WooCommerce does not charge a monthly subscription fee. The core WooCommerce plugin is free. Your monthly cost usually comes from hosting, a domain, and any premium plugins or themes you choose. Some extensions have yearly plans, and payment gateways may charge transaction fees per sale. You might also pay for backups, security, email tools, or maintenance services. So the monthly cost can be low for a basic store, but it increases based on features, traffic, and support needs.

Choose Shopify if you want quick setup, fewer technical tasks, centralized support, and built-in infrastructure that includes SSL and PCI compliance handled by the platform. It’s often a strong fit for small teams without a developer, stores that value predictable operations, and merchants who prefer an all-in-one dashboard for products, orders, and payments. The trade-off is less backend control than a self-hosted WooCommerce setup.

In WooCommerce, you can set different shipping rates using Shipping Classes. Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Shipping → Shipping Classes and create classes like Heavy, Light, or Fragile. Assign a shipping class to each product from the product edit page. Then open Shipping Zones, edit a shipping method such as Flat Rate, and set costs for each class. This lets you charge different shipping rates based on product type or weight.

To add a single product to a page in WooCommerce, use the WooCommerce shortcodes. Add the [product_page id="product_id"] shortcode to your page or post, replacing “product_id” with the actual product ID you want to display. Alternatively, you can use the “Product” block in the block editor to add a specific product directly to your page. After publishing, your product will appear on the page, including its title, price, and description.