# WooCommerce - How to create a simple product in WooCommerce ### Installation To integrate QLM with WooCommerce, you must first download the QLM WooCommerce plugin: * Go to wordpress.org * Click the Plugins menu item * In the "Search Plugins" field, enter: Quick License Manager * Click on the "Quick License Manager" plugin * Click the Download button and install the plugin Once the plugin is installed, a new entry called QLM will be created in your WordPress left-hand panel section. ### WooCommerce Configuration The first step in selling your product via WooCommerce is to define your product in WordPress. * Click Add Product * Enter a Product name * Set the **Product Data** to: Simple product * Set the price of the product * Important: Do **NOT** check the **Downloadable** checkbox Next, we will add some custom fields. If you do not see the "Custom Fields" section, click the "Screen Options" drop-down on the top right-hand side of the Product page and make sure the "Custom Fields" checkbox is selected. If you do not see a "Custom Fields" checkbox, make sure "Virtual" is not checked. In the **Add New Custom Field** section: * Set the Product ID * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_productid * In the Value field, enter the ID of your product as defined in the QLM Management Console / Define Products tab. * Click **Add Custom Field** * Set the Major Version * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_majorversion * In the Value field, enter the Major Version of your product as defined in the QLM Management Console / Define Products tab. * Click **Add Custom Field** * Set the Minor Version * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_minorversion * In the Value field, enter the Minor Version of your product as define in the QLM Management Console / Define Products tab. * Click **Add Custom Field** * Set the License Model * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_licensemodel * In the Value field, enter one of the following: permanent | permanent\_cloud | permanent\_floating | trial | trial\_cloud | trial\_floating | subscription | subscription\_cloud | subscription\_floating * Click **Add Custom Field** * Optional - Set the Features * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_features * In the Value field, enter the features associated with this product. The value should be a semi comma-separated list of feature sets and their corresponding values. Example: 0:1;1:2;2:3;3:6. * Click **Add Custom Field** * Optional - Set the Expiry Duration * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_expduration * In the Value field, enter the expiration duration in days * Click **Add Custom Field** * Optional - Set the Expiry Date * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_expdate * In the Value field, enter the expiration date in the following format: YYYY-MM-dd * Click **Add Custom Field** * Optional - Instruct the QLM plugin to not send an email since WooCommerce now sends an email * Click **Enter new** * In the Name field, enter: is\_send\_mail * In the Value field, enter: false * Click **Add Custom Field** * Locate the **Product Categories** section on the right-hand panel * Click the **+ Add New Product Category** link * Enter: qlm * Click the **Add New Product Category** button * Make sure the new category **qlm** is checked. Finally, click the **Update** button on the top right to commit all your changes to the product. ### QLM Configuration In the QLM Management Console, you must now enable the WooCommerce Extension as described [here](https://support.soraco.co/hc/en-us/articles/360022014832-How-to-enable-a-3rd-party-extension-e-commerce-provider-). In WordPress, locate the QLM item in the WordPress left-hand panel and click it. In the Settings for the API section, enter the following information: * End Point: Enter the URL to the QLM License Server. Example: * QLM Version: 5.0.00 * User: Enter the [user](https://support.soraco.co/hc/en-us/articles/201702694-How-to-define-the-user-password-associated-to-an-eCommerce-provider) associated with the WooCommerce provider * Password: Enter the [password ](https://support.soraco.co/hc/en-us/articles/201702694-How-to-define-the-user-password-associated-to-an-eCommerce-provider)associated with the WooCommerce provider * Click Save Settings Now click the QLM / Email Templates section to configure the email that will be sent to the end-user when an order is placed. Email templates are configured per product. * Enter a header for the email * Select the product * Enter the body of the email * Finally, enter the footer of the email * Click Update ### Testing To place a test order: * In the WordPress left panel, click Products * Locate your product and click **View** * Click **Add To Cart** * Click **View Cart** * Click **Proceed to Checkout** * Enter your **Billing Details** and click **Continue** * Click **Continue** for **Additional Information** * Select your payment method and proceed to pay * Once payment is completed, go to the WordPress left panel and click **WooCommerce / Orders** * Locate the order you just placed and click it * If the **Order Status** is set to **Pending Payment**, set it to **Processing then** click **Save Order** in the right-hand panel. * At this point, a license key should have been generated. * In the Order details page, scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the License Keys section. It should contain the generate keys. When the QLM plugin sends an email to the customer, it uses the wp\_mail WordPress API. This API will automatically set the "from" address to . If you would like to change this default "from" email address, follow the instructions in this [article](http://www.butlerblog.com/2011/07/08/change-wordpress-email-from-address-without-a-plugin/). ### Advanced Features When creating a license key, you can automatically set the QLM userData1 field during the ordering process. To do so, you will need to add items to your cart using a URL such as the one below: \ [https://yourserver/?add-to-cart=ProductID\&is\_userdata1=1234](https://yourserver/?add-to-cart=\&is_userdata1=1234)\ \ Replace Product ID with the WooCommerce ID of your product (if you hover over the product name in WordPress, you will see the Product ID)\ \