Jigoshop
E-commerce tools
E-commerce software
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What is Jigoshop
Jigoshop is an e-commerce plugin for WordPress that adds product catalog, cart, checkout, and order management capabilities to a WordPress site. It targets small businesses and developers that want to run an online store within an existing WordPress installation. The product uses a plugin-and-extensions model and relies on WordPress themes and plugins for much of the surrounding site experience.
Native WordPress integration
Jigoshop runs inside WordPress and uses the WordPress admin experience for store configuration and content management. This can reduce the need to manage a separate commerce platform for teams already operating a WordPress site. It also fits common WordPress workflows for pages, menus, and user roles.
Self-hosted deployment control
Because it is installed on a merchant’s own WordPress hosting environment, teams control hosting, data storage, and server-side configuration. This can be useful for organizations with specific infrastructure, security, or data residency requirements. It also allows developers to customize the stack using standard WordPress and PHP tooling.
Extension-based feature add-ons
Jigoshop supports add-on functionality through extensions, enabling merchants to expand capabilities beyond the core store features. This approach lets teams start with a basic store and add functions as needed. It can also help keep the base installation simpler when only a subset of features is required.
Smaller ecosystem and mindshare
Compared with larger commerce ecosystems, Jigoshop typically has fewer third-party integrations, themes, and community resources available. This can increase implementation effort when a business needs specific payments, shipping, tax, or marketing integrations. It may also limit the number of agencies and developers with recent hands-on experience.
Maintenance burden on merchant
Running on WordPress means the merchant is responsible for hosting, backups, performance tuning, and coordinating updates across WordPress core, themes, and plugins. Plugin conflicts and version compatibility issues can affect checkout stability and site performance. Ongoing operational work is usually higher than with fully hosted commerce components.
Feature depth varies by extension
Advanced commerce needs (for example, complex promotions, subscriptions, multi-currency, or sophisticated fulfillment workflows) may depend on specific extensions or custom development. This can lead to fragmented configuration across multiple add-ons and vendors. Total cost and implementation complexity can increase as more extensions are required.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Free core + pay-per-extension (one-time licenses / single-site) Free tier/trial: Core plugin is free to download and use; no time-limited trial stated for paid extensions (some extensions offer 14-day money-back guarantee). Example costs (official site listings):
- Extended External Products — From: $16.00 (single-site license).
- QuickPay Payment Gateway — $20.00 (single-site license).
- ZaakPay Payment Gateway — $20.00 (single-site license).
- Custom Payment Gateway — From: $29.00 (single-site license).
- Simple SEO Meta Tags — From: $29.00.
- Up-sells & Cross-sells extension — From: $29.00.
- Responsive Swipe Product Slider and Carousel — $35.00.
- Jetbird theme — $40.00.
- Affiliates Pro Integration Pack (integration) — $60.00.
- MailChimp integration — From: $49.00.
- ANZ eGate / many payment gateways — $49.00.
- GoPay.cz Payment Gateway — $65.00.
- Catalog Theme — $65.00.
- Car Tuning theme — $115.00.
Discounts / support options (as advertised on site):
- Some extensions include 14 days complimentary support on purchase. The site also advertises an annual support package (example quoted: $239.99) as a way to save on support costs for multiple purchases.
Notes:
- Most paid items on the official site are sold as single-website licenses (one-time purchase). Several extensions are listed as Free on the official extensions archive. Prices and availability vary by extension; all price examples above are taken directly from the vendor site product/extension listings.
Seller details
Jigoshop
London, United Kingdom
2011
Private
https://www.jigoshop.com/
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