile apps](https://www.ecwid.com/ecwid-mobile).

= How do I set up a storefront on Facebook with Ecwid shopping cart? =

You can add your online shop to any web presence, including your Facebook business page. Ecwid plugin will automatically synchronize products, customers, orders and inventory between your WordPress and Facebook storefronts. [More details](https://support.ecwid.com/hc/en-us/articles/207101259-Wordpress-downloadable-#addtoFacebook).

= How can I add a shopping cart widget to my site sidebar? =

You can add a product search box, shopping cart widget and other tools on the Appearance/Widgets page here in your site admin. [Read more about Ecwid sidebar widgets](https://support.ecwid.com/hc/en-us/articles/207101259-Wordpress-downloadable-#Sidebarwidgets).

= How do I add my store products to a sitemap? =

To create a sitemap for your WordPress shop, we recommend using the fully compatible [Google XML Sitemaps](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/) or [Yoast WordPress SEO](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/) plugins. Generating a sitemap that contains links to store categories and product pages will help index your pages faster. Please note that the store sitemap option is only available to paid Ecwid users.

= How do I add store categories to the site menu? =

You can add the store categories menu to your site menu to help your customers easily navigate your online shop. Just open "Appearance > Menus" in your WordPress control panel and add the "Store with Categories Menu" item to your site menu. A drop-down menu containing your store categories will automatically appear on your site.

= How do I migrate my shop from Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Selz or Easy Digital Downloads? =

You can use Ecwid’s built-in import tools to copy your store products from any other shopping cart to Ecwid. Find more details in the [Import-Export article in the Ecwid shopping cart help center](  https://support.ecwid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000049040-Migrating-to-Ecwid-from-WooCommerce).

* [Ecwid Help Center](http://help.ecwid.com "Ecwid Help")

== Changelog == 

= 6.10.12 - Apr 14, 2021 =
- Improvements for compatibility of the shopping cart category menu with WPML plugin. Some ecommerce sites had an issue with category names in multilingual mode when enabling the WPML plugin. We've fixed that.
- Improvements for the single product blocks added via the Ecwid shopping cart plugin. We enhanced the SEO structured product data for Gutenberg blocks to make them meet the latest Google recommendations.
- Minor fixes and improvements.

[See full changelog](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ecwid/ecwid-wordpress-plugin/master/CHANGELOG.txt)