WhatsApp WooCommerce Website Takeover From Another Developer
- 5.0 Rating on Clutch, 35 reviews
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120+ Projects launched
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90+ PageSpeed score as standard
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Weekly Demos on a staging site
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Fixed Scope and price before start
Your developer is gone or stuck
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Developer stopped answering
Emails go unread, tasks sit for weeks and nobody knows how the custom code works.
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Agency closed or changed focus
The team that built the store is no longer available, or now only does bigger projects.
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You do not have all the access
Hosting, domain, Git or payment accounts are registered to the old developer, not to your company.
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No documentation
Custom plugins, cron jobs and integrations exist, but nobody wrote down what they do.
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Updates are years behind
Nobody dares to update WooCommerce because the last attempt broke something.
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You just want a better partner
Slow replies, surprise invoices or quality issues. You want to switch without breaking the store.
Takeover in 5 steps
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Call
A free call about the store, the old developer and what worries you most. You get a plan and price within 2 business days. -
Access
We collect and verify every login and move ownership to you. Usually 2-5 business days, depending on the old vendor. -
Backup
Full backup and a staging copy, so all review happens away from live customers. 1 day. -
Audit
Code, plugins, integrations and hosting reviewed and documented. 1-2 weeks for most stores. -
Support
We fix the critical items first, then move to a monthly plan with a PM who answers the same day.
Takeover price guide
You know the cost of the takeover before we start, and the audit tells you what the store really needs.
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Access handover
For owners who first need control of accounts and a safe backup.
from $400 3-5 business days
- Access and ownership checklist
- Help moving accounts to your name
- Full backup in your storage
- Short risk summary
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Most popular
Takeover audit
For stores with custom code that need a full picture before new work.
from $1,200 1-2 weeks
- Everything in Access handover
- Code and plugin audit
- Store documentation
- Staging site setup
- Prioritized fix list with estimates
- Walkthrough call
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Takeover + support
For stores that want one team to own updates and development from day one.
from $1,200 + plan Then monthly
- Everything in Takeover audit
- Care, Growth or Priority plan
- Critical fixes from the audit first
- Same team every month
Prices are a guide. You get a fixed quote after a free discovery call.
How we take over your store
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Access handover checklist
Hosting, domain, DNS, Git, WordPress admin, payment gateways, email service, analytics. We list who owns what and help move it to your name.
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Backups you control
A full backup of files and database stored in your account, before we change a single line.
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Code audit
Theme, custom plugins, integrations and plugin list reviewed for security, speed and update risks.
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Documentation
A written map of the store: what each custom part does, where it lives, how to deploy and what depends on what.
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Staging and deploy setup
A staging site and a safe way to ship changes, so future work is tested before it reaches customers.
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Support plan
After takeover we keep the store updated and handle requests on a monthly plan with clear response times.
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Stay, rebuild or take over
Three ways out of a stuck developer relationship, and what each one costs you.
| Stay with current developer | Rebuild from scratch | Take over with Artilab | |
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| Upfront cost | None | High, full project | Audit fee |
| Time to stable store | Unknown | 2-4 months or more | 2-4 weeks |
| Keeps current design and SEO | Yes | Risk of losses | Yes |
| You own all access | Often no | Yes | Yes |
| Written documentation | Rarely | Yes | Yes |
| Known response time | No | Depends on vendor | Set by support plan |
Stores we've built. Results
they've driven.
What our clients say
Read before you decide
Practical guides from our team. Useful even if you never hire us.
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Your WooCommerce Developer Disappeared? How to Take Back Your Store
A step by step recovery plan for store owners whose WooCommerce developer went silent: which accounts to reclaim first, how, and what to ask the next developer for.
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WooCommerce Maintenance Cost: What a Plan Should Include (and Not)
WooCommerce maintenance prices explained: what a plan should cover, the things that don't belong in it, tool costs if you do it yourself, and questions to ask before you sign.
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WooCommerce Plans to Require PHP 8.1: How to Prepare Your Store
WooCommerce proposes PHP 8.1 as the minimum from version 11.5, targeted for January 2027. Here is what that means for your store and how to prepare safely.
Read the guide
Takeover FAQ
What owners ask before switching developers.
What is a WooCommerce website takeover?
It is a planned handover of your store to a new team: access, backups, a code audit and documentation, then ongoing support. The store stays live the whole time.
What if the old developer does not cooperate?
In most cases we can recover access through your hosting company, domain registrar and WordPress. We guide you through each request.
Will the store go down during the takeover?
No. We work on a backup and a staging copy. Live changes only happen after testing and at an agreed time.
Do we have to rebuild the store?
Usually not. The audit shows what to keep, what to fix and what to replace, with estimates for each.
Can you take over a store built by a large agency?
Yes. The size of the previous team does not matter; what matters is access to code, hosting and accounts.
What happens after the audit?
You get a prioritized fix list. You can order the fixes from us, from another team, or start a support plan.
