Platform
WooCommerce development
WooCommerce turns a WordPress site into an online store that you own. We build, extend, and look after WooCommerce stores, and we help you decide whether owning your store or renting one is the better choice.
- 1,200+ clients helped
- Building since 2010
- 15 services, one team
- 50+ technologies
At a glance
What it is
WooCommerce is an online store that runs inside a WordPress website. You own the store and its data and extend it with add-ons.
Problems it solves
Businesses want a store they control, with flexible products and checkout, without the monthly platform fees or limits of a hosted service.
Who it suits
Owners of WordPress sites who want to sell online, and stores deciding between owning their platform and renting one.
How to choose
Choose WooCommerce when you want ownership, flexibility, and a content-led store. Choose a hosted platform when you want the least upkeep.
What it means
A store you own, built on a site you already know
WooCommerce is an extension for WordPress. Install it and the site gains products, a basket, checkout, orders, and customer accounts. Because the store and the content live together, it suits businesses that sell through articles, guides, and brand pages as much as through product listings.
The trade is ownership against upkeep. The software is free and the data is yours, and you can change almost anything. But you, or someone like us, must host it, keep it updated, and protect it. A hosted service such as Shopify takes that work away in return for a monthly fee and some limits.
Neither is better in general. The right one depends on how unusual your selling is, how much content you publish, and who will look after the store.
How we build it
From plan to a store that stays fast
Plan the catalog and the checkout
We map the products, variations, shipping, tax, and payment methods before choosing any add-on.
What it produces
- Store plan
- Add-on list
Build on solid foundations
A clean WordPress base, a fast theme, and a small set of well-chosen extensions rather than dozens.
What it produces
- Staging site
- Theme
Connect the business
Stock, accounting, shipping, and customer records are linked so orders do not need re-typing.
What it produces
- Connections
- Test orders
Launch and look after it
A planned launch, then updates, backups, and monitoring so the store keeps working and keeps its speed.
What it produces
- Launch checklist
- Maintenance plan
Options
Own it, rent it, or build it
Suits
Content-led stores, unusual products or checkout, and owners who want control of the data.
- Trade-off
- You carry hosting, updates, and security, so quality depends on who looks after it.
Suits
Stores that want the least upkeep and a fast, reliable checkout.
- Trade-off
- Monthly fees, and deep changes are limited to what the platform allows.
Suits
Selling models that off-the-shelf stores cannot express, such as complex pricing or marketplaces.
- Trade-off
- The most flexible and the most expensive to build and maintain.
What DECHY can do
Working with WooCommerce
Build
- New stores with a fast, clear shopping path.
- Custom features where an extension does not fit.
Connect
- Payments through Stripe and other providers.
- Links to stock, accounting, and shipping systems.
Migrate
- Moving a store to or from Shopify or another platform.
- Preserving URLs, products, and customer accounts.
Look after
- Updates, backups, and security monitoring.
- Speed checks and tidying of unused extensions.
Typical uses
Where WooCommerce fits well
A content-led brand that also sells
Guides, stories, and products on one site, so the content brings buyers to the store.
A catalog with variations
Products with sizes, colors, bundles, or made-to-order options.
Subscriptions and memberships
Recurring orders and member-only content, handled by well-tested extensions.
A store moving off another platform
Products, customers, and order history moved across, with redirects that protect search visibility.
Technical depth
How we build with WooCommerce
Our engineering choices on foundations, performance, security and payments, and data, written for the people who will own the system after launch.
- Page and object caching, optimized images, and a content delivery network for static files.
- Database indexes and clean-up of old sessions and revisions.
- A limit on extensions, because each one adds load and risk.
- Card details never touch your server: payment is handled by the provider's hosted fields.
- Automatic updates for security fixes, tested first on a staging copy.
- Role-based admin access and two-step sign-in for staff.
Orders and customers live in your database, so you can export them, report on them, and connect them to other systems.
Common questions
Questions about WooCommerce
Is WooCommerce cheaper than Shopify?
The software costs less, but hosting, upkeep, and security are yours to pay for. Over time the totals can be close, so compare the whole cost of running the store, not only the license.
Can WooCommerce handle a large catalog?
Yes, with good hosting and a clean build. Large catalogs need database tuning and caching, which we plan from the start.
Can we move from Shopify to WooCommerce, or the other way?
Yes. We move products, customers, and orders, and set up redirects so you keep your search visibility. The effort depends on how much custom behavior the old store had.
Who looks after updates and security?
You can, or we can. We offer ongoing care so extensions and WordPress stay current and the store is backed up.
Have a different question?
Tell us what you are weighing up and we will answer it plainly.
Ask a questionAlready a client? Email support@dechytech.com
Tell us what you sell and how you want to run the store
Describe your products, how you ship, and how you want to run the store. We will compare WooCommerce with the alternatives and outline a build.