A couple of years ago we built an e-commerce website for Caroline McGrath based on Zen Cart. While a great CMS in many ways, it always seemed bulky to extend and customise. Eventually it meant the Zen Cart version got patched, but no longer upgraded to the latest version.
![](https://zosto.com/wp-content/uploads/caroline-mcgrath-frontpage-1024x877.jpg)
Having built a few other e-commerce projects with WordPress and the WooCommerce plugin, it seemed like a good fit. The entire website with thousands of orders and customers got migrated, while the template layout got rebuilt.
After the move to WordPress and WooCommerce, it has become a lot quicker and easier to build new functionality. The pool of free and commercial plugins is a lot larger – no need to always reinvent the wheel!.
The client now spends less time on navigating the admin and more time on adding new great home accessories to their shop.
![](https://zosto.com/wp-content/uploads/caroline-mcgrath-product-999x1024.jpg)
Summary
It has been an interesting project, especially migrating all e-commerce data. The client was happy with the design, so the majority of work has been done under-the-hood.