WooCommerce
WordPress e-commerce plugin for day passes and merch
oss-osi-approved planned guideOverview
WooCommerce extends WordPress into e-commerce. Common path for spaces already on WordPress to sell passes, credits, or merchandise.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Categories | pos-retail, billing-payments, website-cms |
| Deployment | self-hosted, managed-saas |
| License class | oss-osi-approved (GPL-3.0-or-later) |
| Cost model | freemium |
| Implementation difficulty | moderate |
| Maintenance burden | medium |
| Maturity | stable |
| Verification | partially-verified (2026-07-17) |
Cost reality
Plugin free; premium extensions, hosting, and payment fees apply.
Pricing and free-tier limits change frequently; re-check official pricing before budget decisions.
Tasks reduced or augmented
Software does not replace community or ops staff. It may reduce or augment:
- Selling products/passes online
- Coupon campaigns
Human oversight still needed
- Plugin bloat
- Security updates
- Tax configuration
Data held
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orders
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customers
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products
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Personal data: yes
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Payment data: yes / possible
Risks
| Area | Notes |
|---|---|
| Vendor lock-in | Evaluate export formats and API completeness before deep customization. |
| Security | Apply updates promptly; restrict admin access; enable TLS. |
| Compliance | Operator remains responsible for privacy and local regulatory obligations. |
| Licensing | Confirm license fits commercial coworking use. |
| Operational | Plan backups, monitoring, and a restore drill before production use. |
Coworking fit
Roles: marketing, owner-operator, finance
Workflows: day-pass-checkin, event-lifecycle, marketing-campaigns
Problems: automate-billing, grow-pipeline, run-events
Smallest useful experiment
Create a day-pass product with a unique SKU and fulfill by emailing access instructions manually at first.
Typical time to first value: 1–3 days
Links
Implementation guide
A routable implementation guide is not currently published.
Verification
- Status:
partially-verified - Last reviewed:
2026-07-17 - Sources:
Seed entry compiled from official project sites and repositories. Re-verify pricing, license text, and feature claims before production decisions. Star counts and free-tier numeric limits intentionally omitted unless verified at review time.