WooCommerce architecture for growing ecommerce & dtc brands
DTC and ecommerce & dtc stores outgrow themes when plugins fight over checkout hooks. I audit the stack first: hosting, caching, payment gateway, and which extensions actually touch the cart.
Category pages should act as SEO hubs — intro copy, filters that do not create infinite thin URLs, and internal links to hero products.
Subscriptions, bundles, and post-purchase flows belong in the plan early. Bolting them on after launch usually breaks tracking and email automation.