WooCommerce Best Practices

WordPress Plugin Dependency

• WooCommerce plugin must be installed and activated
• Verify API version compatibility
• Check for plugin conflicts
• Test with minimal plugin setup

Authentication

OAuth 1.0a with Consumer Key/Secret:

• HTTPS required for secure transmission
• Verify read/write permissions
• Plan for periodic key rotation

Metadata Management

• Consistent key naming conventions
• Proper serialization for complex objects
• Documentation of custom fields

Product Variations

Handle complex parent-child relationships:

• Stock tracking per variation
• Image associations
• Price variations and modifiers

Tax and Shipping

• Complex tax calculation with multiple rates
• Flexible shipping zone configuration
• Test tax-inclusive vs tax-exclusive pricing

Performance

• Implement pagination for bulk operations
• Use filtering to reduce payload size
• Process webhooks asynchronously
• Monitor WordPress database performance

Migration Guidelines

Legacy instance-based composers need migration to static methods:

// Target pattern
public class WooCommerceOrderComposer {
  public static WooCommerceOrder composeOrder(TransactableBag bag, MerchantConfiguration config) {
    // Static implementation
  }
}