Kitbix Commerce - The Fastest Way to Start Selling on WordPress

🛒 What is Kitbix Commerce? Kitbix Commerce is a complete WordPress eCommerce plugin that lets you build a professional online store in minutes — without page builders, without theme lock-in, and without the bloat. Whether you're selling physical goods, digital downloads, or recurring subscriptions, Kitbix Commerce gives you everything you need in one lightweight plugin that works with any WordPress theme out of the box. 👉 See the full feature tour at kitbix.com/kitbix-commerce/ 💡 Why Kitbix Commerce Stands Out Kitbix Commerce is not just another WordPress shop plugin. It's a complete eCommerce system built for speed, simplicity, and developer freedom. Here's why it stands out:

• You own your data — all product, order, and customer data stays on your WordPress site. Nothing is sent to external servers unless you enable a payment gateway.
• Zero bloat — the public storefront loads minimal CSS and JavaScript. Your store stays fast.
• Works with any WordPress theme — no theme switching or page builder required. Drop in a shortcode and you're live.
• Modern React admin — manage products, orders, and customers from a beautiful dashboard inside wp-admin.
• Built for developers — PSR-4 autoloading, REST API, hook system, and addon contracts make customisation straightforward.
• Stripe, PayPal & COD built in — start accepting payments in minutes with zero extra plugins.

🌟 Key Features of Kitbix Commerce ✅ Unlimited products — sell physical goods, digital files, or subscriptions. 🛒 Shortcode storefront — shop, product, cart, and checkout pages anywhere. 💳 Payment gateways — Stripe, PayPal, and Cash on Delivery built in. 📦 Eight free addons — Live Purchase Toast, Live View Counter, Product Q&A, and more. ⚛️ React admin dashboard — fast, modern product and order management inside wp-admin. 👥 Customer directory — order history, total spend, and profile insights per buyer. 🖨️ Order printing — print receipts directly from wp-admin. 🔌 Extensible — add custom gateways, addons, and templates with clean PHP interfaces. 🌍 Translation ready — all strings are translatable via standard WordPress tools. 🛍️ Product & Store Management Creating and managing products with Kitbix Commerce is simple and powerful. The React-powered admin lets you:

• Create unlimited products with images, descriptions, categories, and pricing.
• Set regular and sale prices per product.
• Manage a searchable, filterable product catalog.
• Import products in bulk for fast catalog setup.
• Create orders manually from wp-admin when needed.
• View a customer timeline showing order history and total spend per buyer.
• Add customer-facing order notes that sync to email notifications.
• Track payment gateway, transaction ID, and order status per order.

All store data lives in dedicated custom database tables — your wp_posts table stays clean and your store scales without performance issues. 🛒 Storefront & Checkout Experience Kitbix Commerce gives your customers a smooth, fast shopping experience:

• Place your shop, product, cart, and checkout anywhere using simple shortcodes.
• Category filtering on the product grid for easier browsing.
• Theme-friendly HTML/CSS output that inherits your active theme's styles automatically.
• Fast cart and checkout powered by Kitbix REST API — no full page reloads.
• Checkout loading indicator with button disable state for better UX.
• Guest checkout supported out of the box — no account required.

💳 Payments & Gateways Kitbix Commerce includes three payment gateways ready to use from day one:

• Stripe — card payments with Stripe Elements and PaymentIntents for secure, modern card collection.
• PayPal — redirect-based PayPal checkout for buyers who prefer PayPal.
• Cash on Delivery — offline payment support for in-person or bank transfer orders.

Need a custom gateway? Implement the PaymentGatewayInterface and hook into kitbix_commerce_payment_gateways — the admin UI and checkout pick it up automatically. Webhook support is built in for asynchronous payment confirmation. 📦 Built-in Free Addons Enable powerful store features from Kitbix Commerce → Addons with a single click — no code required:

1. Live Purchase Toast — show real-time purchase notifications to boost social proof.
2. Live View Counter — display how many people are viewing a product right now.
3. Order Printing — print order receipts directly from wp-admin.
4. Payment Trust Badge — display trust icons at checkout to increase conversions.
5. Product Q&A — let shoppers ask questions directly on product pages.
6. Related Products — automatically suggest relevant products to increase average order value.
7. Shipping Cutoff Clock — create urgency with a countdown to the next dispatch time.
8. WhatsApp Contact Button — let customers reach you instantly via WhatsApp.

