Is your shop page not showing any products or appearing as blank? Don’t worry, we have a solution for you. In this guide, we’ll see how to fix the empty WooCommerce shop page issue.

The shop page is where you display your products, so it’s essential for any online store. That’s why if your shop page is blank, you should fix it as soon as possible. Otherwise, it can have a huge negative impact on your business.

Why is your WooCommerce shop page empty?

There are many reasons why the WooCommerce shop page can be empty. It may be because of a configuration issue, problems with plugin compatibility, permalinks, or others. Some of these issues are harder to solve than others. In this guide, we’ll provide you with the solutions to the most common problems so you can fix the blank WooCommerce shop page issue.

How to fix the empty WooCommerce shop page issue

In this section, we’ll have a look at different ways to fix the empty WooCommerce shop page depending on what’s causing the issue:

1. Shop Page configuration
2. Plugin compatibility
3. Clear cache
4. Update permalinks
5. Catalog Visibility

Let’s see the solutions for each of these problems assuming that you’ve installed WooCommerce and created the shop page on your store.

1) Shop Page Configuration

The first thing you need to check is whether you’re using the correct shop page on your site. To check that, in your WordPress dashboard go to WooCommerce > Settings > Products. There, you can see what page you’re using for the shop page. Make sure that you’re using Shop, otherwise, select it from the dropdown.

From here, you can customize the shop page and use other pages but we recommend you use the shop page. Similarly, you can use different pages for the Cart, Checkout, My Account, and Terms and Conditions pages. To do that, go to  WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced.

2) Plugin compatibility

Another reason why the WooCommerce shop page may not show any products has to do with plugin compatibility. Your plugins may cause conflicts so the Shop page appears blank, especially after some updates.

To fix this issue, temporarily deactivate all your plugins except WooCommerce. Then, check if the shop page is showing products. After that, activate them one by one and check if the shop page is empty until you find the one that’s causing the issue. Once you find it, you can contact the plugin developer so they can either update it to fix the conflict or help you solve the issue.

Please note that you should deactivate your plugins instead of deleting them. That way, you’ll save all their settings and you don’t have to change the configuration when you reactivate them. If you’re not sure how to deactivate the plugins in bulk, we recommend you have a look at this guide.

3) Clear cache

Clearing cache regularly is a recommended practice. Caching solutions create a cached copy of your site and store it on your server to serve visitors faster and save resources. When someone comes to your website, the site can directly display the content to the users without having to fetch the content from the MySQL database.

Sometimes, clearing your site and server cache can fix the issue with the empty shop page in WooCommerce. Let’s have a look at how you can clear the cache:

3.1) Clear the browser cache

The first thing you can try is to clear your browser cache. Browsers usually store static content from a site to be able to display the content faster the next time the user visits the page. However, sometimes browsers may not realize that the page has changed and may create problems.

To solve this you have to clear the browser cache. In this demonstration, we will show you how to do it in Google Chrome.

First, go to the menu icon (the three dots on the top right of your browser) and press More Tools > Clear Browsing Data.

Then, select the content you want to remove and the time range. Make sure to select the Cached images and files option and then press Clear browsing data.

Now go back to the Shop Page and if it’s still blank, try the following method.

3.2) Clear the cache with a caching plugin

You can also clear your server cache using a caching plugin. The process is different depending on the tool you use but in most cases, you can easily do it from the plugin’s Settings.

Alternatively, some hosting companies allow you to clear your server cache from their Settings. If you use SiteGround, we recommend you have a look at our post on how to clear the Siteground cache.

4) Update Permalinks

Sometimes, after you install WooCommerce or add some products to your store, the shop page is blank. You may be able to see the product on the product screen but not on the shop page. This has to do with the permalinks.

Permalinks, short for permanent links, are permanent URL structures that help you organize all the content of your site. They’re the permanent URLs to your pages, posts, products, categories, and so on. So, if the WooCommerce shop page is empty due to the permalinks, in your WordPress dashboard go to Settings > Permalinks and click Save Changes.

This way, you make sure that WordPress considers those new permalink URLs for WooCommerce.

5) Catalog Visibility

Another potential cause of why the WooCommerce shop page may be blank is due to catalog visibility. After you import or add products to your store, sometimes they don’t appear on the Shop page. This is because they’re set as hidden in the Catalog Visibility options.

If you have more products that don’t show up on the shop page, you’ll have to repeat the process for each product that you want to display.

Could you solve the empty WooCommerce shop page issue?

All in all, your shop page is crucial for your store so if it’s not showing products, you should fix it as soon as possible. Even though the shop page may be blank for different reasons, in this guide, we’ve seen how to identify and fix the most common issues. We’ve seen how to fix when the WooCommerce shop page is empty due to:

• Shop page configuration
• Problems with plugin compatibility
• Browser or server cache
• Permalinks
• Catalog visibility options

If none of these are causing the problem and you can’t solve it with these solutions, you may want to ask for help. There could be other potential causes why the shop page doesn’t show products so we recommend you look for more in-depth support.

On the other hand, if you’re having problems with Facebook and Instagram Shop, check out the following posts:

• Facebook for WooCommerce not working? Here’s how to fix it
• What to do when Instagram Instalog doesn’t work?

For more information on how to make the most of your store, check out our guide on how to customize the WooCommerce shop page.

Could you fix the empty WooCommerce shop page issue? Which method did you use? Let us know in the comments section below!