Sell simply with Plainly Theme for WordPress
Plainly is a WordPress theme for selling simply.
Beautiful typography. Built-in Stripe payments. No WooCommerce. Great SEO. No bloat.
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The Problem
You started a small business. You wanted to sell something.
So you installed WooCommerce. Then a payment gateway plugin.
Then a subscription plugin. Then an SEO plugin. Then a memberships plugin.
You spent $500 and now your WordPress takes five minutes to load and you’ve forgotten what you were doing.
The Solution
Plainly is a simple-to-use theme with everything you need to sell.
Payment links, subscriptions, and digital product sales are built into the theme itself.
Powered by Stripe. No plugins. No monthly fees.
No dashboard you need a PhD to navigate.
Sell products & subscriptions
Create a product, set a price, get a payment link. Embed it anywhere with a shortcode, or share links.
One-time payments or recurring subscriptions with trial periods.
Export spreadsheets for easy fulfillment
Every purchase creates a customer record, tracks order history, and lets you export easy to use spreadsheets. Use it to ship products to your customers or just to keep records.
Refunds and cancellations are handled conveniently from your familiar WordPress dashboard.
Auto-create user accounts
Sell access to your site. Customers automatically get a WordPress account on purchase, removed on cancellation. Membership sites without a membership plugin.
Send download links
Sell digital products or ebooks by emailing them to your customers. They don’t need to register for an account – unless you want.
SEO without pricey plugins
Plainly generates structured data that search engines actually use.
- JSON-LD schema for every post, page, and archive
- Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
- Breadcrumb navigation with schema markup
- All automatic. No configuration. No plugin.
Batteries Included
| Before Plainly | After Plainly |
|---|---|
| WooCommerce + Stripe Gateway plugin | Payments are built in |
| WooCommerce Subscriptions ($199/yr) | Subscriptions are built in |
| Yoast SEO (for schema) | Great SEO is built in |
| Social sharing plugin | Social sharing is built in |
| Membership plugin | Memberships are built in |
Pricing
Only $49
One-time purchase. Unlimited sales. Lifetime updates.
No subscriptions. No renewal fees. No upsells.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Started
Does this actually work with my existing WordPress site, or do I have to start from scratch?
Plainly is a standard WordPress theme — you install it the same way you’d install any theme. If you have an existing WordPress site, you can switch to Plainly without losing your posts or pages. You’ll want to reconfigure your menus and layout, but your content stays intact. If you’re starting fresh, you can be up and selling in under an hour.
What WordPress version does this require, and will it work with my hosting?
Plainly works with WordPress 6.0 and above and runs on any standard WordPress hosting — Bluehost, SiteGround, Kinsta, WP Engine, shared hosting, VPS, whatever you’re on. If your host can run WordPress, it can run Plainly. We recommend PHP 8.0 or higher for best performance.
I’m not a developer. Will I be able to set this up on my own?
Yes — that’s exactly who Plainly was built for. If you’ve ever installed a WordPress theme or plugin before, you can set up Plainly. There’s no code to write. You create a product, set a price, and Plainly generates a payment link. If you get stuck, [email protected] is here to help.
Can I customize the look, or am I stuck with how this demo site looks?
Plainly gives you control over fonts, colors, header and footer layout, and sidebar options through the standard WordPress Customizer. It’s not a drag-and-drop page builder — the layout stays clean and minimal by design. If you want pixel-perfect custom design, you’d need a developer to add custom CSS. But if “simple and professional” works for you, it works out of the box.
Payments & Security
I already have a Stripe account. Do I need to do anything special to connect it?
Nope. You enter your Stripe API keys in the Plainly settings panel and you’re done. Stripe handles all the payment processing — Plainly just talks to it directly, no middleman plugin required. If you don’t have a Stripe account yet, it takes about five minutes to create one at stripe.com.
What happens if Stripe goes down or I want to switch payment processors later?
Stripe has 99.99%+ uptime and is the most reliable payment processor available for small businesses — it’s what powers millions of stores worldwide. That said, Plainly is currently built specifically around Stripe, so switching processors would require a different solution. If Stripe is unavailable in your country, Plainly may not be the right fit.
Is my customers’ payment data secure?
Yes. Plainly never touches or stores your customers’ card details — that all goes directly to Stripe, which is PCI Level 1 certified (the highest level). Your customers enter their card info on a Stripe-hosted element, not on your server. You’re not responsible for storing sensitive payment data at all.
Features & Limits
Can I sell both physical and digital products?
Yes. For digital products like ebooks or files, Plainly emails a download link to the customer automatically after purchase — they don’t even need to create an account. For physical products, every order is logged in your dashboard and you can export a spreadsheet to handle fulfillment yourself. Plainly doesn’t integrate with shipping carriers, so it’s best suited for small-volume physical sales or digital products.
Will this slow down my site?
No — the opposite, actually. One of the main reasons Plainly exists is because WooCommerce and its ecosystem of plugins bloat WordPress badly. Plainly replaces all of that with a single theme. No stacked plugins calling external servers on every page load. Most sites running Plainly score significantly better on PageSpeed than an equivalent WooCommerce setup.
Can I use Plainly on multiple sites, or just one?
One license covers one website. If you need to run Plainly on multiple sites — for clients or separate businesses — grab one license per site. At $49 each, it’s still a fraction of what WooCommerce plugins would cost you per site per year.
What if I outgrow Plainly and need more advanced features?
Plainly is deliberately simple. It’s the right tool for small businesses selling a handful of products, digital goods, or memberships — not for running a 500-SKU catalog with complex inventory management. If you grow to the point where you need that, migrating your customer data is straightforward since everything exports to spreadsheet. Think of Plainly as the tool that gets you selling fast without the overhead — and a great place to stay if your needs stay focused.
Pricing & Updates
What about updates? Will I have to pay again when new versions come out?
No. Your $49 purchase includes lifetime updates. When Plainly gets new features or compatibility updates, you get them automatically through the standard WordPress updater — same as any other theme. No renewal fees, no subscriptions, no surprises.
What if it doesn’t work for me? Can I get a refund?
Yes. If Plainly isn’t right for you, contact us within 30 days of purchase and we’ll refund you in full, no questions asked. We’d rather you get your money back than feel stuck with something that doesn’t fit your needs.
Support
What kind of support do I get?
Email support is included with your purchase. There’s no live chat or phone support — Plainly is a lean operation by design, and we keep prices low partly by keeping overhead low.