WooCommerce online store development

In short: WooCommerce is a free WordPress plugin for building an online store. The paid parts are development, hosting, paid extensions and custom integrations. The article explains how WooCommerce store development works step by step, what needs to be decided before work starts and which solutions were used in CREATING.LV online store projects. The service and its packages are on the page WooCommerce online store development.

Building an online store on WooCommerce suits companies that want to manage the store and the website content in one system and extend it later with their own features. Before development, you need to understand how the store will sell, who will manage the products and which systems it needs to connect to.

• A free core plugin — you pay for development, hosting and, if needed, paid extensions.
• One system — products, orders and website content are in one WordPress environment.
• Extensible — payments, delivery, B2B pricing, bookings or a product configurator can be added with plugins or custom code.
• The site and the data belong to the company — the store does not depend on the terms of a hosted platform; a comparison with other platforms is in the article WooCommerce, Shopify, OpenCart or Magento.

If the store needs very specific business logic, also compare WooCommerce or Laravel.

1. Requirements — products, prices and customer groups, payments, delivery, languages and the integrations needed.
2. Structure and design — categories, filters, the product page and a checkout that is also easy to use on a phone.
3. Product data — entry or import from Excel, supplier files or another platform; see Importing products into WooCommerce from Excel.
4. Payments and delivery — the payment gateway, delivery methods and parcel lockers; an overview is in the article The most popular WooCommerce payment integrations in Latvia.
5. Search visibility — the category and product pages that buyers search for; more in the article SEO optimisation for WooCommerce and WordPress.
6. Checks before launch — test orders with the chosen payment and delivery methods, and a purchase on a phone.
7. Launch and maintenance — updates, backups and monitoring; the packages are on the page Website and online store maintenance.

• How many products the store will have and whether they have variations (size, colour, material).
• Whether prices are the same for all buyers, or whether you need prices for businesses (B2B) or specific customers.
• Which payment methods and delivery options are needed.
• Whether the store needs to be connected to a warehouse, accounting or CRM system.
• Who will add products and process orders after launch.

• Pet shop online store — a product structure with filters, a customer account with purchase history and order status, payments by card, online banking, leasing and PayPal, and delivery to parcel lockers across Latvia.
• B2B online store with custom pricing — prices visible only to registered and approved customers; prices for buyer groups, individual customers, products or categories and depending on the order volume; shipping costs based on the order’s dimensions and weight.
• Iemalko.lv — an online store for alcoholic beverages with buyer identity verification using eParaksts, eParaksts mobile or Smart-ID before purchase, a minimum order amount and free delivery from a certain amount. Site: iemalko.lv.
• Boards You — a WordPress website and WooCommerce store for a SUP rental company: online booking and payment, prices by rental duration and accessory purchases. Site: boardsyou.lv.
• Toptrail — a store with a configurator for VW camper roof tents: the configuration is part of the WooCommerce product logic, and the final price is visible during configuration.
• Hannu-pro — a WooCommerce store with an Erply integration and content in several languages.

All projects: CREATING.LV portfolio.

The WooCommerce development packages are on the service page mentioned above; other platforms and custom solutions are on the page Online store development. Get in touch with us, describe your store, and we will recommend the most suitable solution.