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Custom plugins
Purpose-built plugins for the rules your business actually has: delivery slots, engraving options, product configurators, and ERP or courier connections. Written to WordPress standards, documented and handed over.
WooCommerce development in Dubai, for stores that need more than a template.
WooCommerce gives you complete control of the code, the data and the content. We build it properly, host it fast and keep it secure, or tell you honestly when Shopify is the better call.
BuildAED 22,000
Timeline6 to 10 weeks
Care planFrom AED 395/month
StackWordPress · WooCommerce · custom plugins
WooCommerce development in Dubai costs AED 22,000 for a WordPress and WooCommerce build with custom features, delivered in 6 to 10 weeks, excluding 5% VAT. It suits stores with heavy content, bookings, subscriptions or complex B2B pricing. Hosting, security and updates are your ongoing responsibility, which a care plan from AED 395 a month covers.
Updated · Prices in AED, excluding 5% VAT
- Fixed price in writingScope and AED price agreed before work starts
- You own everythingStore, domain, code and accounts in your name
- 30-day fix windowBugs after launch are fixed at no charge
- Reply in one working dayFrom a senior person, not a form robot
01 · When it is the right call
Choose WooCommerce for control, not for cheapness.
WooCommerce is free software, but a good store is not free to build or run. It earns its place when the shop is part of a larger website, when the product rules are unusual, or when you want to own every line of code and every database row. If you only need to sell a catalogue quickly and quietly, Shopify is usually the better choice and we will say so.
- A content-rich site where the shop is one part of it
- Bookings, memberships, subscriptions or quote-led selling
- B2B price lists, approvals and account-specific catalogues
- A team with in-house WordPress skills or a long-term partner
02 · What we build
Standard features done properly, custom ones done cleanly.
Every build starts from a lean theme and a short plugin list. We write custom code only where nothing reliable exists.
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Subscriptions
Recurring boxes, refills and memberships with pause, skip and card-update flows. Payment provider support varies, so we confirm it first.
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B2B pricing
Tiered price lists by customer role, minimum order quantities, quote requests, approved buyers and invoice payment terms.
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Bookings
Appointments, classes, rentals and deposits with calendar sync, reminders and staff availability. Suited to salons, studios and service brands.
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Custom checkout rules
Emirate-based shipping, cash on delivery, Tabby and Tamara, and UAE VAT presentation configured to your business.
03 · WooCommerce or Shopify
The honest version.
We build both, so our advice has no platform bias. The right answer depends on who will run the store, how unusual your selling rules are, and whether you want to carry the responsibility for hosting, updates and security yourself. Read the table with those three questions in mind.
| WooCommerce | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | You own code, data and hosting | Platform hosts; you own your data export |
| Content and SEO control | Excellent, WordPress-native | Good, with some structural limits |
| Setup effort | Higher; more to configure | Lower; faster to launch |
| Security and updates | Your job: patches, plugins, backups | Largely handled by the platform |
| Running cost | Hosting, plugins, maintenance | Monthly plan, apps, transaction fees |
| Unusual business rules | Flexible with custom code | Possible with apps or custom apps |
| Our starting price | AED 22,000 | AED 4,950 |
Platform plans and fees change. Verify current Shopify and plugin pricing before you decide.
04 · Hosting and speed
WooCommerce is only as fast as the server and the code.
Slow WooCommerce stores usually suffer from cheap shared hosting, a heavy page builder and too many plugins. We choose managed hosting suited to the store, configure object caching and a content delivery network, tune the database and keep the plugin list short. We then test on mobile and hold the result against a Core Web Vitals budget.
- Managed hosting sized to your traffic, with staging
- Caching, image optimisation and a CDN configured
- Lean theme, minimal page-builder overhead
- Search and filtering that stay quick on large catalogues
05 · Security and care
A WooCommerce store needs a maintainer.
Unlike a hosted platform, nobody patches your store unless someone is assigned. Outdated plugins are the most common route into a WordPress site. Our care plan covers updates tested on staging before they reach the live store, daily off-site backups, uptime and security monitoring, malware checks and a monthly report. Care plans start from AED 395 a month.
