Bespoke WordPress development for businesses with bigger ambitions. Hand-coded multi-page sites, WooCommerce stores, booking systems, member portals, and custom integrations. Built in Wigan, working UK-wide.
Custom website development isn't one thing — it's whatever your business actually needs. These are the six most common patterns we ship, with real client examples.
Custom WooCommerce themes built around your products. Subscribe & Save, custom taxonomies, Click & Collect, brand filters — beyond what any plugin alone can do.
Like The Dog Outlet — Petio + Elementor replaced with a fully custom "feedumraw" theme.
Sites with 10+ pages structured around service clusters, location pages, and industry pillars. Built for SEO depth and topical authority.
Like RADCaT — 80+ PHP templates, six service clusters, 49 sub-service pages, 10-location regional network.
Integrated booking with Amelia, custom calendar logic, deposit handling, automated emails, and Outlook/Google sync. Built into your site, not a redirect to a third party.
Like Danny Sculthorpe — Amelia booking with custom workflows, invoice triggers, and calendar sync.
User accounts, role-based access, gated content, document libraries, members-only pages, and integrated payment for membership tiers.
Custom-built around your membership model — annual subscriptions, tiered access, automatic renewals.
Service pages with checkout for digital products, training courses, gift vouchers, or downloadable guides. Sites that earn while they explain.
Like UpSkillz — accredited training provider with embedded e-learning purchase flows.
Custom post types, breaking news tickers, single post templates, news archives, and editorial workflows. Built around content velocity.
Like Ince Rose Bridge — breaking news ticker, news archive, single post template, heritage page.
Every custom build ships with these baked in. Not bolt-ons. Not optional. Not extras.
Every theme is hand-coded WordPress — no Elementor, no Divi, no WPBakery. Clean code, fast load, full control.
Custom database tables, custom post types, custom taxonomies, custom queries. Your data structure built around your business.
Stripe, Microsoft Graph, Google APIs, Outlook calendar, SMS gateways, email APIs, custom webhooks. We build the integration not just embed a plugin.
Service-specific schema for every page type — not generic LocalBusiness only. ProfessionalService, Course, Product, Event, FAQPage — all properly structured.
Mobile-first, lazy-loaded, server-cached, image-compressed, code-minified. Built to pass Core Web Vitals from day one.
SSL, security headers, login hardening, firewall rules, daily backups, malware scanning, 2FA-ready. Your site protected properly.
Schema markup, semantic HTML, optimised metadata, XML sitemap, GSC setup, internal linking architecture. SEO baked in, not bolted on.
Full handover of code, database, hosting, domain, and content. No vendor lock-in. Take it elsewhere whenever you want.
Each of these is a custom WordPress development project — different scopes, different industries, different challenges. Click through to see them live or read the build stories.
Full recruitment SaaS — candidate pipeline, reference chasing, document signing, worker portal PWA, push notifications, and shift allocation.
Custom "feedumraw" WooCommerce theme replacing Petio + Elementor — brand taxonomy filter, Subscribe & Save, Click & Collect, zero-downtime swap.
80+ bespoke PHP templates, six service clusters, 49 sub-service pages, and a 10-location regional SEO network across the North West.
Pick the package that matches the scope of your business. Custom website development is the right choice when standard packages aren't enough — multi-page sites, e-commerce, integrations, or bespoke functionality.
Trades, consultants, single-service businesses
Most UK small businesses ready to grow
Larger sites, e-commerce, member portals
Six steps. Typical custom website runs 2-6 weeks end-to-end. Fixed-price quote agreed in writing before any work begins.
A proper conversation about your business model, your customers, your data, and what success looks like. No sales pressure, no template pitches.
Detailed written scope covering features, integrations, page count, schema, deadlines. Fixed price quoted in writing — no hourly billing surprises.
Wireframes, brand-led design, page structure, database schema, content models. Approved before a line of code is written.
Hand-coded WordPress theme. Custom post types, taxonomies, queries, integrations. You see staging previews and feed back as we go.
Schema markup, sitemap, GSC, GA4, SSL, security hardening, performance optimisation. Production-ready.
DNS cutover, zero-downtime swap if migrating, full credentials handover, training walkthrough, documentation. We don't disappear after launch.
The questions every UK business asks before commissioning a custom WordPress build. Straight answers below.
A five-page build is a fixed-price WordPress site with five custom pages and standard structure. Custom website development is for anything beyond that scope — 10+ pages, e-commerce with WooCommerce, booking systems, member portals, custom integrations (Stripe, Microsoft Graph, third-party APIs), database-level customisation, or sites with multiple custom post types. Quoted per project rather than fixed package pricing.
Quotes typically range from £749 for a 10-page WordPress build with standard functionality, up to £5000+ for complex multi-page sites with custom integrations, e-commerce, member systems, or bespoke databases. Every quote is fixed in writing before any work begins — no hourly billing, no scope creep. Larger SaaS-style platforms (like Resolve Recruitment or Gather360) are scoped separately.
Typical custom websites run 2-6 weeks depending on scope. A 10-page custom build with standard functionality might be 2-3 weeks. A WooCommerce site with custom taxonomies and integrations might be 4-6 weeks. Sites with member portals, booking systems, or complex integrations can run 6-10 weeks. Timeline agreed upfront in your written quote.
Hand-coded only. No Elementor, no Divi, no WPBakery, no Beaver Builder, no Bricks. Every theme is built from scratch in PHP, HTML, and CSS, with custom WordPress functions and database queries. This means faster sites, cleaner code, lower hosting costs, and zero dependency on bloated third-party plugins.
Yes — migrations are part of the service. We've migrated sites from Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy Builder, Shopify, Webflow, and other platforms onto custom WordPress. Domain migrations, DNS cutovers, email preservation (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), and zero-downtime launches are all standard.
Yes — WooCommerce is our default for UK e-commerce. We've built custom WooCommerce themes from scratch (replacing Petio and Elementor builds), implemented custom product taxonomies, Subscribe & Save pull-tabs, Click & Collect logic, and full Product/OfferCatalog schema. Shopify migration available if you want to move off subscription-based platforms.
Stripe (Checkout, Subscriptions, webhooks, Connect), Microsoft Graph (OAuth, calendar sync, email send), Google APIs (Maps, Reviews, GA4), SMS gateways (direct AT commands, Twilio, BulkSMS), Outlook calendar sync, postcodes.io geolocation, Amelia booking workflows, custom webhooks for CRM data flows. If your build needs a specific integration, we scope it in the quote.
Custom builds get the deepest SEO foundation — bespoke schema for each page type (not generic LocalBusiness only), proper internal linking architecture, location and industry pillar pages where relevant, semantic HTML, optimised metadata, XML sitemaps, and Google Search Console setup. Ranking also depends on content, backlinks, and time. Active rank-building available via our local SEO retainer from £99/month.
Three options. Pay-as-you-go for ad-hoc changes (most common). Optional care plan covering hosting, backups, updates, and a monthly support allocation. Or full handover — you take the code, the credentials, the documentation, and run it yourself or hand it to another developer. Whichever suits you.
Other ways we can help with your website, your visibility, and your local market.
Free discovery call to map out what you actually need. Fixed-price quote in writing within 48 hours. No retainers, no surprise invoices, fully owned by you.