- Install WordPress on your domain from your hosting → WordPress.
- Sign in to the WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins → Add New. Search for WooCommerce, install and activate it: the WooCommerce wizard asks for your store details.
- To take payments, add the official Mercado Pago plugin (see Take payments with Mercado Pago) or another gateway that has a WooCommerce plugin.
- Turn on SSL for the domain before opening the store: checkout has to run over https.
- Place a full test order from start to finish.
Settings worth checking
- PHP version: use a version 8 that your plugins support (how to change it).
- Memory per script and Maximum fields per request (max_input_vars): if a product with many variations doesn't save everything, raise them in PHP options.
- PHP processes: if the store slows down only during traffic peaks, see PHP processes.
Order emails are sent through your hosting email, which has an hourly limit. It's enough for most stores.
Before updating WooCommerce or its extensions, create a backup. We don't have automatic staging yet: to test big changes, install a separate WordPress on a subdomain.
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