# WooCommerce: what it is and how it works · Zorraquino
> WooCommerce is an e-commerce tool integrated into WordPress for managing a store and extending its functionality.
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# WooCommerce

WooCommerce is an e-commerce tool integrated into WordPress. It allows a store to be managed and its functionality expanded through resources from the ecosystem

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

Responsibilities for hosting, updates and support depend on the solution purchased. In a [WordPress](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/wordpress.html) [e-commerce](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/electronic-commerce.html) store, the choice should consider the catalogue, payments, operations and maintenance capacity. An open-source core component does not mean that the whole project has no costs or that every extension is compatible with every need.

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## Related concepts

- [WordPress](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/wordpress.html)
- [E-commerce](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/electronic-commerce.html)
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