WooCommerce support for Bristol shops

WooCommerce developer for Bristol businesses

I am a WooCommerce developer with 25 years of experience, working remotely with Bristol businesses and agencies. I fix checkout faults, payment errors and slow shops that other people built. When a shop has a problem, every minute costs sales. Your shop gets a look first, then a fixed price for the fix.

Describe the problem

Or talk to me now07968 311978

What I check on a WooCommerce shop
  • Do orders go through from basket to payment?
  • Do Stripe or PayPal payments still work after the last update?
  • Do the shipping and payment plugins clash?
  • Is WordPress on a version that still gets security fixes?
  • Are any plugins out of date or no longer supported?
  • Which shop pages are slow, and why?
  • Is there a backup that works?
  • Do order emails reach you and your customers?

25 years building and fixing websitesOne person, so you always talk to me.

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Common WooCommerce problems I fix

Checkout does not finish and orders do not come through
Trace the fault to its cause before touching anything.
Stripe or PayPal shows errors after a plugin update
Find the update that caused the clash and get payments working again.
Shoppers leave because pages load slowly
Measure the shop, cut the server wait and remove what blocks the page.
A shipping plugin clashes with a payment extension
Isolate the clash, test a fix on a copy, then put it live with no downtime.
You took on a WooCommerce site and do not know what is wrong
Review the code, map the data and give you a clear picture of what you have.

WooCommerce work I take on

  • Checkout fixes Checkout faults almost always leave a trail in the logs. I follow it until the cause turns up.
  • Speed fixes Slow shops lose sales. Faster database calls and proper caching, on hosts like WP Engine and Kinsta too.
  • Payment gateways Stripe, PayPal and the rest fail in ways that can be traced. Fixes are tested in test mode before they go live.
  • Plugin clashes Extensions can upset each other. I find a set-up that works without losing features you rely on.
  • Monthly care, after the fix Updates tested first, backups confirmed and payments checked after each round of updates.

Working with Bristol businesses on WooCommerce stores

Many Bristol businesses are small and independent, and they sell online through WooCommerce. When a shop like that stops working, the owner feels it straight away. Checkout faults mean lost orders. Slow pages mean full baskets left behind.

I work remotely with Bristol shops to find and fix these faults quickly. Nobody needs to be in Bristol to fix a checkout. I read the logs, test the fix on a copy of the shop and put it live. You hear from me at each stage.

Case study

A neglected WooCommerce shop, back to making money

The TMKEd worksheets shop had not been looked after for years. Pages timed out and sales were slipping. After the clean-up and speed work, pages load in under a second.

Read the case study
  • Under 1 secondpage load, where pages used to time out
  • +24%sales in the first few weeks
After a bad experience with cheap developers, I was sceptical. Billy explained what was wrong, what it would cost to fix, and then did exactly that. No surprises, no scope creep, no excuses.
Emma Williams, Founder, consultancy firm

How it works

  1. 1

    Describe the problem

    Send your shop address and what is going wrong. A few lines is enough.

  2. 2

    I take a look

    You get a short note on the likely cause and a fixed price for the fix.

  3. 3

    I fix it, then look after it if you want

    The fix is tested on a copy first. Monthly care is an option once the shop works.

Common questions from Bristol businesses

Do you work with Bristol businesses directly?

Yes. Bristol businesses come to me directly when their WooCommerce shop needs attention. Bristol agencies also hand me WooCommerce jobs under their own brand. Direct work usually starts with one shop problem that needs fixing.

Can you take over a WooCommerce site someone else built?

Yes. The site gets checked first and written down before anything changes. This avoids guesswork and lowers the risk of new problems while old ones are sorted.

What causes WooCommerce checkout failures?

The most common causes are a payment gateway set up wrongly, a clash with a newly added plugin, a security certificate fault or a PHP error after an extension update. All of them leave a trace in the logs, so the logs come first.

How long does a WooCommerce fix take?

It depends on the fault. A simple payment gateway clash can take a few hours. A plugin clash that needs testing on a copy often takes a day or two. You get a realistic time once I have seen the shop.

Where else I work

I give WooCommerce support across the UK from Leicester, and I also help WooCommerce shops in London and Leeds. For WordPress sites without a shop, see WordPress developer UK or WordPress developer Bristol.

WooCommerce problem affecting your Bristol store?

Describe what is happening. I will tell you what is likely causing it and whether I can fix it.

Prefer the phone or email?07968 311978[email protected]

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