Where to find it:WP Admin › Plugins › Add New

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 →
Installing WordPress →
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 →

The WP EasyCart listing in Plugins › Add New.
The WP EasyCart listing in Plugins › Add New.

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. It creates your Store, Cart and Account pages and applies the recommended settings. Everything can be changed later.

Every wizard step explained →

Step 1 of the setup wizard, with the setup summary on the right.
Step 1 of the setup wizard, with the setup summary on the right.

Step 4. Add your first product

Name, price and a photo is enough

Open EasyCart › Products and click Add New. Give it a name, a price and a photo, and switch it Active. You can fill in the rest later.

The product editor →

A product open in the editor.
A product open in the editor.

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 →

The store page your customers see.
The store page your customers see.

⚠️ 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. Finish it, turn off test mode on your gateway, and you are open.

The full first-store walkthrough →

The launch checklist at the end of the setup wizard.
The launch checklist at the end of the setup wizard.

After launch

When you need more

PRO, Premium and extensions.

Keep going

Related panels

Store details

Store pages and currency.

Payment

Every payment gateway and test mode.

Store Status

License state and readiness checks.

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.

The WP EasyCart admin: orders and offers
Updated on October 2, 2026