A tour of your WooCommerce dashboard

When you log in to WordPress, you will find a WooCommerce section in the left-hand menu. This guide walks through each part of that area so nothing feels unfamiliar.

What you'll need

You need a WordPress login with at least Shop Manager or Administrator access. If you cannot see the WooCommerce menu, ask your project lead to check your user role.

The WooCommerce home screen

When you click WooCommerce in the left menu, the first screen you land on is the WooCommerce home page. Think of it as a daily briefing for your store.

You will see:

• Today's stats — orders placed, net revenue, and top products sold today.
• Recent activity — a feed of new orders, reviews, and stock alerts.
• Store setup checklist — if your store is new, this shows outstanding setup steps.
• Performance overview — a chart of sales over the past 7 or 30 days.

You can customize which stats appear at the top by clicking the gear icon.

The main menu items explained

Orders

This is where every purchase lands. You will see a list of all orders, color-coded by status. Click any order to see its full details — what was bought, who bought it, the shipping address, and payment information.

See Understanding orders for a full walkthrough.

Products

This is where you build and manage your catalog. You can:

• View all your products in a list
• Add new products
• Edit existing products
• Manage product categories and tags
• View and manage product attributes (like size or color)

Customers

The Customers screen shows everyone who has placed an order. You can search by name or email, see their order history, and view their total spending.

Coupons

Create and manage discount codes here. You can set a fixed amount off, a percentage off, or free shipping — and add rules like minimum order value or expiry dates.

See Coupons & discounts for step-by-step instructions.

Reports

The Reports section shows sales data over time, broken down by product, category, or customer. This is useful for spotting your best sellers and understanding revenue trends.

See Reading your store reports to learn what each report means.

Settings

Everything about how your store behaves lives here. The settings are organized into tabs:

Extensions

This area lists WooCommerce extensions (add-ons) available from the official marketplace, plus any extensions you have already installed.

Status

The WooCommerce → Status screen is mainly for developers and support. It shows your server environment, active plugins, and a log of WooCommerce events. If you are troubleshooting, sharing this page with your Chykalophia contact is very helpful.

The Products menu in detail

The Products menu item expands to show:

• All Products — your full product list with quick-edit options
• Add New — start creating a new product
• Categories — manage how your products are grouped
• Tags — manage product tags
• Attributes — define options like "Size" or "Color" that variable products use

The Analytics menu

Newer versions of WooCommerce include an Analytics section in the left menu, separate from the older Reports tab. It offers:

• Overview — a summary dashboard
• Revenue, Orders, Products, Customers — detailed breakdowns
• Stock, Taxes, Downloads, Coupons — specific report types

You can filter all analytics by date range and export data as a CSV file.

Common questions

Related guides

• What is WooCommerce?
• Products in WooCommerce explained
• Understanding orders
• Reading your store reports
• General store settings
• WordPress user roles explained

Learn more

• WooCommerce getting started guide
• WooCommerce Analytics documentation