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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

December 21, 2016
Should I buy a theme from ThemeForest?

When you’re using WordPress for your business, chances are you’ll want to personalise the website with a customised theme. There are so many free WordPress themes to pick from, but sometimes […]

December 16, 2016
Should I manage my own WordPress website once it's built?

Your businesses website is all built, it’s up and running, all the hard work is over right? It’s not as easy as that. If you’re considering building a website with WordPress, […]

December 13, 2016
5 ways to ruin your WordPress website

When you’re a newbie, or someone who’s not that tech savvy and a bit out of their depth, it can be easy to do something wrong on WordPress. You don’t even […]

December 12, 2016
How does WordPress compare to Drupal?

When you’re going to build a website, you have to consider what platform you’re going to use. There are various options out there, with the big two options being WordPress or […]

December 7, 2016
How does WordPress compare to Squarespace and Wix?

So you’re considering designing your own website, but you’re not sure what platform to use. There are a few good options for those who aren’t web developers or programmers. These include […]

December 6, 2016
Five ways to secure your WordPress website now

Security is a vitally important thing when you’ve got a business for your website. After all, you don’t want to have your business compromised by hackers. If you’re using WordPress, you’re […]