WordPress technology company, WP Engine has designed a new ecommerce solution for those ready to make the leap into online sales or who want to make more money faster with their existing online business.

The WP Engine ecommerce solution helps small and medium business (SMB) owners launch a new store or grow their existing sales online by enabling them to create a mobile-friendly WooCommerce site quickly and easily.

Digital store owners will have a suite of store creation tools; be able to add a store look and feel easily; make more money with fast product searches (Elasticsearch) and save valuable time with automated plugin updates.

The world moved online during the Covid-19 pandemic and hundreds of new ecommerce businesses started as a result, according to WP Engine senior vice president and general manager of SMB Business Unit, Seth Halpern.

“This new ecommerce kit will help new and existing digital store owners grow their business online by making more money from the increased traffic to their store while providing those new customers with a world-class customer experience.” 

WP Engine’s ecommerce solution enables business owners to launch a new WooCommerce store with a DIY-friendly and no-code store creator and easy-to-use design tools, or easily migrate an existing WordPress store from another host.

WP Engine hosts the store on industry-leading infrastructure optimised for site speed, security, and scalability. The site and plugins are automatically kept up to date with the latest security benefits and 24/7 support is offered by WordPress experts.

There are four levels for those ready to start their eCommerce site or scale an existing one:

  1. Startup – Perfect for a first ecommerce site by providing everything required to launch a successful store.

2. Professional – Ideal for launching a store and a blog. Includes Elasticsearch (valued at $100).

3. Growth – Meets the needs of high traffic sites and stores with multiple content and campaign sites.

4. Scale – The most powerful and scalable solution for those ready to grow their ecommerce business.