Updating Store Settings

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Open WooCommerce Settings

Go to WooCommerce → Settings in the admin sidebar. The settings page is organised into tabs across the top: General, Products, Tax, Shipping, Payments, Accounts & Privacy, Emails, and Advanced. Each tab controls a different area of your store. Click any tab to configure that section.

Pro Tip

Start with the General tab — it contains the most fundamental settings like your store address and currency.

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Configure Your Store Address

On the General tab, the first section is Store Address. Enter your business address including Address line 1, City, Country/State, and Postcode. This address is used for tax calculations, shipping estimates, and appears on invoices. Make sure it’s accurate — it affects how taxes and shipping are calculated for customers.

Pro Tip

If you have multiple locations, use your primary business address here. Shipping zones handle multi-location shipping separately.

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Set General Options (Selling & Shipping Locations)

Below the store address, configure where you sell to and ship to. You can sell/ship to all countries, specific countries only, or exclude certain countries. Set the Default customer location — this determines how tax and shipping are estimated before a customer enters their address. Options include ‘Shop base address’, ‘Geolocate’, or ‘No default location’.

Pro Tip

If you only sell within the UK, set both selling and shipping locations to 'Sell to specific countries' and select United Kingdom.

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Configure Currency Options

Further down the General tab, set your Currency (e.g. Pound sterling), Currency position (left or right of the amount), Thousand separator, Decimal separator, and Number of decimals. These settings determine how prices display throughout your store. Click Save changes at the bottom when you’re done.

Pro Tip

UK stores typically use: Pound sterling, Left position (£99.99), comma thousand separator, dot decimal separator, 2 decimals.

Warning

Changing currency on a live store with existing orders can cause confusion — coordinate with your accountant if switching currencies.

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Explore Other Settings Tabs

The remaining tabs handle specific store areas: Products (shop page, measurements, inventory, downloadable products), Tax (tax rates and calculations), Shipping (shipping zones, methods, and classes), Payments (enable/disable payment gateways like Stripe, PayPal, BACS), Accounts & Privacy (guest checkout, account creation, data retention), Emails (notification templates), and Advanced (page assignments, REST API, webhooks).

Pro Tip

The Payments tab is where you enable and configure your payment gateways — make sure at least one is active before launching your store.

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