Get your clients selling online with accelerated templated website plus
Outcomes
✓ Navigate the Website Pro Dashboard and Admin Dashboard
✓ Access and use the WordPress Admin panel
✓ Customize a client website using WordPress tools
✓ Set up a WooCommerce store for a client
✓ Distinguish between Website Pro and Accelerated Templated Website Plus
Required Access
Partner Center admin access
Website Pro or Accelerated Templated Website Plus product
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Ecommerce has reshaped how businesses operate. This lab equips you to get your clients selling online—from navigating the Website Pro dashboard to setting up a WooCommerce store or using the Accelerated Templated Website Plus tier.
Step 1: Navigate the Website Pro Dashboard (4 min)
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The easy-to-navigate Website Pro Dashboard is your launching point into the product's features.
From the dashboard, you can view in-depth analytics about your site, jump into the WordPress dashboard, access advanced developer tools, and manage both caching and the content delivery network (CDN).
Some features described are only available with Website Pro (as per the feature chart in the previous lesson).
Step 2: Use the Admin Dashboard for multi-site management (4 min)
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The Admin Dashboard makes website maintenance more efficient by allowing admins to see details for all of their sites.
How to access
- Log in to Partner Center
- Go to Marketplace → Products → Website
- Click Admin tools → Dashboard
What it does
Website Pro Admins can easily identify websites that require their attention and update them using the Admin Dashboard. Beside each account are links that take you directly to the relevant sections of the website to make updates or quickly access various dashboards.
Link key (left to right)
| Link | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Website URL | Direct link to the live site |
| Plugins | Number of plugins that need updating |
| WordPress | Current WordPress version |
| Theme | Current theme version |
| Dashboards | Links to Websites dashboard and WordPress dashboard |
Step 3: Access the WordPress Admin panel (3 min)
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From the Overview or Staging tab, you can easily access the WordPress Dashboard.
The WordPress admin dashboard, often called WP Admin or the WP admin panel, is essentially the control panel for your entire WordPress website. It's where you create and manage content, add functionality in the form of plugins, change styling in the form of themes, and much more.
If you're using Website Pro, the WordPress admin panel is going to be a big part of your life.
Step 4: Customize the website for your client (4 min)
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Once the site is up, start customizing it. This walkthrough highlights steps for creating a website on behalf of your clients.
Our products are also DIY—your clients can perform these same steps themselves without needing you to do it for them.
Use the WordPress dashboard and theme options to customize layout, content, and design. Tailor the site to match your client's brand and goals.
Step 5: Set up ecommerce with WooCommerce (5 min)
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Ecommerce enables your clients to sell online. The experience should be touchless for your client and seamless for their customers.
What is ecommerce?
Ecommerce is a type of transaction—an exchange of goods and services—that occurs online. It allows customers to view products and services, add them to an online cart, and checkout using online payment.
A monumental jump
In just six short weeks, ecommerce grew by 11%—effectively equalling a decade's worth of growth. This proves that the time to provide scalable ecommerce solutions for your clients is now. You can start by offering them Website Standard or the Accelerated Templated Website Plus tier.
Set up your WooCommerce store
WooCommerce powers e-commerce on WordPress/Website Pro sites. Follow the step-by-step setup to configure products, payment methods, and shipping. For Duda-based Accelerated Templated Website Plus, e-commerce is built in—up to 100 products (or more for additional fees).
A partner sets up WooCommerce for a local gift shop. They add products, configure payment (Stripe, PayPal), and set shipping zones. Within two weeks, the shop is taking orders online. The client reports that 30% of revenue now comes from their website.
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