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Your WordPress site should give you pages your team can update and visitors can use on mobile. For your Edinburgh business, we build a custom theme, set up editing blocks and fields, and optimise images and caching. You work with us remotely through video calls, WhatsApp and a shared project board, with feedback and decisions recorded as the build progresses.
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- 01Tell us what you need, in the form or on WhatsApp.
- 02Sohail replies within 1 working day (Mon–Sat, IST).
- 03We agree the scope together, then send your quote.
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What you get
What’s included in WordPress development
Custom theme
A theme built for your design, without page-builder bloat.
Editing that makes sense
Custom blocks and fields so your team updates pages without breaking the layout.
Plugins, chosen carefully
Only the plugins you need, kept updated, with security hardening.
Speed
Caching, image optimisation and clean code so pages load quickly on mobile.
Migration & redesign
Content moved from an old site with redirects so search rankings carry over.
Care plan
Updates, backups and monitoring after launch.
Tools we use: WordPress, Gutenberg, Advanced Custom Fields, PHP, Cloudflare.
Choosing
Which WordPress setup should you choose?
A ready-made theme suits a small site with a modest brief. It gives you an existing starting point, though you might carry features you never use, and extensive design changes can become difficult. A page builder such as Elementor or Divi gives editors drag-and-drop freedom. The trade-off is heavier pages, more scope to disturb layouts and content that can become tied to the builder.
A custom theme with Advanced Custom Fields suits a site with structured content and a team that prefers filling in fields to rearranging page layouts. A headless setup keeps WordPress as the editor but uses a separate front end. It suits sites needing very fast pages or app-like features, while adding hosting complexity and limiting the use of some plugins.
We help you choose during discovery by discussing your audience, goals and the scope with you before design starts. That gives the editing setup and the visual design a shared brief.
Local
What Edinburgh organisations need from WordPress
Edinburgh has businesses in construction, manufacturing, and scientific and technical services. A small business with an existing WordPress site might need a security clean-up, faster pages and a theme its staff can edit confidently, rather than a site that needs developer help for every change.
Public-sector organisations are a central part of Edinburgh’s economy. For an organisation publishing projects or job posts, we can set up separate editing screens and fields for those entries, giving staff a consistent way to add and maintain them.
Edinburgh’s universities and other education organisations have content to maintain. WordPress editing screens can support staff publishing news, events and pages; a course provider with paid members can also use established plugins for logins, restricted content and payments.
Rules
What a UK WordPress site needs to handle
If your business is a UK limited company, its site must show its registered number, registered office address, place of registration and limited status. We set up a place for those details on the site, using the information you provide.
For cookies used solely for statistics or appearance preferences, UK rules permit use without consent when visitors receive clear information and an easy way to object. We set up that information and objection route as part of the relevant cookie setup.
How it runs
How a WordPress project runs with us
India is 5h30m ahead of the UK, or 4h30m ahead during British Summer Time, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. We agree review points so feedback can move the work forward across the time difference.
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Content model
We identify the content types, fields and blocks your editors need. You show us what your team publishes and how it should be organised before the theme takes shape.
- 02
Build
We build the editable site and test it on real devices and browsers. You review the pages as the work develops and tell us where the presentation needs adjusting.
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Staging
Changes, plugin updates and content entry are checked on a staging copy before they move to the live site. You have a place to review the work before publication.
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Handover
We give editors a walkthrough or short screen recordings covering pages and custom blocks, along with a note on settings to leave alone. Your team can use these when taking over updates.
Checklist
What to have ready before we talk
Bring what you already have; these details help shape the editing and hosting decisions.
- A list of editors and the content they change most often.
- Administrator access to the current site, hosting and domain, plus a list of plugins and what each does.
- Your hosting preferencekeep the current host, move to managed hosting or ask us to recommend one.
- Plans for sales, memberships, courses or multiple languages.
- A sample page, post and image for testing the editing screens with your team.
Cost & time
What affects the cost and timing of WordPress development
The scope of the build determines how much design, configuration and checking is involved.
Theme
Building from a custom design takes more work than configuring an existing theme.
Editing setup
More custom blocks, post types and field groups mean more elements to build for your editors.
Traffic and security
Higher traffic, strict uptime targets or security reviews add hosting, caching and hardening work.
Existing content
A redesign with content to move also needs redirects planned as part of the migration.
Avoid
Mistakes to avoid with WordPress
Installing a plugin for every small feature
Keep the plugin list purposeful to reduce conflicts, slowdowns and the update workload.
Using pirated themes or plugins
Avoid nulled software, which can contain hidden malware and does not receive security updates.
Giving everyone administrator access
Give editors and authors lower roles to limit the damage from a stolen login.
Updating without preparation
Back up the files and database first, then test updates on staging before applying them to the live site.
Questions
Asked by businesses in Edinburgh
Page updated 5 November 2026
How much does it cost to hire a WordPress developer?
There is no fixed price for every project. Online sales, memberships, bookings, courses or multiple languages add plugin configuration and testing. Migration also affects the scope: a move from another WordPress site is generally simpler than one from a different CMS or a page-builder site. We discuss a quote once the scope is agreed.
Is WordPress still a useful choice for a business site?
Yes. WordPress can support both business content and online selling. If you are starting a shop, WooCommerce can be added to the site so you manage the shop and your content in the same admin area. That gives your team a shared place to handle both.
Should I choose managed WordPress hosting?
Managed hosting suits you if you want the host to handle server caching, backups and WordPress core updates. Basic shared hosting costs less, but it is often slower and leaves more upkeep with the owner. Choose according to who will look after those tasks.
What is included in a WordPress build?
The work covers the theme, editing setup, content types, plugin choice, hosting configuration, security hardening, caching and any existing content move. Hardening includes limiting administrator accounts, using strong passwords and two-factor login, keeping software current, and storing backups away from the web server.
Will I own my website after launch?
Yes. You own your domain, content and code, with no lock-in. Keep the top administrator account, hosting and domain in your business’s name, and remove access when staff or contractors leave. That gives you control over the accounts needed to maintain the site.
What support is available after launch?
Our care plan covers updates, backups and monitoring. WordPress applies minor maintenance and security releases automatically on most sites by default, but plugin and theme updates usually still need someone to apply and check them. Agree who handles that work before handing the site over.
Tell us what you need
Sohail, Founder, replies within 1 working day (Mon–Sat, IST). Free and no obligation.
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