WordPress Development Agency

WordPress & WooCommerce development for brands that outgrew their site.

Custom builds, performance work and zero-downtime migrations. Start with a free health check on the site you already have.

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Website Design

Manrope · DM SansType and colour systems, not templates

Brand-led interfaces designed around your content and your editors.

Website Redesign

Before2.1%
After5.4%

Conversion rate, same traffic

Rebuilt structure, clearer journeys and a checkout people finish.

Speed Optimization

98
  • LCP4.8s0.9s
  • INP410ms88ms
  • CLS0.310.02

Core Web Vitals fixed at the source — caching, code and queries.

Custom Development

Purpose-built plugins and integrations on core WordPress APIs — no page-builder lock-in.

WooCommerce

+128%revenue in 12 months

Subscriptions, custom checkout and B2B pricing that scale with the catalogue.

13+Years on WordPress
1.5M+Plugin users
200+Projects delivered

Trusted by enterprises & leading brands

  • AUTOMATTIC
  • Woo
  • Google Cloud
  • aws
  • stripe
  • GoDaddy
  • CLOUDFLARE

Our services

Everything WordPress — from first design to ongoing care.

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Build

Custom WordPress and WooCommerce products built for long-term growth.

Optimize

Improve Core Web Vitals, UX, security and conversion performance.

Migrate

Move your platform safely with zero-downtime planning and QA.

Rebuild

Website Redesign

Restructure and rebuild an ageing site without losing rankings — every URL mapped and redirected before launch.

Zero Downtime 301 Mapping Content Migration
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Build

Custom Development

Component-led WordPress builds on core APIs and Gutenberg — no page-builder lock-in, no template ceiling.

Custom Themes Gutenberg API Integrations
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Sell

WooCommerce & Online Shops

Fast, conversion-focused stores with custom checkout, subscriptions and B2B pricing that scale with the catalogue.

Subscriptions Checkout UX Payments
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Extend

Plugin Development

Purpose-built plugins and integrations that connect systems, automate workflows and unlock new capabilities.

Custom Plugins Automation Third-party APIs
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Accelerate

Speed Optimization

Core Web Vitals fixed at the source — render-blocking assets, caching, database queries and plugin bloat.

LCP / INP / CLS Caching Code Audit
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Protect

WordPress Security

Hardening, firewall rules, malware removal and recovery — plus the monitoring that catches it before your customers do.

Hardening WAF Malware Removal
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Maintain

Maintenance & Support

Proactive updates, uptime monitoring, automated backups and a support channel that answers like a teammate.

24/7 Monitoring Backups Updates
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Grow

SEO & Content Strategy

Technical SEO and scalable content systems built to attract qualified traffic and compound growth over time.

Technical SEO Content Systems Analytics
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Why Dotance

Your trusted WordPress development partner.

  • Strategic and scalable solutions We align technology with measurable business goals.
  • Experienced certified team Specialists across development, QA, design and growth.
  • Agile and transparent process Clear milestones, communication and accountability.
  • Ongoing care and support Long-term partnership beyond launch.
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Development WordPress & WooCommerce
QA Testing & security
Design UX & interface
Growth SEO & conversion
24/7 Expert Support We are here when you need us.

Our work process

Simple, transparent & effective.

  1. Discovery

    Goals, users and requirements.

  2. Strategy

    Roadmap and solution planning.

  3. Development

    Clean, scalable implementation.

  4. Testing

    Quality, speed and security.

  5. Launch

    Deployment with confidence.

  6. Support

    Continuous optimization.

Client stories

Rated 5 stars by our clients.

Dotance transformed our website into a fast, modern and conversion-focused platform. Their team is professional, responsive and genuinely invested in results.
James Parker Marketing Director, Proteus VPN
Rated 5 out of 5
The team handled a complex WooCommerce build flawlessly. Communication was clear, delivery was organized and the final product exceeded expectations.
Emma Collins Growth Lead, RetailCo
Rated 5 out of 5
We have worked with Dotance for several years. Their technical support, strategic thinking and development quality are consistently excellent.
Liam Thompson CTO, TechNova
Rated 5 out of 5

Capabilities

The WordPress stack we work in every day.

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We build on core WordPress APIs rather than page-builder lock-in, so your site stays fast, portable and maintainable by any competent WordPress team.

Core & content

  • Gutenberg blocks
  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • Custom post types
  • Custom taxonomies
  • WP REST API
  • Headless builds
  • Multisite
  • WPML
  • Polylang

Commerce

  • WooCommerce
  • Custom checkout
  • WooCommerce Subscriptions
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Memberships & bookings
  • B2B pricing
  • ERP & CRM sync

Performance & infrastructure

  • Core Web Vitals
  • LCP
  • INP
  • CLS
  • Redis object cache
  • Varnish
  • CDN & image optimization
  • WP Engine
  • Kinsta
  • Cloudways
  • Git deployments
  • WP-CLI

Quality & security

  • WordPress Coding Standards
  • PHPCS
  • Automated testing
  • Cross-browser QA
  • Security hardening
  • WAF
  • Malware removal
  • Automated backups
  • GDPR
  • WCAG 2.1 AA

Questions

WordPress questions, answered plainly.

A few of the most common ones are below. For the full list — pricing, ownership, hosting and more — see the FAQ page, or just ask us directly.

What does a WordPress development agency do?

A WordPress development agency plans, builds and maintains websites on the WordPress platform. That covers custom theme and block development, WooCommerce stores, plugin development, third-party integrations, performance and security work, and ongoing maintenance after launch. Unlike a template setup, agency work is built around your specific content model, business rules and growth plans.

What is the difference between WordPress and WooCommerce development?

WordPress is the content management system; WooCommerce is an e-commerce plugin that runs on top of it. WordPress development covers content structure, templates and publishing workflows. WooCommerce development adds products, carts, checkout, payments, tax, shipping and order management — plus the performance work that larger catalogues and logged-in traffic demand.

Can you migrate an existing website to WordPress without downtime?

Yes. We rebuild and validate the site on a staging environment first, map every existing URL to its new destination, and set up 301 redirects before launch. Content, media and SEO metadata are migrated and verified, then DNS is switched during a low-traffic window so visitors never hit a broken or missing page.

How do you improve Core Web Vitals and page speed?

We start with a measured audit rather than guesswork, using field data alongside lab testing. Typical work includes reducing render-blocking CSS and JavaScript, optimising and lazy-loading images, adding object and full-page caching, tuning the database, and cutting unnecessary plugins. The targets are LCP, INP and CLS, because those are what Google actually measures.

Do you build custom WordPress plugins?

Yes. When existing plugins do not fit — or add more weight than value — we build purpose-made plugins for your workflows and integrations. They follow WordPress Coding Standards, use core APIs and hooks rather than hacks, and are documented so any competent WordPress developer can maintain them later.

What happens after my website launches?

Launch is a milestone, not the end of the engagement. Ongoing care covers core, theme and plugin updates, uptime and security monitoring, automated backups, and a support channel for issues and small changes. We also review analytics and performance regularly so the site keeps improving instead of quietly degrading.

How long does a custom WordPress website take to build?

Timelines depend on the number of templates, the amount of custom functionality and how quickly content and feedback arrive. We scope every project into the six stages shown above — discovery, strategy, development, testing, launch and support — and give you a dated milestone plan before work starts, so you know what lands when.

How much does a custom WordPress project cost?

Cost is driven by scope: the number of unique templates, the complexity of any commerce or integration work, and whether you need content migration. We quote a fixed price after a discovery call rather than an hourly estimate, so there are no surprises mid-project. Send us your requirements and we will come back with a written proposal.