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WooCommerce

WooCommerce, Set Up for Malta

The plugin is the easy part. Payments a Maltese business can actually get, 18% VAT and a checkout that holds up on a busy Saturday are the work. We build it, configure it, and keep it running.

Why Us

The Plugin Is Free. The Setup Is Not the Same Thing.

WooCommerce gives you control. Control is only an advantage when someone is using it on your behalf.

Lower Running Costs, Kept That Way

WooCommerce has no platform fee and takes no cut of your sales, so the money you send Shopify each month stays with you instead. That saving is real, but only if someone keeps the store updated. Otherwise you spend it back on one emergency fix.

Updates Tested Before They Go Live

An extension update colliding with your theme can take the checkout down silently. You find out when a customer emails asking why they cannot pay, and by then you have lost a weekend of orders.

Built for Maltese Rules

18% VAT displaying the way local customers expect, and a processor that will actually accept a young Maltese business.

You Sell, We Run the Tech

New product line, changed shipping rates, a seasonal sale. Message Duane and it gets done, instead of it sitting on your list until the season is over.

Still deciding between the two platforms?

Shopify vs WooCommerce for a Malta business
Pricing

Fixed Price. No Surprises.

Stores are scoped on a discovery call and quoted as one fixed price, so the number you approve is the number you pay.

WooCommerce Stores

From €747

one-time setup, monthly priced per project

  • WooCommerce built and configured end to end
  • Payments set up and tested (Stripe, PayPal)
  • Malta VAT set up and tested
  • Hosting, backups and monthly updates included
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WooCommerce Questions

Yes. WooCommerce is one of our two default recommendations for selling online, alongside Shopify. We build the store, set up payments, VAT and shipping, migrate your products, and run it after launch so you are not the one patching an extension on a Sunday.

Stores are scoped and quoted after a discovery call, starting from €747 setup with the monthly priced per project. The quote is fixed, so catalogue migration or a payment integration taking longer than expected is our problem, not an extra invoice. See all plans and pricing.

WooCommerce suits you if you already run WordPress, want lower monthly running costs, or want full control over how the shop behaves. Shopify suits you if you would rather the platform handled hosting, security and updates itself. Both are good, and Duane recommends one after a discovery call. We compare the two for Malta here.

The plugin itself is free. Realistically a small store runs €30 to €85 a month for hosting that stays up during a promotion, backups, security and paid extensions, plus your payment processor's rate per sale. On our plans the hosting and upkeep are inside your monthly price rather than six separate renewals you track yourself.

Yes. Products, variations, customer accounts, order history and your existing search rankings all come across. The store gets rebuilt on a clean WooCommerce setup rather than us inheriting a previous developer's configuration, and your content and URLs are mapped over properly so you do not lose traffic in the move.

Stripe fully supports Malta and connects to WooCommerce through an official plugin, with no contract and no meeting required. PayPal works too. A local bank merchant account is possible but usually wants years of audited accounts first, which is why most new Maltese shops start on Stripe.

A store with a clean product catalogue is usually live in 2 to 4 weeks, because the selling engine already exists and the work is design, configuration and migration. Larger catalogues or unusual requirements take longer, and you get a real timeline after the discovery call.

Yes, and with a shop it matters more than with a brochure site, because a broken checkout is lost revenue rather than a cosmetic problem. Managed Hosting starts from €27/month and Proactive Maintenance from €57/month.

Ready to Sell Properly?

Every week your checkout is slow or half-configured is orders going to a competitor whose store just works. Thirty minutes with Duane, free, and you will know what yours needs.