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We are a WordPress web design company that builds custom WordPress websites for service businesses: fast on phones, ready for Google from day one, and simple for your team to update.
35%
less server memory (approximate) and zero errors after moving the Elegant Dentistry website from a page builder to a custom WordPress theme.Staging tests, Oct 2026.
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Why WordPress
WordPress web design built for business results
WordPress is the platform we recommend to most service businesses: you own the site, your team can edit it without a developer, and it has the strongest SEO tooling of any website platform. What makes the difference is how the site is built.
As a WordPress web design company that also runs SEO, we build every WordPress site to load fast, rank, and turn visitors into calls and form leads. The same team plans the pages, writes the theme, sets up tracking and looks after the site after launch. For the wider picture of how we design websites, see web design and development.
What is included
What is included in a Cyberset WordPress website
Custom theme
A theme written for your brand and your pages on a light WordPress base, not a heavy multipurpose theme with hundreds of unused options.
Easy editing
Editable sections in the standard WordPress editor, so your team can update text, photos, staff and blog posts, plus a handover session.
SEO setup
Clean URLs, one focus keyword per page, titles and descriptions, schema markup, an XML sitemap and correct robots settings before launch.
Speed and Core Web Vitals
Fast loading, stable layouts and quick responses on real phones, tested on every template before launch.
Accessibility
Color contrast, keyboard navigation, alt text and clear form labels, aiming at WCAG 2.2 AA.
Forms, tracking and integrations
Contact and booking forms, call and form tracking in Google Analytics 4, and connections to your CRM, scheduling or practice software.
Custom theme vs page builder
Custom WordPress theme or page builder?
Page builders make it easy to drag sections around, but they load far more code than most pages need and tie your design to one plugin. We build custom themes because they are faster and easier to keep secure, while your team keeps simple editing.
| Page builder site | Cyberset custom theme | |
|---|---|---|
| Code loaded on each page | Builder scripts and styles on every page | Only what the page uses |
| Editing | Drag and drop, easy to break the layout | Editable sections, layout stays consistent |
| Plugins | Builder plus add-on packs | Proven essentials only |
| Updates | Builder updates can change or break layouts | Theme changes only when we change it |
| Leaving the builder | Content locked in builder shortcodes | Standard WordPress content |
Our process
How we build your WordPress website
Discovery
Your goals, customers and services, and what your current site does well or badly, using its analytics and Search Console data.
Sitemap and content plan
Every page, its purpose and its keyword, agreed before design starts.
Design
Desktop, tablet and phone layouts in your brand, reviewed with you until they are right.
Build on staging
Theme development on a private staging site, with speed, accessibility, form and tracking checks on every template.
Launch and training
Redirects, analytics and Search Console checks on launch day, then a training session so your team can edit with confidence.
Redesigns and moves
WordPress redesigns and moves without losing rankings
Whether you are redesigning an old WordPress site, leaving a page builder or moving from Wix or Squarespace, the risk is the same: changed URLs and missing pages can wipe out years of search traffic. Every move we run follows a written plan:
- An inventory of every URL with traffic, links or rankings, from Search Console and a site crawl
- A redirect map that sends each old URL to its closest new page with a permanent (301) redirect
- Content carried over, keeping the copy, headings and structured data that earned the rankings
- Launch checks on redirects, sitemap, robots rules and tracking, then Search Console monitoring in the weeks after
After launch
WordPress maintenance and care plans
WordPress needs regular care to stay fast and secure. Our care plans cover WordPress core, theme and plugin updates, security monitoring and firewall rules, backups, uptime checks, small content changes and a monthly check of speed and errors. One team to call, and no surprises when an update lands. We also explain each WordPress release in plain English in our WordPress News.
Results
WordPress rebuild results
Elegant Dentistry, moved from a page builder to a custom WordPress theme (live since October 2026)
| Metric | Before (theme plus page builder) | After (custom WordPress theme) |
|---|---|---|
| Server memory per page | 119 to 129 MB, some pages failing | 77 to 85 MB, no failures |
| Visual match with the old design | Not applicable | Same layout on 16 of 16 desktop and mobile checks |
| Crawl check after launch | Not applicable | 44 of 44 URLs return 200, no errors |
| Conversion tracking | Appointment page views only | Appointment clicks, contact clicks and calls tracked as events |
Source: Cyberset staging tests, Oct 6 to 7, 2026; Google Analytics 4.
This website, cyberset.com, is built the same way: a custom theme on WordPress, no page builder.
Who it is for
A good fit if you
- Want a WordPress site your team can update without calling a developer
- Have a slow page-builder site, or a theme that nobody dares to update
- Rank in Google today and cannot afford to lose that traffic in a redesign
- Need forms, calls and bookings tracked so you know which pages bring leads
Selling products online? See Shopify and e-commerce design.
FAQ
WordPress web design FAQ
Why do you build on WordPress?
WordPress is open source, so you own the site and can move it to any host or developer. It has mature SEO tooling, thousands of proven integrations, and an editor your team can learn in an afternoon. When another platform fits a project better, such as Shopify for a product store, we say so.
Do you use Elementor, Divi or another page builder?
Not for new builds. We write a custom theme on a light base, so each page loads only the code it needs. Your team still edits text, images, team members and blog posts in the normal WordPress editor. If you have a page-builder site today, we can audit it and tell you whether to keep it, improve it or rebuild it.
Can my team update the site after launch?
Yes. Pages are built from editable sections, and we train your team at handover. Most clients change text, photos, staff and posts on their own and call us only for new features.
How much does a WordPress website cost?
It depends on the number of pages and templates, custom features, integrations and how much content we write. We do not publish package prices because two "10-page websites" can be very different projects. After a short call you get a written, fixed-scope proposal.
How many plugins will my site have?
As few as possible. Every plugin is code that needs updates and can conflict with others, so we build common features into the theme and keep plugins to proven essentials such as SEO, security and forms.
Can you move my site from Wix, Squarespace or another platform?
Yes. We move the content, rebuild the design in WordPress and map every old URL to its new page with permanent redirects, so you keep the search rankings you already have.
Do you offer WordPress maintenance after launch?
Yes. Our care plans cover WordPress, theme and plugin updates, security monitoring, backups, uptime checks and small content changes. See the care plan section above.
Related reading
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Plain-English updates on WordPress releases and security fixes, and what each one means for your site.
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