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WordPress Design & Development

WordPress runs a huge share of the web and deserves its reputation both ways. Built well it is flexible and genuinely easy to own. Built badly it is a slow, fragile pile of plugins nobody wants to touch.

We have been building on WordPress since before it was the default choice, and most of what we now do is fixing the consequences of it being the default choice. Twenty seven plugins doing the work of four. A page builder that generates unreadable markup and eight second load times. A theme abandoned by its developer three years ago with known vulnerabilities.

Our approach is deliberately restrained. Custom themes built on clean foundations. Plugins only where they earn their place, each one evaluated for maintenance and security. Custom fields set up so editing content feels obvious rather than dangerous. The result loads fast, updates without drama, and does not need a specialist to change a headline.

We also do rescue work, and quite a lot of it. If your WordPress site is slow, insecure, or held together by a developer who vanished, we will audit it honestly and tell you whether it is worth repairing or whether starting clean is the cheaper path.

What this includes

Custom theme development

Built for your design, not a marketplace theme bent into shape. Clean markup, fast rendering, no bloat.

Editor experience

Custom fields and blocks so your team edits content in an interface that makes sense and cannot break the layout.

Performance optimization

Caching, image handling, database tuning, and query cleanup to hit Core Web Vitals targets.

Security hardening

Sensible permissions, update discipline, backups, monitoring, and removal of the plugins creating your exposure.

Migration

Moving from Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, or another WordPress host without losing content or search rankings.

Maintenance

Updates tested on staging before production, monitored uptime, and backups you can actually restore from.

How we run it

Step 01

Audit or plan

For rescues we audit first. For new builds we plan the content model before writing code.

Step 02

Build

Custom theme, clean templates, and an editing experience designed around your team.

Step 03

Harden and optimize

Security, caching, and performance work before launch rather than after complaints.

Step 04

Train and hand over

Documentation and a live session so your team is genuinely self sufficient.

What you receive

  • Custom theme with source code
  • Configured CMS with custom fields
  • Performance and security setup
  • Staging environment
  • Editor training and documentation
  • Migration and redirect map where relevant

Every file, in every format, with full ownership transferred to you. No licensing games, ever.

Straight answers

Questions about wordpress

Do you use page builders like Elementor or Divi?

Rarely, and only if you specifically want to keep one. They speed up the first build and slow down everything afterward, both in page load and in editing. Custom blocks give your team the same flexibility without the weight.

Can you fix our existing WordPress site?

Usually yes. We start with a paid audit that tells you what is wrong, what it costs to fix, and whether repair or rebuild is the better financial decision. Sometimes the honest answer is rebuild, and we say so.

Who hosts the site?

Your choice, in your account. We will recommend hosts we trust and get you set up, but the account stays in your name with your billing. We do not resell hosting.

How do you handle updates?

On a maintenance plan we test updates on staging first, then push to production and verify. Without a plan, we hand you documentation and you manage it. Either is fine, but ignoring updates entirely is how sites get compromised.

Is WordPress secure enough for our business?

Yes, when maintained. Almost every WordPress compromise traces back to an outdated plugin, a weak password, or abandoned software. Those are process problems, not platform problems.

Fix it or rebuild it

Let us look under the hood first.

If your site is slow, insecure, or held together by a developer who vanished, we will audit it honestly and tell you whether repair or rebuild is the cheaper path. Sometimes the answer is rebuild, and we say so.

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  • You talk to the people who do the work, not an account handler.
  • Fixed scope and fixed price before anything starts.
  • You own every file, every login, and every asset. Always.
  • Straight answers, including when the answer is that you do not need us.

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