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What is geolocation in WooCommerce?

Last updated on September 24, 2022 @ 9:45 pm

Geolocation is the process of determining a physical location of an object or person. In WooCommerce, geolocation is used to determine the location of a product in relation to a user’s WooCommerce store.

This information is used to create and populate product feeds with product information, to offer product recommendations to users, and to create and deliver customised marketing messages to users.

When a product is added to a WooCommerce store, geolocation is used to determine the location of that product in relation to the WooCommerce store. This information is then used to generate product feeds and marketing messages.

Geolocation in WooCommerce can be used to generate the following product feeds:

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Store

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Country

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Region

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a City

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Zip Code

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Area Code

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Latitude and Longitude

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Geo Marker

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Location Profile

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Geolocation Database

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Geolocation Service

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location Based on Recently Viewed Pages

When a user views a product in a WooCommerce store, WooCommerce will attempt to determine the product’s location based on the user’s IP address. If the user is not logged into WooCommerce, WooCommerce will attempt to determine the product’s location based on the user’s browser location.

If the user is logged into WooCommerce, WooCommerce will attempt to determine the product’s location based on the user’s IP address and the WooCommerce store’s IP address. If the user is not logged into WooCommerce and the WooCommerce store’s IP address is not available, WooCommerce will attempt to determine the product’s location based on the user’s browser location.

WooCommerce will use the following geolocation services to determine a product’s location:

Google Maps

Bing Maps

Open Street Maps

Yahoo Maps

WooCommerce will also use the following geolocation databases to determine a product’s location:

Amazon’s Location Database

Bing’s Location Database

Google’s Location Database

Microsoft’s Location Database

Open Street Maps’ Location Database

Yahoo’s Location Database

When a product’s location is determined, WooCommerce will use the following geolocation features to populate that product’s product feed:

PRO TIP: Geolocation in WooCommerce is a plugin that allows you to determine the customer’s location by their IP address. This can be used to automatically calculate taxes, shipping costs, and other relevant information for the customer. However, it is important to note that this plugin is not 100% accurate and should not be relied on for critical decisions.

Geolocation for Product Images

Geolocation for Product Attributes

Geolocation for Product Titles

Geolocation for Product Descriptions

Geolocation for Category Labels

Geolocation for Subcategory Labels

Geolocation for Product Searches

Geolocation for Product Reviews

Geolocation for Store Locations

Geolocation for Country Locations

Geolocation for Region Locations

Geolocation for City Locations

Geolocation for Zip Code Locations

Geolocation for Area Code Locations

Geolocation for Latitude and Longitude Locations

Geolocation for Geo Markers

Geolocation for Location Profiles

Geolocation for Geolocation Databases

Geolocation for Geolocation Services

When a product is added to a WooCommerce store, geolocation is used to determine the product’s location in relation to the WooCommerce store. This information is then used to populate product feeds and marketing messages.

Product Feeds for a Product’s Location in a Latitude.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.