Jumping in with both feet into the e-store market has never been so easy. Thanks to WordPress and WordPress e-commerce plugins like WooCommerce along with WordPress e-commerce themes, it takes mere minutes to get an e-store up & running for your business.
Having a theme which seamlessly integrates with WooCommerce is definitely a smart choice if you are planning to have your own e-store and join the elite club of e-commerce sites likes Ebay, Amazon, etc.
Today we present you with the review of ShopFront WordPress e-commerce theme by CyberChimps.
ShopFront – A well-designed WordPress e-commerce theme which is perfect for building an efficient online store for your business showcasing your products, publishing your personal or company portfolio.
Everything that you expect from a WordPress e-Commerce Theme
Drag and Drop Page Builder
Setup the look & feel of your e-store with an easy to use drag & drop page builder feature of CyberChimps themes to customize the Header section & Blog page. Just drag elements into the active elements section to add them to your pages. ShopFront provides various elements like WooCommerce Recently Viewed, WooCommerce Latest Products, Twitter Bar, Google Maps, Widgets, Carousel slider, Videos & many more.
Compatible with WooCommerce Plugin
ShopFront is compatible with ultimate e-store management plugin for WordPress – WooCommerce. Get an efficient online e-store up & running in minutes.
2 WooCommerce elements – Latest Products & Recently Viewed Products
Showcase the latest & recently viewed products with 2 exclusive WooCommerce elements. Available to be configured from the Drag & Drop Page Builder elements in the Blog section (Theme Options->Blog-> Drag&Drop->WooCommerce Recently Viewed & Theme Options ->Blog ->Drag & Drop -> WooCommerce Latest Product).
Wishlist Feature Included
Enable your visitors to add products of your e-store to a wishlist since ShopFront is compatible with YITH WooCommerce Wishlist. Also lets your customers the option of sharing their wishlist on social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Google+ & Pinterest. Also Share by Email) to boost sales.
Mini-cart Functionality
A mini-cart functionality showing the content of a customer’s cart across all the pages of your e-store. The mini-cart even has a drop-down menu to display the products added to your customer’s shopping cart.
Mobile Friendly and Responsive Design
Fully responsive & mobile friendly; ShopFront makes your e-store look great & flawless on any device and screen size.
SEO optimized
ShopFront is SEO optimized to rank high on search engines so your exclusive e-store can be found online organically.
Unlimited Sidebars and Widget Areas
Create as many sliders & widgets for your e-store using custom Carousels, Sliders, Boxes & Portfolio. Make your products & services shine to please your visitors.
Touch Optimized Sliders and Banners
If your visitors are accessing your e-store on hand-held devices you do not have to worry about the navigation aspects of sliders & banners since all the sliders & banners of ShopFront are touch optimized.
Integrated with Google Maps to pinpoint your business location
Pinpoint your business location on Google Maps so your customers can find you easily. Embed a map by copying the iframe code and pasting it within the Google Maps element options of the theme.
Installing ShopFront
Upon activating the theme these menus will be added to your WordPress Dashboard – Carousel, Portfolio, Slides & Boxes. Let’s have a look at how these menus can help you with customizing your theme.
- Carousel Menu: Create unlimited carousels that will be used in the Carousel element found in the Theme Options -> Blog -> Drag & Drop section. Also, create categories for the carousel to be specified in the settings.
- Portfolio Menu: Create unlimited portfolios that will be used in the Portfolio element found in the Theme Options -> Blog -> Drag & Drop section. Also, create categories for the portfolio to be specified in the settings.
- Slides Menu: Create unlimited slides that will be used in the CyberChimps Slider element found in the Theme Options -> Blog -> Drag & Drop section. Also, create categories for the sliders to be specified in the settings.
- Boxes Menu : Create unlimited boxes that will be used in the Boxes element found in the Theme Options -> Blog -> Drag & Drop section. Also, create categories for the boxes to be specified in the settings.
The theme also provides integration with 2 add-ons (available in most of the CyberChimps themes) which you can choose to install – The Events Calendar plugin & Easy Digital Downloads plugin.
ShopFront Theme Settings & Configuration
The Theme Options of ShopFront are easy to navigate through. Each section is simple to grasp & configure. Let’s have a quick peek at each setting in brief.
- Help: Seek support & instruction manuals for the theme.
- Design: Configure the global design settings of your site. Configure the layout, skin color, typography & custom CSS of your e-store.
- Header: Configure the header section of your site. Customize the header with drag & drop elements, logo, banners, social network links. Add a Google Analytics for tracking to your site as well.
- Blog: Configure the blog section of your site. Customize your blog with drag & drop elements, blog page layout, integrate your twitter account with your blog to show your twitter feed, add sliders (created using the Sliders menu), add a call out element to show an important message or customer reviews on your site, add a Google Map to pinpoint your business location and add boxes (created using the Boxes menu) to highlight your products, services & exclusive offers.
- Templates: Configure the templates of your site. Customize single post, archive, search & 404 templates of your e-store.
- Footer: Configure the footer section of your site with footer widgets, copyright text, custom footer scripts, Footer Track Order (Add a Track Order page link), Footer Easy Return (Add an Easy Return page link) & Footer Online Cancellation (Add an Online Cancellation page link).
- Import/Export: Import/Export the theme settings of your site for backups & never worry about your e-store appearing broken.
- Add-ons: Install the optional add-ons – The Events Calendar plugin & Easy Digital Downloads plugin available for ShopFront.
- Widgets: ShopFront provides 4 widgets that you can use to showcase your posts & products – ShopFront Products (Display a list of your products on your site), ShopFront Recently Viewed (Display a list of recently viewed products), ShopFront Recent Posts (The most recent posts on your site), ShopFront Top Rated Products (Display a list of your top rated products on your site). To configure & add the widgets navigate to WordPress Dashboard -> Appearance -> Widgets.
Check out the full-fledged demo of ShopFront before you buy it
Let’s talk Money
ShopFront is priced at $67 but you can get your copy at 63% off which makes it $24.99. ShopFront is part of the CyberChimps Club ($97.00; Special Lock-in Price at $47 only, from next year onward) which includes 1 Year Access to Downloads (all current + new themes), Updates and Support, Special Access to Blogging tips from industry experts right in your WP Dashboard, Exclusive Bonus Resources like icons, e-books etc.
Final Thoughts
ShopFront is a theme that can get you an elegant & efficient online store up & running in no time with its user-friendly setup interface & theme options to showcase your products, personal brand or company portfolio.
Get ShopFront by CyberChimps Themes today
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