Installation

Three ways to install. Pick whichever you're comfortable with.

What your site needs

What you'll need before you start

• A working UnoPim instance — note its web address
• An UnoPim API client ID and client secret
• An UnoPim admin username and password
• A WordPress login as an administrator or shop manager

Method 1 — Upload through the WordPress admin (recommended)

1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
2. Click Choose File and pick the connector ZIP.
3. Click Install Now.
4. Click Activate Plugin.

A new menu UnoPim Configuration appears in the WordPress admin sidebar.

Method 2 — FTP or SFTP

1. Unzip the connector on your computer.
2. Upload the resulting unopim-connector folder to your site's wp-content/plugins/ directory.
3. In WordPress admin, open Plugins → Installed Plugins.
4. Find UnoPim Connector and click Activate.

Method 3 — Hand the file to your developer

If your site is locked down or managed by an agency, send them the ZIP and ask them to install and activate it. They won't need any extra information from you.

What activation does

When you activate the connector for the first time, it sets itself up automatically:

• Creates the tables it needs to track your synced data
• Seeds safe defaults (dry-run is off, deletes go to trash, automatic sync is hourly)
• Tells WooCommerce it's compatible with the new high-performance order storage and block-based checkout

It does not contact UnoPim, change your products, or alter any of your existing data. You can safely activate first and configure later.

Quick check after activation

Open UnoPim Configuration in your WordPress admin sidebar. You should see:

• The Connection form with empty fields
• A red Not connected badge at the top of the page
• A second tab, Channels & Stores (it'll be empty until you save valid credentials)

If the menu doesn't appear, your user account doesn't have the right permissions. Sign in as an administrator or shop manager.

Updating the plugin

When a new version is available:

1. Back up your site (your host usually has a one-click option).
2. Replace the plugin folder, or upload the new ZIP and overwrite.
3. Visit any WordPress admin page — the connector finishes its update automatically.

The connector never destroys data on update. Schema changes are additive.

Deactivating versus deleting

The "remove data on uninstall" toggle lives in General Settings. Leave it off unless you really mean it.

Multisite

If you run a WordPress network, you can either network-activate the connector (it sets itself up on every site) or activate it per site. The channel-to-site mapping happens later, on the Channels & Stores tab. See Multisite.

Troubleshooting installation

More fixes in Troubleshooting.

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