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# Ecommerce Plugin
Sell from your WordPress site without WooCommerce — the Hostinger Ecommerce plugin connects WordPress to a Hostinger Ecommerce store for products, cart, and checkout.
The **Hostinger Ecommerce** plugin turns your WordPress site into a storefront for a [Hostinger Ecommerce](https://www.hostinger.com/ecommerce) store. You manage products, orders, inventory, payments, and shipping in Hostinger Ecommerce; WordPress shows your products and cart alongside your content, theme, and SEO.
You don't need WooCommerce. WordPress becomes one of your store's **sales channels**, next to any other storefronts you run.
The plugin is currently in beta.
* **Requires:** WordPress 6.0 or later, PHP 8.1 or later, and a Hostinger hosting plan
* **Availability:** only for sites hosted with Hostinger; not listed on WordPress.org
## Install the plugin
### On an existing WordPress site
1. In hPanel, go to **Websites** → your website → **Dashboard**.
2. Open **WordPress** → **Overview**.
3. Under **Recommended installations**, open the **Plugins** tab and click **Install** next to **Hostinger Ecommerce Plugin**.
You can also install it from the **Discover** tab in [Hostinger Hub](/wordpress/hostinger-plugins/easy-onboarding.md#discover).
### As a new WordPress storefront
From Hostinger Ecommerce, go to **Store Manager** → **Sales channels** → **Add sales channel** and choose **WordPress**. This creates a new WordPress site with the plugin already installed and connected. How many sales channels you can add depends on your plan.
## Connect your store
1. In the WordPress admin, go to **Hostinger** → **Ecommerce**. If no other Hostinger plugins are installed, **Ecommerce** appears directly in the menu.
2. Click **Connect your Ecommerce**.
3. Choose an existing store, or click **Create a new Ecommerce Store** and enter a **Store name**, **Country**, and **Currency**.
Once connected, the status shows **Connected** and **Visit store** opens your storefront.
## Get ready to sell
Customers can't buy until the store has at least one payment method — until then, buy buttons are disabled. If you sell physical products, also set up shipping. The plugin shows reminders with **Add Payment Method** and **Add Shipping method**, which take you to Hostinger Ecommerce.
### Payments
Set up payment methods in Hostinger Ecommerce under **Settings** → **Payments**. See the [Hostinger Ecommerce](https://www.hostinger.com/ecommerce) documentation for the methods available in your country.
### Products
Add products in Hostinger Ecommerce under **Products** → **Add product** — physical and digital products, services, gift cards, and donations — or bulk-upload them with **Import products**. New products appear on your WordPress site automatically.
## Your storefront
When you connect a store, the plugin creates the pages your shop needs:
| Page | Address |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| **Products** | `yourdomain.com/products` |
| **Cart** | `yourdomain.com/cart` |
| Product pages | `yourdomain.com/product/product-name` |
| Thank-you page | `yourdomain.com/thank-you` |
Products and Cart are regular WordPress pages you can edit. Product pages and the thank-you page are generated by the plugin.
### Checkout and the thank-you page
When customers check out, they're taken to Hostinger Ecommerce's secure checkout to pay. If they cancel, they return to the cart.
After a successful payment, customers land on the thank-you page on your site. It confirms the order was received, tells them a confirmation email with the order details is on its way, and links back to your products with **Continue shopping**. Order details such as the order number are in the confirmation email, not on the page.
> **Tip:** Developers can replace the thank-you page design by adding a `hostinger-ecommerce/thank-you.php` template to the theme.
### Show products on other pages
| Where | How |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Block editor** | Add the **Hostinger Ecommerce Products List** block |
| **Elementor** | Drag the **Hostinger Ecommerce Products List** widget onto the page |
| **Anywhere else** | Use the `[hostinger_ecommerce_products]` shortcode for the product list, or `[hostinger_ecommerce_cart]` for the cart |
## Troubleshooting
### Buy buttons are disabled
The store has no payment method yet — hovering over the button shows "Purchases are unavailable until the store adds a payment method." Add one in Hostinger Ecommerce under **Settings** → **Payments**.
### The plugin shows a connection error
Click **Reconnect** and connect the store again. Your store, products, and orders in Hostinger Ecommerce aren't affected.
### Product pages show "Page not found"
Go to **Settings** → **Permalinks** in the WordPress admin and click **Save Changes** to refresh the site's links.
## FAQ
Can I use it together with WooCommerce?
Running the plugin alongside WooCommerce or another ecommerce plugin on the same site isn't supported and may cause conflicts. Choose one store system per site.
Where do I manage orders?
In Hostinger Ecommerce. Orders, products, inventory, payments, and shipping are all managed there, not in the WordPress admin.
Can I sell the same products on WordPress and another storefront?
Yes. Each storefront is a sales channel of the same Hostinger Ecommerce store, so products and orders are shared. Your plan sets how many channels you can add.
## Related guides
* [Hostinger Plugins & Themes](/wordpress/hostinger-plugins.md)
* [Hostinger Hub](/wordpress/hostinger-plugins/easy-onboarding.md)
* [Reach Integrations](/reach/integrations.md) — connect your Hostinger Ecommerce store to email marketing
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*Last updated: October 8, 2026*