If you know WordPress at all, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of WooCommerce, its most popular eCommerce plugin. Whether you’re selling physical goods or digital merchandise, WooCommerce handles it all, from start to finish.

With thousands of free and paid extensions to choose from, WooCommerce can help you sell, process and ship just about anything. It also supports dozens of payment gateways, so you can sell your products pretty much anywhere in the world.

Also, WooCommerce is designed to ensure your store and products look as good on a desktop computer as they do on your customers mobile phones. You can even turn your existing WooCommerce store into a mobile app with no custom coding, just by using a few third party tools/services.

The best part? The core WooCommerce plugin is completely free, so you don’t need to break the bank to setup a beautiful online store. In fact, you can start selling today!

We’re proud to announce Jetpack as our first Global Gold (Mahaweli) Sponsor!

One of the most popular WordPress plugins out there, Jetpack connects your site to the global services, community, and support provided by WordPress.com, so you can focus on the stuff that matters. It also automatically shields your site from the unwanted attention of spammers, hackers, and malware, while real-time sync and backup means you don’t have to worry about data loss.

Its straightforward traffic-building tools help you attract the attention of readers and search engines, and it allows your site’s pages and videos to be delivered at high speed from a global, ad-free content delivery network. Finally, Jetpack sends new content directly to your subscribers’ inboxes and shows readers related content, helping you increase page views per visitor and boost ad revenue.

Of course, there are tons of other features that you can take advantage of, when you install Jetpack for free, or purchase its advanced features.

If you haven’t tried Jetpack, the fact that it’s making WordCamp Colombo possible is a great reason to give it a go!