Build an Online Store That's Actually Yours
Claude CMS builds you a complete ecommerce website — product pages, shopping cart, Stripe checkout, and order management — all running on your own hosting. No Shopify fees, no transaction cuts, no platform lock-in. Your store, your server, your data.
Self-hosted PHP/MySQL with Stripe Checkout Sessions, HMAC-verified order webhooks, and custom product/cart/order tables. Claude generates every PHP endpoint from scratch — no WooCommerce, no Composer, no framework dependency.
A complete ecommerce store — built to order
Tell Claude what you sell and how you want to sell it. Claude builds the product catalogue, checkout flow, and order management to exactly match your business — not a template that almost fits.
Product catalogue
Product pages with images, descriptions, variants (size, colour), pricing, and stock levels. Category pages, search, filters, and sorting — all built exactly as you describe them.
Claude generates product MySQL tables with variants, stock columns, and media paths. Category taxonomy, product filtering with GET params, and paginated listing pages as raw PHP — no ORM, no framework.
Checkout & payments
Secure checkout powered by Stripe. Customers pay via card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. Order confirmation emails sent automatically. No monthly transaction fees — you keep more of every sale.
Stripe Checkout Sessions with line items from cart state (PHP session or localStorage). HMAC-verified fulfillment webhooks. Stripe Elements for custom checkout UI. No 2% Shopify-style platform fee.
Order management
A custom admin panel to manage orders, update statuses, and track stock. Claude builds exactly the tools your fulfillment workflow needs — nothing generic, nothing missing.
Password-protected PHP admin with order table, status ENUM updates, stock decrement triggers, CSV export, and optional Royal Mail / Evri label API integration. API-key-gated access.
Built for every kind of online seller
Claude CMS builds ecommerce stores for every kind of product and business. Describe what you sell and who you sell it to — Claude builds a store designed around your products and your customers.
Retail & physical products
Product grids, variant selectors, stock management, and shipping integration. Claude builds the full retail experience — from browse to buy to dispatch.
Digital products & downloads
Instant delivery of files, courses, templates, or licences on payment. Claude generates a secure download token system — no subscription to Gumroad or SendOwl needed.
Handmade & made-to-order
Order forms with custom options, lead-time notices, and deposit payment flows. Claude builds the checkout around your process, not a generic product template.
Food, drink & FMCG
Subscription boxes, mixed case builders, and product management with delivery schedules. Claude handles the logic a generic builder can't.
Subscriptions & memberships
Recurring billing via Stripe subscriptions, member login areas, content gating, and cancellation flows — all without a monthly Memberstack fee.
B2B & trade
Trade account login, price-list tiers, bulk order forms, invoice generation, and account management. Claude builds the B2B workflow Shopify makes awkward.
Stop paying platform tax on every sale
Shopify's headline price is just the start. Once you add the apps you actually need and account for transaction fees, a typical Shopify store costs £60–£200+ per month. Claude CMS is £6.99 flat — and takes nothing from your sales.
| Claude CMS | Shopify Basic | WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly platform cost | £6.99 | £25–£259+ | Hosting + plugins (£15–£80+) |
| Transaction fees | None | 0.5%–2% per order | None |
| Custom store design | Fully bespoke | Templates (£150–£350+) | Themes (limited control) |
| Extra apps / plugins | Claude builds them in | £50–£200+/mo typical | £20–£100+/mo typical |
| You own the store | Yes — self-hosted | No — Shopify closes it | Yes — self-hosted |
| AI builds & updates it | Yes — full MCP control | Sidekick (limited) | No |
From idea to open for business
Getting your ecommerce store live with Claude CMS takes days, not weeks. No technical setup, no learning a new platform — describe your store to Claude and it builds everything.
Get hosting
Any standard PHP/MySQL host. Around £3–£8/month. We install Claude CMS in about 10 minutes and connect your domain.
Describe your store
Tell Claude what you sell, how you want products displayed, what checkout experience you need, and how you handle orders and fulfilment.
Claude builds it
Product pages, category structure, cart, checkout, order emails, and admin panel. Claude iterates until it's exactly right. Refine with further conversation.
Open for business
Connect Stripe, point your domain, and start taking orders. Add new products, update pricing, or launch a sale anytime — just by asking Claude.
Your store. Your rules. Your revenue.
Claude CMS starts at £6.99/month. First month free. Build an ecommerce store without platform fees, transaction cuts, or template compromises.
30-day free trial. PHP 7.4+/MySQL 5.7+ host required. Stripe integration from day one. Cancel anytime — the store keeps running on your server.