WordPress development.
Custom themes, plugins and performance work — built lean, without a pile of plugins holding it together.
Most WordPress problems come from too many plugins doing too much. I build lean: a custom theme written for your content, only the plugins you genuinely need, and a setup that stays fast and secure as it grows.
What’s included
- Custom theme development — no bloated page builders
- Custom plugin development for functionality you actually need
- WooCommerce setup and customisation
- Speed and Core Web Vitals optimisation
- Security hardening, SSL, backups and update strategy
- Migration and rescue for slow or compromised sites
- Ongoing maintenance and support
Why work with me directly
You deal with the person writing the code. No account manager translating your requirements, no handoff to a junior team after the pitch, and no agency overhead in the price.
Beyond WordPress
If your requirements outgrow WordPress — a real application, a complex integration, something needing live data — I can tell you honestly, and build that instead. I would rather scope you into the right tool than force a CMS to do something it should not.
Common questions
Do you use page builders like Elementor or Divi?
Not for new builds. They add weight and make you dependent on the builder. I write custom themes, which are faster and easier to change later.
Can you fix or speed up our existing WordPress site?
Yes. Speed work on WordPress usually comes down to plugin overhead, unoptimised images, missing caching and slow database queries.
Our site was hacked. Can you help?
Yes — cleanup, finding the entry point, and hardening so it does not recur. Outdated plugins are the usual cause.
Can you build custom plugins?
Yes. Custom functionality as a small purpose-built plugin is far preferable to bending a general-purpose one.
Have a project in mind?
Tell me what you're building and roughly when you need it. I reply to every genuine enquiry within one working day.