Each addon has its own settings panel and front-end UI. 🚀 Upgrade to Kitbix Commerce Pro Unlock advanced revenue features with Kitbix Commerce Pro: 🤖 AI Support Chat Embed an OpenAI-powered live chat widget on your storefront. The AI recommends products, handles order status enquiries (verified by both Order ID and checkout email for security), captures visitor contact details as leads automatically, and generates a plain-text customer overview after every conversation. View all captured leads under Kitbix Commerce → AI Leads in wp-admin. 🔄 Subscriptions & Licensing Sell recurring monthly or yearly subscriptions with Stripe billing. Includes free trial periods, grace periods after failed renewals, automatic renewal via WP-Cron, and optional per-site license key generation. Customers get a direct checkout link for each subscription product. 📥 Digital Downloads Sell eBooks, software, music, or any file with secure tokenised download links. Set per-file download limits and expiry dates. Customers receive their download links by email automatically after purchase. A dedicated Downloads tab appears in the customer account area. 👤 Customer Accounts Give customers a secure /account portal to view their order history and manage their downloads — all inside your own WordPress site. ⭐ Product Reviews Collect verified reviews from real buyers and display star ratings on product pages. Fully customisable section headings, subheadings, and empty-state messages. 🎨 Storefront Design Presets Switch between 30+ curated layouts for product grids, product detail pages, cart, and checkout — no coding needed. Activate any preset instantly from the Design Presets admin panel. 🔧 For Developers Kitbix Commerce is built with modern PHP practices and a clean architecture:

• PSR-4 autoloading via Composer.
• Full REST API for products, orders, customers, and payments.
• Hook system (do_action / apply_filters) for every major event.
• Addon contract interface — build and register your own addons.
• Custom payment gateway interface — integrate any provider.
• Shortcodes and Gutenberg blocks for flexible page placement.

📖 Developer docs: commerce.kitbix.com/docs 💡 Who Should Use Kitbix Commerce?

• Small business owners who want a fast, simple store without WooCommerce complexity.
• Freelancers and agencies building client stores that need to stay lean and maintainable.
• Digital creators selling eBooks, courses, or software files (with Pro).
• SaaS founders selling WordPress plugin licenses with recurring billing (with Pro).
• Developers who want a clean, hookable eCommerce foundation to build on.

🌱 Start Selling Today Install Kitbix Commerce, add four shortcodes to your pages, and you have a fully working online store — in under five minutes. 👉 kitbix.com/kitbix-commerce/ Shortcodes | Shortcode | Purpose | |---|---| | [kitbix_commerce_products] | Product listing / shop grid | | [kitbix_commerce_product] | Single product page | | [kitbix_commerce_cart] | Shopping cart | | [kitbix_commerce_checkout] | Checkout page | | [kitbix_commerce_cart_count] | Cart item count badge |

1. Upload the plugin ZIP via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin (or copy the kitbix-commerce folder into wp-content/plugins/).
2. Activate Kitbix Commerce from the Plugins screen.
3. Go to Kitbix Commerce → Dashboard in wp-admin.
4. Create your first product and add the shortcodes to your pages.

Recommended page setup:

• Shop page: [kitbix_commerce_products]
• Product page: [kitbix_commerce_product]
• Cart page: [kitbix_commerce_cart]
• Checkout page: [kitbix_commerce_checkout]

2026-03-04 - version 1.0.11

• Update: Update readme.txt.

2026-02-21 - version 1.0.10

• Update: Update readme.txt.

2026-02-16 - version 1.0.9

• Update: Update readme.txt.

2026-02-16 - version 1.0.8

• New: Add checkout page loading indicator.
• Update: Readme file with kitbix commerce landing page link.

2026-02-14 - version 1.0.7

• New: Add product thumbnail and preview link.

2026-02-13 - version 1.0.6

• New: Add product card custom data attributes for other plugin integration.
• New: Enable hook for updating order payment status.
• New: Add custom payment setup tutorial modal.
• New: Add manual order creation.
• New: Add order printing addon.
• New: Add image preview for media upload fields in addon settings.

2026-02-11 - version 1.0.5

• New: Add position setting in the Purchase Toast addon.
• New: Add location selector in the Live View Counter addon.
• Fix: Miscellaneous stability fixes and refactoring.

2026-02-10 - version 1.0.4

• New: Admin order note editing with customer email visibility for easier updates.
• Update: Show payment gateway details inside order views.
• New: Product import functionality.
• New: Real-time preview for brand color settings.

2026-02-09 - version 1.0.3

• Fix: Checkout redirect handling reliability.

2026-02-08 - version 1.0.2

• Update: Improved wording and directory compliance tweaks.

2026-02-07 - version 1.0.1

• Update: Documentation and readme refresh.

2026-02-06 - version 1.0.0

• New: Initial release.