WordPress Web Design
WordPress Web Design That Stays Easy to Run
WordPress is a sensible base for a business site your team edits often, or a store built on WooCommerce. It stays that way only if the site is built with restraint, so we keep plugins few and themes light.
- For business sites and WooCommerce stores
- Few plugins, each with a reason
- Your team edits pages in the block editor
Tell Us About Your Project
How WordPress Sites Turn Into a Mess
Plugins Pile Up
Each plugin is more code to update and another way for something to break. We use plugins where they earn their place, and remove the ones doing the same job twice.
Heavy All-in-One Themes
Multipurpose themes load code for sliders and layouts you may never use. A lean theme is easier to speed up and easier to maintain.
No One Owns the Updates
WordPress core, themes and plugins all need regular updates. If nobody will look after that, a hosted site builder may suit you better, and we will tell you so.
What a WordPress Build Includes
- A lean custom or lightly customized theme
- Reusable block patterns for your page types
- A short, justified plugin list
- Editor roles for your team
- Contact forms and lead routing
- WooCommerce setup for stores
- Backup and update plan
- Training on the block editor
How We Build on WordPress
Confirm the Fit
We check that WordPress suits your site and that someone will look after it.
Plan Page Types
We work out the page types you need, so your team can add pages without breaking the design.
Build the Theme
We build the theme and blocks on a staging site, and add only the plugins you need.
Train and Launch
We go live, set up backups, and show your team how to edit.
Stores We Built
A few of the Shopify stores we've designed and built. See our full portfolio
Home fragrance, DallasB's Knees Fragrance Co.(opens in a new tab)Web design and development for a candle and reed diffuser brand, with SEO, wholesale pricing and a B2B login.
Hair and skin careTe Amo Supply(opens in a new tab)Web design and development for a plant-based hair and skin care brand, with a Request a Quote page and high-converting product pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Web Services
- WooCommerce DevelopmentWooCommerce developers for hire, for new stores and for fixing existing ones.
- Website Maintenance ServicesUpdates, backups and small fixes for a site that needs someone looking after it.
- Small Business Website DesignSimple sites for owner-run businesses, with advice on DIY versus hiring help.

