We build custom WordPress websites from scratch with no page builders and no bloated themes, just clean PHP, fast performance, and an editing experience your team will actually enjoy using.
WordPress is not a one-size-fits-all platform, and our builds are not either. From simple company websites to complex membership platforms, we tailor every project to your business goals, your content model, and the people using the site.
Authoritative, conversion-optimised business websites that build trust, communicate your value proposition clearly, and turn visitors into enquiries. Built for companies that take their online presence seriously.
Custom WooCommerce builds for physical products, digital downloads, subscriptions, and B2B catalogues. Optimised checkout flows, Paystack and Stripe integration, and inventory management — all on a platform you fully own.
High-performance publishing platforms for news outlets, blogs, and content-heavy brands. Designed for editorial workflows, with category architectures that rank well and reading experiences that keep people coming back.
Purpose-built WordPress platforms for foundations and NGOs — featuring donation flows, program directories, events calendars, and news publishing. Built to inspire trust in local and diaspora audiences alike.
Trust-first websites for healthcare providers, legal practices, consultancies, and regulated industries. Designed to communicate professional credibility while making it effortless for patients and clients to make enquiries or book appointments.
WordPress membership platforms and learning management systems using MemberPress, LearnDash, or custom-built access control. Gated content, subscription billing, user dashboards, and course delivery — all on a platform you control.
The WordPress ecosystem is full of drag-and-drop page builders - Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder. They promise speed and flexibility. What they actually deliver is bloated HTML output, unnecessary JavaScript bundles, and performance scores that tank the moment Google starts grading your Core Web Vitals.
We build every WordPress site using a custom PHP theme, hand-written CSS, and vanilla JavaScript. The result is lean, semantic markup with zero dependency on third-party visual editors. Your site does not break when a plugin updates. Your PageSpeed score does not suffer because a widget is loading three external CSS files it does not need.
A typical Elementor-built page generates 10–15x more DOM nodes than a custom-coded equivalent. That means slower rendering, poorer Core Web Vitals, lower search rankings, and more frustrated users, especially on mid-range mobile devices over 4G.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) gives your team the same content editing power - without any of the visual editor overhead. Every field group we build is tailored to your exact content model, making the admin experience simpler and faster than anything Elementor could offer.
Every WordPress project we take on follows the same structured six-phase process. This gives you complete visibility, eliminates surprises, and ensures the site we deliver matches everything agreed at the start, on scope, on time, and on budget.
We begin every engagement with a structured discovery session, a deep conversation to understand your business objectives, target audience, competitor landscape, and technical requirements. We document everything in a project brief that you sign off on before any design work begins. This single document prevents most scope disagreements later.
Before any visual design starts, we map out the full information architecture, every page, content type, and user flow. Low-fidelity wireframes are produced for all key pages and reviewed with you. We make structural decisions about navigation, conversion paths, and content hierarchy in this phase, where changes are inexpensive.
High-fidelity designs are produced in Figma for all key pages, covering desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints. Every design decision, typography, colour, spacing, hover states, and component behaviour, is defined before development begins. Two rounds of revisions are included before sign-off.
With approved designs in hand, we build the custom WordPress theme on a private staging environment. The theme is built from scratch in PHP, with CSS written using a custom design token system and JavaScript kept minimal. ACF field groups are configured for every editable content area, and required plugin integrations are installed and configured.
With the build complete, we populate the site with your content and configure the full SEO foundation: meta titles, descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, XML sitemap, robots.txt, schema markup, and Google Search Console setup. Cross-browser and cross-device QA is conducted, and any Lighthouse scores below target are addressed before launch approval.
Launch day is a controlled process: DNS transfer, SSL verification, caching configuration, and a post-launch smoke test before we give you the green light. After launch, we provide CMS training, a written admin guide, all credentials, a full site backup, and a 30-day support window for any issues that surface in the wild.
