This really does depend on cost, how busy your online shop becomes, sales, orders and how customised the solution for your WooCommerce store becomes. We do recommend specialised WooCommerce hosting as it’s a customisable ecommerce platform that does require more hosting resources.
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How much does a WooCommerce web design cost?
In our experience, e-commerce websites have specific needs and take longer to complete than a standard website.
There are a lot of additional elements that need to be built and configured – from checkouts and payment gateways, to fulfilment systems and thank-you emails – and it’s worth investing careful time across all of the user journey to make sure your website engages customers and provides a strong experience.
We’ve worked on projects that range from around £3,000 to over £20,000. A larger, more complex project will require even larger budgets.
Can WooCommerce handle complex products?
Yes. Your WooCommerce site will be able to handle simple products, variable products, subscriptions, physical products, digital products, product groups and composite products.
Do you need to be a developer to manage WooCommerce?
No, the day-to-day management of online stores built with Woo are very easy to use. In fact, we make a point of building them so you rarely need to call us about stuff.
Can WooCommerce handle a lot of sales?
This is more of a server capacity issue than a WooCommerce one!
As long your website is set up correctly, Woocommerce can handle thousands of customers comfortably. Some of the biggest websites in the world rely on WooCommerce for their sales.
Can you build a site if we have our own website design?
Yes – although we design sites ourselves, we also provide a solution for build-only projects where we can work with your design examples.
Can I have a completely custom web design?
Yes. We build everything bespoke, so rather than an off-the-shelf theme, we build everything from the ground up.
Is WooCommerce secure?
WooCommerce is highly secure out of the box. We enhance this further with additional features including 2 Factor Authentication and DDOS protection.
Can WooCommerce be added to an existing WordPress website?
Yes – it’s a plugin, so if you have an existing WordPress site, there’s no need to start over, we can install WooCommerce and configure your online shop.
What are the key features of WooCommerce?
WooCommerce is an enterprise-level e-commerce platform, so it does pretty much everything you could need. Its core functionality is easily extended to bring even more flexibility, either through one of the thousands of plugins available that allow features like subscriptions, event booking and learning management systems, or through bespoke code.
Does a website have to follow a specific web design?
We design and build bespoke themes, so the web design elements of the project can be exactly as you need it to be. Your web designer will ensure it’s on brand and meets your requirements – rather than just copying a template.
Am I limited to a number of products?
No. When correctly set up, a WooCommerce website can handle as many products and customers as you need. We have customers that sell thousands of products.
Why do you use WooCommerce?
WooCommerce is a hugely popular ecommerce platform – it’s currently used on over 8% of all websites on the Internet.
It is our preferred solution for most e-commerce sites due to its flexibility, as it can easily be customised to meet the specific needs of your business. It’s open source code makes it cost-effective and allows it to be integrated with other platforms, and there are hundreds of other WordPress plugins and tools that it is compatible with that allow a huge range of options to improve and extend your e-commerce store.
What is the difference between a WordPress website and WooCommerce?
WordPress is a content management system, whereas WooCommerce is a plugin that is installed onto the platform and provides sophisticated e-commerce functionality.