Start Here (WooCommerce)

Before you Begin

• Review the minimum requirements:

  Table 1. Minimum Requirements

  Component	Version
  WordPress	5.0 or higher
  WooCommerce	4.0 This has been tested up to 8.5.
  PHP	7.4 or higher. This has been tested to version 8.2.
  MySQL/MariaDB	Version 5.7 and 10.3 and higher.

• If you have a Tax ID, you need to read about the type of Tax IDs that are compatible with the service. For more information, see B2B and Tax ID Validation (WooCommerce)
• If you are outside the EU, you may want to consider using IOSS. For more information, see Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) (WooCommerce)

About this Task

Steps

1. Download the plugin from https://epalglobal.eu/downloads/.
2. Upload the plugin into your WooCommerce installation.

   Open the Wordpress Admin Panel and click the Plugins tab. Click Add Plugin > Upload Plugin > Choose File. Select the file that you downloaded in step 1.

3. Activate the plugin.

   Click the Plugins tab. Under ePAL Integration Plugin, click Activate.

4. Start the Guided Installation wizard.
   To start the wizard, click Setup. It consists of 5 steps:

   • Enable Taxes & Calculations: Enable the settings that allows the plugin to help with tax calculation.
   • API Credentials: Create a user or connect your existing user.
   • ePAL Tax Configuration: Complete the settings for tax.
   • Shipping: Complete the shipping settings.
   • Product Configuration: Create your product configurations.

   Tip:

   Each step turns green once it is complete. To skip a step, click Skip.
5. Complete the Enable Taxes & Calculations step.

   Ensure that the Enable tax rates and calculations checkbox is selected. Click Next Step.

6. Complete the API Credentials step.
   You can create a new ePAL user or you can sign in using an existing one You can proceed in one of the following ways:

   • If you have an existing user account from the ePAL Portal but have not yet retrieved your API credentials, you can enter the email and password and then click Login and Get Credentials.
   • If you want to sign up for an ePAL account now, complete the Email, Password, Full Name, and Company Name fields. Then click SignUp.
   • If you have an existing users and have already retrieved your credentials, you can enter them in the Client IDand Client Secret fields.

   Once you have successfully signed in, you may need to reload the page when prompted.

   Tip:

   You can click the Test Connecton button to ensure the connection is working. You can also test your connection to Shippo, if you has been configured.
7. Complete the ePAL Tax Configuation step.
   CAUTION:

   If you choose price-inclusive prices, you need to ensure that the tax rates are specified for your products.

   Complete the following fields in the table. Details are provided in the Settings Tab (WooCommerce) topic.

8. Complete the Shipping step.

   You can specify your shipping address and validate it in this step:

   This step consists of 3 substeps:

   • Adding a Custom Shipping Address: Your store's address is used as the Ship From address by default. If you use a different address, you can specify it here. For more information. see the Creating a Custom Ship From Address topic.
   • Enabling ePAL as a Shipping Method: You need to add ePAL as a shipping method. For more information, see the Adding ePAL as a Shipping Method (WooCommerce) topic.
   • Configuring the Connection to Shippo: If you use Shippo, you can configure the connection to it. For more more information, see the Configuring the Shippo Connection (WooCommerce) topic.
9. Complete the Product Configuration step.See Classifying a Product (WooCommerce).

   Click Finish Setup.

What to do Next