We choose tools based on longevity, performance, and maintainability, not trends. Every technology in our WordPress stack has been battle-tested across dozens of live projects. You will never inherit a dependency on a tool we invented last week.
These are not optional add-ons. They are standard deliverables on every WordPress project we take on. We believe the foundation should always be complete, regardless of budget.
Built from scratch with clean semantic HTML, structured data, and accessibility compliance baked in from the start.
Custom field groups for every editable section so your team can update content without needing developer access or block-editor gymnastics.
Pixel-perfect layouts across all screen sizes, tested on real devices instead of just browser resize tools.
Meta tags, canonical URLs, XML sitemap, robots.txt, Open Graph, Twitter Card, JSON-LD schema, and Search Console submission on every page.
Image compression, lazy loading, CSS and JS minification, server-side caching, and CDN configuration targeting 90+ mobile PageSpeed scores.
SSL configuration, login protection, file permission hardening, spam filtering, and security headers at both WordPress and server level before launch.
Google Analytics 4 installed and verified, Search Console linked, and conversion event tracking configured where applicable.
A recorded CMS training session plus a written admin guide covering every content management workflow your team will use.
A support window after launch covering bug fixes, browser-specific issues, content edits, and minor adjustments that surface once real visitors arrive.
All source code, design files, database exports, and account credentials are transferred to you in full. You own everything from handover.
These are starting prices based on typical project scope. Every project is quoted individually after a free consultation, and you always receive a detailed, itemised proposal with no hidden line items before any commitment is made.
A fast, professional website to establish your online presence and begin generating enquiries.
A full business platform with blog, advanced CMS, and conversion-optimised page templates.
Membership sites, large WooCommerce stores, multisite networks, or any complex WordPress build.
These are real numbers from live WordPress projects we have delivered. Good websites are not a cost, they are a revenue driver. Here is what the data shows.
Meto7 Chauffeur Services — custom WordPress build with city and service SEO pages targeting London, Manchester, and Birmingham.
Read Case Study →Nnaedozie Thomas Foundation — nonprofit WordPress platform with dual-currency Paystack and Stripe donation integration.
Read Case Study →Achieved across recent projects through custom theme architecture, image optimisation, caching, and Cloudflare CDN configuration.
See All Projects →Not all WordPress development is the same. The difference between a freelancer installing a premium theme and a team building a custom solution is the difference between a digital brochure and a business asset.
| Feature | Premium Theme | i2Medier Custom Build | Page Builder Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom design (your brand only) | Partial - customised template | Full - built only for you | Partial - template with builder |
| No page builder dependency | No - usually Elementor | Yes - pure custom code | No - fully builder-dependent |
| PageSpeed score (mobile) | 40–65 typical | 90–98 target | 35–60 typical |
| SEO foundation included | Basic - plugin only | Full - schema + sitemap + GA4 | Basic - plugin only |
| Long-term maintainability | Medium - theme updates can break | High - no third-party dependencies | Low - builder version lock-in |
| Full code ownership on delivery | Partial - theme licence required | Yes - every file is yours | Partial - builder licence required |
| CMS training & documentation | Rarely included | Always included | Sometimes included |
| Post-launch support window | Rarely | 30-90 days standard | Varies |
"The site i2Medier built for us ranked on page one for our core search terms within 90 days. It loads incredibly fast, looks stunning, and our conversion rate from web visitors to booking enquiries went from nearly zero to being our main source of business."
"What impressed me most was that they built everything from scratch. No Elementor, no template, just a site built exactly for us. The admin panel is so clean and intuitive that our team updates content every week without ever needing to call a developer."
"I had used other WordPress developers before and always ended up with a slow, bloated site I couldn't manage. i2Medier was completely different. The site they delivered scores 94 on mobile PageSpeed and I genuinely enjoy updating it myself."
Tell us about your project and we will send you a free, detailed proposal within 24 hours, with no commitment required.
Start Your WordPress Project →