WordPress Development
Fast, secure, editor-friendly WordPress builds — custom themes, no bloated page builders.
WordPress powers over 40% of the web for good reason: your team can publish without a developer, and the ecosystem is enormous. The problem is how most builds are assembled — stacked page builders and plugins that make a simple brochure site weigh 4MB and load in six seconds.
Our approach is a hand-built theme with only the functionality the site actually needs, Gutenberg or Elementor configured cleanly so editors cannot accidentally break the layout, and a performance budget enforced from the first commit.
We also specialise in rescue work: fixing hacked sites, migrating off abandoned page builders, and rebuilding slow installations into something that passes Core Web Vitals.
- -68%
- Page weight
- 1.1s
- Load time
- 9
- Plugin count
from 34
-68%
Typical page-weight reduction
The problems we fix
Page-builder bloat
Heavy builders add CSS and JavaScript to every page regardless of use, destroying Core Web Vitals.
Security exposure
Unmaintained plugins are the single most common route to a compromised WordPress site.
Editors breaking layouts
Without guardrails, client edits produce inconsistent typography, spacing and broken mobile views.
How we fix them
Hand-built, lean theme
Only the code the design requires — typically under 200KB of CSS/JS instead of 2MB.
Hardened security
Minimal plugin footprint, hardened login, WAF, automated backups and staged updates.
Guardrailed editing
Reusable Gutenberg blocks with locked layout options so content stays on-brand.
What WordPress Development includes
What you actually get
- Custom WordPress theme built to your design
- Gutenberg block library or Elementor templates
- Essential plugin stack only, with justification for each
- Security hardening: 2FA, login limits, WAF, file monitoring
- Automated backups with off-site storage and restore testing
- Staging environment with one-click deployment
- Performance optimisation and caching configuration
- SEO plugin configuration plus schema markup
Tools & platforms
- WordPress
- PHP
- Gutenberg
- Elementor
- Cloudflare
- WP-CLI
How we deliver it
- 01
Discovery
Content audit, required functionality, editing workflow with your team.
Week 1
- 02
Design
Templates and block designs in Figma, including editor states.
Week 1–2
- 03
Develop
Theme build, block library, plugin configuration, integrations.
Week 2–5
- 04
Harden & optimise
Security hardening, caching, image pipeline, performance budget check.
Week 5–6
- 05
Launch & train
Migration, redirects, deployment, and an editing workshop for your team.
Week 6
WordPress Development — common questions
Discuss your wordpress development project
Book a free 30-minute consultation and get a written plan — whether or not you work with us.