The problem with rented site builders and exposed websites
Hosted builders like Squarespace, Wix and Shopify are quick to start, but become limiting and costly when you need custom workflows, local payment options or full control over your site files.
When clubs or organizations need a custom mobile app, traditional app stores add slow review cycles and ongoing store fees. At the same time, many existing business websites sit open to automated attacks with unpatched plugins, exposed admin login pages and public database backups.
Websites and custom apps you own outright
Whether you need a WordPress developer in Fredericton or custom PWA development in Canada, ROTES Smart Solutions builds web systems that run on your server or a Canadian cloud account in your name.
We handle complete Squarespace to WordPress migration—as well as moves off Wix and Shopify—onto self-hosted WordPress and WooCommerce connected to Square, planned so there is no downtime at DNS cutover.
When your team needs more than a standard website, such as a sports club registration app or a member portal, we build Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). A PWA installs right onto a phone home screen with no app store required. We also protect new and existing websites with Cloudflare zero-trust security perimeters and written security audits.
What’s included
- Self-hosted WordPress websites and WooCommerce online stores integrated with Square payments
- Zero-downtime migrations off Squarespace, Wix or Shopify, moving your pages and products
- Custom portals and installable phone apps (PWAs) with user roles, admin screens, push notifications, chat and anti-bot checks
- Online registration, waitlist tracking and card or account-credit payment flows
- Security perimeter configuration: Cloudflare protection, origin lockdown, firewall rules and Cloudflare Access zero-trust sign-in
- Thorough website security audit delivered with a plain-language written report
- Administrator accounts in your name, verified nightly backups, written hand-over notes and a live team walk-through
Proof: live apps, migrations and security audits
- RosterPay (rosterpay.ca): Our own sports club registration app and payment PWA, built from specification to production with live payments in one working session. It runs our own futsal club’s games—handling game schedules, player registration, card or club-credit payments, waitlists, team draws, organizer rosters and club chat.
- grants.roik.pro: A multilingual PWA featuring user accounts, email verification and an automated AI research and validation pipeline.
- E-commerce migration and sites: Migrated a Canadian natural-products retailer from a site builder to self-hosted WooCommerce with Square payments and SMS order notifications; also built our sister construction company’s website and several non-profit and school sites.
Frequently asked questions
Will our website go offline when moving from Squarespace, Wix or Shopify?
No. We build and test your new self-hosted WordPress site beforehand, migrate your content and switch DNS records with no downtime at cutover.
What is a PWA, and why use one instead of an app-store app?
A Progressive Web App installs directly onto a phone from a web browser, supports push notifications and works like a native app without app store fees or approval delays.
Can you secure our current website without rebuilding it from scratch?
Yes. We can perform a security audit of your existing site, close vulnerabilities, put Cloudflare firewall and origin lockdown rules in front of your server, and deliver a written audit report.
Who owns our domain name, code and hosting account?
You do. Every domain, Cloudflare account and server login is registered in your name, and you receive full hand-over notes.
Launch, migrate or lock down your website
Tell us what you want to build, move or secure, and get a written plan and quote.
Tell us what you’d like to simplify
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