How to Install WordPress

How to Install WordPress

Before installing Tickera, WooCommerce, or the Bridge for WooCommerce add-on, you need a working WordPress website. WooCommerce handles checkout, orders, payments, and taxes. Tickera handles events, tickets, attendee records, and check-ins. A correct WordPress installation is crucial for both to function properly.

A full, step-by-step installation guide — including screenshots and video — already exists in Tickera documentation:

How to install WordPress (full guide)

Hosting and server requirements (important for WooCommerce)

WooCommerce is more demanding than a regular blog website. When choosing hosting, verify that:

• The server supports modern PHP (PHP 8.0 or newer)
• A database exists (MySQL or MariaDB)
• HTTPS / SSL is enabled because WooCommerce requires secure checkout
• REST API access is not blocked by hosting firewalls or security modules
• Memory limitations are not extremely low (some budget hosts restrict PHP memory so heavily that WooCommerce cannot function)

If WooCommerce cannot run reliably, Tickera will not receive order updates and cannot generate tickets.

Required WordPress configuration for WooCommerce

After installing WordPress, adjust these settings:

Enable pretty permalinks

Go to Settings -> Permalinks
Select Post name

WooCommerce requires this to generate working checkout URLs.
If left on “Plain,” WooCommerce pages will not function correctly.

Make sure the site uses HTTPS (SSL)

WooCommerce checkout requires a secure connection.
Without HTTPS, payment gateways may refuse to process transactions.

Confirm your WordPress theme supports WooCommerce

You can check this directly inside WordPress:

Go to WooCommerce -> Status -> Theme

WooCommerce displays whether your currently active theme:

• supports WooCommerce templates,
• overrides WooCommerce layouts,
• may cause compatibility issues.

If your theme does not support WooCommerce, the most reliable test theme is Storefront, made by the WooCommerce team.

Once WordPress is installed

You are ready to proceed with:

1. Installing Tickera
2. Installing WooCommerce
3. Installing Bridge for WooCommerce