*Installation Guide* # Quick Start From WordPress to your first order in six steps. Each one links to the full guide. Quick links - [The six steps](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#overview) - [Step 1. Get WordPress hosting](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#hosting) - [Step 2. Install WP EasyCart](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#install) - [Step 3. Run the setup wizard](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#wizard) - [Step 4. Add your first product](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#product) - [Step 5. Place a test order](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#test) - [Step 6. Go live](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#live) - [Next: register and upgrade](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#next) **Where to find it:** WP Admin › Plugins › Add New *At a glance* ## Fifteen minutes to a live store From an empty WordPress site to a store that takes orders. ### The six steps Tap a step for the details [1**Get hosting**A WordPress site on a good host.›](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#hosting)[2**Install the plugin**Plugins › Add New, search, activate.›](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#install)[3**Run the setup wizard**Four short steps, about five minutes.›](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#wizard)[4**Add a product**Name, price and a photo.›](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#product)[5**Place a test order**Buy something the way a customer would.›](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#test)[6**Go live**Finish the launch checklist and switch off test mode.›](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/#live) *The steps* ## One screen each What to click, and where the full guide is. ### Step 1. Get WordPress hosting Any good WordPress host will do You need a WordPress site and an admin login. Most hosts install WordPress for you in one click. Check your host meets the requirements, then log in at `yourdomain.com/wp-admin`. [Recommended hosts →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/installing-wordpress/#recommended-hosting) [Installing WordPress →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/installing-wordpress/) [System requirements →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/system-requirements/) ### Step 2. Install WP EasyCart Free from the WordPress plugin directory In WordPress open **Plugins › Add New**, search for **WP EasyCart**, click **Install Now**, then **Activate**. [Full install guide →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/installing-the-plugin/) ![The WP EasyCart listing in Plugins › Add New.](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/quick-start-02-install-highlight-602.jpg) ### Step 3. Run the setup wizard Location, payments, shipping, done Open **EasyCart › Settings**. Until it is finished, the setup wizard opens first: **Location & currency**, **Payments & checkout**, **Shipping** and **Finish up**. Your country sets your currency, units and tax, and checkout’s address forms start on it. The wizard creates your Store, Cart and Account pages and applies the recommended settings. Leave part-way and **Settings › All settings** shows **Set up your store** with the steps done and the next one, so you can carry on. Everything can be changed later. [Every wizard step explained →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/administrative-console-guide/basic-setup/) ![Step 1 of the setup wizard, with the setup summary on the right.](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/quick-start-03-wizard-602.jpg) ### Step 4. Add your first product Name, price and a photo is enough Open **EasyCart › Products** and click **Add product**. Under **What are you selling?** say it your way, such as an eBook or a T-shirt, or pick one of the **Popular** kinds. The page then asks only what that product needs, with its product page drawn beside it. Give it a name, a price and a photo and press **Create product**. Nothing is made until you press it, and you can fill in the rest later. Once your store has products, **Quick start** makes a new one like one you already sell. [Adding a product, step by step →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/how-to-guides/how-to-build-your-first-store-with-wp-easycart/) ![Products › Add product: Quick start, then What are you selling?](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/quick-start-add-product-607.jpg) ### Step 5. Place a test order See the store the way a customer does Open your store, add the product to the cart and check out with your gateway in test mode. Then confirm the order shows under **EasyCart › Orders** and the order email arrived. [How to take your first payment →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/how-to-guides/how-to-take-your-first-payment/) ![The store page your customers see.](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/quick-start-05-storefront-602.jpg) > **⚠️ Careful:** A gateway left in test mode takes no money. Switch it to live before you announce the store. ### Step 6. Go live Tick off the launch checklist The wizard ends on a **Launch checklist**: create a product, place a test order, confirm order emails arrive, add the store pages to your menu, publish terms and privacy pages, set up tax for your country and keep the recommended settings healthy. **Mark as done** ticks off one the check cannot see. It stays on **EasyCart › Settings** and **Store Status** until every item is done. Finish it, turn off test mode on your gateway, and you are open. [The full first-store walkthrough →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/how-to-guides/how-to-build-your-first-store-with-wp-easycart/) ![The launch checklist at the end of the setup wizard.](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/basic-setup-done-607.jpg) *After launch* ## When you need more PRO, Premium and extensions. ### Next: register and upgrade Only when you need it The free plugin runs a complete store. When you want more, start the 14-day PRO trial or add your license key, then install extensions from **EasyCart › Extensions**. [Installing PRO →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/installing-easycart-pro/) [Registering your license →](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/registering-license/) *Keep going* ## Related panels - [Store details](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/administrative-console-guide/store-details/): Store pages and currency. - [Payments](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/administrative-console-guide/payments-setup/): Every payment gateway and test mode. - [Store Status](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/administrative-console-guide/store-status/): License state and readiness checks. - [Diagnostics](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/administrative-console-guide/diagnostics/): Check your server after installing. ## Ready to run your store on WP EasyCart? Everything in this guide works with the free plugin. PRO and Premium add subscriptions, memberships, wholesale pricing and more. Try every PRO feature free for 14 days. [Start your free trial](https://www.wpeasycart.com/wp-easycart-professional-14-no-risk-trial/) · [See what is included](https://www.wpeasycart.com/wordpress-shopping-cart-pricing/) ![The WP EasyCart admin: orders and offers](https://docs.wpeasycart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cta-wpeasycart-pro-v2.jpg) --- Source: https://docs.wpeasycart.com/docs/installation-guide/quick-start/ ( updated 2026-11-06 )