- Updates tested on staging first
- Backups stored off-site and restore-tested
- Firewall, login hardening and two-factor access
- Fixes and small improvements included by agreement
06 · Moving platforms
Already on WooCommerce and tired of maintenance?
Some stores outgrow WooCommerce, others only need it cleaned up. We audit before recommending anything: plugin load, database size, security posture and speed. If Shopify would serve you better, we migrate products, customers and orders, and map every URL so search traffic holds. Our Haya design study shows that WooCommerce to Shopify path in full.
- A plugin and performance audit before any decision
- Product, customer and order migration
- Redirect map protecting existing rankings
07 · Process
A build in four phases.
Typical delivery is 6 to 10 weeks depending on custom features.
- Weeks 1 to 2
Scope
Requirements workshop, plugin plan and a fixed quote. We name every custom feature and its price.
- Weeks 2 to 4
Design
Responsive designs, with Arabic if needed, approved before development begins.
- Weeks 4 to 8
Build
Theme, WooCommerce setup, custom plugins, payments, shipping and tax.
- Weeks 8 to 10
Launch
Content import, test orders, security hardening, training and go-live with monitoring.
08 · Pricing
Fixed price, dirhams, no surprises.
Prices exclude 5% VAT. Above AED 20,000 payment is 30/40/30 across the build.
WordPress business site
AED 3,9502 to 4 weeks
A content site without a shop.
- Responsive design
- Editable pages
- SEO foundations
WordPress + WooCommerce
AED 22,0006 to 10 weeks
Store, bookings or B2B with custom features.
- WooCommerce setup
- Custom plugins as scoped
- Payments, shipping and VAT
- Hosting and security setup
- Training
Care plan
From AED 395per month
Keeps the store safe and current.
- Tested updates
- Off-site backups
- Monitoring and reports
Payment integration is available from AED 1,450 if you only need that added to an existing store.
Based in Dubai, working remotely
Zelqori is a Dubai-based ecommerce and performance marketing agency.
Zelqori builds ecommerce websites and runs performance marketing for premium brands across Dubai, the rest of the UAE, the GCC and globally. We are based in Dubai and work remotely by design: projects run on Gulf Standard Time over Google Meet, WhatsApp and a shared project channel, and we meet clients in Dubai by appointment.
- Based in DubaiDubai time (GST), replies within one working day
- Remote by designGoogle Meet and WhatsApp, meetings in Dubai by appointment
- Dubai, GCC, globalUAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and beyond
- One teamThe store, the ads and the tracking built by the same people
A store only sells when the right people see it. See our performance marketing →
Design studies
Work that shows how we think.
Stores and systems we designed and engineered to show how we approach a brief like yours.
Questions
Answers before you call.
Prices are in AED and exclude 5% VAT.
Our WordPress and WooCommerce build, including custom features, starts at AED 22,000 and takes 6 to 10 weeks. A simple WordPress site without a shop starts at AED 3,950. Prices exclude 5% VAT. Hosting and plugin licences are billed separately.
Not usually, once you count development, hosting, plugin licences and maintenance. The software is free, but the work around it is not. WooCommerce makes sense for control and flexibility, not for saving money.
Yes, when it is maintained. Most breaches come from outdated plugins and weak passwords. With hardened hosting, tested updates, backups and monitoring, it is a sound platform. Without them, it is a risk.
Generally yes, through official or well-supported plugins from providers such as Stripe, Telr, Network International, Tabby and Tamara. Availability changes, so we confirm each integration at scoping stage. Payment integration alone starts from AED 1,450.
Yes. We configure role-based price lists, minimum quantities, approved buyer accounts, quote requests and payment terms. Complex rules may need a small custom plugin, which we price before you commit.
There is no magic number, but every plugin is extra code to patch and slow down. We aim for the shortest list that does the job, choose actively maintained plugins and write custom code only when nothing reliable exists.
Yes. WordPress supports right-to-left layouts well. We build Arabic into the theme and translate checkout and emails, so the store reads naturally in both languages.
If nobody on your team is assigned to updates, backups and monitoring, yes. A care plan from AED 395 a month does that work. You can decline it if you have your own technical team.
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