WordPress install & setup

Nine plugins, two you probably already have, and four popular ones you should skip because they’ll slow you down.

A working cart isn’t a working checkout. Here are the settings that silently break first orders, and how to test each one in under ten minutes.

A step-by-step checklist for solo founders who want a working WordPress store by Sunday night, with the exact order to do things and the settings people forget.

A practical pre-launch checklist covering payments, taxes, emails, and the settings that quietly break checkout.

A hour-by-hour plan for going from a bare domain to a working checkout in two days, including the settings most people forget.

Eight plugins, one theme, and the settings I always forget — a builder’s checklist for getting a digital store from domain to first sale in two days.

Stop installing 20 plugins. Here’s the lean, fast stack that handles payments, downloads, and taxes—without the bloat.

A concrete, opinionated plugin list for a fast WordPress store — plus the popular plugins I’ve banned after they broke checkout.

We tore down our own process, tracked every mistake, and turned it into a 2-hour checklist. Here’s what we learned.

After building 60+ stores, I’ve narrowed my plugin stack to 12 essentials. Here’s the list, what each one does, and the settings I change immediately.