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Custom WordPress Theme Development Services

Get a WordPress website that looks and feels like your business rather than another off-the-shelf theme. We design and develop custom WordPress themes around your brand, content and requirements.

Custom WordPress Theme Development

Commercial themes are often packed with features you will never use, adding unnecessary bloat and slowing down your website. We develop custom WordPress themes from scratch, built around your requirements to give you a fast, professional website with complete control over its design and content.

A custom WordPress theme gives you greater control over how your website looks, works, and performs. Instead of relying on bloated page builders like Elementor or Divi, we build lightweight themes using native WordPress standards. This keeps your website lean, fast, and easier to maintain.

We can work from your existing Figma or Adobe XD designs, or work with you to create the right layout for your website. Every theme is built to be responsive across mobile devices, tablets, and desktops, while following modern accessibility and SEO best practices.

We also build custom themes around how you manage your content. Tailored blocks, fields, and controls make it easier for your team to update the website while keeping the design consistent across every page.

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Custom WordPress Theme Features We Can Build:21
  • 01Lightweight custom WordPress themes
  • 02Figma, XD, and Sketch design conversion
  • 03Custom Gutenberg block integration
  • 04Mobile-first responsive WordPress themes
  • 05Optimised CSS, JavaScript, and assets
  • 06WordPress theme standards and security
  • 07Custom WordPress page templates
  • 08Schema markup for WordPress SEO
  • 09Minimal third-party plugin dependencies
  • 10Cross-browser compatibility testing
  • 11Optimised images and modern image formats
  • 12Custom navigation and multi-level menus
  • 13Clean separation of code and presentation
  • 14Translation-ready WordPress themes
  • 15Easy-to-maintain WordPress theme code
  • 16WCAG 2.1 accessibility support
  • 17WordPress theme code documentation
  • 18Staging environment testing
  • 19Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) integration
  • 20Full WordPress theme code ownership
  • 21...and much more.

Not sure exactly what you need?

If you have an idea for a web application but aren't sure how to turn it into a specification, we can help define the features, recommend the right architecture, and plan a scalable WordPress solution before development begins.

Selected Work

WordPress solutions built around real problems.

Mortgage & LTV Calculator Plugin
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Custom WordPress Plugin

Mortgage & LTV Calculator Plugin

A modern, high-converting Mortgage & Loan-to-Value (LTV) Calculator built as a custom, real-time WordPress plugin.

WordPress / JavaScript View case study →
Booking & Appointment System Plugin
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Custom WordPress Plugin

Booking & Appointment System Plugin

Replaced a messy booking workflow with a custom WordPress plugin that manages appointments, payments, and schedules all in one place.

WordPress / Twilio / Stripe View case study →
Solar Quote Calculator
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Custom WordPress Plugin

Solar Quote Calculator

A snappy, custom-built solar estimator plugin designed to help our client capture better leads without the bloat.

WordPress / JavaScript View case study →
ID Badge Product Configurator
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Custom WordPress Plugin

ID Badge Product Configurator

An interactive, real-time WooCommerce product configurator and admin order preview system built as a custom WordPress plugin.

WordPress / WooCommerce View case study →
Custom WooCommerce Shipping Pricing Matrix Plugin
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Custom WordPress Plugin

Custom WooCommerce Shipping Pricing Matrix Plugin

Streamlined a complex shipping pricing setup into a clean WooCommerce plugin featuring 3D volumetric bin packing and precise regional UK surcharge rules.

WordPress / WooCommerce View case study →
UFH Instant Quote Tool
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Custom WordPress Plugin

UFH Instant Quote Tool

A modern, high-converting Underfloor Heating (UFH) Instant Quote Tool built as a custom, real-time WordPress plugin.

WordPress / JavaScript View case study →
Custom WooCommerce & Subscription Box Builder
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Custom WordPress Theme

Custom WooCommerce & Subscription Box Builder

A bespoke WordPress & WooCommerce store engineered around a multi-step custom dog treat box builder and flexible subscription engine.

WordPress / WooCommerce / Alpine.js View case study →
WordPress Custom WooCommerce & DVLA Plate Lookup Engine
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Custom WordPress Theme

WordPress Custom WooCommerce & DVLA Plate Lookup Engine

A custom WordPress website engineered with real-time DVLA API plate lookups, instant vehicle identification, and a 60,000+ plate import database.

WordPress / WooCommerce / API View case study →
Vinyl Record Store & Catalog Engine
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Custom WooCommerce Theme

Vinyl Record Store & Catalog Engine

A lightweight WooCommerce site built for an independent record shop to make searching, previewing, and buying vinyl fast and effortless.

WordPress / WooCommerce / Alpine.js View case study →
Web Server Hosting E-Commerce
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Custom WordPress Development

Web Server Hosting E-Commerce

We engineered a lightweight custom e-commerce system for an independent host, making server selection, ping testing, and checkout fast and effortless.

WordPress / Custom E-Commerce View case study →
Fantastic work on our JS script. Ben worked beyond the goals of the project and overcame extra issues that were not defined in the project. He is very quick to respond and patent when waiting for our response. One of our top 5 Developers, We had to deal with many Interfaces including server firewalls/Java-scripting/JSON/PHP/PHP APIs/Remote Databases and automation.
Kevin J.
Custom WordPress Theme Development

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