WordPress Development
Custom WordPress that doesn't feel like WordPress.
Hand-coded themes, lightning-fast loading, and an admin area your team will actually enjoy using. Lean, custom-built code instead of a template that looks like everyone else's - a website you can update yourself, built to grow with your business.
from £2.5k
Business websites
3–5 wks
Typical delivery
100%
Editable by you
1 month
Free care included
Built with the right tools
What I build
Explore the possibilities
WordPress powers over 40% of the web - but most of it badly. Done properly, it gives you complete control of your content with none of the usual baggage. Pick an area to see what that looks like.
Custom theme development
A theme designed and coded from scratch around your brand and your content - not a £40 template bent out of shape. Every block your team edits is purpose-built, so the site stays on-brand no matter who updates it.
- Pixel-perfect build from custom designs
- Custom Gutenberg blocks for easy editing
- Lightweight by default, no licence lock-in
- Clean, documented, maintainable code
- Built mobile-first and fully responsive
Included as standard
Every build ships with
No upsells for the basics. These aren't add-ons - they're what a professionally built WordPress site should include by default.
Custom design
Designed around your brand and content - never a recycled template.
Editable by you
Update pages, posts, and images yourself. No developer needed for everyday changes.
Fast by default
Optimised images, caching, and lean code - built to pass Core Web Vitals.
SEO foundations
Semantic markup, meta data, sitemaps, and schema so Google finds you.
Every screen size
Looks sharp and works flawlessly from phone to ultrawide.
Security & backups
Hardened setup, SSL, and daily off-site backups from day one.
Handover training
A walkthrough session and video guides so your team is confident in the admin.
First month of care free
Hosting, updates, and support covered while you settle in.
Clear fixed scope
A written scope and fixed price before work starts - no surprise invoices.
How it works
From first call to launch
A clear, fixed-scope process - you always know what stage the project is at and what happens next.
Discovery
15–30 min callA free, no-pressure call about your business, your goals, and what the site needs to do. I'll tell you honestly whether WordPress is the right fit - and if it isn't, what is.
You get
A written scope, timeline & fixed price within days
WordPress Work
See all work
Ready to build it properly?
Tell me about your project on a free 15-minute call. You'll get an honest take on scope, timeline, and cost - whether we end up working together or not.
Based in Worcester, working with clients across the UK and Europe.
FAQ
WordPress questions, answered
Yes - that's the whole point of building on WordPress. Every site comes with custom blocks for your content, a tidy admin area, and a handover session with video guides. Everyday changes like editing text, swapping images, or publishing blog posts need zero technical knowledge.
I can, but it isn't my first choice. By default I hand-code custom themes, either the classic way or as modern block themes using Full Site Editing and Gutenberg blocks. Either way you get easy editing with a fraction of the weight and no annual licence to renew. If your team already knows Elementor, or you'd like to drag and drop layouts yourself, I'm happy to build with it. I'll keep it lean and walk you through the trade-offs first.
Usually, yes. Redesigns, speed rescues, security cleanups, and plugin untangling are common projects. I'll start with an audit of what's there - sometimes the right answer is a targeted fix, sometimes a rebuild on a cleaner foundation. You'll get an honest recommendation either way.
Every build includes your first month of the Standard care plan free - fast, secure hosting, daily backups, security updates, and a couple of hours for changes. After that, care plans run month-to-month from £60 with no contract. Prefer to host elsewhere? That's fine too; I'll hand over everything cleanly.
Built properly, absolutely - it powers everything from local trades to global newsrooms. The slow, hacked WordPress sites you hear about are almost always cheap themes stacked with 40 plugins on bargain hosting. A lean custom build with hardening, good hosting, and updates applied is fast and very hard to break into.