WordPress developer in St. Louis

The block editor suits you if your team wants to assemble varied pages within your design rules. Custom blocks give editors a set of components to work with, without adding a separate page builder. A custom theme with Advanced Custom Fields suits more structured content: your editors fill in fields and the page layout stays fixed. That makes the choice partly about how much freedom your team needs when creating a page.

A ready-made theme can suit a small site with a modest brief, although it might load features you do not use and make deep changes harder. A page builder gives you drag-and-drop freedom, but can add page weight, leave layouts open to accidental changes and tie content to that builder.

Headless WordPress keeps the editor while using a separate front end for very fast pages or app-like features. It also makes hosting more complex, and some plugins stop working. Tell us how your team publishes and what the site needs to do; we can use those needs to discuss the trade-offs with you.

For a business open to the public, US guidance says ADA Title III covers the goods and services it offers on the web. We use WCAG as guidance when planning the public-facing page designs and the way people will use them. The guidance does not set detailed web standards for those businesses.

If your site connects to commercial email, we set up email templates with a valid physical postal address and a clear opt-out route. Your email process also needs to honour opt-out requests.

Bring what you have, so we can discuss the scope with you.

• Access to your current WordPress site, hosting and domain, plus a list of plugins and what each does.
• The tools the site must connect to, such as your booking system or email platform, and access to those accounts.
• Your hosting preferencestay with your current host, move to managed WordPress hosting or ask for a recommendation.
• Plans for online sales, memberships, courses or several languages.
• Examples of structured content, such as projects, events or job posts, that need their own editing screens.

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  Adding a plugin for every small feature

  Each addition creates more updates and potential conflicts. Give every plugin a clear job before adding it.

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  Using pirated premium themes or plugins

  These can contain hidden malware and do not receive security updates. Use properly obtained software instead.

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  Leaving PHP on an old version

  An end-of-life version can expose the site to security vulnerabilities. Check the version used by your host.

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  Updating without a backup

  Back up both the site files and database first, so the site can be restored if an update breaks something.