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WordPress

Get the most from your WordPress Website

WordPress has been the main Content Management System (CMS) we've used since 2008.

WP - Just for blogging?

At that the time WordPress 2.7 was considered to be "just for blogs" but it was clearly a very good option for building regular business websites, with particular configuration options that turned it from primarily blogging to handling pages in a hierarchy.

Custom WordPress coding

Right from the start clients wanted custom WordPress functionality and with years of experience in PHP Ben (our founder) began customising websites and learning what now is called the WordPress way. This WordPress Way means that websites can be customised and the code added so that it doesn't prevent the core, and other plugins from being upgraded and improved over time. It is also referred to as being "pluggable", this is a clear feature that distinguishes a novice from an expert in terms of WordPress coding... and the big warning sign comes if your web designer tells you NOT to update a plugin, or core!

WordPress & SEO

As far back as 2008 Ben wrote blog posts about WordPress SEO, based on Technical SEO principals that we still use today (in 2024).

Services

Our primary business services revolve around WordPress

Posts

Below are blog posts about WordPress Design, WordPress Custom Development and WordPress SEO.

Articles about WordPress

January 27, 2017
WordPress Security Update

UPDATE: Since publishing this article, more details have come to light about the latest WordPress update.    Sucuri posted that while recently working on WordPress, they discovered a severe content injection vulnerability […]

January 16, 2017
Should I build my own WordPress website?

When you’ve got a business, you’ll inevitably need a website. But the big question is whether you should build it yourself, create your own static HTML website, or hire an agency […]

January 13, 2017
Six technical SEO strategies anyone can do

Search engine optimisation (SEO) uses technical strategies to increase the amount of visitors to a website by getting a high ranking placement in search result pages of search engines such as […]

January 11, 2017
Custom vs Pre-made WordPress themes - what should you use?

When you’re running a business and have a WordPress website, one of the first design aspects you’re going to think about is what theme should the website have? WordPress has tons […]

January 10, 2017
Should I buy a premium WordPress theme?

It's a new year, so maybe that means a new theme for your business! When you’re starting out using WordPress, there are many questions you need to consider. Many of those […]

December 22, 2016
Here's The Skinny On WordPress Updates - Read This BEFORE You Click That Button!

You are informed that once again, WordPress requires you to get the latest update. Many sites and guides on the web will tell you that you should jump in on these […]