Custom WordPress Development

WordPress Development Services

Custom WordPress development for sites that need better templates, cleaner content workflows, stronger performance, and functionality that actually fits the business.

WordPress Development That Fits the Site

WordPress development is the right fit when the site needs more than content edits or plugin settings. That might mean custom templates, a better content model, Advanced Custom Fields, WooCommerce changes, reusable blocks, integration work, or cleanup after years of patching things together.

The goal is not to make WordPress complicated. The goal is to make the site easier to manage, easier to extend, and more reliable for the work it needs to do: publish content, support SEO, route leads, sell products, or give your team a cleaner editing experience.

How WordPress Development Works

A practical development process that starts with the site structure and ends with a cleaner, easier-to-maintain WordPress setup.

1

Site and Workflow Review

I review the current WordPress setup, theme, plugins, content types, editing friction, and the business workflow the site needs to support.

2

Architecture and Scope

I define the right structure for templates, custom fields, blocks, post types, integrations, and QA so the work has a clear technical path.

3

Build and Integration

I implement the custom WordPress work, whether that is a focused fix, a new content model, a template system, WooCommerce changes, or integration work.

4

QA, Handoff, and Support Path

I test the finished work, document what changed, and make sure you know how to use it. If ongoing maintenance makes sense, there is a clear care-plan path.

What's Included

WordPress development can be scoped as a focused fix, a custom feature build, or a larger implementation project.

Custom templates and theme work

Page templates, service templates, archive layouts, reusable sections, theme cleanup, and front-end implementation.

ACF and structured content

Advanced Custom Fields, custom post types, taxonomies, flexible content, repeaters, and cleaner publishing workflows.

Plugin and block customization

Careful plugin customization, custom block patterns, shortcodes, hooks, and functionality that fits your site instead of fighting it.

WooCommerce development

Product templates, checkout refinements, account-area improvements, cart flow cleanup, and practical store customization.

Integrations and automation

Forms, CRM, email tools, analytics events, lead routing, APIs, and handoffs between WordPress and the rest of your stack.

Performance and technical cleanup

Theme bloat cleanup, asset loading improvements, template QA, plugin conflict review, and fixes that make the site more stable.

Pricing

Standard package

WordPress Tune-Up

A smaller WordPress development engagement

From $950

Timeline: 1-2 weeks

Best when the site already exists and needs a contained round of custom work.

What's Included

  • Targeted WordPress fixes and cleanup
  • Best for smaller customizations, theme cleanup, or improvement rounds
  • Plugin, theme, template, or ACF-level adjustments
  • Short handoff or QA notes
Recommended

Custom Theme Build

The best fit for most custom WordPress theme projects

From $2,500

Timeline: 2-4 weeks

A balanced package for businesses that need real WordPress flexibility beyond a stock theme or basic brochure site.

What's Included

  • Custom theme, template, block, or component implementation
  • ACF, custom post type, or structured content setup when needed
  • QA and implementation review
  • A better fit for meaningful custom WordPress work
Standard package

Advanced WordPress Build

A deeper WordPress engagement for more custom builds

From $4,500

Timeline: 3-6 weeks

Best when the project needs more than a standard WordPress implementation and the custom work is central to the site.

What's Included

  • More custom WordPress architecture or functionality
  • Broader implementation across templates, fields, integrations, or WooCommerce
  • Stronger QA, launch, and handoff support
  • Best for larger or more custom WordPress scopes

Other Ways to Work Together

Not ready for a full package yet or not sure which one fits? You can also start with a quick consultation, get hourly help, or open a scoped contract inquiry.

Standard package

Website Consultation

Focused review and practical direction

From $75

Timeline: 30-90 minute sessions

Best when you want expert input before deciding whether the work should become hourly support, a scoped project, or something you handle internally.

What's Included

  • Focused strategy session over Google Meet
  • Useful for website, SEO, content, platform, or local visibility questions
  • Practical recommendations and next-step guidance
  • Good fit when you need clarity before deciding what to do next
Most Flexible

Hourly Work

Flexible implementation and cleanup

$125/hour

Timeline: Scheduled as availability allows

Best when the work is clear enough to start, but you need senior help executing it without turning it into a larger contract.

