Hello, My website, https://www.bestwillcomposite.com/, uses PHP, which I feel isn’t very Google-friendly. However, my products can’t be purchased online. Can I use Shopify instead?
Yes, Shopify works for a B2B catalog site, just disable checkout and use collections for products.
In-built B2B features on Shopify come with the $2,300 /mo plan, but you can set different prices for different b2b clients (e.g., one can be on a 15% discount, others on 25% off), you can have special payment terms (30 days delay or 90 days delay), you can have discounts if they buy bigger quantities, etc.
There are also apps you can add to cheaper Shopify plans that try to do something similar; you can try them as well.
yes shopify allow you b2b. you just have to setting up the things in right way.
Hey @susanwork
So first off, PHP itself isn’t really the problem when it comes to Google-friendliness. Tons of websites run on PHP and rank perfectly fine in search results. The issue is usually more about how the site is built - things like page speed, mobile responsiveness, proper meta tags, clean URLs, and quality content matter way more than what programming language is running in the background. Google doesn’t really care if your site runs on PHP, Python, or anything else as long as it’s fast, user-friendly, and well-optimized.
That said, if you’re looking to move to Shopify even though your products aren’t purchasable online, you absolutely can do that. Shopify isn’t just for e-commerce stores that process transactions. You can set up your products as a catalog without enabling checkout functionality. Basically, you’d display all your products with descriptions, images, and specs, but remove the “Add to Cart” buttons and checkout process.
The way to do this is pretty straightforward. You can disable the cart and checkout in your theme settings or use custom code to hide those elements. Instead of buy buttons, you could add contact forms or “Request a Quote” buttons on product pages so people can reach out about purchasing. There are apps that can help with this too - they let you turn your Shopify store into more of a catalog or showroom where customers inquire rather than buy directly.
Shopify does have some advantages even for catalog-only sites. The platform is naturally pretty SEO-friendly out of the box with clean URLs, fast loading times, mobile optimization, and easy management of product information. The admin interface is also way more user-friendly than most PHP-based custom sites, so updating products and content becomes much simpler.
Before you make the switch, I’d honestly recommend trying to optimize what you already have first. Fix the technical SEO issues, improve page speed, make sure it’s mobile-friendly, and work on your content. That might solve your Google visibility problems without the hassle and cost of migrating to a new platform.
But if you do decide Shopify makes sense for your business model, yes, you can definitely use it as a product catalog without enabling online purchasing. Just make it clear to visitors how they can actually buy from you through contact forms or phone numbers prominently displayed.