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Websites & CMS

Custom WordPress themes, hand-coded from your design

Lightweight, block-based WordPress themes built from Figma, with editable sections your team can rearrange without a developer.

What does our Custom WordPress Theme Development service include?

Custom WordPress theme development means coding a theme specifically for your design instead of bending a pre-made theme. We build block-based themes with Gutenberg and ACF, so pages stay fast, on-brand and easy to edit.

Pre-made themes ship with dozens of features you will never use, and every one of them costs page speed. A custom theme contains only what your design needs. The result is a faster site that looks exactly like the design you approved.

We turn Figma, Adobe XD or PDF designs into WordPress themes with reusable blocks, so your team can build new pages from approved components. We also fix, update and extend existing custom themes.

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A good fit if…

  • You have a custom design and want it built exactly
  • Your current theme is bloated and slow
  • You want a block library for consistent pages
  • Your old custom theme needs updating
Deliverables

What you get with our Custom WordPress Theme Development service

01

Figma to WordPress

Every template and component coded to match the approved design.

02

Gutenberg block library

Custom blocks for heroes, features, testimonials, pricing and more.

03

ACF-powered content

Structured fields for team, locations, case studies and listings.

04

Accessible, semantic markup

Proper headings, labels, contrast and keyboard navigation.

05

Theme fixes & updates

PHP 8 compatibility, broken layouts and outdated template code fixed.

06

Child themes

Safe customizations on top of an existing theme without losing updates.

Process

How we deliver WordPress Themes

  1. Design review

    We review the design, list templates and components, and agree the block plan.

  2. Theme scaffold

    A clean theme with design tokens, typography and layout system.

  3. Blocks & templates

    Each component built as a block, each page as a template.

  4. QA & launch

    Cross-browser testing, speed checks, content entry and go-live.

Tools & technology

The stack we use

WordPress
Gutenberg
AdAdvanced Custom Fields
PHP
JavaScript
Sass
Tailwind CSS
Figma
Git
Related work

Live projects from our portfolio

FAQ

WordPress Themes questions

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Why choose a custom WordPress theme over a pre-made one?

A custom theme is built for your design and content only, so it loads less code, matches your brand exactly and avoids the bloat and update conflicts of multipurpose themes. Pre-made themes are cheaper at the start but often need workarounds later. A custom theme makes sense when design quality, speed and long-term maintenance matter.

What affects the cost of a custom theme?

The number of unique templates and blocks, how complex the layouts and animations are, custom post types and fields, multilingual needs and any integrations. A theme with ten reusable blocks costs less than one with dozens of one-off sections. We list every template and block in the written scope, so the fixed price is clear before work starts.

Can you convert my Figma design to WordPress?

Yes. Figma to WordPress is one of our most common projects. We match spacing, typography, colours and responsive behaviour to the design, turn repeating sections into reusable blocks, and flag anything in the design that would be hard to edit later. You review the build on a staging link before it goes live.

Will I be able to edit the site myself?

Yes. Every section is a Gutenberg block or an ACF field, so your team can change text and images, reorder sections and create new pages from approved components without touching code. Locked styles keep pages on-brand. We hand over with a recorded walkthrough that shows each block and how to build a page with it.

Do custom themes work with page builders?

They can. Most of our custom themes use native Gutenberg blocks, which keeps them light. If your team prefers Elementor or Bricks, we can build the theme to support it, with global styles set up so pages stay consistent. We recommend the approach after seeing who edits the site and how often layouts change.

Can you update an old theme for current PHP and WordPress?

Yes. We fix deprecated functions, broken templates and plugin conflicts so the theme runs on current PHP and WordPress versions, and we test every template on a staging copy first. If the old theme is too tangled to fix sensibly, we explain the cost of a rebuild against the cost of repairs so you can choose.

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Ready to start your WordPress Themes project?

Tell us what you need. You get a clear plan, a fixed quote and a timeline before any work starts.

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