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WCLS.org is the Whatcom County Library System’s online presence. It provides easy access to its collection of books and other physical items as well as digital resources such as eBooks, online learning resources and reference databases.

During the pandemic crisis, all WCLS library buildings were closed and events such as weekly Storytimes for preschool children were cancelled. WCLS used our Posts Table Pro plugin to create an online library of Storytime videos performed by WCLS children’s librarians. It allows parents to provide their children with the routine and experience at home which they had previously received at the library.

Additionally, WCLS updated their Digital Content page using Posts Table Pro to improve their patrons’ experience by providing a quick and intuitive way to search and filter for digital resources. This includes e-books, e-audiobooks, music streaming and downloads, online learning tools, reference materials and digital magazines.

Whatcom Country Library System uses Posts Table Pro in two different ways in their Storytimes songs table and their Digital Content table:

• The Storytimes table has columns for the title, content, categories, and presenter. Parents can use the filter options to filter the table by categories and presenter. They can also use the search box to quickly find songs by name, presenter or category. In this way, a family can watch videos by their favorite presenter or from several presenters. They can choose a Welcome video, a Storytelling video, a Quieting video or any of the other six categories.
• The Digital Content table has columns for the resource link, image, and topics. Patrons can filter by topic and use the search bar to narrow down their search. This is an improvement over a long list of resources. Typing the first few letters of a resource name will bring it into view. Patrons can select from a long list of “Topics” (WordPress tags) to find resources of interest.

With both of these tables, patrons can decide how many items to show on the page through a dropdown selection. They can sort alphabetically by any column. The patron has much more control over their experience than they previously had.

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Bespoke Swim Spas is a family firm based in Staffordshire that imports and supplies hot tubs and swim spas. They used our WooCommerce Lead Time plugin to show lead times for their products on their single product page.

The online store configured the plugin to show the lead time for their swim spas and hot tubs on the single product pages. This way, their customers can get all of the product information from one page and make a purchasing decision.

The lead time is displayed under the product’s title, price, and description. If a customer wanted to purchase, say, a hot tub, they would see that the lead time is 6-8 weeks.

If they wanted to place their order, they’d simply choose to either Pay in Full or Pay a Deposit and click the Add to Basket button to proceed to checkout and place their order.

Products with variations, such as the dual zone swim spa, that’s available in different depths i.e. Std 126 cm and Deep 155 cm, displays the product lead time after the customer has selected a variation.

Sheila Lee Thompson of Bespoke Swim Spas was happy with how easy it was to set up WooCommerce Lead Time to display product lead times on their single product pages.

She followed our step-by-step tutorial to quickly configure lead times for the store.

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Barks & Squeaks sell gifts for your furry friends. They used our bestselling WooCommerce Product Table plugin to create a build your own pet hamper page for their website. It's very popular as a WooCommerce 'build your own product' plugin. This is a great example of how to use it.

The build your own hamper page guides the customer through a 3-step process. First, they select the hamper type from a product table containing a variable product with different options in a variations dropdown.

Next, they choose the contents of the build your own hamper. The hamper products are listed in product table layouts - 1 for large items, 1 for medium items, and another for small items. Step 3 of the process guides you to the WooCommerce cart and checkout so you can place your order and pay online.

The owner of Barks & Squeaks was delighted with the plugin. She followed our tutorial closely and watched the video, which allowed her to create a fantastic build your own hamper website without any coding.

She praised the "really clear documentation" and said:

"The hamper builder demo page really helped bring it to life for me and the functionality was exactly what I needed."

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Helletun Catering use our WooCommerce Product Table plugin for their online food ordering system. They use it to sell international tapas dishes in a user-friendly WooCommerce order form.

The dishes are listed in multiple tables, each listing a different section from the tapas menu. There are separate columns for the food names, list of allergens, price, and add to cart column with quantity picker. The WooCommerce catering website uses the 'checkbox' add to cart option, which has multi-select tick boxes - a great way to encourage customers to place a bigger order. There are some variable products in the table, where customers can select an option for the number of portions before adding to the cart.

The list of tapas dishes have been kept intentionally simple, hiding unnecessary elements such as the search box. This draws attention to the foods , with no distractions.

The product tables have been integrated nicely into the overall design of the page, with helpful navigation links and stunning images of the foods to whet your appetite.

Everything about this WooCommerce catering ordering system has been carefully crafted for ease of use and to maximize conversions. Read our tutorial and learn how to do the same for your restaurant ordering system.

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First Kitchens have a WooCommerce kitchen website selling kitchen doors and accessories.

