Custom WordPress & Headless CMS Engineering
Empower your marketing team with effortless visual editing while keeping your frontend blisteringly fast, secure, and bloat-free.
Why standard agency approaches fall short
The 'Plugin Soup' Crisis
Standard WordPress sites accumulate 40+ plugins that slow down mobile load times, break during updates, and expose security vulnerabilities.
Clunky Visual Page Builders
Builders like Elementor and Divi inject thousands of lines of bloated DOM elements that tank Google Core Web Vitals scores.
Hacked WordPress Websites
Outdated themes and unmaintained plugins make traditional WordPress sites the #1 target for automated bot attacks.
Engineering deliverables & specifications
Bespoke WordPress Themes / Gutenberg Blocks
Hand-crafted lightweight theme built from scratch with custom modular Gutenberg blocks tailored to your design.
Modern Headless CMS Architectures
Decoupled Sanity.io or Strapi CMS with a blazing-fast Next.js frontend, separating content editing from frontend rendering.
Zero Unneeded Third-Party Plugins
Core functionality engineered natively into theme code to eliminate security risks and update headaches.
Automated Image Optimization & CDN
Next-gen WebP/AVIF media delivery via global Cloudflare or Vercel edge caching.
Rigorous Security Hardening
Disabled XML-RPC, custom admin paths, strict Content Security Policy (CSP), and automated off-site backups.
Staff CMS Training & Documentation
Short video walkthroughs and clean documentation showing your team how to publish and edit content effortlessly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between custom WordPress and Headless CMS?
Custom WordPress builds a lightweight, tailored theme on the WordPress backend. Headless CMS completely separates the editor (e.g. Sanity or WordPress) from the frontend (Next.js), giving maximum speed and security while retaining visual editing.
Can you clean up and speed up our existing WordPress site?
Yes! We frequently rebuild bloated WordPress websites into clean, modern architectures, removing unused plugins while preserving all existing URLs and Google rankings.
How much does custom WordPress or Headless CMS development cost?
Custom WordPress and Headless CMS projects start from £650 for clean editorial sites up to £1,400 for complex multi-author corporate publications.
Who owns the CMS and database?
You do. You retain 100% administrative access to your CMS, hosting accounts, and Git repositories with zero monthly agency lock-in.
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