Custom plugins
Bespoke functionality built the WordPress way, to WordPress.org directory standards: secure, i18n-ready, no PHP notices, and maintainable long after handover.
WordPress development
WordPress development, built by people who host WordPress at scale
Custom plugins, themes and blocks, WooCommerce, headless builds, performance work, migrations and rescue jobs. We have written and shipped production WordPress for 25+ years, and we run more than 700,000 sites worldwide on our own platform, so we build for how WordPress actually behaves under load, not how a tutorial says it should.
- 25+ yearsFull-stack WordPress experience
- 700,000+sites hosted worldwide
- 99.99%Uptime assurance
- FreeMigrations when you host with us
What we build
Scoped to your project, written to WordPress coding standards, and handed over clean, documented and yours to keep.
Themes and Gutenberg blocks
Custom themes and block editor experiences, including bespoke Gutenberg blocks and block patterns your editors can actually use without breaking layouts.
WooCommerce
Custom checkout flows, payment and shipping integrations, subscriptions and product logic, tuned to stay fast as your catalogue and order volume grow.
Headless WordPress
WordPress as an editing backend behind a modern front end, so your team keeps the CMS they know while the site renders fast and server-side.
Performance and speed
Core Web Vitals work, query and asset optimisation, and caching done properly. We remove the N+1 queries and blocking calls that slow real sites down.
Migrations, rescue and fixes
Moving off a host or platform, cleaning up an inherited codebase, or fixing a site that is broken, hacked or unmaintained. We stabilise first, then improve.
Why teams bring WordPress work to us
Most WordPress problems are not really WordPress problems. They are the result of plugins that fight each other, code that was never written for scale, and hosting that hides the symptoms instead of fixing the cause. Because we build and host at the same time, we see the whole picture and fix the root. Our founder, Neil Lock, has shipped production WordPress for around 25 years — plugins, themes, WooCommerce and rescues — so that judgement comes from experience, not guesswork.
We write plugins and themes to the same standards we would submit to the WordPress.org directory: security-reviewed, translation-ready, and free of PHP notices. Everything is documented and handed over so you are never locked to us to make the next change.
And when the build is done, it does not have to move. You can host it on our platform with free migrations, a 99.99% uptime assurance and no vendor lock-in, or take the code anywhere you like. The decision stays yours.
How to start
Two ways in, whichever suits where you are.
- Tell us about your project from this page and we will scope it, give you a straight answer on approach and timeline, and tell you honestly if it is not something we should build.
- Already a customer? Request development work in-app straight from your dashboard, and it lands with the same team that runs your hosting.
- Prefer to build and host in one place? We can deliver the work and run it on managed WordPress, WooCommerce, multisite or footprint-free hosting.
- No lock-in, ever. You keep the code, the content and the right to move whenever you want.
Who you're working with
25 years of full-stack engineering, led by Neil Lock
WordPress work here is led by founder and CEO Neil Lock, a full-stack developer with around 25 years of production PHP and WordPress behind him, and the engineer who built the world's first AI-driven footprint-free PBN hosting. When we take on your project, that is the depth behind it, not a junior learning on your budget.
He is also an SEO scientist and an AI developer, building custom LLMs and n8n and Zapier automations — which is why a build here is engineered to rank and to be automated, not just to render.
- Around 25 years full-stack — PHP, Laravel, Python, Django, .NET, Node and WordPress
- Nine Zinn® WordPress plugins published free, each translation-ready in 57 languages
- SEO scientist, so builds are engineered to rank as well as run
- Built the world's first AI-driven footprint-free PBN hosting
Every development service we offer
One team, one quote, whichever of these you need — and most projects need more than one.
Custom plugins and themes
Bespoke plugins, Gutenberg blocks, child themes and full custom themes, built to WordPress.org directory standards.
Custom plugins and themes →Bug and error fixing
White screens, fatals, broken checkouts, plugin conflicts and hacked sites — on any site, hosted anywhere.
Bug and error fixing →Python and application development
Apps, APIs, automation and AI/LLM integrations in Python, Django and modern async back ends.
Python and application development →Custom web development
Full-stack work across PHP, Laravel, .NET, Node and every modern framework, whatever the stack.
Custom web development →Expert site speed-up
A tuning pass on the site you already have — Core Web Vitals, queries and caching, measured before and after.
Expert site speed-up →Malware cleanup and hack repair
Infection removed, the entry point closed, and the blacklist and reputation work that follows.
Malware cleanup and hack repair →Managed migration
We move the site here and you watch it happen — or we hand it to whoever is hosting it next.
Managed migration →FAQ
Do you work on existing sites, or only new builds?
Both. A large part of what we do is rescue and improvement work: cleaning up inherited code, fixing broken or hacked sites, and taking over WordPress projects that were left unmaintained. We stabilise the site first, then improve it.
Are your plugins and themes built to a proper standard?
Yes. We build to WordPress.org plugin-directory standards, which means WordPress Coding Standards, a security review, translation-ready code and no PHP notices. Everything is documented and handed over so any competent WordPress developer can maintain it.
Can you build headless WordPress?
Yes. We use WordPress as an editing backend behind a modern server-rendered front end, so your editors keep the CMS they know while visitors get a fast, SEO-friendly site.
Can you host what you build?
You can, but you are never required to. If you host with us you get free migrations, a 99.99% uptime assurance and no vendor lock-in. If you prefer to host elsewhere, you take the code and go. It is your project either way.
How do I get a quote?
Tell us about your project and we will scope it and give you a clear answer on approach, timeline and cost. Existing customers can also request development work directly from the dashboard.
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Tell us about your project
Custom plugins, WooCommerce, headless builds, speed work or a rescue job. Send us the details and we will come back with a straight answer on approach, timeline and cost. Existing customers can request the same team from the dashboard.
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