They use the WooCommerce Product Table plugin in innovative ways to allow customers to order kitchen parts. The single product pages contain a product table listing options of related parts for that product. For example, accessories to match the kitchen door that the customer is currently viewing. Each part is purchasable separately from the table of variations.

Customers can use the single product page as a complete WooCommerce order form, adding everything they require to the cart from this one page. The product table format lets First Kitchens display more data about each product than if they used product variation dropdowns or a separate add-ons plugin.

We think it's a great way to use product tables for a WooCommerce kitchen website!

Tutorial: How to add product tables of variations or other products to the single product page.

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Yarn Gate sell premium yarns and wools for wholesale and trade. They use our WooCommerce Product Table and WooCommerce Quick View Pro plugins to list wholesale products in a table, with 'Select color' buttons that open up a quick view lightbox. They also use our WooCommerce Wholesale Pro plugin to allow wholesale users to register and get special pricing.

Logged in trade users can select colors from the quick view lightbox and add to the cart. They then return to the list of yarns, where they can continue adding more products to their order. This is much more user-friendly than the standard WooCommerce grid layout because wholesale customers can see more products per page, and purchase color variations without being taken to a separate page for each item. This speeds up the buying process and maximises sales.

Yarn Gate have achieved this fantastic setup by combining the following plugins:

• WooCommerce - the world's leading e-commerce plugin, used to add their products and take care of shipping etc.
• WooCommerce Product Table - lists the products in a wholesale-friendly table layout.
• WooCommerce Quick View Pro - this Woocommerce wholesale quick view plugin adds lightbox popups to speed up the buying process.
• WooCommerce Wholesale Pro - add a wholesale area with special B2B pricing.
• WooCommerce Variation Swatches and Photos - allows customers to click on a color to select a variation in the quick view lightbox.

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Dare to Date are using our WooCommerce Product Table plugin in an unusual and interesting way!

Belgian web design agency Fixdawel were developing a speed dating website for Dare to Date. They needed an innovative and user-friendly way to list upcoming dating events.

The brief was for people to search for dating events based on information such as type of event, location, gender and age. The website should list suitable events. The WooCommerce dating website needed to list products in a structured layout with various data about each event. Customers should be able to select their gender and book a place using WooCommerce.

Fixdawel did some research and discovered that WooCommerce Product Table met all these requirements. They used the plugin to list upcoming dating events in a tabular grid, with each event as a separate WooCommerce product. They added custom fields and taxonomies to store the various event data and display it in the table.

Filter dropdowns above the table make it quick and easy to find events. Daters can click through to the single product page to view more event data and subscribe.

This is the first time we've seen Product Table being used as a WooCommerce dating plugin, and it looks fantastic. If you want to create your own dating website with WooCommerce, look no further!

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Karo is an online furniture store that sells chairs and desks to furnish offices, labs, factories, training facilities, call centers, and homes. They’ve used our WooCommerce Product Filters and WooCommerce Product Table plugins to create an interactive chair shop.

How our plugin solved their problem

Karo sells dozens of different chairs through their online store. They needed a way to make it easy for customers to find the most suitable chairs. To do this, they created a Chair Selector page that uses an interactive step-by-step quiz to help customers narrow down their search.

They did this by using the WooCommerce Product Filters plugin to create a step-by-step quiz that asks the user some questions about their chair requirements to be shown suitable chairs. Based on the user’s answers, the WooCommerce Product Table plugin populates the table with chairs that fit the user’s parameters.

Both plugins work seamlessly together to create a smooth experience for the customer.

The step-by-step quiz is located on the left side of the screen. Customers can click on a question to view the available answers below. Once they’ve answered the questions, they click the Apply Filters button and the product table automatically shows the chairs that fit the customer’s requirements.

The product table has 5 columns – Image, Product, Warranty, Price, and Buy Now. This gives the customer information about each chair at a glance. They can see an image of the chair (or click it to see a bigger version of it in a lightbox), the product’s name, warranty period, price range, and buying options.

The Buy Now column lets customers choose their headrest option before adding the chair to their shopping cart. Customers can use the dropdown in the column to select either With headrest or Without headrest. The product image updates automatically depending on what the customer selects and the price of the chair is displayed directly below the Add to Basket button.

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PolBazar24 uses Product Table as a WooCommerce one-page order form plugin to sell their wholesale Polish food products.

It lists important information about each product in sortable table. This includes the product featured image to give a visual element to the table. The order form also displays the product name, description, SKU number, weight and price. The stock level indicator tells customers whether the product is in stock. For 'In stock' products, they can select the required quantity and add to cart, all from this single page WooCommerce order form.

Customers can click on a category name in the order form to sort the table. They can also sort by each column in the one-page order form and perform a keyword search. This helps wholesale customers to quickly find the products they're looking for.

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