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WordPress Development

WordPress without the bloat

Lean custom themes your team can edit.

  • Free consultation
  • Fixed, itemised quote
  • Lifetime error fix warranty

Why it matters

Built around your results

Off the shelf themes and plugin overload are why most WordPress sites underperform

A purchased theme plus thirty plugins gives you a site that loads slowly, breaks when anything updates, and looks like everyone else's. WordPress isn't the problem, how it's typically used is.

Built around the outcome, not a template.

We develop custom WordPress themes from scratch: only the code your site needs, structured for speed and SEO, with an editing experience tailored to your content. Where functionality is needed we build it properly, custom post types, custom fields and, when justified, custom plugins, instead of stacking third party plugins.

The result is WordPress the way it should be: an easy dashboard for your team, fast pages for your visitors, and a codebase that survives updates.

What this service is designed to change

  • A WordPress site that loads in a fraction of the usual time
  • Content editing your team can do confidently, without breaking layouts
  • Fewer plugins means fewer conflicts, updates and vulnerabilities
  • SEO friendly structure that search engines index cleanly
  • Easy handover, WordPress skills are everywhere
  • A site that keeps working through core and plugin updates

Platforms and tools selected for fit

WordPress, PHP, WooCommerce, ACF, MySQL, Gutenberg blocks, WP CLI.

What you get

Everything included

01

Custom theme development

Purpose built themes, no page builder bloat, no template lock in.

02

Custom plugin development

Bespoke functionality built to WordPress coding standards.

03

WooCommerce builds

Online stores on the platform your team already knows.

04

Speed optimization

Caching, image optimization and database tuning for fast load times.

05

Security hardening

Locked down configurations, updates and malware prevention.

06

Editor friendly admin

Custom fields and blocks so editing content is simple and safe.

How it works

From brief to launch

  1. 1

    Audit & plan

    We review your content and any existing site, then plan the leanest build that meets your needs.

  2. 2

    Theme development

    A custom theme is built on staging, with safe, structured editing fields for your content.

  3. 3

    Content & QA

    Content migration, cross device testing, and speed and security checks.

  4. 4

    Launch & training

    Go live with redirects handled, plus a walkthrough so your team can edit confidently.

Proof

Recent launches

All projects

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is WordPress right for my project?
Usually, for content driven business sites, blogs and many stores it's excellent. When it isn't the right fit, we'll say so and recommend the stack that is.
Can you speed up my existing WordPress site?
Yes. We audit hosting, theme, plugins, images and database, then fix the real bottlenecks, often dramatically improving load times without a rebuild.
Do you handle WordPress maintenance?
Yes, our website maintenance plans cover core, theme and plugin updates, backups, security monitoring and small content changes.
Will my site survive WordPress updates?
Custom themes built to WordPress standards update safely. We also test updates on staging first under our maintenance plans.

Free consultation

Let us grow your business with WordPress Development

Book a free 30 minute call. You get honest advice and a clear quote, usually within one business day.

  • Free 30 minute call
  • Written recommendation
  • Fixed, itemised quote