How to Make a Digital Download Website with WordPress

Log in to your WordPress site by visiting domain/wp-admin, enter your username and password, and access the dashboard to start editing what users will see on the front end.

Learn how to clean up a WordPress site by collapsing widgets, removing default posts and pages, emptying trash, managing themes, and deleting unused plugins.

Learn how to choose and install a WordPress theme, activate it, and use the Blocksy theme with its companion plugin to customize a site from back end to front end.

Learn how to install and activate WordPress plugins to add features for selling products and creating wishlists, including Elementor and WooCommerce, and running the setup wizard.

Create a bundled downloadable product in your store, allowing customers to download multiple files after purchase and manage prices, sale dates, and product images.

Learn how to choose a design system for a WordPress site by selecting colors and fonts, and use the theme customizer to edit global colors and typography.

Create and publish a home page in WordPress, then set it as the default static home page and edit it to customize your site.

Design a full-width hero on the home page with Elementor, center a heading and text, and link a shop button to the shop page over a background image with overlay.

Add a best selling products section to your home page by duplicating an existing section, applying a shortcode from WooCommerce, and adjusting product limit and columns via the theme customizer.

Create a recently added products section on the homepage by duplicating the best selling section and using the newest WooCommerce shortcode. Increase the product limit to eight and preview changes.

Create a contact page in WordPress using Elementor, set the page to full width, and build a three-column layout with icon boxes for email, address, and phone, then publish.

Create and publish privacy policy, terms and conditions, and returns/refund policy pages in WordPress, then clean up drafts and unused WooCommerce pages.

Learn to customize a WordPress digital download site by editing the header: add a logo, adjust height, enable a sticky header, and tune the menu, search, and cart across desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Enable and customize the WordPress footer by configuring four columns in the middle row, adding widgets and menus, inserting a logo, editing copy, and setting colors with a divider.

Clear unused widgets and add a WooCommerce sidebar with product search, price range, and product categories to the shop page, then customize headings and show category counts for better navigation.

Apply finishing touches to your WordPress WooCommerce store by customizing the order form, adding privacy policy and terms at checkout, and creating coupon codes with flexible restrictions.

Display a coupon code on your WordPress store by using the theme customizer to add HTML in the header, style it, and enable My Account for downloads.

Conduct final testing of a WordPress digital download store, validating WooCommerce product form customizations, coupon codes, checkout workflow, and access to downloads via the my account page.