Build, Scalable Engineering
WooCommerce & WordPress Builds
Shopify is not the right answer for every brand. When you need deep customisation, content-led commerce or full ownership of your code, we build on WooCommerce and WordPress, and plan for the upkeep they need.
What we buildWhat it covers.
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WooCommerce stores
Bespoke stores built around your products, rules and checkout, with only the plugins you need.
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WordPress content and commerce
Content-led sites and blogs that also sell, with a design and editing experience your team can run.
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Performance and hosting
A build and a hosting set-up chosen together, since a WooCommerce store is only as fast as what it runs on.
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Security and updates
Hardening, backups and an update routine, because on these platforms keeping things current is your responsibility.
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Local payments and delivery
South African gateways, couriers and pickup points connected, along with VAT and rand pricing.
Why it mattersWhat it is worth.
WooCommerce and WordPress give you freedom that a hosted platform does not: you own the code and can change almost anything. That freedom comes with upkeep.
We will say plainly when Shopify is the better fit. When it is not, we build the WordPress route properly, with maintenance planned in from day one.
What you getWhat you take away.
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A custom WooCommerce or WordPress build
Designed, developed and tested, running in your hosting and owned by you.
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A hosting and maintenance plan
What it runs on, how it is backed up and secured, and how it is kept up to date.
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Handover and training
Documentation and a walkthrough, so your team can manage content and products.
How it worksThree steps.
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We check the platform fits
Your needs, your team and your growth plans decide whether WooCommerce or Shopify is the better choice.
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We design and build
From the same design system approach as our Shopify work, in sprints you can see.
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We launch and hand over
Testing, migration if needed, a launch plan and a maintenance route.
Scalable EngineeringPart of Build
- Custom Theme DevelopmentClean, semantic Liquid code for fast load times.Open
- Complex IntegrationsConnecting your ERP, CRM and fulfilment logic seamlessly.Open
- Migration ExcellenceMoving your products, customers and order history from legacy platforms to Shopify without data loss.Open
- All of BuildFlagships, Not Templates.Open
- Next stage: GrowLaunch Day is Just Day One.Open
QuestionsQuick answers
Should we choose WooCommerce or Shopify?
It depends on who will run it and how custom it must be. Our Shopify or WooCommerce comparison sets out the trade-offs, and we advise on it in the Audit.
Who looks after it after launch?
You can look after it yourself, or we can support it through Grow. Either way the maintenance plan is agreed before launch.
Can you rebuild our existing WordPress site?
Yes. We can rebuild, redesign or fix an existing WooCommerce or WordPress site, or move it to Shopify if that suits you better.
Free toolsRun your own numbers
- Estimate & quotePick your services and dates. See a fixed price for each outcome and the timeline, and download a PDF quote.Open
- Platform feesShopify, WooCommerce, Takealot, Amazon and Makro fees, side by side, for your sales.Open
- Growth ROI calculatorWhat a monthly retainer has to earn to pay for itself, in profit.Open
- Ad calculatorWhat paid ads managed by Artive cost: ad spend, our fees and your break-even.Open
Stop choosing between beautiful branding and profitable growth.
You can have a brand people feel and a bank account that proves it.
The first step is an ACR Diagnostic. We find the leak. You decide if you want us to fix the pipe.