How WooCommerce Store Sync Works
Available on Professional plans and above. WooCommerce store sync connects an outside WooCommerce website to CloudFFL OS. If you'd rather sell from the storefront built into CloudFFL OS, that's available on Starter plans and up — ask us about the built-in website store instead.
WooCommerce store sync links your WooCommerce website to CloudFFL OS so your online store and your back office stay on the same page. You manage your products and inventory in CloudFFL OS, list them on your WooCommerce site, and orders your customers place online flow straight back into CloudFFL OS.
CloudFFL OS is the source of truth
Think of CloudFFL OS as the master copy of your catalog and your inventory. It sends information out to WooCommerce — not the other way around — for everything except orders:
| What | Direction | Who's in charge |
|---|---|---|
| Products & variations | CloudFFL OS → WooCommerce | CloudFFL OS |
| Stock quantities | CloudFFL OS → WooCommerce | CloudFFL OS |
| Categories | WooCommerce → CloudFFL OS (you map them) | Your store's categories |
| Orders | WooCommerce → CloudFFL OS | WooCommerce (orders start at the store) |
What this means day to day
- You add a product once, in CloudFFL OS — for example a Glock 19 or a case of 9mm ammunition — and list it to your store.
- When you receive stock and your on-hand count changes in CloudFFL OS, your website quantity follows so you don't oversell.
- When a customer buys online, the order appears automatically in CloudFFL OS with the customer, the items, and (for firearms) the FFL dealer they chose.
What stays in WooCommerce
Your WooCommerce site still owns the things that belong to the storefront: your theme and page design, shipping rates and zones at checkout, and the checkout experience itself. CloudFFL OS doesn't change those — it keeps your catalog, stock, and orders in sync.
Want the full picture before you start? Work through this book in order: connect your store, list your products, then turn on inventory and order syncing.