Before opening your store to real customers, run through this checklist:
- Store created with correct business name, address, currency, and timezone
- At least one product published with images, price, and inventory
- Product categories created and assigned
- Tax classes, zones, and rates configured for your target markets
- Shipping profile created with zones, regions, and rates (or all products are non-shippable)
- At least one payment method enabled and configured with live credentials
- Test order completed end-to-end: add to cart → checkout → payment → order confirmation
- Order confirmation email received after test order
- Invoice generated correctly (check the Orders view)
- Email queue task enabled in System → Scheduled Tasks
- Guest checkout enabled or disabled per your preference
- Menu items created for Shop, Cart, Checkout, and Account pages
- Cart module placed in the header or sidebar of your template
- Product listing page has the Filters module in the sidebar (if desired)
- SEO: product meta descriptions filled in, Joomla SEF URLs enabled
- Payment plugins switched from test mode to live mode