Consulting · Corporate redesign
Verbatim
A website rebuilt to reflect a confident, contemporary, values-driven consulting firm.
WordPress Development
Custom Theme Development
Bespoke WordPress themes built from scratch to match a specific design and performance requirement. Not an off-the-shelf theme adapted to fit the brief.
Overview
A theme written for this platform, this brand, and this build.
An off-the-shelf theme is built to suit thousands of websites. It ships with layouts, options and code for all of them, and the brief has to bend to fit what it already does. The result usually looks close to the design, loads more than it needs, and gets harder to change over time.
We write the theme from scratch, from a signed-off design. The structure, components and styles exist because this platform needs them, and nothing else is loaded. Performance and security are built in from the start: caching, image optimisation, Core Web Vitals and hardening are addressed before QA, not after launch.
Because the theme is documented and follows WordPress standards, your team can update content without touching code, and any competent WordPress developer can pick it up and extend it.
What is included
What a custom theme build includes.
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Built from the approved design
The theme follows the signed-off design exactly, from the brief through wireframes and visual design.
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Written from scratch
No off-the-shelf theme underneath. Only the code this platform needs.
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Design system components
Consistent components that keep the platform coherent as it grows.
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Performance built in
Caching, image optimisation and Core Web Vitals addressed at code level.
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Security and hardening
Configured from the start, and checked before anything goes live.
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Editable by your team
A platform your team can update, or hand to us to maintain.
Full ownership of everything built: no platform fees, no licence costs, no lock-in.
Related work
Built from the brief, not from a template bank.
Verbatim
“Our website had not been updated since 2017 and it showed. WPFlat rebuilt it to reflect who we are today: a confident, contemporary, and values-driven consulting firm. The end result is aesthetically pleasing and highly functional.”
Enene EjembiExecutive Director, Verbatim
How we work
How a WordPress project runs at WPFlat.
Six phases. Each one exists because skipping it produces a worse result.
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Discovery
The brief, the operations, and the integrations in writing.
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Design
Designed and approved before development begins.
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Build
Built from the approved design on staging.
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Review
Written sign-off before anything goes live.
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Launch
A managed technical event, not a button click.
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After launch
The same team stays as your technical partner.
Every project is different, and the process adapts to the scope. Tell us what you need WordPress to do and we will show you what the process looks like for your project.
See our full processQuestions
Frequently asked questions
Can our team update the website after launch?
Yes. Content is edited in WordPress without touching code. You can update it yourselves, or hand it to us to maintain.
Will another developer be able to work on it?
Yes. The architecture is documented so that any competent WordPress developer can pick it up and extend it.
What if we need new features later?
We can add them at any time without rebuilding from scratch.
Related services
Often paired with this.
Start a project
Tell us what you need WordPress to do.
A new website, a redesign, a client portal, a booking system, or a move from another platform. Tell us what you need and we will tell you how WordPress can carry it.
What happens next
- 01Introductory callUnderstanding the project, the organisation, and the brief.
- 02Discovery questionnaireThe detail we need before designing anything.
- 03Scope agreementDeliverables, timeline, and investment confirmed in writing.