To create a website with the AliDropship plugin, you will need:

It would be best to find a domain name for your future web store using such a platform as GoDaddy. If the domain name you want to have is already used, registrars will offer a similar one.

Server requirements:
a. ionCube activated on your hosting;
b. PHP 7.2+ or 8.1;
c. File size upload limit: min. 16MB;
d. cURL libraries ver 7.58.0 recommended

AliDropship plugin is supported by most hosting providers: 1&1 IONOS, Hostgator. You can also consider AliDropship hosting solution perfectly optimized for WP-based dropshipping stores and comes with a free SSL certificate.

SiteGround
Using SiteGround as a hosting provider, please note that ionCube works only on PHP 7.2.

iPage
We do not recommend using iPage as a hosting provider because it uses outdated cURL libraries (7.22.0), and it will not update them in the nearest future.

GoDaddy
We do not recommend using basic GoDaddy and Managed WordPress plans because activating the ionCube Loader on these plans is impossible.

Select among the business plans to avoid issues with the ionCube Loader. You can find more info here.

Multisite Network and Localhosts
Please note, AliDropship plugin does not support WordPress Multisite Network and does not work on localhosts.

Cloud and Virtual Private Servers
The AliDropship technical support team does not provide free support for cloud servers and virtual private servers (VPS) such as Amazon Web Services.

WordPress.com and WordPress.org
AliDropship is a plugin built for WordPress CMS (Content Management System). It means that to set up and use the plugin, you need to download WP CMS from WordPress.org. AliDropship plugin does not support and cannot be used with the WordPress.com platform.

Root Directory
WordPress has to be installed in the root directory.

You can check whether your WordPress is installed in the root directory by following these steps:
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Go to your website's Dashboard:

From the Dashboard, your website URL should look like this:

If your website URL looks like this:

...it means WordPress is installed in a subdirectory. Reinstall WordPress in the root directory. Otherwise, you will not be able to authorize your website in the extension:

Google Chrome Browser
​Google Chrome browser is the only browser compatible with the AliDropship extension.
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​AliDropship Extension
​AliDropship Google Chrome extension is required to import/update products and place orders.
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