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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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.
How much does a WooCommerce web design cost?
From our experience, ecommerce websites have specific needs and take longer to complete than a standard website. We’ve worked on projects that range from around £2000 to over £20,000. A larger more complex project will require even larger budgets.
How do you modify a WooCommerce website design?
Carefully. A Woo website has many ‘hooks’ which we can use to modify the functions and layout of your WooCommerce web design project without compromising the plugin or preventing future updates.
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.
Will it work across multiple devices?
All the sites we build are fully responsive, so your WooCommerce website will work perfectly on any device.
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 issue than a plugin one, but there are extremely busy websites using WooCommerce. If you have thousands of customers, Woo can handle it.
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?
Out of the box it has high levels of security and this can be further enhanced with features like 2FA, secure passwords and a range of other security features you can find on any e-commerce store.
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?
It’s an enterprise-level e-commerce store so it does pretty much everything you would expect. thousands of sites use WooCommerce and it’s also a plugin that’s supported by thousands of plugins and resources.
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 not simply a template.
Am I limited to a number of products?
No. A WooCommerce website can handle as many products and customers as you need, but the larger the site, the better the hosting environment will need to be.