Web design and development in San Antonio

WordPress suits a team that publishes often and wants to edit most of the site itself. Its choice of plugins gives you options for extending the site, but someone needs to keep it updated for security. A custom Next.js site suits a business that wants fast pages and a design without template limits. Plan for a developer to handle structural changes, even if your team has an editor for content.

A separate content editor paired with a custom front end is another option when you need both speed and extensive editing. It gives you more moving parts to host and maintain. For a small site you intend to run alone, a hosted builder such as Wix, Squarespace or Webflow is worth considering; you give up some control over code and speed, and moving away later can mean rebuilding.

The design decision is separate from the platform. A custom design fits a specific brand or audience; an adapted template can suit a simple brief when it is reworked around your actual content. We recommend WordPress or a custom build after understanding how your team works.

For businesses open to the public, ADA Title III covers goods and services offered on the web. We agree an accessibility target in your brief and use WCAG success criteria to guide the page designs and build. WCAG has different levels, so agree the target before design starts. Your team can then use it to discuss page and content decisions as the work takes shape, before those decisions are carried into development.

Bring what you have, and note anything you still need to gather.

• A goal for the site, such as quote requests or calls, and the person who handles each type of enquiry.
• Vector logo files, brand colours and fonts, or a note that these still need creating.
• Websites you like and dislike, with a line explaining what works or does not work on each.
• Photos of your team, premises and finished work; arrange a photo shoot ahead of time if you need one.
• Access details for your domain, hosting, email, analytics and Search Console, or the name of the person who holds them.
• A folder of case studies, permitted client logos, testimonials, certifications and memberships.

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  Approving pages only on a large screen

  Review every page on a phone first, including the way visitors find and use contact options.

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  Copying every old page

  Check which service pages visitors actually need. A shorter site is easier to scan and easier for your team to keep current.

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  Leaving search setup until launch

  Check page titles, the sitemap and any development indexing block before the site goes live. An overlooked block can keep the new site out of search results.