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How Do I Create a Custom WooCommerce Frontend Dashboard?

Last updated on January 17, 2023 @ 2:54 pm

As a WooCommerce store owner, you may find yourself in a position where you need to create a custom frontend dashboard for your users. This could be for a variety of reasons, but the most common one is likely to be that you want to give your customers a more personalized experience. Whatever the reason, creating a custom WooCommerce frontend dashboard is not as difficult as you might think.

The first thing you need to do is create a new page in WordPress and add the following code to it:

<?php
/*Template Name: Custom WooCommerce Frontend Dashboard*/
?>

This tells WordPress that this is a special kind of page and it will use the template with this name when it renders the page. You can call the template anything you like, but it’s best to use something descriptive so that you remember what it’s for later on.

Next, you need to add some code to the top of this new page template. This code will include the necessary files from WooCommerce that will allow you to access its functions from within your custom page template.

<?php
define('WOOCOMMERCE_USE_CSS', false);
require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/WooCommerce.php');
?>

Now that you have included the necessary files, you can start adding your own code to the page template. The first thing you might want to do is add a message to the top of the page, welcoming your users to their dashboard.

<h1>Welcome to Your Dashboard</h1>

You can also add some links to other parts of your site that your users might find useful. For example, you could add a link to their account page or their order history.

 <a href="/my-account/">My Account</a>  |   <a href="/my-orders/">My Orders</a>

Of course, you can also add any other content to the page that you think your users would find useful. Once you have added all the content you want, you can then save and publish the page.

Creating a custom WooCommerce frontend dashboard is not difficult and can be very useful if you want to give your customers a more personalized experience.

How Do I Create A Custom WooCommerce Frontend Dashboard?.

  1. Create A New Page In WordPress
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  3. Include The Necessary Files From WooCommerce
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  5. Add Your Own Code To The Page Template
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  7. Save And Publish The Page
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Morgan Bash

Morgan Bash

Technology enthusiast and Co-Founder of Women Coders SF.