A WooCommerce store you fully own and that does not crawl

WordPress and WooCommerce with custom PHP where plugins fall short, a server I tune myself, object caching and a fast checkout. For stores that outgrew templates or got slow. From €2,200.

Get a WooCommerce quote Slow store triage

from€2,200excl. VAT. Tuning of an existing store quoted separately.

The hosting stack, layer by layer

I administer servers as well as write PHP, so the fix can happen at the layer that is actually slow.

CDNImages, CSS and scripts served from the edge; HTML cached for guests; cart and checkout always bypass the cache.

Web serverNginx or LiteSpeed with HTTP/2 or HTTP/3, Brotli compression and full-page cache rules that respect WooCommerce cookies.

PHP workersEnough workers for your peak orders, current PHP version, OPcache sized to your plugins, slow-request logging on.

Redis object cacheKeeps database answers in memory so cart, checkout and account pages stop waiting on MySQL.

DatabaseIndexes checked, autoloaded options trimmed, sessions and transients cleaned, HPOS order tables enabled where supported.

Slow store triage

The first hour of every WooCommerce speed job. Tick what you already know about your store.

0 of 8 checked. Unsure about some? That is what the first hour is for.

Triage checklistHow many plugins are active, and which are abandoned?Is an object cache (Redis or Memcached) running?Which PHP version, and how many PHP workers?Are images served in WebP or AVIF at the right sizes?Are cart and checkout excluded from page cache?How large is the autoloaded options table?Which pages are slowest in Search Console or GA4?Is HPOS (the new order storage) enabled?

What is included

Lean theme

A fast block theme or a trimmed premium theme, product and archive templates built for conversion.

Plugin budget

A written list of every plugin, why it stays and what it weighs. Duplicates and abandoned plugins go.

Custom PHP

Special pricing, booking add-ons, ERP or warehouse links written as your own documented plugin.

Payments and shipping

Finnish payment methods through Paytrail, Stripe, Klarna or your provider, plus Posti, Matkahuolto or international carriers.

Security and backups

Hardened server, updates on a schedule, daily off-site backups and a tested restore.

Tracking

GA4 ecommerce events, consent mode and server-side purchase events checked with a real order.

Questions about WooCommerce

WooCommerce or Shopify?

Choose WooCommerce when you want to own the code, the data and the server, or need custom features without platform limits. Choose Shopify when you would rather pay a monthly fee and have hosting, security and updates handled. Both sell well; the deciding question is who will maintain the store after launch.

Why is my WooCommerce store slow?

Usually too many plugins, no object cache, an underpowered or badly tuned server, heavy themes and unoptimised images. Cart and checkout pages cannot be page-cached, so database speed matters most there. I measure first, fix the slowest layer, and show you before and after timings.

Can you build custom features?

Yes. I write custom PHP plugins for things like special pricing rules, booking add-ons, ERP or warehouse integrations and extra checkout fields. The code is documented, kept outside the theme so updates do not break it, and handed over to you with the repository.

Get a WooCommerce quote

A new store, a rescue or a speed job. Send the store URL if you have one; you get a written fixed price within one working day.

Pikselipolku is an independent studio and is not affiliated with WooCommerce or WordPress.