WordPress services.

We plan, design and build bespoke WordPress sites.

We plan, design and build custom WordPress sites on our bare-bones theme optimised for speed and search.

A bespoke WordPress site will save you time and budget and see your rankings soar.

We’re a WordPress agency that creates easy-to-manage sites designed and built around your content and your objectives.

We build all our WP sites on our lightweight theme and integrate custom ACF content blocks so you can easily manage every aspect of your website.

We are a content-first agency. We help you plan and organize all your content before we do anything else, which makes for a better website.

We are in the business of building effective websites, not just pretty ones.

Our clients come to us because they want a best-in-class WordPress site.

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We guide you through every stage of the WordPress project.

Website projects get complicated if they are not managed properly.

Far too many clients engage a WordPress agency and then have to spoon-feed them; we’re the opposite.

As part of the project, we will guide you through every consideration to find the best solution for your website.

We focus on more than just the design; we take the planning of your site structure, your content, keyword research, functions, design, build, and optimisation.

We’ve built 100s of WordPress sites, so we bring all this experience to the table and lead the project.

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Research & Planning.

The best websites are planned in their entirety before any design or build work starts.

From competitors to keywords, we dive into the content, structure and objectives for the site  to ensure it’s optimised for search and visitors.

Design.

Our creative team designs on-brand creative for your site that aligns with your objectives, user journeys and user experience.

We keep things simple and user-focused, designing for content and conversions.

Bespoke build.

Your new site is built from the ground up with lightweight code and content blocks built specifically for your content requirements.

We build custom modular sites that are easily managed by your team; you can manage everything from the logo in the header to the menus in the footer.

Custom Content Management.

We don’t just create a bespoke theme build; we customise the content management on the back end, making adding, editing and publishing new content extremely easy.

We create bespoke blocks built for your content, making it easy to create pages and manage all your content.

Support.

We don’t stop when the site goes live: we also provide hosting, ongoing tech support, maintenance, and SEO services to get your new site ranking in the SERPs.

We help our clients get the most out of their new website by focusing on search results and new business conversions.

Hosting.

We also provide managed hosting for our clients. UK-based Google datacentres are used to home your website, reducing latency and increasing speed.

Three environments (production, staging & development)

You tell us what you want to achieve, we show you how to get there.

We think that you’ve probably engaged an experienced WordPress agency to get the best for your project.

Let’s be honest: putting together a WordPress webshite is pretty easy.

  • Grab a cheap theme
  • Colour it in and add your logo
  • Get Chat GPT to write your content
  • Dabble with Yoast
  • Push it live

This will result in a site that’s dead in the water; if you don’t plan your site property, you’ll end up with something that’s never going to surface in the search.

It’s all about the planning.

The initial planning and consultation stages of our projects get to the root of why you want a website and what you want to get from it.

Everything else flows from this, and absolutely everything is visitor and SERP-focused.

Custom content blocks.

The core of our work: we build content blocks around your content requirements, we don’t try to bend your content into generic blocks.

What does this mean for you?

There are no complex content requirements, no messing around with styling, formatting, code or CSS; just easy content management for your entire team.

Simple code.

Why use 100 lines of code when 10 will get the same result? Our team specialises in ‘less is more’ when it comes to coding your custom site. We don’t use more than needed, and we certainly don’t overcomplicate things.

What does this mean for you?

A lightweight and fast site that’s accessible and easy for people to understand – both in the admin and in the theme code.

Premium plugins.

Only the premium plugins.

We think that WordPress developers should invest in premium plugins to use on their websites so we only use best-in-class plugins and keep plugin installs to a minimum.

What does this mean for you?

Your site operates with a limited number of plugins which keeps it light and fast. Premium plugs are constantly improved by their developers, so your site stays secure and up-to-date.

We only use the best wordpress plugins

Get a proposal for your new custom-built WordPress site.

Considering a new WordPress site? Get in touch to discuss the benefits of going bespoke. We’ll talk to you about what you need, how we can help and if we’re a good fit.

