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WordPress development

Expert WordPress development that launches, scales and keeps running. Custom builds you own outright, supported by the same Sydney team that writes the code.

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★ ★★★★★

We worked with MindSite Web Services on a full website build, and the experience was excellent from start to finish.

– Derwin Rendering

Why WordPress

Open source power, flexibility and ownership.

If you are looking for a reliable WordPress developer to plan, build and support a high performing website, WordPress gives you something closed platforms cannot: genuine ownership. No licence fees, no vendor lock in, and no ceiling on what the site can become.

We handle strategy, design, build and support as one continuous piece of work. Your editors get a clean visual editing experience, and you get a codebase that can grow with the business rather than one that has to be replaced every few years.

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WordPress developer working at a desk on a client website build
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No coding needed to run it

Editors work in the visual block editor with a lightweight component library, so your team publishes with confidence.

2

Staging site from day one

We set up hosting, a local development environment and a staging site, so you see milestones safely before they go live.

3

Updates tested before release

We keep you current with each stable WordPress version and test updates in staging, with release notes each time.

4

Honest platform advice

If your needs are very specialised we will assess the options, including WordPress.com, and recommend the best path.

What we do

WordPress development services.

Strategy, design, build and support handled end to end, by the people who will still be looking after the site next year.

01 01 Custom theme development icon

Custom theme development

Purpose built themes rather than bloated marketplace templates, so the site loads fast and does exactly what your business needs.

02 02 Plugins and API integration icon

Plugins, integrations and APIs

We extend WordPress without the bloat, connecting the tools you already use rather than stacking plugins until the site slows down.

03 03 WordPress data and performance icon

Data and performance

Clean PHP, sensible MySQL queries and lean JavaScript, because performance is an engineering decision rather than a plugin you install.

04 04 WooCommerce ecommerce development icon

WooCommerce and ecommerce

Secure, search ready stores built on WooCommerce, with payments, shipping and tax configured around how you actually trade.

05 05 Website migration and rebuild icon

Migrations and rebuilds

Moving from WordPress.com or another platform, handled in a controlled sequence that protects your content, traffic and rankings.

06 06 WordPress security, maintenance and support icon

Security, maintenance and support

Keeping WordPress secure and current, with updates tested in staging first and clear release notes so nothing lands as a surprise.

How it works

How our WordPress developer process works.

A short discovery call confirms goals and scope. From there you see progress in staging at every milestone.

01

Initial setup and hosting

We recommend a hosting provider, establish a local development environment and set up your staging site before any build work starts.

02

Theme selection and customisation

We either build a custom theme or tailor a quality base, then shape typography, colour and components until it is unmistakably yours.

03

Plugin integration

Only what earns its place. Each plugin is assessed for performance, security and long term maintenance before it goes near your site.

04

Content and page setup

Pages are structured and built with a component library your editors can reuse, so publishing stays consistent after handover.

05

Testing and launch

Cross device testing, performance checks and a controlled launch, so go live day is uneventful in the way it should be.

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Ongoing support and updates

We keep WordPress current with each stable release, test updates safely in staging and send you release notes and recommendations.

Selected work

WordPress websites that deliver results.

Every site below is built on WordPress, designed and developed by us, and still maintained by us. Hover over one to scroll through the page.

Tier One Advisory website designed by MindSite Hover to scroll

Tier One Advisory

Website design, WordPress development

AISP website designed by MindSite Hover to scroll

AISP

Website design, WordPress development

Prestige Legal Group website designed by MindSite Hover to scroll

Prestige Legal Group

Website design, WordPress development

FACT first aid training website designed by MindSite Hover to scroll

FACT

Website design, WordPress development

Westbury Constructions website designed by MindSite Hover to scroll

Westbury Constructions

Website design, WordPress development

Medical Weight Loss website designed by MindSite Hover to scroll

Medical Weight Loss

Website design, WordPress development

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Our difference

Why businesses trust us with their build.

Anyone can install WordPress. The difference shows up two years later, in what the site costs you to run and change.

What you get

With MindSite

Typical build

The theme

Custom built or properly tailored to your business

A marketplace template with features you never use

Plugins

Only what earns its place, assessed for performance

Thirty plugins doing the work of good development

Updates

Tested in staging first, with release notes each time

Applied live and hope nothing breaks

Editing your own site

Visual block editor plus a reusable component library

Call the developer for every text change

Ownership

Open source. You own the site and can take it anywhere

Locked to a platform with ongoing licence fees

Who answers the phone

The developer who wrote the code

A support queue and a ticket number

Under the hood

The engineering behind a site that keeps working.

WordPress is only as good as the development behind it. This is the work that decides whether your site is an asset or a liability.

Custom theme development

A purpose built theme contains only the code your site actually needs. That means faster pages, fewer security surfaces and far less to go wrong when WordPress updates.

We pair it with a component library so your editors can build new pages that stay on brand, without needing a developer for routine work.

Plugins, integrations and API work

Every plugin is a dependency someone else maintains. We extend WordPress without the bloat, writing the integration properly where that is the safer long term option.

Where you need WordPress talking to other systems, we handle the API work so data moves reliably instead of being rekeyed by hand.

Data and performance

Clean PHP, efficient MySQL queries and lean JavaScript. Performance problems are usually architectural, and no caching plugin fixes a site that was built carelessly.

We measure real load times on real devices, because Core Web Vitals affect both what visitors experience and how Google ranks you.

Security, maintenance and migrations

We keep WordPress current with each stable version, test updates safely in staging and send release notes with recommendations for what to tackle next.

Moving from WordPress.com or another platform is handled as a planned sequence, protecting your content, URLs and search rankings on the way across.

Inherited a WordPress site you cannot work with?

Send us the login. We will audit the theme, the plugins and the performance, then tell you whether it is worth fixing or rebuilding, and roughly what each path costs.

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Reviews

Rated 5.0 on Google.

Real reviews from business owners across Sydney and Australia wide. Every one of them is verified and public, read as many as you like.

5.0

★★★★★
from 100+ verified Google reviews

Straight answers

WordPress questions, answered.

What business owners ask us before committing to a WordPress build.

How do I get started?

We begin with a short discovery call to confirm goals and scope. We will recommend a hosting provider, establish a local development environment and set up your staging site, so you can see milestones as they are built.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. Editors work in the visual block editor. We provide a lightweight component library so your team can publish with confidence, without touching PHP, JavaScript or CSS.

What about future updates?

We keep your WordPress current with each stable version and test updates safely in staging. You will receive release notes and recommendations for roadmap items that support growth.

Is WordPress right for my business?

In most cases, yes. WordPress offers unmatched flexibility and ownership. If your needs are very specialised, we will assess the options, including WordPress.com, and recommend the best path.

Can you take over a site someone else built?

Yes. We regularly inherit WordPress sites. We audit the theme, plugins, performance and security first, then give you an honest recommendation on whether to improve what is there or rebuild it properly.

Do you build WooCommerce stores?

Yes. We build secure, search ready stores on WooCommerce with payments, shipping and tax configured to match your operations. See our ecommerce web design service for the full detail.

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Free WordPress health check

Find out what your WordPress site is hiding.

We will review your theme, plugins, performance and security, then send you a plain English summary of what is slowing it down and what is worth fixing first.

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