1 step checkout

[bbjerling]

Is it possible to get rid of the checkout/"Payment Steps" and just do the checkout as 1 step? Seeing that the Checkout Module seems to have been built that way with the API.

Seems like the default storefront theme is built with multiple checkout steps as well. And I cant find any other marketplace for frontend themes for medusa.

I guess building a frontend checkout theme of my own is an option. But will the core checkout module support 1 step?

Any thoughts?

[CakeCrusher]

quick note from someone who's spent a lot of time watching real shoppers attempt checkout: yes, the Checkout Module supports 1-step. the api gives you everything in a single cart object (address, shipping option, payment session), so you can render the whole thing on one screen and call /complete when ready. the Next.js starter just chose to break it into steps as a default ui pattern, not because the module requires it.

the more interesting question is whether 1-step actually converts better for your store, and the honest answer is "it depends on the cohort and the cart shape." we keep seeing two patterns when we run real participants through both:

• single page wins when the cart is small, the shopper has shopped you before, and address/payment fits above the fold on mobile. fewer commits, less back-button risk.
• multi-step wins when there is a real decision in the middle (shipping tier choice, gift options, add-on upsell that needs a beat). compressing those into one screen makes people pick the safest option without engaging with the choice, which costs you revenue elsewhere.

a 1-step that pushes the pay button below the keyboard on iOS also tanks conversion in ways analytics will never tell you. it just shows up as abandoned at payment with no further signal.

the only real way to know which one your store should ship is to put both in front of representative shoppers and watch what they do. we wrote up a few patterns of how this kind of leak surfaces here: noemica.io.

build the 1-step. ship it to a slice. compare against the multi-step baseline before you fully commit.