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SayPro Shop General Setting

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The WooCommerce General Settings control your store’s core configurations — such as your store address, currency, and tax settings. These are foundational for how your WooCommerce store operates.
⚙️ How to Access General Settings
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
- Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings.
- You’ll land on the General tab by default.
📋 WooCommerce General Settings Breakdown
🏬 Store Address
Used for:
- Tax calculations
- Shipping origins
- Default customer location
Fields:
- Address line 1 167 14th Road
- Address line 2 Noordwyk
- City Midrand
- Country / State South Africa – Gauteng
- Postcode / ZIP 1687
🌍 General Options
- Selling Location(s):
- Choose where you sell:
- Yes – Sell to all countries
- Sell to specific countries only
- Sell to all countries except…
- Choose where you sell:
- Shipping Location(s):
- Choose where you ship:
- Yes – Ship to all countries you sell to
- Ship to specific countries
- Disable shipping & shipping calculations (for digital products)
- Choose where you ship:
- Default Customer Location:
- Determines what location is assumed for taxes and shipping before the customer provides their actual location.
- No location (no tax until address entered)
- Shop base address (most common)
- Yes – Geolocate or Geolocate with page caching support
- Determines what location is assumed for taxes and shipping before the customer provides their actual location.
- Enable Taxes:
- ✅ Check this to enable tax calculations.
- Once enabled, a Tax tab appears in WooCommerce settings.
- Enable Coupons:
- ✅ Allow the use of coupon codes during checkout.
- Optional: Enable applying coupons individually or restrict combinations.
💱 Currency Options
Controls how prices are displayed and calculated:
- Currency: Choose your store’s base currency (e.g., USD, ZAR, EUR, GBP). Rand
- Currency Position: Left, Right, with/without space (e.g.,
$100
or100€
) - Thousand Separator: e.g.,
,
- Decimal Separator: e.g.,
.
- Number of Decimals: Usually
2
(for cents/pennies)
✅ Summary of What to Set Up First:
- Correct store address
- Define where you sell and ship
- Choose currency format
- Enable taxes if needed
- Enable coupons if you’ll offer discounts
Would you like help configuring these based on your country or type of products (physical, digital, services)?