Why we use WordPress for website development

WordPress gives business owners flexibility: content control, extendability and a huge plugin ecosystem. We combine WordPress best practice with on-the-ground experience so your site is built to perform for your audience and your team no matter how fast or big your operation grows.

Common problems our Wordpress website developers solve:

  • Slow or fragile WordPress sites that lose traffic.
  • Broken plugin or theme updates that cause downtime.
  • Messy developer handoffs with undocumented code.
  • Complex content needs (multi-templates, campaigns, local landing pages).
  • Storefront or payment gateway issues/custom gateways.

Our High-Level WordPress development approach

We follow a repeatable, auditable process aligned to internal Developer Processes and Toolkits so every build is maintainable and secure.

Our WordPress development process

1. Understand: Discovery & Scoping

  • Objectives, audience and sitemap (aligns with your UX user journey).
  • Tech spec: hosting, integrations, plugin inventory, and RB Toolkit evaluation.
  • Deliverable: Project tech spec & acceptance criteria.

2. Prototype: Create & Build

  • Local setup, clone RB Toolkit and install required plugins.
  • Wireframes to flexible template rows and reusable components.
  • Deliverable: Dev site on dev server and code in feature branches.

3. Review: Test & Validate

  • Cross-device checks, accessibility, performance, form and third-party tests.
  • Acceptance test plan and stakeholder UAT.

4. Go-Live & Handoff

  • Git merge, infrastructure checks, database migration, SSL, security headers and final QA.
  • Deliverable: Live site, Storybook/Figma handoff, deployment docs and a one-week hypercare period.

What’s in every RB Wordpress Website Build?

  • Full RB Toolkit WordPress Site — A complete WordPress build using the RB Toolkit, including themes, flexible rows, and reusable components for scalable development.
  • Environment Setup & Access — Configuration for Local, Development, and Live environments, along with clear SSH access instructions for developers.
  • Build Chain & Tooling — Preconfigured build process using npm scripts and Grunt tasks, with documentation on how to run and maintain the build pipeline.
  • Developer Handoff — All relevant Figma files and Design System components provided to ensure a smooth transition from design to development.
  • Admin Training & Documentation — Comprehensive user guides and documentation to help site administrators confidently manage and update content.
  • Security & Performance Checks — Baseline optimisation and security setup including .htaccess rules, HSTS, CSP, DEFLATE compression, and Expires headers.