Divi and WooCommerce: Store Planning Guide

Start with the store basics

Set up products, shipping, taxes and payments in WooCommerce before customizing storefront layouts.

Map your templates

Identify the product page, category page, cart, checkout and account pages that need testing.

Check compatibility

Confirm your Divi version, WooCommerce version and payment plugins work together on a staging site.

Protect the checkout

Keep purchase flows clear, mobile-friendly and accessible. Test a complete order with a safe test payment method.

Maintenance matters

Back up before major updates and test forms, stock behavior and transactional emails after changes.

Test a complete customer journey

Create a low-value test product in a safe environment. Browse the category, choose a variation, add it to cart, apply a test coupon and complete checkout with a sandbox payment method. Confirm the confirmation page and transactional email.

Protect store updates

Take a backup before changing the theme, builder or checkout extensions. Test payment gateways, tax and shipping calculations and account pages after each significant update.

Before you make a decision

1. Read the section on start with the store basics and note how it applies to your own website.
2. Read the section on map your templates and note how it applies to your own website.
3. Read the section on check compatibility and note how it applies to your own website.
4. Verify current product features and terms with the relevant vendor before making a purchase or changing a live website.
5. Test a representative page or workflow on staging and keep a recoverable backup when changes could affect an existing site.