MainWP WooCommerce Shortcuts Extension
Open each client store’s WooCommerce orders, products and settings in one click from your MainWP Dashboard.
WooCommerce admin shortcuts on each child site’s Overview page
The MainWP WooCommerce Shortcuts Extension is a free MainWP add-on that gives you one-click links from each child site’s Overview page in your MainWP Dashboard to that store’s WooCommerce admin screens. Rather than opening a client store’s WP Admin and looking for the right WooCommerce screen, you pick orders, products, analytics, marketing or settings in the WooCommerce Shortcuts widget, and the screen opens on that site through MainWP’s Jump to WP Admin.
Features
The MainWP WooCommerce Shortcuts Extension puts the WooCommerce screens you use most in one widget for each store.
| Feature | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| WooCommerce Shortcuts widget | A widget on each child site’s Overview page, organized into WooCommerce, Products, Analytics and Marketing sections. Each link opens the child site’s WooCommerce screen in a new window through MainWP’s Jump to WP Admin. |
| Store and marketing shortcuts | Jump to WooCommerce Home, Orders, Customers, Reports, Settings and Extensions, plus the Marketing overview and the Coupons list. |
| Product shortcuts | Open All Products, Add New Product, Categories, Tags and Attributes. |
| Analytics shortcuts | Open the Analytics Overview, Products, Revenue, Orders, Variations, Categories, Coupons, Taxes, Downloads, Stock and Settings screens. |
| Cached WooCommerce status | The widget reads the data MainWP already synced, so opening it leaves the child site alone. When WooCommerce is inactive or the synced status needs a refresh, the widget shows a notice with the next step. |
| Permission checks and Abilities API | Since version 5.1, the widget checks access to the add-on, the site and Jump to WP Admin before it shows the links, so Team Control roles are respected. Version 5.1 also adds the read-only mainwp/get-woocommerce-shortcuts-status-v1 ability, which reports one site’s cached WooCommerce state, sync timestamps and freshness. |
Requirements
The MainWP WooCommerce Shortcuts Extension goes on your MainWP Dashboard, and WooCommerce needs to be active on each store you want shortcuts for.
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| License | Free, included in MainWP Essentials and MainWP Pro |
| MainWP Dashboard | The MainWP WooCommerce Shortcuts Extension installed on your Dashboard site |
| Child sites | WooCommerce installed and activated, the MainWP Child plugin connected, and a sync after WooCommerce is activated so MainWP can detect it |
| User access | Access to WooCommerce Shortcuts, the selected site, and Jump to WP Admin. With Team Control, grant the WooCommerce Shortcuts extension permission, the site, and access to Child site WordPress admin areas. |
| Abilities API (optional) | WordPress 6.9 or later on your Dashboard site and a MainWP Dashboard version with Abilities API support |
Setup: install, sync, open the widget
The MainWP WooCommerce Shortcuts Extension has no settings page, so setup is an install, a sync and a click.
Install the extension and sync your stores
- Install the extension on your MainWP Dashboard site using Manage Add-ons or the WordPress plugin installer.
- Install and activate WooCommerce on the child site.
- Sync the child site in your MainWP Dashboard.
Open the shortcuts
- Go to MainWP > Sites.
- Click the child site’s name to open its Overview page.
- Find the WooCommerce Shortcuts widget, open a section, and click the shortcut you need.
Full list of shortcuts and their destinations, status messages and permissions: WooCommerce Shortcuts documentation.
WooCommerce Shortcuts FAQ
Where do I find the WooCommerce Shortcuts widget?
The WooCommerce Shortcuts widget is on each child site’s Overview page. Go to MainWP > Sites and click the site’s name. The MainWP > Add-ons > WooCommerce Shortcuts page holds a notice pointing there, because the extension keeps everything in the widget.
What do the WooCommerce not detected and status unavailable notices mean?
The WooCommerce Shortcuts widget shows those notices until MainWP’s synced data confirms WooCommerce is active on the site. For WooCommerce not detected, install or activate WooCommerce on the child site, then sync it with Installed plugins enabled under Select data to sync. For WooCommerce status unavailable, sync the site and clear any sync errors, because the widget relies on sync data from the last 24 hours.
Can team members use the WooCommerce shortcuts?
Team members can use the WooCommerce shortcuts if their Team Control role allows it. Grant the WooCommerce Shortcuts extension permission, access to the site, and permission to access Child site WordPress admin areas. Their permissions inside the child site’s WordPress admin stay the same.
Where do I get support?
The WooCommerce team handles issues with the WooCommerce plugin itself. See woocommerce.com. MainWP support handles issues with the extension.