Web Design & Development
Custom WordPress development
Custom WordPress development adds the features a theme cannot give you: plugins, integrations and bespoke tools, built and tested before launch.
The short answer
What you get
What is included in custom WordPress development
The work covers code and build. WordPress design sits with a group company, covered below.
Custom plugins
A plugin built for one job on your site, so you do not stack several plugins to get close.
Integrations
Connections between your site and other systems, such as a CRM, booking tool or accounts package.
Bespoke features
Forms, calculators, member areas and other features that fit how your business works.
Performance work
Fixes for slow pages, heavy plugins and bloated code on an existing site.
Security hardening
Checks on updates, user roles and how the site handles data.
Fixes on existing sites
We can add features to a site that someone else built, after we have reviewed the code.
What we build
WordPress developer UK: what our developers build
A WordPress developer works on the code behind a site rather than the look of it. For a UK business that usually means three things: plugins, integrations and performance.
Before we write anything, we read the existing theme and plugins so that new code does not break what already works.
Typical development work
- Plugins written for one purpose
- Links to CRMs, payments and booking tools
- Speed and Core Web Vitals fixes
- Moving a site to new hosting or a new setup
How it works
How a custom WordPress project runs
From scope to a tested launch.
Scope
We agree what the feature must do, who uses it and what counts as finished.
Review
We read your current site, theme and plugins to see what the new code must work with.
Build
We build on a staging copy first, and we agree how changes are tested before they go live.
Test
We test the feature on the devices and browsers your visitors use, and you check it before launch.
Launch and hand over
We move the work to the live site and show you what changed.
Development or design
Custom development or WordPress design?
We keep the line clear. Zemash handles custom development: the code, the features and the connections. For the design and build of a new WordPress site, see WordPress design from WordPress Website Design Agency, a Zemash group company.
Many projects need both.
Cost
What affects the cost of custom WordPress development?
Cost depends on how much the feature has to do, how many systems it connects to and how much testing it needs. A small plugin takes less work than an integration with several outside systems.
Pricing depends on scope. Book a 15 minute call or email contact@zemash.com.
For whole site design and build, see WordPress Website Design Agency, a Zemash group company.
What affects the cost
- Scope of the feature
- Systems it connects to
- Quality of the existing code
- Testing and review needed
Our work
WordPress work we have delivered
Related
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Questions
Custom WordPress development questions
What is custom WordPress development?
It is code written for your site when a theme or ready made plugin cannot do the job. It includes plugins, integrations and bespoke features.
Do you design WordPress sites or only develop them?
Here we develop. For WordPress design, see WordPress Website Design Agency, a Zemash group company.
How long does custom WordPress development take?
It depends on what the feature does, how many systems it touches and how fast you review each stage. We confirm what is realistic for your project on the call.
Can you add features to my existing WordPress site?
Yes, in most cases. We review the current theme and plugins first, then build on a staging copy, and we agree how changes are tested before they go live.
Who looks after the site after launch?
You can keep it in house or ask us. Our website maintenance service covers updates and backups.
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