WooCommerce Stores

Built to Convert

Yes — platform migration is one of our most common projects. We migrate products, categories, images, pricing, customer accounts and order history from Shopify, Squarespace, Wix, BigCommerce, Etsy and most CSV-compatible sources. Every migration includes full 301 redirect mapping from old URLs to new ones, so your existing Google rankings are preserved. We submit the updated sitemap to Search Console on launch day and monitor for crawl errors in the first two weeks. Clients typically see rankings hold stable or improve within 4–6 weeks of launch. The migration is scoped and priced as part of the standard WooCommerce build — there's no separate migration fee.

We set up Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Klarna Buy Now Pay Later as standard. For UK-specific requirements, we also configure GoCardless for Direct Debit, Worldpay, Opayo (formerly SagePay) and most major UK acquiring banks. All gateways are tested in both sandbox and live mode before launch — including real end-to-end purchase tests with refund verification. If you're accepting payments in multiple currencies or need a hosted payment page for phone orders, we handle those configurations too. No gateway is out of scope — if it has a WooCommerce extension or API, we can integrate it.

Yes. We configure cookie consent (PECR and GDPR-compliant, covering analytics, marketing and functional cookies), privacy policy pages, data deletion request workflows and compliant checkout data collection. We use Stripe for payment processing — no card data ever touches your server, and Stripe is fully PCI DSS Level 1 compliant. Customer data stored in WooCommerce (name, address, order history) is handled per UK GDPR requirements, with data retention policies configurable in the admin. On Business and Enterprise packages, we configure a full consent management platform (CMP) rather than a basic banner — this matters if you're running Google Ads or Meta Pixel, where consent signals now affect campaign performance.

We configure UK VAT rates (20% standard, 5% reduced, 0% exempt) and set up tax classes for your specific product types. For cross-border sales, we configure EU VAT OSS rules — mandatory for UK businesses selling into the EU after July 2021 — and international tax zones for US, Australian and Canadian sales tax. If you're selling digital products to EU consumers, we set up the digital services VAT rules (VAT applied at the buyer's country rate). For B2B stores, we configure VAT-exempt accounts so registered businesses see prices excluding VAT at checkout. All tax settings are tested with sample orders before launch.

Yes. We import products from Shopify (via native export), Squarespace, WooCommerce, Etsy, BigCommerce, spreadsheets or any CSV-compatible format. Variable products with multiple attributes — size, colour, material, weight — are fully supported, as are product galleries, downloadable files and subscription terms. We clean and optimise each product title and description during import rather than migrating content verbatim — thin product copy is one of the most common reasons ecommerce sites underperform in search. For large catalogues (500+ SKUs), we work from a phased import plan to verify accuracy before bulk upload.

WooCommerce stores start from £2,400 for a fully custom build — fixed price, no hourly billing. The final price depends on the number of products, integrations required, shipping complexity and whether a migration is needed. A free 30-minute discovery call confirms the fixed price with a written proposal delivered within 24 hours. All packages include hosting recommendations, payment gateway setup, SSL, GDPR configuration and 30 days of post-launch support.

A standard WooCommerce store with up to 100 products typically takes 8–10 weeks from signed quote to launch. Larger stores with complex product variants, B2B pricing tiers, custom integrations or catalogue migrations may run 12–16 weeks. We'll confirm the timeline in your fixed-price proposal. All timelines are built on the assumption of a structured staging review process — you'll see the store in full before it goes live.

Yes, with the right hosting and configuration. WooCommerce itself is not the bottleneck — underpowered shared hosting is. For stores with 10,000+ monthly orders, we recommend a managed WordPress host (Kinsta, WP Engine, Cloudways) with database caching, Redis object caching and a CDN. We configure all of this as part of the build. WooCommerce powers some of the UK's largest independent retail operations — it scales when it's correctly set up.

Yes. After the included 30-day post-launch support window, we offer monthly WordPress and WooCommerce Care Plans from £150/month. These cover core and plugin updates, security monitoring, daily backups, uptime monitoring and payment gateway testing. For stores doing significant monthly revenue, a care plan is not optional — an outdated WooCommerce plugin can break checkout and cost you sales within hours of a bad update.

Yes. We build WooCommerce subscription stores using WooCommerce Subscriptions — supporting weekly, monthly and annual billing, free trial periods, sign-up fees and proration. For membership sites with gated content, we use WooCommerce Memberships. Both are tested end-to-end before launch, including failed payment recovery, subscription cancellation flows and member access control.

We configure shipping zones (UK, EU, international), rates (flat rate, free shipping thresholds, weight-based, dimension-based) and carriers. For UK businesses using Royal Mail, DPD, DHL, FedEx or Parcelforce, we can integrate your carrier's live rate API so checkout shows real-time postage costs. Click-and-collect, local delivery zones and pick-up points are also supported. All shipping rules are tested with sample orders covering edge cases — oversized items, mixed VAT products, PO Box addresses.

It will if the SEO foundation is built correctly from day one. Every WooCommerce build includes clean URL structures, optimised product page templates, Open Graph tags, structured data schema (Product, BreadcrumbList, Review), XML sitemaps and Core Web Vitals performance targets. Product and category pages are structured for both human readability and search engine clarity. For businesses that want to actively grow organic traffic, we also offer ongoing WordPress SEO services from £600/month.

Yes. Every WooCommerce build includes a CMS training session covering product management, order fulfilment, discount codes, customer management and reporting. The admin is configured around your team's workflows — not a generic setup. We also provide written documentation covering the most common tasks. Most clients are managing their store independently within days of launch.

We integrate WooCommerce with point-of-sale systems where there's a supported integration — Square, Vend and Lightspeed all have WooCommerce POS plugins. For businesses without a POS or using a bespoke till system, we build a manual or API-based sync for inventory and orders. Unified inventory management across in-store and online channels prevents overselling and simplifies fulfilment — it's worth scoping on the discovery call.