WordPress Development
If it's WordPress, I can fix it. Custom themes, plugins, WooCommerce, performance, security, hosting—everything.
WordPress Can Be a Nightmare
Slow sites, security vulnerabilities, plugin conflicts, and themes that break on updates. Sound familiar?
🐌 Painfully Slow
Your site takes 5+ seconds to load. Visitors leave before seeing your content. Google ranks you lower.
🔓 Security Concerns
Outdated plugins, weak passwords, no firewall. You're one vulnerability away from being hacked.
🔧 Plugin Hell
30+ plugins, half of them conflicting. Every update breaks something. You're afraid to touch anything.
Common Problems I Fix
- White screen of death
- 500 internal server errors
- Database connection errors
- Slow page load times (5+ seconds)
- Poor Core Web Vitals scores
- Mobile responsiveness issues
- Broken after WordPress update
- Plugin conflicts and errors
- Theme customization limitations
- WooCommerce checkout problems
- Payment gateway issues
- Email deliverability problems
- SSL certificate errors
- Redirect loops
- Hacked or malware infected sites
- Spam comments and form submissions
- Broken images and media
- Search not working
- Contact forms not sending
- Caching issues
- Migration failures
WordPress Development Services
From custom builds to rescuing broken sites
🎨 Custom Theme Development
Bespoke themes built from scratch. No bloated page builders, no unnecessary code.
- Clean, semantic HTML/CSS
- Mobile-first responsive design
- Gutenberg block support
- ACF Pro integration
- Performance optimized
🔌 Plugin Development
Custom functionality without the bloat. Replace 10 plugins with one that does exactly what you need.
- Custom post types and taxonomies
- REST API endpoints
- Third-party integrations
- Admin dashboards
- Shortcodes and blocks
🛒 WooCommerce Development
E-commerce that scales. Custom checkout flows, subscription products, and payment integrations.
- Custom product types
- Stripe/PayPal integration
- Subscription and membership sites
- Inventory management
- Shipping and tax automation
⚡ Performance Optimization
Make your site fast. Sub-2-second load times, better Core Web Vitals, higher conversions.
- Caching strategy (Redis, object cache)
- Image optimization and CDN
- Database cleanup and optimization
- Code minification and bundling
- Hosting recommendations
🔒 Security Hardening
Protect your site from attacks. Security audits, hardening, and monitoring.
- Security audit and vulnerability scan
- Firewall configuration
- Two-factor authentication
- Backup and recovery setup
- SSL and HTTPS enforcement
🚑 Migration & Rescue
Moving to VPS or fixing a broken site. Zero downtime migrations and emergency repairs.
- Shared hosting to VPS migration
- Host-to-host migration
- Domain and DNS management
- Hacked site recovery
- Database repair
🔧 Page Builder Optimization
Already using Elementor, Divi, or WPBakery? I'll optimize what you have instead of starting over.
- Performance optimization
- Clean up unused elements
- Fix layout and styling issues
- Reduce plugin conflicts
- Custom CSS/JS additions
⚡ Headless WordPress
WordPress as a backend with a modern frontend. Best of both worlds for performance and flexibility.
- Next.js / React frontends
- GraphQL with WPGraphQL
- REST API customization
- Static site generation
- Jamstack architecture
🖥️ WordPress Hosting
Managed hosting setup and optimization. Fast, secure, and hands-off for you.
- VPS setup and configuration
- Managed WordPress hosting selection
- Server optimization (nginx, PHP-FPM)
- SSL certificates and CDN setup
- Automated backups
🤖 AI Chat Integration
Add intelligent chatbots to your WordPress site. Customer support, lead capture, and FAQ automation.
- OpenAI / Claude integration
- Custom knowledge base training
- Lead capture and qualification
- 24/7 customer support bots
- Handoff to human agents
📧 Email Deliverability
Stop your emails landing in spam. Proper SMTP setup, authentication, and monitoring.
- SMTP configuration
- SPF, DKIM, DMARC setup
- Transactional email services
- Contact form troubleshooting
- Email logging and monitoring
🔍 Technical SEO
Fix the technical issues hurting your rankings. Site structure, speed, and crawlability.
- Site speed optimization
- Schema markup implementation
- XML sitemaps and robots.txt
- Canonical URLs and redirects
- Core Web Vitals fixes
🧹 Plugin Bloat Cleanup
Too many plugins slowing you down? I'll audit, consolidate, and remove what you don't need.
- Plugin audit and review
- Identify redundant plugins
- Replace multiple plugins with one
- Remove unused code and assets
- Database cleanup
🔄 High Availability WordPress
Mission-critical sites that can't go down. Load balancing, failover, and redundancy.
- Multi-server architecture
- Load balancer setup
- Database replication
- Shared file storage
- Auto-scaling configuration
How I Work
Discovery Call
30-minute call to understand your needs, current setup, and goals.
Proposal
Detailed scope, timeline, and fixed-price quote. No surprises.
Development
Build on staging, regular updates, your feedback incorporated.
Launch & Support
Zero-downtime deployment, documentation, and 30-day support.
Tech Stack
Modern tools for modern WordPress
PHP 8.x
MySQL / MariaDB
Redis Object Cache
Cloudflare CDN
ACF Pro
WooCommerce
Git Version Control
GitHub Actions CI/CD
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a custom WordPress site cost?
£5,000 for a complete SMB website including custom theme, content, and launch. E-commerce and complex sites from £7,500. All fixed-price quotes—no hourly billing surprises.
Do you work with page builders like Elementor?
Yes. If you're already using Elementor, Divi, or another page builder, I'll optimize what you have rather than force you to start over. For new builds, I typically recommend custom themes for better performance, but I'll work with whatever makes sense for your situation.
How long does a project take?
Simple sites: 2-3 weeks. Complex sites with e-commerce: 4-8 weeks. I'll give you a specific timeline in the proposal.
Do you offer ongoing maintenance?
Yes. Monthly maintenance plans include updates, backups, security monitoring, and support. Also available: £100/hour for ad-hoc support and fixes.
Can you work with my existing site?
Absolutely. I can optimize, secure, or add features to existing WordPress sites. Sometimes a full rebuild is more cost-effective—I'll be honest about that.
Got a WordPress Problem?
If it's WordPress, I can help. Literally anything—themes, plugins, speed, security, hosting, migrations. Book a free 30-minute call.