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Installing the Global-e Extension for WooCommerce

Prerequisites

The extension setup requires:

  • A user on your server with permissions to run CLI commands.

  • A WordPress administrator account

  • A Global‑e merchant account

Overview

Global‑e provides you with a zipped file for installing the WooCommerce extension. Make sure you have your Merchant information available to perform this installation.

You can install the Global-e WooCommerce extension using one of the following methods:

Extracting the Zip File to the Server
To extract the zip file to the server

Note

You can deactivate and reactivate the extension after installation if required. See Step 3 below.

  1. Extract the Global‑e WooCommerce extension's zip file onto the server where WordPress is installed.

  2. Copy: global-e-cross-border-for-woocommerce/ to

    To: < wp _root >/ wp-content / plugins /

    The Global‑e plugin is now installed under WooCommerce > Plugins > Installed Plugins > and the Global‑e includes are activated.

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  3. (Optional) Navigate to WooCommerce > Plugins > Installed Plugins.

  4. In the Global-e Cross-Border for WooCommerce section, do one of the following:

    • Click Deactivate to disable the plugin Global--e CSS and JavaScript includes in WooCommerce.

    • Click Activate to install the plugin Global--e CSS and JavaScript includes in WooCommerce.

Uploading the File as a Plugin
To upload the file as a plugin

  1. Log in to WooCommerce administration.

  2. Navigate to Plugins.

  3. Select Add New Plugin.

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  4. Click Upload Plugin.

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  5. Click Choose File and select WooCommerce zip file.

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  6. Click Install Now.

Installing the Plugin from the WordPress Marketplace
To install the plugin from the Wordpress Marketplace

  1. Log in to Wordpress admin.

  2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New Plugin and search for Global-e Cross-Border Integration for WooCommerce.

  3. Locate the Global-e Cross-Border integration for WooCommerce app and click Install Now.

    Note

    If you are using an older version of WooCommerce Global-e PRO Integration plugin, disable it before installing the new version. The new version (Global-e Cross-Border integration for WooCommerce) adopts the existing settings.

Upgrading The Global-e Plugin

When a new version of the Global-e Plugin for WordPress is released in the Marketplace, a notification appears in Plugins.

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To upgrade the Global-e Plugin

  1. Click Plugins.

  2. Locate the Global-e Cross-Border for WooCommerce app and click Update Now.

    The newest version of the app is downloaded.