A WordPress development agency that writes its own code
We're the development side of a small London WordPress agency - senior developers who hand-code every theme, wire up every integration and never reach for a page builder. Brands come to us for bespoke builds; creative agencies and in-house teams come to us when they need serious WordPress engineering without hiring for it.
Start a projectWordPress development, the way it should be done
Bespoke theme development
Every site is coded from your designs (or ours) into a clean, custom theme. No bloated frameworks, no 300 unused options, nothing you don't need.
Advanced Custom Fields
Structured, editable content for everything - flexible page builders of your own, without the plugin. 99% of the site is editable from the back end.
Integrations & APIs
CRMs, payment gateways, booking systems, HubSpot, Stripe, Teachable, custom APIs. If it has an endpoint, we've probably connected WordPress to it.
Headless & performance
Headless WordPress with React or Next.js when it's the right call, and relentless Core Web Vitals work when it isn't. Fast either way.
WooCommerce development
Custom shops, checkout flows and product logic that go well beyond what off-the-shelf WooCommerce does.
White-label for agencies
Development capacity for creative agencies: pixel-perfect builds from your Figma files, under your brand if you prefer. See our agency partnership.
How we deliver.
Scope & architecture
We read the designs, the brief and the data, then write a short technical scope: templates, fields, integrations, hosting. Fixed price, dated plan.
Front-end build
Designs are coded into responsive front-end templates first, so you see the real thing in a browser early and we iron out the details before WordPress is involved.
WordPress integration
Templates become a theme; content becomes ACF fields; integrations are wired and tested. You get a staging site and a login from week one.
QA, launch & handover
Cross-browser and device testing, performance and SEO checks, redirects, launch. Then a month's bug guarantee, documentation and optional support.
The benefits of partnering with us.
We pair deep WordPress expertise with a transparent, collaborative approach, so every project lands with clarity and confidence.
- Hand-coded themes - no page builders, no theme marketplaces, no technical debt on day one
- Senior developers only; the person scoping your build is the person building it
- Integrations as standard: HubSpot, Stripe, WooCommerce, Teachable, custom APIs and AI tools
- Fast by default - Core Web Vitals treated as a requirement, not a plugin
- Agency-friendly: Figma in, pixel-perfect WordPress out, white label if you want it
- 15 years of WordPress, 100+ builds, clients from easyJet to the Church of England
Frequently asked.
Quick answers to the things we get asked most. Still need clarity? Drop us a line.
01What is a WordPress development agency?
A WordPress development agency is a team that builds and engineers WordPress websites professionally - custom themes, plugins, integrations and performance - rather than designing them or assembling them from templates. We do the engineering for brands directly and as a white-label partner for creative agencies.
02How much does WordPress development cost?
Our bespoke WordPress builds start from £5,000 and go up with the number of templates, integrations and custom functionality. Agencies working with us regularly get a day rate or a fixed price per build, whichever suits the project. We quote a fixed figure after scoping.
03Do you build from our designs?
Yes - that's most of what we do for agencies. Send Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch or PDFs and we code them pixel-perfect, including hover states, animations and responsive breakpoints you haven't drawn yet.
04Can you work with our existing WordPress site?
Yes. We audit the codebase first and tell you honestly whether to extend it, refactor it or rebuild. Plenty of our development work starts with someone else's theme.
05Do you do headless WordPress?
When it's the right fit, yes - WordPress as the CMS with a React or Next.js front end. For most brochure and content sites a well-built classic theme is faster to ship and easier to run, and we'll tell you which you need.
06Who owns the code?
You do. Every build is delivered as a clean, documented theme in a Git repository that you own, with no licence fees or lock-in to us.
Lewis somehow finds a way to make even our most complex requests possible, and always in a timely manner.
Celia AlmeidaDigital Director – InkVauxhall One commissioned Lewis to upgrade a website that had become outdated. We've had an excellent experience.
Isobel PicklesMarketing & Communications Manager – Vauxhall OneWe discovered Lewis as a result of a rigorous search for a new website designer during lockdown and... what a find!
Paul HattamDirector – The PhysiosLewis and the team really engaged with our project. We are really pleased with the result.
Ian HoyManaging Director – Tide InsuranceI've worked with Lewis on a number of projects over the last few years and he's been invaluable each and every time.
Tristan ParkerDigital Marketer – INKI have had the pleasure of working with Lewis for over three years now, and I can confidently speak to his professionalism.
Zena KamgaingFounder – Zena's Kitchen
