Services · 02 / WooCommerce

Stores that survive
Black Friday.

Subscription stores, B2B catalogues, payment plumbing and platform migrations - commerce that stays up under load and never double-charges a customer.

What I do

WooCommerce Development

Subscription stores, B2B catalogues, payment plumbing and platform migrations - commerce that stays up under load and never double-charges a customer.

Subscriptions & B2B

Recurring billing, trade pricing, quotes and account-based catalogues.

Payments & tax

Stripe, GoCardless, multi-currency and UK & EU VAT done correctly.

Migrations

Move off Shopify, Magento or a legacy cart without losing orders or SEO.

Performance

Caching, query tuning and checkout optimisation for high-volume stores.

In depth

WooCommerce stores built to sell.

On WooCommerce since day one

I was building online shops on Jigoshop before it became WooCommerce in 2011, so I’ve been shipping Woo stores since the very first release. I know where WooCommerce shines, where it struggles under load, and how to build a store that keeps working as your catalogue and order volume grow.

Payments, tax and the plumbing nobody sees

Checkout is where stores lose money. I set up Stripe, GoCardless, PayPal and UK gateways properly, with webhooks, retries and reconciliation that stop orders going missing or customers being charged twice. VAT is configured correctly for UK and EU customers, and shipping rules match how you actually fulfil orders.

Subscriptions, B2B and custom catalogues

Subscription boxes, memberships, trade accounts with their own pricing, quote requests, minimum order quantities and bulk ordering - WooCommerce can handle all of it when it’s built carefully. Where a plugin gets you most of the way, I extend it. Where nothing fits, I write a custom one.

Migrations without losing rankings

Moving from Shopify, Magento or an old custom cart? I migrate products, customers and order history, then map every old URL to its new home so your search rankings and backlinks come with you.

Fast stores convert better

Slow product pages and sluggish checkouts cost sales. Every store gets caching tuned for WooCommerce, optimised queries and images, and a checkout stripped back to what customers need. I host stores too, so performance, updates and backups are handled in one place.

Examples

Work in this area.

Local Trade Supplies website - homepage, category and product pages
// WooCommerce · Trade counter

Local Trade Supplies

Online store for a Glenrothes trade counter: 10,000+ products across tools, fixings and building supplies, with trade accounts, click & collect and brand filtering.

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HiF Kitchens website - homepage, category and product pages
// WooCommerce · Kitchen supplier

HiF Kitchens

Online store for a Fife kitchen supplier, selling hardware, sinks, taps and appliances UK-wide - with finish and variant options, inc/ex VAT pricing and detailed product specs.

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LOLVE Gift website - eCard range, product page and card editor
// WooCommerce · Digital eCards

LOLVE Gift

A custom in-browser eCard editor I built from scratch - text, photos, music and backgrounds on every page - inside a WooCommerce shop of hand-drawn designs, with subscriptions and instant or scheduled delivery.

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Good to know

Questions, answered.

Can you migrate us from Shopify or Magento?

Yes, including order history, customers and URL redirects so you don’t drop rankings.

Do you handle payment gateways?

Stripe, GoCardless, PayPal and most UK gateways. I’ve wired up plenty and know where they bite.

Will the store cope with a big sale?

That’s the point. Caching, query tuning and checkout optimisation are part of every build.

Can you add subscriptions to an existing store?

Usually, yes. I’ll audit what’s there first and tell you straight if it needs rework.

Is WooCommerce better than Shopify?

It depends on the business. WooCommerce gives you full ownership, no per-sale platform fees and almost unlimited flexibility. Shopify is simpler but more restrictive. I’ll give you an honest recommendation based on what you sell and how you work.

Can WooCommerce connect to Xero or our stock system?

Yes. I connect stores to accounting, stock, CRM and fulfilment systems so orders, payments and inventory stay in sync without manual re-keying.

Can you take over our existing store?

Yes. I’ll audit the store, plugins and hosting first, fix the urgent problems, then give you a plan for the rest.

Do you host WooCommerce stores?

Yes. Stores run on managed hosting I look after, with caching, backups, updates and monitoring included.

Has your store outgrown its plugins?

Tell me what you’re working on. I’ll tell you straight whether I’m the right person for it.