WP Ecommerce Documentation

Mon, Jun 30, 2008

So….it’s finally here! After many, many hours of research and developing, the WP ECommerce Bible is available. The poplular WP ECommerce plugin for Wordpress, is an impressive ecommerce plugin for Wordpress to say the least, all that was missing was proper documentation. So after months of finding fixes, tips and tricks and getting to learn the plugin inside and out, myself and writing partner Arbie (crn-web.com) compiled the WP Ecommerce Bible.

It’s filled with over 120 pages of quality content, around 50 illustrative screenshots, and more than a dozen helpful text files for easy copy/paste. If you’ve ever wanted to know anything at all about this plugin, you’ll find it in the Bible. It’s currently up-to-date with WP ECommerce version 3.6.7 which is set to be released this week. All minor version updates will be included at no additional cost once you’ve purchased the Bible, so when there is an update or new version, you’re not stuck…just download a new copy and your activation key will open it as well.

We’re really proud of this documentation and believe it to be a very important part of setting up a successful installation of WP Ecommerce on your Wordpress site.

You can find the Bible here: www.wpecommercebible.com

Pick up a copy and then come back and tell me what you think!

So, until next time…

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11 Comments For This Post

Vin Thomas had this to say :
July 14th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

c’mon…no mac support?!?

Connie R had this to say :
July 24th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

The WP-Ecommerce Bible is now available for Macs! I purchased it last week and think the information in it is thoughtfully laid out to be as helpful and straight forward as any documentation can get. The Ecom Bible is well organized AND entertaining! It walks you thru the whole process of installing the WP-Ecommerce plugin, helps you understand all the settings, how to take advantage of SEO and RSS, etc. It’s an easy read. I highly recommend purchasing it. Well worth the price!

Michael Whitson had this to say :
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:12 pm

I think that its kinda dumb that we have to pay in order to understand how to use the dang program! I spent over $65 last night on different modules and gold cart. I think it should be included with gold cart or at least discounted dramatically because the documentation cost’s more than the actual program! IT MAKE’s NO SENSE AT ALL!
I do appreciate you creating it though, but I think personally think that its more trouble then it’s really worth and I wish I could get my money back, if I can get the stupid thing to work properly

Arbie had this to say :
August 12th, 2008 at 9:30 am

Hmmm…block caps - you must be cross. Surprised that you are posting on Shayne’s website about the lack of documentation from Instinct though.
He spotted a problem - and fixed it. If you want the fix, the price is $37 (about half what you paid for your modules) - if you don’t then you don’t have to.
Your issue isn’t with Shayne and the Bible though - it is with Instinct and their plugin - perhaps your comments would be better voiced on their forum rather than Shayne’s comments?

Jeff Gordon had this to say :
September 10th, 2008 at 1:23 pm

You MUST buy this book! The plugin is free… these folks aren’t the folks who created the plugin, they’re just REALLY knowledgeable about how to get it working. Oh, and they’re really nice guys, as well!

Michael Shearer had this to say :
December 4th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

Shayne,

Does the Bible include how to edit the back-end files or would that be best done with a support ticket?

I am trying to turn this into a “free shopping cart” where people select expensive equipment they are interested in and submit it via form so my company knows what the person is interested in before contacting.

However, I need to change some of the default verbiage, like removing price and PnP from being displayed at all.

Kindly,

Michael

shayne had this to say :
December 4th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

Michael,

It does talk about stuff like that…although I’m not sure how in depth you want…so it might be best to get a support ticket (or 2 depending on how much you want changed) and get it done.

nomad-one had this to say :
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:40 am

Hi guys, nice work on this documentation, I agree the creators needed help getting word out on how to use it and you guys have filled the gap. Is there any information about payment gateway integration in the guide? I’m looking for help with getting this thing integrated with a specific payment gateway

shayne had this to say :
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm

The Bible does not talk about integrating particular payment gateways into the plugin…it only goes over what is built into the plugin.

nomad-one had this to say :
December 28th, 2008 at 8:16 am

Is there any other way of purchasing this download, I don’t have a credit card and cant make any online payments!

shayne had this to say :
December 28th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

Unfortunately, Paypal is the only payment option at this time.

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Vin Thomas had this to say :
July 14th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

c’mon…no mac support?!?
Connie R had this to say :
July 24th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

The WP-Ecommerce Bible is now available for Macs! I purchased it last week and think the information in it is thoughtfully laid out to be as helpful and straight forward as any documentation can get. The Ecom Bible is well organized AND entertaining! It walks you thru the whole process of installing the WP-Ecommerce plugin, helps you understand all the settings, how to take advantage of SEO and RSS, etc. It’s an easy read. I highly recommend purchasing it. Well worth the price!
Michael Whitson had this to say :
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:12 pm

I think that its kinda dumb that we have to pay in order to understand how to use the dang program! I spent over $65 last night on different modules and gold cart. I think it should be included with gold cart or at least discounted dramatically because the documentation cost’s more than the actual program! IT MAKE’s NO SENSE AT ALL!
I do appreciate you creating it though, but I think personally think that its more trouble then it’s really worth and I wish I could get my money back, if I can get the stupid thing to work properly
Arbie had this to say :
August 12th, 2008 at 9:30 am

Hmmm…block caps - you must be cross. Surprised that you are posting on Shayne’s website about the lack of documentation from Instinct though.
He spotted a problem - and fixed it. If you want the fix, the price is $37 (about half what you paid for your modules) - if you don’t then you don’t have to.
Your issue isn’t with Shayne and the Bible though - it is with Instinct and their plugin - perhaps your comments would be better voiced on their forum rather than Shayne’s comments?
Jeff Gordon had this to say :
September 10th, 2008 at 1:23 pm

You MUST buy this book! The plugin is free… these folks aren’t the folks who created the plugin, they’re just REALLY knowledgeable about how to get it working. Oh, and they’re really nice guys, as well!
Michael Shearer had this to say :
December 4th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

Shayne,

Does the Bible include how to edit the back-end files or would that be best done with a support ticket?

I am trying to turn this into a “free shopping cart” where people select expensive equipment they are interested in and submit it via form so my company knows what the person is interested in before contacting.

However, I need to change some of the default verbiage, like removing price and PnP from being displayed at all.

Kindly,

Michael
shayne had this to say :
December 4th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

Michael,

It does talk about stuff like that…although I’m not sure how in depth you want…so it might be best to get a support ticket (or 2 depending on how much you want changed) and get it done.
nomad-one had this to say :
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:40 am

Hi guys, nice work on this documentation, I agree the creators needed help getting word out on how to use it and you guys have filled the gap. Is there any information about payment gateway integration in the guide? I’m looking for help with getting this thing integrated with a specific payment gateway
shayne had this to say :
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm

The Bible does not talk about integrating particular payment gateways into the plugin…it only goes over what is built into the plugin.
nomad-one had this to say :
December 28th, 2008 at 8:16 am

Is there any other way of purchasing this download, I don’t have a credit card and cant make any online payments!
shayne had this to say :
December 28th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

Unfortunately, Paypal is the only payment option at this time.

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