Why can’t I publish my products to WooCommerce?

Written by

Sabrina Barnes

If you are having trouble publishing your products to WooCommerce, the following is a list of common reasons that may be causing the issue.

You haven’t completed your WooCommerce store setup

If you’re having issues with publishing your products to WooCommerce, it is very likely that you haven’t completed the setup of your WooCommerce store.

To ensure your store is fully functional, make sure that you’ve completed the following steps:

Chosen hosting
Installed WordPress
Activated WooCommerce
Picked a theme (we recommend using Storefront as it’s a free theme that’s built and optimized for WooCommerce)

Click here for step-by-step instructions for each of the mentioned steps.

Tip

To check whether your store is active and public, you can try visiting the store URL as a customer using the incognito mode in your browser.

You have installed a plugin that is not compatible with Printify

If you are unable to publish your products, it might indicate a conflict with one of your installed plugins.

When first connecting to Printify, we recommend starting with only your Printify and WooCommerce plugins activated to ensure that your WordPress and website hosting are set up correctly. Once your first product has been published successfully, you can add more plugins as you wish.

We have prepared a list of the most frequently used plugins that have been tested to work with Printify with the default plugin configuration:

Plugin	Functionality
WPForums Lite	Form builder plugin designed for beginners.
Akismet Anti-Spam	Filters out your comment spam.
MailPoet	Send customizable emails to customers.
Contact Form 7	Customize your forms and mail.
WooCommerce Payments	Accept online and in-person payments, track revenue, and handle all payment activity.
Facebook for WooCommerce	Reach your customers across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.
WooCommerce Shipping & Tax	Shipping options by WooCommerce.
WooCommerce Stripe Gateway	The Stripe plugin extends WooCommerce allowing you to take payments directly on your store via Stripe’s API.
Yoast SEO	Gives you the tools to optimize your content for SEO and overall readability.
Really Simple SSL	Automatically configure your website to use SSL.
Jetpack*	Security, performance, and growth tools.
LiteSpeed Cache	Reduces page load time. Cache-management tools and optimization features.
Classic Editor	Allows use of plugins with old-style meta boxes, or otherwise depend on the previous editor.
All-in-One WP Migration	Allows you to export your site's content, media, plugins, and theme to a file.
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress	Helps you manage and talk to your clients, customers, and other interested parties.
Wordfence Security	A security plugin.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments	Allows to securely accept PayPal Digital Payments, credit/debit cards, and local payment methods.
Elementor	Build, manage, and host websites.
Google Listings and Ads	Makes it simple to showcase your products to shoppers across Google.
TikTok	Allows you to sync your store catalog, install the TikTok pixel, and set up ads.
UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore	A backup/restore/clone/migration plugin for WordPress that simplifies backups (and restoration).
PixelYourSite	Automatic Events will track important actions and send them to all your configured pixels (searches, form submit, comments, downloads).

*The free version of Jetpack, with its default settings, is compatible with Printify’s WooCommerce integration. However, some additional configurations for this plugin may cause compatibility issues. We recommend testing the store integration with default settings first, and then adding the necessary configurations while monitoring for any publishing or order syncing issues.