WordPress Development

I take agency outsource and white-label WordPress work – custom plugins, integrations, performance, migrations. I also work with direct clients who have an existing WordPress site and need help with performance (slow sites, caching, hosting), troubleshooting (fixing errors and broken behaviour), security (hardening and audits), or disaster recovery. I don't take on theme builds from scratch. I've worked with WordPress for over 15 years.

I'm based near Bath and Bristol, and I work with agencies and direct clients across the UK.

What I Do

I work with digital agencies as an outsource developer – taking on projects that benefit from extra capacity or a dedicated technical focus: custom plugins, white-label WordPress solutions (built for you to rebrand and deliver to your clients), integrations, performance and scaling, migrations. If your agency needs another pair of hands on this kind of work, let me know.

If you're a site owner or business with an existing WordPress site, I can help with performance (slow site, caching, hosting advice or implementation), troubleshooting (something broken, errors, odd behaviour – diagnose and fix), security (hardening and security audits), audits (one-off or periodic health, performance or security checks), and disaster recovery (recovery from a hack, or planning backups and recovery so you're prepared). I don't do theme builds from scratch; I focus on making existing sites faster, more secure, and easier to recover.

I regularly work on custom WordPress plugins where clients need specific features or functionality. I have extensive experience with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), WPML, and WooCommerce. Example projects have included:

• Additional rules and field types for Advanced Custom Fields.
• Custom WPML translation workflows.
• Booking systems.
• Integration of advanced search systems such as Elasticsearch or Solr.
• Data migration from old websites or legacy systems.
• Data synchronisation with third party stock controls.
• Membership systems and subscriber only websites.

Security

WordPress's popularity makes it a target. Basic measures – strong passwords, deleting old users, keeping plugins updated – go a long way. Many businesses want to go further.

I regularly audit WordPress security and implement improvements. I typically consider three areas:

1. WordPress hardening – plugins like iThemes Security Pro, WordFence or Sucuri for two-factor authentication, password rules, brute force protection, and hardening.
2. Hosting configuration – ensuring the server is correctly configured and WordPress is installed properly. In some cases, restricting admin access to your office network.
3. Network level security – monitoring traffic and blocking suspicious activity. Managed WordPress hosts often include this; otherwise Cloudflare or Sucuri can provide it.

Hosting

I help clients assess their technical needs and put in place appropriate hosting. This often includes contingency planning for potential media coverage – using caching and CDNs to handle traffic spikes without everyday complexity.

I'm familiar with specialist WordPress hosts like Flywheel, WP-Engine, Pagely, SpinupWP, Pantheon and can advise on what fits your situation.

Disaster Recovery

If your WordPress site has been hacked, I can help identify and fix the problem and prevent it happening again.

I also help with recovery planning – good daily backups with decent retention usually mean you can quickly restore to before an incident. Having passwords and access details organised takes a lot of stress out of recovery.

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