Overview
A content management system separates your website's design from its content, so anyone on your team can log in, edit a page, or publish a new post without touching code. We build on WordPress when it genuinely fits — it's mature, well-supported, and has a huge plugin ecosystem — or a lighter custom admin panel when WordPress would be overkill for what you actually need. Either way, the goal is the same: you shouldn't need us for routine content changes.
What's included
Our process
Platform decision
WordPress vs. custom, decided against your actual requirements.
Content structure
Page types, categories and fields planned before build.
Design & theme build
Custom design, not an off-the-shelf theme.
Admin setup & training
Your team trained on how to use it.
Launch
Deployed with documentation for ongoing use.
Who this is for
Any business that publishes or updates content regularly — blog posts, service pages, product listings, news updates. If your content genuinely never changes, a static site is simpler and cheaper; if you need custom logged-in functionality beyond content publishing, a dynamic build might be the better fit. We'll tell you which applies.
Engagement & pricing
Priced per project based on design complexity, number of content types and any custom plugin or field development required. WordPress builds are typically faster and more affordable than a fully custom CMS; both are quoted in writing before work starts.
Why this matters
A CMS is only as good as how well it's configured for your actual content — we set up the content model around what you're publishing, not a generic default that fights your structure later.
Frequently asked questions
WordPress fits most content-driven sites well and is faster to build. A custom CMS makes sense when your content structure is unusual or you need admin functionality WordPress plugins can't cleanly provide — we'll recommend based on your actual requirements.
Yes, when properly maintained — kept updated, hardened against common vulnerabilities, and backed up regularly. We include security hardening as part of the build and offer ongoing maintenance plans.
We include admin training as part of every CMS build, tailored to what your team will actually be doing — publishing posts, updating pages, managing products.
Yes — content migration from an existing site or spreadsheet is available as part of the build, scoped based on volume. We handle the reformatting needed along the way so content doesn't just get dumped in as unstructured text.
We recommend monthly updates for plugins, themes and core WordPress files to stay secure — available as part of our ongoing website maintenance plans.
Talk to us about cms development.
Free scoping call — we'll tell you what's actually needed, no obligation.