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title: Checkout Pilot for WooCommerce
date: 2019-08-26T15:00:08+00:00
modified: 2020-08-06T08:55:37+00:00
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# Checkout Pilot for WooCommerce

![Checkout Pilot for WooCommerce logo](https://kaspars.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/checkout-pilot-logo-name.png?strip=all&quality=90&resize=1500,770)E-commerce checkout experience on mobile isn’t great so back in 2014 I started working on a prototype plugin for WooCommerce that would allow users to “checkout later” by entering their email address and getting a link to the shopping cart to complete the purchase later. However, I didn’t get further than creating an MVP and a demo site that I was planning to use for validating the idea.

Last week my friend [Jonathan](https://jonathanwold.com/) reminded me about that plugin and I decided to give it another try — the idea seemed valid and relatively unique. It has also gotten some very positive feedback:

> Awesome – Where were you years ago when I originally asked for this? :) (<https://t.co/F3AciEV5Fk>)
> 
> — Chris Lema (@chrislema) [August 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/chrislema/status/1164222758147858432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)



Chris Lema has [a great list of suggestions for improving eCommerce experience on mobile](https://chrislema.com/wordpress-mobile-ecommerce/).## Naming Things

Coming up with good product names is very difficult for me, however, I did realize that the original name “Checkout Later” wasn’t generic enough and spoke to the features instead of the value of the plugin.

So I renamed it to **Checkout Pilot**, bought the [checkoutpilot.com](https://checkoutpilot.com/) domain name, created the Twitter account [@CheckoutPilot](https://twitter.com/checkoutpilot) and made the simple logo.

## Pre-Order Checkout Pilot

I’ll be launching the plugin by the end of 2019 and you can [pre-order Checkout Pilot with 50% off](https://checkoutpilot.com/#preorder) and get the beta version right away.

Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback — leave a comment down below or send a message on Twitter [@CheckoutPilot](https://checkoutpilot.com). You can also follow the progress [on Indie Hackers](https://www.indiehackers.com/product/checkout-pilot).