Getting started: your launch checklist
Work through these steps in order and your store is ready for real orders. Each step links to a step-by-step guide.
- Sign up and look around. Create your store and pick a theme. See Sign up and choose a plan.
- Name, logo and contact details. My store → Branding and Settings → Settings → General. See Store design and Store settings.
- Your policy pages. Fill in About, Contact, Privacy, Returns, Shipping and Terms in My store → Pages. Payment gateways and the shopping assistant need them.
- Add products. Start with your best sellers, with good photos, prices, stock and weight. See Products.
- Organise categories and menus. Products → Categories, then add them to My store → Navigation. See Categories.
- Get paid. Connect an online gateway and, if you offer it, cash on delivery. See Payments and taxes setup.
- Set up taxes. In India, switch on GST and enter your GSTIN. See Taxes and GST.
- Set delivery prices. Create rate areas and at least one shipping method, or connect Shiprocket. See Shipping setup.
- Check your emails. Make sure order emails go out with your name and logo. See Email Notifications.
- Design your home page. Banners, category tiles and product sliders in My store → Layouts. See Store design.
- Connect your domain (optional). See Custom domain.
- Invite your team. Give each person their own login and only the access they need. See Staff and roles.
- Place a test order. Buy something yourself (use the gateway's test mode, or cash on delivery), then process it: change the status, ship it, and check the emails. See Orders.
- Open the store. Settings → Settings → Store status. Then share your link and start marketing: see Marketing.
Stuck at any step? Click ? at the bottom right of any admin page, or ask CartWhizz AI: "how do I add a shipping method?".