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Can You Integrate Etsy With WooCommerce?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 5:52 pm

The integration of Etsy with WooCommerce has been a topic of discussion for some time now. Can you integrate Etsy with WooCommerce? The short answer is: no, not currently. However, there are some workarounds that can be used to achieve a similar effect.

Etsy is a marketplace for handmade and vintage items, as well as art and supplies. WooCommerce is a plugin for WordPress that turns a WordPress site into an ecommerce store. Etsy has its own built-in ecommerce platform, so it is not possible to integrate it with WooCommerce directly.

One workaround is to use the WordPress plugin WP-E-Commerce.

This plugin allows you to create an Etsy-like store on your WordPress site. You can then use the WooCommerce plugin to add ecommerce functionality to your store. WP-E-Commerce is free, but it is a bit more complicated to set up than WooCommerce.

PRO TIP: Etsy has recently announced that they will be discontinuing their integration with WooCommerce. This means that any Etsy listings that are currently synced with WooCommerce will no longer be updated, and may eventually be removed from the site entirely. If you rely on Etsy for your online sales, we recommend finding an alternative solution as soon as possible.

Another workaround is to use the WordPress plugin SimpleCartJS. This plugin allows you to add a “Buy Now” button to your WordPress posts and pages. When clicked, this button will take the user to an Etsy listing page. SimpleCartJS is free and easy to set up, but it only works with digital products (such as downloadable files).

If you want to sell physical products on your WordPress site, you can use the WooCommerce plugin and the Etsy Importer plugin. The Etsy Importer plugin allows you to import your Etsy listings into WooCommerce. The downside of this approach is that you have to maintain two separate stores (your Etsy store and your WooCommerce store).

Conclusion

Currently, it is not possible to integrate Etsy with WooCommerce directly.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.