Web Development

WordPress development agency

WordPress is still a very sensible choice for a content-led website. Problems usually come from how it has been put together, not from WordPress itself.

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WordPress’s strength is also how it goes wrong: you can add almost anything with a plugin. A few years and forty plugins later, you have a slow site with a large attack surface, where every update feels risky. Most of the compromised WordPress sites you read about are let down by outdated or poorly maintained plugins and themes, rather than by core WordPress.

A good build uses far less. We develop custom block themes that give editors the layouts they need, with no page builder loading its full library on every page. Each plugin has to earn its place, because each is another thing to update, secure and pay for. The result is a site your marketing team can run themselves that stays quick.

When WordPress isn’t the answer

If you’re storing complicated business records or building workflows, you are starting to fight a content management system, and a web application will serve you better. If you have multi-channel publishing to do, consider a headless CMS. For selling online, see WooCommerce.

WordPress problems we get called about

Page-builder bloat

Heavy builders and stacked plugins produce slow pages and huge amounts of markup.

Update anxiety

Nobody updates anything because the last update broke the site, and meanwhile the security risk grows.

Hacked or infected sites

Spam pages in Google, unexpected redirects, or a warning from your host.

WordPress services

Custom block themes

Lean themes built for your content, with a controlled set of blocks and patterns for your editors.

Plugin audits

A review of what you have and what it does, then removal or replacement of whatever isn’t earning its keep.

Security hardening

Updates, least-privilege accounts, two-factor login, backups and clean-up after a compromise.

Speed optimisation

Caching, image delivery and script control, with Core Web Vitals measured before and after.

Custom plugins

Small, focused plugins for needs that existing ones can’t meet cleanly.

Site migrations

Moving hosts or replatforming from page builders with redirects handled properly.

Where it fits

  • Content-heavy marketing sites and blogs
  • Teams who publish often without developer help
  • Sites stuck on an old page builder

Technology

  • WordPress
  • PHP
  • Gutenberg
  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • WP-CLI
  • WooCommerce
  • Cloudflare

WordPress questions

Is WordPress secure?
A well-maintained WordPress site can be. Most incidents trace back to outdated plugins, themes or weak logins, so keeping things up to date and running fewer plugins makes the biggest difference.
Can you fix a WordPress site someone else built?
Yes. We’d begin with a review of its theme, plugins, hosting and performance, then give you a prioritised list of what to do.
Should we move away from our page builder?
Not automatically. If the site is performing well and your team is happy, leave it be. It’s worth moving if the builder is measurably slowing the site or limiting what you can do.

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