First, take a look at the Symbiostock demo website. You will notice that there are featured images, beautiful sliders, categories, and when you go to any of the image product pages, you can choose a resolution to purchase for immediate download. In a nutshell, Symbiostock allows anyone, whether it be an amateur photographer or professional illustrator, […]
Category: Getting Started
Symbiostock Pro vs Lite
Although both plugins are free, Pro is managed directly on Symbiostock.org with regards to downloads and updates. Lite is available directly via WordPress.org. Lite is a GLP licensed product, whereas Symbiostock Pro is a proprietary commercial software that is Non-GPL licensed (see Licensing). 1) Lite serves as a WooCommerce extension for users that just want to use […]
Hosting your Symbiostock Site
To use this guide, you will need to have Symbiostock Pro and any optional plugins/themes already downloaded or purchased. If you want to get the most out of your store, we recommend going for the Symbiostock Bundle which provides you everything you need to launch your store and more. Otherwise, you can download Symbiostock Pro […]
Installing Symbiostock
Once you have your hosting account, go to the Symbiostock shop. There, you can download Symbiostock Pro individually, or purchase the Premium Bundle which provides you the full Symbiostock platform at a significantly discounted cost. If you are on your own webhost, you will have to make sure you have WordPress installed, along with Imagick (or the […]
Symbiostock Lite Quick Guide
If you’ve just installed Symbiostock Lite, you will be prompted to install WooCommerce if not already installed and activated. Follow the setup guide as prompted by WooCommerce but do not create a new product. Once everything is running, in order to add digital media to your WooCommerce store, simply scroll over the ‘Products’ tab and […]
Symbiostock Pro Quick Guide
Once you install the free Symbiostock Pro, you will be prompted to install both Lite and WooCommerce. Click the install links as indicated and both plugins will be installed. When you initially log into your WordPress, WooCommerce and Symbiostock install, WooCommerce may trigger a wizard. You may go through this to setup your store, but […]
Symbiostock Pro Settings
Symbiostock Settings can be located in your WordPress dashboard by going to Symbiostock > Settings. Symbiostock Settings control important parameters by which your store will operate. Please note that the Symbiostock Pro settings are now documented in-line. This means that for all information relating to customizing your store through the settings, use the information provided […]
Symbiostock Pro Features
Below you will find a rough feature list of what the Symbiostock solution provides. As it it is constantly being updated and features are added and tweaked, this list will not be exhaustive. The Symbiostock engine works on top of both WordPress and WooCommerce to provide its full functionality. In a nutshell, Symbiostock Pro allows you to […]
Look & Feel
The way all WordPress sites look is governed by things called ‘Themes’. These are files that are installed in your WordPress install that determine how your website should look. You can only use one theme at a time, but you can switch between themes, dramatically changing the way your site looks any time, and very […]