What's Included

  • Flexible hands-on support without a retainer
  • Good for fixes, cleanup, page updates, QA, and implementation follow-through
  • Works well after an audit, consultation, or internal planning session
  • Clear hourly billing for focused work
Standard package

Contract Service

Scoped project or ongoing service agreement

Custom scope

Timeline: Defined after discovery

Best when the work needs a defined scope, recurring support, or a more formal service agreement instead of ad hoc hourly help.

What's Included

  • Scoped project or ongoing engagement
  • Useful when the work spans multiple services or requires coordination over time
  • Scope, cadence, and budget defined before work begins
  • Best for contract servicing rather than one-off task support

Not sure which path fits? Send the context and I can point you toward the simplest next step.

Ask About Fit

WordPress Development with a Kansas City operating base

WordPress Development can be framed for local, regional, or remote work without sounding like a generic city page. The point is to keep the real market context visible when it helps the offer make sense.

  • WordPress Development that matches the market instead of a filler-heavy location template
  • Location language that reflects how the business actually sells and delivers
  • A page that still reads naturally when the work is local, regional, or remote

Operating base

The business is anchored in Overland Park, Kansas, so the local context can be stated directly instead of implied with vague SEO language.

How work gets done

Some projects need a nearby partner. Others are better handled remotely. The copy can say that plainly and still feel intentional.

Metro reach

We support Overland Park, Lenexa, Olathe, Shawnee, Prairie Village, Leawood, and the wider KC metro.

Remote delivery

When geography is not the selling point, the section can still support remote work without losing credibility.

Best Fit

This service is best when WordPress is the right platform, but the current setup needs more thoughtful development.

Small businesses with WordPress sites that need custom templates, better editing workflows, or technical cleanup

Teams using ACF, custom post types, WooCommerce, or plugins that need careful implementation

Businesses that need WordPress to support SEO, local pages, forms, analytics, and lead generation more reliably

Existing sites that have become hard to maintain because of theme bloat, plugin sprawl, or unclear structure

New builds where WordPress is still the best CMS, but the implementation needs to be more custom than a stock theme

What This Is Not

WordPress development is implementation work. A few adjacent needs may belong in another service path.

Not routine monthly maintenance by itself - use the WordPress Care Plan for updates, backups, security, and minor edits

Not a full SEO engagement unless SEO implementation is part of the development scope

Not unlimited plugin troubleshooting without a defined scope or hourly support agreement

Not custom software development outside WordPress unless scoped separately

About

About TCB Studio

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Most WordPress problems are not really WordPress problems. They are structure problems: unclear templates, too many plugins, fragile theme changes, missing content models, or workflows that make routine edits harder than they should be.

Good WordPress development gives the site a clearer system. Editors get better fields and templates. Visitors get faster, cleaner pages. SEO has a stronger technical foundation. Future changes stop requiring a pile of fragile workarounds.

Better content architecture

Structured content, fields, templates, and post types make the site easier to manage and scale.

Less fragile implementation

Cleaner theme and plugin decisions reduce the risk of updates breaking important parts of the site.

A stronger SEO foundation

Template structure, performance, internal links, and schema-friendly content models all affect search visibility.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you work on an existing WordPress site?

Yes. Most WordPress development work starts with an existing site that needs cleanup, custom templates, better fields, new functionality, or more reliable workflows.

Do you work with Advanced Custom Fields?

Yes. ACF is often the right tool for cleaner WordPress editing workflows, custom post types, flexible page sections, and structured service or resource pages.

Can you customize WooCommerce?

Yes. WooCommerce work can include product templates, cart or checkout refinements, account-area styling, product data cleanup, and practical store improvements.

Is this different from a WordPress Care Plan?

Yes. WordPress development is project or hourly implementation work. A care plan is ongoing maintenance for updates, backups, uptime checks, security scanning, and minor edits.

Can development work include SEO improvements?

Yes, especially when SEO depends on templates, page structure, speed, internal links, schema, or content models. Larger SEO strategy or ongoing SEO should be scoped separately.