If you’ve imported the demo content using the Hester Core plugin, the homepage may display dummy products as part of the demo setup.
📌 To learn how to import the demo, follow this guide:
How to Import the Demo »
Step 1: Add Your Own Products #
To replace the demo products with your own:
- Go to Products > Add New in your WordPress dashboard.
- Add product details (title, price, images, etc.)
- Click Publish
Once added, your products will be available to display on the homepage.
Step 2: Edit the Homepage in Elementor #
- Open your homepage in Elementor
- Locate the product section
🔄 Old Method (Shortcode-Based) #
Previously, the ShopWell free theme relied on WooCommerce shortcodes like:
[featured_products limit="4" columns="4"]You could modify it like:
- Latest Products →
[recent_products limit="8" columns="4"] - Category Products →
[product_category category="t-shirts" limit="6" columns="3"] - Sale Products →
[sale_products limit="4" columns="4"] - Best Sellers →
[best_selling_products limit="4" columns="4"]
You can customize the limit, columns, and category values as needed.
👉 This method still works, but it’s no longer required.
✨ New & Recommended Method (Using Hester Core Widgets) #
With the Hester Core plugin, you now get 13 advanced Elementor widgets, allowing you to create product sections directly in Elementor — no shortcode required.
✅ Key Benefits #
- No coding or shortcode needed
- Drag & drop product sections
- Advanced layout and styling control
- Dynamic product filtering (category, sale, etc.)
- More flexible and modern design options
🧩 Available Elementor Widgets (Hester Core) #
You can now use these widgets directly inside Elementor:
📸 Example: Hester Core Widgets in Elementor Editor
(All available widgets visible in the Elementor panel.)
These widgets allow you to build fully dynamic sections like product grids, sliders, category sections, and more directly inside Elementor.
🎯 General Widgets #
- Animated Heading – Create headings with animated text effects
- Ajax Search – Live search for products, posts, or pages
- Slides – Create advanced hero sliders
- Posts – Display blog posts in a grid or list
- Pricing – Create pricing tables
- Flip Box – Interactive front/back content box
- Contact Form 7 – Style your contact forms
- Off Canvas – Slide-in panels for menus or content
🛒 WooCommerce Widgets (No Shortcodes Needed) #
- Woo – Products → Display products grid directly
- Woo – Categories → Show product categories
- Woo – Carousel → Create product sliders/carousels
- Woo – Add To Cart → Add specific product button
- Tabs → Content tabs with WooCommerce shortcode support, allowing you to create filter-based product tabs (Latest, Sale, Category-wise) directly inside Elementor.
🆕 How to Add Products Without Shortcode #
- Open homepage in Elementor
- Drag “Woo – Products” widget Choose:
- Choose:
- Product source (latest, featured, sale, category)
- Number of products
- Columns layout
- Customize styling (spacing, colors, typography)
👉 That’s it — no shortcode required anymore.
🎨 Advanced Section Building #
Using Hester Core widgets, you can now create the following:
- Custom product grids
- Interactive product sliders
- Category-based sections
- Hero banners using Slides widget
- Fully dynamic homepage layouts
📝 Summary #
| Feature | Old Method | New Method (Hester Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Add Products | Shortcodes | Drag & Drop Widgets |
| Customization | Limited | Advanced |
| Layout Control | Basic | Fully Flexible |
| Ease of Use | Medium | Very Easy |
ShopWell Premium Version #
The ShopWell Premium theme takes your store to the next level with powerful customization and advanced eCommerce features. You get full control over your website design with tools like Header Builder (unlimited header styles), Footer Builder, Mega Menu, Promo Bar, Help Center (for creating documentation), Off-Canvas effects, and enhanced Elementor support for creating professional and flexible layouts.
In addition, ShopWell Premium improves your store functionality with features like multiple Shop and Product page layouts, Product Card customization, Sticky Add to Cart, AJAX Load More, Live Search with suggestions, Recently Viewed Products, Countdown Timer, Daily Deals, Product Variation Swatches, Product Affiliate, Product SIze Guide, Product VIdeo Featured, Product Zoom, 360° Product View, and more. 🚀 Plus, many additional advanced features are included in ShopWell Addons, helping you build a fully optimized and high-converting eCommerce website.