WordPress Development
Custom WordPress sites for organisations that publish
WordPress powers a third of the web for a reason — when a site needs serious content infrastructure, multilingual support, complex access controls, or a specific plugin ecosystem, nothing else comes close. We design and build custom WordPress sites for organisations that publish at scale: news portals, foundations, public institutions, and content-heavy brands. Custom themes designed in Figma, built without bloated page builders, and structured around how your editorial team actually publishes. The result is a site that loads fast, ranks well, and that your content team operates without IT support for every minor update.
What's included
- Content architecture & custom post type structure
- Full Figma design (desktop + mobile)
- Custom WordPress theme (no page builders)
- ACF / custom field structure for editorial control
- WooCommerce integration where needed
- Multilingual support (WPML / Polylang) where needed
- SEO, performance & security hardening
- Editorial training & admin documentation
How it works
- 01
Content & Editorial Audit
We map your content types, publishing frequency, author structure, and reader journeys. The admin experience is part of the design spec from the start — a CMS your editors find frustrating won't be maintained.
- 02
Architecture & Custom Post Types
Custom post types, taxonomies, and field structures designed around your content model. We use ACF to give editors the right controls without exposing complexity they don't need and didn't ask for.
- 03
Design in Figma
A full Figma design for every key template: home, section index, article, search, and key landing pages. Editorial typography and content hierarchy are central to the design — not cosmetic decisions made at the end.
- 04
Custom Theme Build
A lightweight, custom PHP theme — no multipurpose template, no page builder, no unnecessary plugins. Performance, security hardening, and semantic HTML structure are built in from the very first commit.
- 05
Training & Launch
An editorial training session, an admin guide tailored to your specific workflow, and a go-live checklist covering redirects, performance validation, and search-engine indexing. Post-launch support is included for the first month.
What you get
- A site your editorial team operates without developer support
- Publishing infrastructure built around how you actually work
- Performance that doesn't degrade as the content archive grows
- Custom functionality that no off-the-shelf theme could offer
- A secure, well-structured codebase your developers can take ownership of
Related work
Interview.ba
An independent news portal built to handle serious journalism at scale
INFOHOUSE Foundation
A civic institution's website that balances authority with approachability
Orela
Hotel cosmetics, presented with the hospitality the industry demands
IRPO
A public institution's website redesigned around the people it serves
Frequently asked
WordPress or Webflow — how do you decide?
WordPress wins for content-heavy sites, complex publishing workflows, multilingual needs, WooCommerce stores, or when you rely on specific plugins. Webflow wins for marketing sites where speed to launch and visual editing matter most. We recommend honestly based on your project — not our preference.
Do you build custom themes or use templates?
Custom. We design in Figma and build a tailored theme so the site fits your brand exactly and loads fast — without the performance overhead and generic aesthetics of multipurpose marketplace templates.
Can you handle a large news portal or institutional site?
Yes. We've built news portals and public-institution sites with custom editorial tools, heavy content archives, and complex publishing workflows — including Interview.ba and IRPO. Scale is not a concern.
Do you use page builders like Elementor or Divi?
No. Page builders introduce performance overhead, vendor lock-in, and code that's difficult to maintain long-term. We build custom themes because they're faster, cleaner, and yours to own completely.
Do you handle ongoing maintenance?
We offer maintenance retainers covering WordPress core and plugin updates, security monitoring, and uptime. Every project includes one month of post-launch support — and we're straightforward about what ongoing care looks like before you sign.
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