How to make a website for a hardware shop

Most people come to a hardware shop with a problem, not a product name: a leaking tap, a tripped switch, a door that won't close. Plumbers and contractors want to know if you keep the sizes they use and can send material to the site. A website that lists your sections and sizes points both to your WhatsApp, where they can send a photo of the part.

Updated 2026-11-09

What people look for on a hardware shop website

• The sections you stock: plumbing pipes and fittings, sanitary ware, electrical wires and switches, tools, fasteners, locks and hinges
• Common sizes you keep, such as half-inch and three-quarter-inch pipe fittings or 1 to 4 sq mm wire
• Whether you deliver to building sites, by what vehicle, and the minimum order
• Contractor and plumber accounts: whether you give monthly credit to regular buyers
• That people can send a photo of the old part on WhatsApp to get the right match
• Cutting and small services at the counter: pipe threading, key cutting, glass cutting
• Early opening for workers and contractors, and the weekly off

The pages your website needs

• Home: Your sections in one line each, early timings, site delivery and a WhatsApp button to send a photo of the part you need
• What we stock: Plumbing, sanitary, electrical, tools, fasteners and door hardware, with the sizes and types you usually keep
• For contractors: Site delivery, bulk orders, monthly accounts for regular buyers and how to send a material list
• Counter services: Pipe threading, key cutting, glass cutting or anything else you do on the spot, with rates
• Contact: Address, landmark, loading space, timings, phone, WhatsApp and a Google Maps button

Sample words for your home page

Use these as a starting point and write them in your own words: AppCub can rewrite them for you in the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

1. Decide the pages. Most hardware shop websites need these pages: Home, What we stock, For contractors, Counter services, Contact.
2. Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, with your own name, address, prices and timings.
3. Check the plan. AppCub lists the pages and what goes on each. Ask for changes until it is right; seeing the plan is free.
4. Add your details and photos. Replace every sample with your real details, attach your own photos, and check each page on the phone and computer preview.
5. Publish and share. Choose your address (your-name.sites.appcub.ai), put the website live and share the link on WhatsApp.

Copy this request, change the details to match your hardware shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Tips for a hardware shop website

• Write sizes the way plumbers and electricians say them; a buyer checking for a three-quarter-inch elbow wants to see that phrase.
• Invite people to send a photo of the old part on WhatsApp; it saves a wasted trip for both of you.
• Put the early opening time on the home page; contractors pick up material before the site starts work.
• Say where a tempo or auto can stop to load, especially if the shop is on a busy road.
• Don't list hundreds of prices. Rates of pipes and wire change with metal prices; ask people to message for today's rate.
• Add the shop to Google Maps with a free Google Business Profile and list your sections in its description.

What it costs

• Describing your website and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
• Making it and changing it in chat uses credits for the work done: start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499 (200 credits, no autopay). Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
• Publishing is free for an account that has paid AppCub once, at your-name.sites.appcub.ai.
• Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

• The website lists what you stock and how contractors can order, but it can't take a material list, show live stock or keep contractor accounts. For contractor credit, quotations and stock by size, a hardware shop app is the better fit.
• The pages are written in English. You can talk to AppCub in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
• A website has no forms, bookings, payments or logins: visitors reach you on WhatsApp, by phone or on Google Maps.
• Every page carries a small “Made with AppCub” badge and a “Report this site” link.

Questions

Should a hardware shop website list every item?

No. A hardware shop has thousands of small items. List your sections and common sizes, and let people send a photo or a list on WhatsApp.

Can contractors send a material list through the website?

They tap the WhatsApp button and send the list or a photo of it. The website has no form or upload.

Should I put pipe and wire prices on the website?

Better not. Metal prices move often, and an old rate on the site leads to arguments. Show sections and sizes, and give today's rate on WhatsApp.

Can I mention that I give credit to contractors?

Yes, say regular contractors can keep a monthly account and to ask at the counter. Keep names and amounts off the website.

Can I show the brands of fittings I keep?

Brands have their own rules for their names and logos. Describe items by type, size and grade, and use your own photos of the shelves.

How do people find a hardware shop on Google?

The pages are made so Google can read your shop name, area and sections. Where they show up is Google's decision; a Google Business Profile helps people on Maps.

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