WordPress

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WordPress powers more than 40% of websites worldwide. For a Moroccan SME, it is often the most reasonable compromise between cost, autonomy and available skills: many local developers know it, and the team can manage content once trained. ## A simple tool, maintenance that is not WordPress is easy to pick up, but it remains software connected to the internet that attracts automated attacks. The real work is limiting plugins, choosing serious hosting and planning updates. A maintained WordPress lasts for years; an abandoned WordPress drifts into slowness, errors and sometimes infection. ## Showcase, blog or shop The same foundation serves three uses: presenting the company, publishing articles regularly to attract traffic, or selling with WooCommerce. The more ambitious the site, the more you need to get hosting and structure right from the start: a shop on entry-level hosting fills up quickly. ## Making the right choice WordPress suits you when you need flexibility, a controlled budget and ownership of the site. It becomes less relevant when the company has neither the staff nor a provider to maintain it, or when the need looks more like a business application than a website.

When this guide is for you

• Your team wants to publish articles, photos and pages itself, without depending on a developer
• You need a simple shop (WooCommerce) without the monthly fees of a SaaS platform
• You want to keep full ownership of the site, the database and the domain name
• Your current site is locked in with a provider who charges for every change
• You want a well-known solution whose skills are widely available in Morocco

Step by step

1. Define the structure — Map pages, content types and the navigation needed, taking SEO into account from the start.
2. Choose hosting and a theme — Pick a serious host with backups and SSL, and a reliable theme, ideally a child theme to protect customisations.
3. Build the site — Create the pages, set up the forms and a light, well-maintained set of plugins.
4. Migrate and redirect — If an old site exists, transfer the content and set up redirects so search rankings are preserved.
5. Train and hand over — Show the team how to publish and edit content, and set up monthly updates, backups and security checks.

What it costs (in MAD)

Service	Indicative price	Good to know
WordPress showcase site	5,000 – 25,000 MAD (approx. 450 – 2,300 €)	Custom theme, pages, basic SEO and training
Redesign of an existing site	8,000 – 30,000 MAD (approx. 730 – 2,700 €)	Content migration, redirects and preserving search rankings
WooCommerce shop	15,000 – 60,000 MAD (approx. 1,400 – 5,500 €)	Catalogue, payments, delivery and product pages
Hosting and domain	100 – 800 MAD / month (approx. 9 – 73 €)	Depending on traffic and support level
Monthly maintenance	800 – 3,000 MAD / month (approx. 73 – 270 €)	Updates, backups, fixes and security monitoring
Specific extension or plugin	500 – 3,000 MAD (approx. 45 – 270 €)	Annual licence or bespoke feature development

Indicative ranges for the Moroccan market in 2026, excluding tax. Prices vary with scope and provider.

Mistakes to avoid

• Piling on plugins without oversight: they slow the site down and become entry points for attacks
• Using a theme bought on a dubious marketplace, often pirated and carrying malicious code
• Choosing the cheapest hosting with no backup and no SSL, then losing the site after an incident
• Editing the parent theme directly: customisations disappear with the first update
• Forgetting to update WordPress core and plugins: it is the leading cause of hacking

Updated on 20 October 2026

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