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Projects and partners
Working with agencies, developers, suppliers and other partners on the website and processing questions of a research-only business.
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- Hiring a developer or agency for a research-only store
How do we compare proposals, and prices, for the store or checkout work we need?
For: An owner of a research-only peptide business comparing proposals for storefront or checkout work. — updated 2026-10-06
- Merchant and agency responsibilities during a checkout change
Which decisions and accounts must stay with the merchant, and who owns implementation tasks?
For: An owner of a research-only peptide business, or that owner's authorized representative, who is assigning work for one checkout change. — updated 2026-10-06
- Prepare the technical handoff from a website agency
What technical facts can our agency supply so a processing conversation starts accurately?
For: A research-only peptide merchant, or an agency that merchant has authorized, preparing technical facts for a processing conversation. — updated 2026-10-06
- Fix the checkout or rebuild the store?
Is this a checkout fix, or does the store need a rebuild?
For: An owner of a research-only peptide business deciding whether a documented store problem is limited to checkout. — updated 2026-10-06
- Moving a store: what transfers and what must be ready first
We are moving our store. What transfers, what does not, and what must be ready before the new site takes orders?
For: An owner of a research-only peptide business preparing to move a store to another site or platform and then take orders there. — updated 2026-10-06
- Accounts the business must hold when a website contractor leaves
Our website contractor is leaving. Which accounts must we hold to keep the store running, and who can take the work over?
For: An owner or authorized representative of a research-only peptide business replacing a website contractor while the store platform itself stays in place. — updated 2026-10-06
- Introduce a research-only merchant to Prism
My client is a research-only merchant with a processing, checkout or website problem. How do I introduce the business to Prism?
For: An agency, developer, host, fulfillment provider, supplier, or adviser authorized to write for a research-only business. — updated 2026-10-06
- Who controls a supplier-provided storefront
If our supplier also provides a store package, who controls the accounts, checkout, and operating dependencies?
For: An owner of a research-only peptide business whose supplier has also offered a store, checkout, or processing package. — updated 2026-09-28
- Separate a redesign from a processing transition
When both projects are real, what dependencies determine whether they should happen together or in stages?
For: An owner or authorized representative of a research-only peptide business that has both a store redesign and a processing change in progress. — updated 2026-09-28
- Before you accept the finished store
The developer says the store is finished. What should we check before accepting and paying?
For: An owner or authorized representative of a research-only peptide business deciding whether delivered website work matches the scope already agreed with an implementer. — updated 2026-10-06
- Grant and revoke store access when developers join or leave
What is the actual procedure for giving a developer the access the work needs — and removing it completely when the work ends?
For: A research-only store owner or authorized account administrator onboarding a developer or closing an engagement. — updated 2026-10-01
- WooCommerce troubleshooting mode can still affect live payments
Does troubleshooting mode isolate my store from real payment and email effects?
For: A research-only merchant or authorized WooCommerce maintainer deciding which diagnostic actions may touch the live store. — updated 2026-10-01
- Assign who updates store software — and what is checked before each update
Between my team and my implementer, who decides when WordPress, WooCommerce, and extension updates happen, and what is verified first?
For: A research-only merchant and the implementer responsible for maintaining its WordPress and WooCommerce store between projects. — updated 2026-10-01
- Keep a living record of what was customized in your store, and why
If the person who built a customization left tomorrow, what written record would let someone else maintain it?
For: A research-only merchant and the people maintaining its WooCommerce store who need customization knowledge to survive personnel changes. — updated 2026-10-01
- Letting an agency talk to your payment provider: set the boundary first
What may my agency discuss with my payment provider on my behalf, and which questions must stay with the account holder?
For: A research-only merchant authorizing an agency to participate in payment-provider conversations, and the agency preparing to act within that authorization. — updated 2026-10-01
- Moving hosting without moving platforms: what actually changes
When only the hosting company changes — same WordPress, same WooCommerce, same checkout — which store behaviors still depend on the host?
For: A research-only merchant moving an existing WordPress and WooCommerce store to another host while keeping its platform and checkout. — updated 2026-10-01
- Two vendors on one store: split the work without breaking the checkout
When a design agency and a checkout specialist work on the same store, which boundaries keep their changes from colliding?
For: A research-only merchant coordinating a design agency and a checkout specialist on the same live store. — updated 2026-10-01
- When a developer says the fix requires a new payment provider
How do I check a claim that my store's problem can only be solved by changing payment providers, before starting that process?
For: An owner of a research-only store evaluating an implementer’s claim that a checkout problem requires a different payment provider. — updated 2026-10-01
- A website-folder copy is not a complete WordPress backup
Does the retained backup include the data and files the store needs?
For: An owner or project lead at a research-only merchant checking the retained WordPress backup before a website change. — updated 2026-10-01
- Check whether backup files and database belong together
Were the components captured as a consistent recovery set?
For: A research-only store owner or authorized maintainer comparing retained WordPress backup components before a release or recovery decision. — updated 2026-10-01
- A rollback must account for orders received since the backup
Which live records would be at risk if an older database were restored?
For: A research-only merchant considering an older WordPress database as a recovery point while the store has continued receiving or updating orders. — updated 2026-10-01
- Can the merchant retrieve the backup if host access is lost?
Who holds a usable authorized copy outside the service being replaced?
For: A research-only merchant preparing to replace a host or contractor and checking whether a retained recovery copy remains accessible. — updated 2026-10-01
- Name who may authorize and perform a store restoration
Who can make the recovery decision and who can execute it?
For: A research-only store owner preparing recovery responsibilities for a website or checkout release. — updated 2026-10-01
- A backup offer is not evidence that your store can be recovered
What genuine recovery evidence and account terms can the owner obtain?
For: A research-only store owner evaluating a host or implementer’s backup and recovery handoff. — updated 2026-10-01
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