Orders arrive booked
Each order appears in Web Orders already recorded as a sale. Staff can confirm it, mark it paid or cancel it.
Developers
Stop updating stock in two places
Your store shows real stock from Simplebks, and every store order lands in your books as a sale.
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Who it is for | Businesses with a WordPress and WooCommerce store |
| Plan | Professional and Enterprise plans. Below that plan the connection and data are kept and syncing stops. Disconnecting stays open. |
| Permission | Manage integrations |
| You need | Admin access to your WordPress store, which must be reachable over the internet |
| Direction | Products, variants, categories and stock go to the store. Orders come in. Pictures come in. |
Set up
Simplebks registers the order notifications on your store for you.
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Create store keys
In WordPress admin, click WooCommerce in the left menu, then Settings, the Advanced tab, REST API, Add key. Choose Read/Write permissions.
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Copy both keys
Copy the Consumer key (starts ck_) and Consumer secret (starts cs_). WooCommerce shows the secret once.
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Open the screen
Go to Settings, Integrations, then WooCommerce, then Connect.
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Connect your store
Enter the Store URL (for example https://yourstore.com), the Consumer key and the Consumer secret, then press Connect store.
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Check order notifications
The screen should say order webhooks active. If it says NOT registered, press Retry webhook setup.
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First sync
Press Push catalogue now and Push stock now. If the store already has products, press Preview import from store to bring them in once.
What syncs
| Data | Direction | When |
|---|---|---|
| Products and variants | Simplebks to store | Push catalogue now. Variants go as one product with options. |
| Categories | Simplebks to store | Matched by name and created if missing |
| Stock | Simplebks to store | Automatically within about a minute, or Push stock now |
| Product pictures | Store to Simplebks | Picked up every hour, or Pull pictures from store |
| Orders | Store to Simplebks | By webhook, plus a check every few minutes. Sync orders now runs it on demand |
| Existing store products | Store to Simplebks | One-time import you review item by item |
What to expect
Unknown products are kept
If an order line has no matching SKU, it is saved as a description-only line and the order is flagged needs attention. The sale is never lost.
Payment settings
Turn on Automated payment so an order is marked paid when the store confirms it, and pick the Default deposit bank.
Limits and known issues
- Pause sync stops catalogue and stock pushes. Orders still arrive in your books.
- Minimum order quantities are read-only in the API and are not pushed to WooCommerce.
- Existing store products import once, with your review. You set a cost price per item; without one the product is created but its stock cannot be valued.
- Stock numbers in WooCommerce are not read back into Simplebks. Store orders reduce Simplebks stock when they are confirmed.
Troubleshooting
| You see | Do this |
|---|---|
| Could not connect | Check the Store URL, that the keys have Read/Write permission, and that the store is reachable from the internet. |
| Order webhooks NOT registered | Press Retry webhook setup. No need to disconnect or re-enter keys. |
| Orders missing | Press Sync orders now. A check also runs every few minutes. |
| Stock not updating on the store | Check the connection is not paused, then press Push stock now and read the last error on the screen. |
| Order flagged needs attention | The SKU is missing in Simplebks. Add or fix the product, then handle the order in Web Orders. |
Security
What Simplebks stores and how you take it back.
- Store keys are encrypted. Your WooCommerce keys are sealed at rest.
- Order notifications are signed. Each webhook from your store is verified with a secret that belongs to your connection.
- Disconnect any time. Press Disconnect and confirm. You can also delete the key in WooCommerce.
Not supported yet
- Shopify and other store platforms.
- Writing stock back from the store.
- Pushing minimum order quantity rules to the store.
FAQ
Does Simplebks work with WooCommerce?
Yes, on the Professional and Enterprise plans. Products, variants, categories and stock go to the store, and store orders come into Web Orders as sales.
Will my store stock match Simplebks?
Yes. Stock flows from Simplebks to the store within about a minute of a change. The store does not set Simplebks stock.
What if an order has a product Simplebks does not know?
The line is saved as description-only and the order is flagged needs attention, so the sale is not lost.
Do I need to install a plugin?
No. Simplebks uses the WooCommerce REST API keys you create in your store. Nothing is installed on WordPress.
Can I pause the sync?
Yes. Pause sync stops catalogue and stock pushes. Orders still arrive.
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