…and What’s the Difference Between That and a Payment Processor?

Choosing a shopping cart for your WordPress website isn’t as simple as picking the most popular name. The right choice depends on your products, tech skills, budget, and how much control you want over the checkout experience.

📌 In this episode, Charly breaks down:

✅ The top WordPress-compatible shopping cart solutions

✅ The difference between a shopping cart and a payment processor (hint: one holds the goods, the other takes the money!)

✅ When to use WooCommerce vs EDD vs cloud options like Ecwid or Shopify

✅ Key features like subscriptions, deposits, digital vs physical goods

✅ Pros and cons of each platform, from flexibility to cost to ease of use

If you’re trying to sell online and are overwhelmed by choices, this episode will help you decide with confidence.

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About the Author Charly Dwyer

Charly has more than 30 years experience in the IT industry ranging from hands-on technical, to high-level business management, Charly has installed and configured computing equipment and has managed business contracts in excess of $25 million dollars.

As a result, Charly identifies the best way to integrate solutions and technologies for the most cost effective way to achieve a businesses outcome.

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