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We’re organised.

Nothing derails a website project faster than slack project management. We share our entire process with our clients so they can see every stage of the project, who’s doing what and when.

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We use Basecamp for project communication. This keeps all project comms organised, actionable and out of you inbox.

What does this mean for you?

Everything is in one place – no need to search though emails for important messages. All conversations, to-dos and schedule stuff is in one place and easy to find.

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Post-live support and maintenance.

The project doesn’t end when we go live.

We provide all the post-live services our clients need to take their new site and start generating new business leads.

These include:

  • Hosting
  • Support and Maintenance
  • Content production and SEO
  • Continued development
  • Design and creative

Getting your new site live equates to only 25% of what you need to be doing with it, so we’re on-hand to help with everything.

Get a proposal for your new custom-built WordPress site.

Considering a new WordPress site? Get in touch to discuss the benefits of going bespoke. We’ll talk to you about what you need, how we can help and if we’re a good fit.

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WordPress agency FAQs

We’ve answered common questions below; if you can’t find an answer to your question, get in touch.

Do we do everything in house?

Yes, 100%. We don’t take on projects that we can’t deliver via our own team. We don’t use freelancers or off-shore work; it’s all done by our own expert team.

Do we only work with WordPress?

Yes, we only develop bespoke websites on the WordPress CMS. We create websites with the self-hosted WP platform, so we don’t build WordPress.com sites either.

What do we charge?

We don’t have a fixed ‘price list’ for the sites we build; we evaluate each project based on who is commissioning it, the budget, site size, functional requirements and so on.

Do we work with smaller businesses?

We work with anyone who wants to get more from their WordPress site with a custom build. We’ve developed sites for sole traders and multinationals, so if you want the best for your site, we can work with you.

How long does it take?

Smaller sites can be ready in as little as 8–12 weeks. Large sites often require several months of design, development, and content population. Content always takes the most time on a project, so the more you have, the longer it will take.

Do I own the final site and all the code?

Once our bills are paid, the site, code, and everything else are yours. We don’t retain ownership of the code. We have a straightforward rule: You cannot resell or reuse our theme on a different domain.

Do I need to buy plugin licenses?

If we host the new site for you, no. You can use all the plugins FOC while you are a hosting customer or a support client. Should you move the site away from us, you’ll need to get your own licenses for the plugins.

What costs can I expect post-live?

We build our sites so you can manage 99% of the content yourself without needing to call us or bring a developer in. From the logo to menus and even the footer contents; everything is manageable by you (once we’ve given you basic training).

Do you provide post-live support if I need it?

Yes, we have affordable support plans and offer ad-hoc support for all sites. You can get yourself a monthly support retainer from £40 per month + VAT.

How many people work at Toast?

We’ve 17 staff. 13 full-time and four part-time. All the team work on different aspects of our bespoke WordPress projects, so we have designers, developers, SEO and content people who get involved at the appropriate stage of the project.

Do you do SEO?

We have that covered too. From the initial optimisation of your site before it goes live to post-live SEO, including on- and off-page, additional technical optimisation, content production and selected social.

Do you provide hosting?

We host a lot of our clients’ websites, providing a fully managed and monitored service. Hosting starts from £35 per month + VAT. Charges depend on the unique requirements of each site.

Why not just use Elementor or Divi et al.?

If you want a slow, clunky site with a UI that takes forever to work out, go for it. We specialise in building sites that do what you need in the simplest way possible. Theme frameworks and page-builders are best left to the hobbyists.

Aren’t all WordPress sites the same?

WordPress is famously easy to get wrong. Unfortunately, there’s no regulation in our industry, and anyone can set up as a WordPress developer, learn how to use a clunky, off-the-shelf theme and deliver cheap, ineffective sites. No, they are not all the same.

Do you offer any guarantees?

We guarantee that if you follow our guidance pre- and post-project, you will get a site that gets green lights in all tests (Google Page Speed etc), is optimised for SEO, easy to use and will serve you for years to come.

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