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.

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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.

Last updated October 2026

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

Figma to WordPress

Every template and component coded to match the approved design.

Gutenberg block library

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

ACF-powered content

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

Accessible, semantic markup

Proper headings, labels, contrast and keyboard navigation.

Theme fixes & updates

PHP 8 compatibility, broken layouts and outdated template code fixed.

Child themes

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

Process

How we deliver WordPress Themes

Design review
We review the design, list templates and components, and agree the block plan.
Theme scaffold
A clean theme with design tokens, typography and layout system.
Blocks & templates
Each component built as a block, each page as a template.
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

Zabriskie

Custom WordPress theme for Zabriskie, an architecture and design studio.

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Sheffield Haworth

WordPress website for Sheffield Haworth, a global executive search and talent consultancy.

WordPress Live site for Sheffield Haworth (opens in a new tab)

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FAQ

WordPress Themes questions

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Will I be able to edit the site myself?

Yes. Every section is a block or field, so you can edit text and images and create new pages from approved components.

Can you convert my Figma design to WordPress?

Yes. Figma to WordPress is one of our most common projects. We match spacing, typography and responsive behavior to the design.

Do custom themes work with page builders?

They can. Most of our custom themes use native Gutenberg blocks, but we can add Elementor or Bricks support if your team prefers it.

Can you update an old theme for PHP 8?

Yes. We fix deprecated functions, broken templates and plugin conflicts so the theme runs on current PHP and WordPress versions.

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