Syncing data in-store and with WooCommerce

In this chapter, we looked at two very different POS systems and learned how they work differently. WooCommerce POS is simple and fast to set up, whereas Square has a lot more flexibility when it comes to which data you want to sync, how often you want to sync, and which database should be the master. As your e-commerce business grows, you’ll integrate with dozens of different systems. One of the WooCommerce stores I worked on recently has close to 100 integrations with other systems and they also need to share product data with two other WooCommerce stores. When systems get that complex, it’s worth looking into all of the ways you can sync data so you understand which works best for you and your business. We’ll look into simple systems such as a single database, having one master database, and manually syncing data.

Single database systems

One of the most robust systems you can use is a single database. This is...