WordPress Photography Store - Fully Hosted and Ready to Launch

WordPress Photography Store — Fully Hosted and Ready to Launch

Project

Build and launch a complete WordPress website where I sell digital copies of photographs I take. I retain copyright and ownership of every original and may sell unlimited copies to different customers. I need a finished, hosted store ready to accept real orders—not just a design or WordPress installation.

Use established WordPress themes/plugins where practical. Keep costs affordable and avoid unnecessary custom programming.

1. Homepage and galleries

The top approximately 25% of the homepage should show the website name/logo, a short “Who We Are” introduction, what we offer, and navigation: Home, Browse Photos, Categories/Galleries, About, Contact, and Cart.

The rest of the homepage and additional pages should display photographs in a neat, consistent grid. Each item shows a thumbnail, title/description if supplied, and price. Clicking an image opens a full-screen or near-full-screen lightbox with a close button, title, price, and purchase option. Images must keep their proportions and work on desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Support at least 200 photographs initially and allow growth. Include gallery pagination, categories (e.g., birds, wildlife, landscapes, nature), optional multiple categories per photo, featured photos, and control over display order. Add photo search if practical.

2. Cart, payments, and delivery

Customers must be able to add multiple photos to a cart, continue browsing, review/remove items, pay securely, and receive confirmation. Use WooCommerce or a comparable established solution with Stripe, PayPal, or another reputable payment provider.

After payment is confirmed, provide download links on the confirmation page and by email. Deliver the correct file(s) for each order. Do not release downloads before confirmed payment. Use reasonable download protections such as expiring links or download limits, where supported. I must be able to resend a link to a legitimate customer.

A purchase grants a digital copy, not copyright. The same photo must remain for sale after purchase unless I remove it. Include terms of sale and a default personal-use license prohibiting resale, redistribution, and commercial use unless I authorize otherwise. I will review the wording before launch.

3. Original files and performance

Original photographs are about 40 MB each; 200 originals total roughly 8 GB before backups and other versions. Do not load original files in gallery pages or expose master files through public URLs.

Securely retain my originals and generate optimized thumbnails/previews for browsing. Use a high-quality download file in an agreed format and resolution. I must retain originals even when a photo is removed from public sale. Configure appropriate caching, lazy loading, pagination, and reliable backups. Explain storage, bandwidth, and download-delivery costs before work begins, including potential costs as sales grow. Test the catalog with at least 200 photos loaded.

Use a watermark on previews if practical, without making the gallery unattractive.

4. Easy administration

I am not a programmer. Provide a simple dashboard that lets me:

Upload one or multiple photos where practical.

Edit titles/descriptions, prices, and categories.

Publish, feature, hide, remove from sale, replace, and reorder photos.

Search the catalog.

View orders, payment status, and purchased items.

Resend customer download links.

Edit basic website text and contact details.

Removing a photo from sale must not delete my original. Provide simple written instructions or a recorded walkthrough.

5. Contact page

Include a contact form with name, email, subject, and message. Deliver messages to my designated email, show a submission confirmation, and include spam protection.

6. WordPress setup

Use WordPress and supported plugins. Suggested components: WooCommerce, downloadable-product functionality, a gallery/lightbox plugin, image optimization, security, and backup tools. You may propose alternatives if they meet the requirements at lower cost. Identify all themes, plugins, licenses, integrations, and custom code in your quote. Avoid unnecessary subscriptions and proprietary systems that make me dependent on you.

7. Turnkey hosting and launch

You are responsible for hosting setup, WordPress installation, domain connection, HTTPS/SSL, design, galleries, payments, download delivery, security, backups, testing, and launch on my domain. Upload my initial photos after I provide the files, prices, and content. The site must be ready to accept real customer orders.

8. Ownership and no developer lock-in — mandatory

I must own and control the website and essential accounts:

Domain registered in my name or business name.

Hosting account registered in my name or business name.

Full WordPress administrator access.

I control account recovery, billing, and password-reset email.

Payment, storage, and essential service accounts are under my control.

The developer must not retain exclusive access to any essential account.

I can change passwords, manage subscriptions, change developers, and migrate the site without the original developer’s permission.

No undisclosed developer-controlled service or proprietary system may be needed to keep the site operating.

Before final acceptance, provide all account access, a complete backup (database and files), access to original and downloadable photos, a list of themes/plugins/integrations, and restoration/migration instructions. Disclose third-party license restrictions before work starts. Upon final payment, provide the applicable ownership or transferable rights to custom project deliverables, subject to disclosed third-party licenses. No hidden backdoors or undisclosed administrator accounts.

9. Security, privacy, SEO

Configure SSL, reasonable WordPress security, spam protection, software update procedures, automated backups, and restoration instructions. Do not store full credit-card details in WordPress. Include a privacy policy, terms of sale, and download license. Disclose services that process customer data; do not use customer data for the developer’s own purposes or share it with unrelated parties.

Configure basic SEO: editable page titles/descriptions, readable URLs, image alt text, and sitemap where appropriate. Public galleries may be indexed, but original master files should not be unnecessarily exposed or indexed.

10. Costs

Before work begins, list:

One-time development/setup price.

Domain and hosting fees.

Theme/plugin licenses.

Storage, bandwidth, and download-delivery fees.

Backup/security costs.

Payment processing fees.

Optional maintenance fees.

Quote the total upfront cost and estimated annual operating cost. Disclose and obtain my approval for all recurring charges and paid services before adding them. I prefer predictable, affordable costs. The site should remain operational after the project ends as long as applicable fees are paid.

11. Testing and acceptance

Before final acceptance, demonstrate that:

The live site works on desktop and mobile.

At least 200 photos display efficiently.

Clicking photos opens enlarged previews.

Customers can buy multiple photos in one order.

A test payment succeeds and downloads are released only after confirmed payment.

The correct files download in the agreed format/quality.

The same photo remains available for repeat sales.

I can manage photos, prices, categories, and orders without technical help.

Contact messages reach my email.

Backups can be created and migration/restoration instructions are supplied.

All essential accounts are under my control and all agreed deliverables are handed over.

Fix defects that prevent agreed functions from working before final acceptance.

12. Proposal requested

Please provide:

Fixed total price for the complete hosted site.

Estimated annual operating cost.

Recommended host, theme, and plugins.

How originals will be stored and downloads delivered.

How gallery speed and file protection will be handled.

Confirmation that all essential accounts will be under my control and the site can be migrated.

Timeline, milestones, and included post-launch support/correction period.

Examples of WordPress photography stores or digital-download sites you have built.

Identify any requirement you cannot meet and all additional charges before I approve the proposal. Use Fiverr’s applicable order and payment procedures; propose milestones tied to deliverables.

Final requirement

Deliver a fully hosted, tested, operational WordPress photography store ready to accept real customer orders. I retain ownership and copyright of my originals, can sell multiple copies, and can operate the site without programming knowledge. The project is not complete until the live site works, account access is under my control, and all agreed documentation and backups are delivered.