Custom WordPress development
Fast WordPress websites on Bricks Builder that you fully own: no pre-made themes, no Elementor. Research-led structure, a custom homepage and design system, and a conversion layer that turns visitors into inquiries.
four clients tripled conversion, ad return or revenue
projects since 2015
on Clutch among WordPress developers in Austin
Where theme-based WordPress sites fall short
Pre-made themes and heavy page builders load code for features you never use, so every new section makes pages slower.
A plugin for every small need means more updates, more conflicts and more security risks to watch.
The site looks finished, but there is no clear offer, no path to an inquiry and no tracking of which pages bring leads.
The freelancer is gone, the theme is outdated, and every change waits for a developer who has to learn the site first.
What is custom WordPress development?
Building a WordPress site around your pages, offer and functionality instead of adapting a pre-made theme. The site carries only the code it needs, loads fast and grows page by page without a rebuild.
- 1Your industry and your competitors’ sites and offers
- 2The pages, the offer and the path a buyer takes to contact you
- 3A design system first, then every page from it
We don’t start with a theme. We start with your buyers.
Custom WordPress vs page builder themes vs website builders
Three common ways to get a business website, compared on what matters after launch: speed, ownership, editing, search, and what it costs to grow.
Custom WordPress on Bricks
Design: a custom homepage and a reusable design system. Speed: fast pages, with no theme or page-builder bloat. Ownership: yours after the final payment, no developer lock-in. Editing: visual, in WordPress. Search: technical SEO and structured content built in. Launch: 3–4 weeks for up to 5 pages, 8–10 for Custom Growth. Price: $3,800 fixed or from $7,500; care from $150 a month.
A WordPress theme and a page builder
Design: a theme demo adapted to your content. Speed: heavier pages, often extra optimization plugins. Ownership: yours, on WordPress; switching builders means a rebuild. Editing: visual. Search: depends on the theme and plugins. Launch and price: vary by provider.
Wix, Squarespace or an AI builder
Design: a platform template. Speed: set by the platform. Ownership: stays on the platform; moving means a rebuild. Editing: visual. Search: limited control over code and structure. Launch: fast to publish; strategy and setup are on you. Price: a monthly platform subscription.
Uwindi is a Certified Bricks Expert, listed in the official Bricks experts directory. Bricks is a visual builder for WordPress; we use it for lean, class-based design systems instead of a theme plus a page builder, so pages stay fast and your team edits content without touching code. Bricks vs Elementor, honestly: Bricks has a smaller add-on ecosystem and rewards a disciplined setup, which is why the design system comes before the pages. It is a paid builder; the licenses we hold cover your site during the build and on a Care plan.
Our WordPress development services
A custom-designed homepage and a reusable design system on WordPress and Bricks, no pre-made theme. The conversion layer and build quality get the most attention: they drive both inquiries and SEO.
Custom WordPress website design & development
Business Website: up to 5 pages at a fixed $3,800, the other pages from proven components. Custom Growth: a fully custom architecture from $7,500.
Bricks Builder development
A Certified Bricks Expert, listed in the official Bricks directory. Every build gets a design system of global classes, so new pages stay consistent.
WordPress migration
From Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Elementor or Divi: a rebuild by hand on WordPress and Bricks, your content moved, every changed URL redirected.
Speed & Core Web Vitals
CDN, caching, image and script optimization in every build.
Integrations & custom functionality
Contact form and analytics setup, a form-to-CRM connection when in scope; CRM integrations, calculators, filters and custom post types quoted.
Technical SEO & AI search readiness
Editable titles, sitemap, schema, clean headings and structured content that Google and AI assistants read; growth through our SEO service.
Our projects
150+ projects since 2015. Below, sites built on WordPress and Bricks for US firms, and two web apps where a site was not enough.
A law firm's brand and an SEO-structured site it grows itself, no developer needed
No brand and no site for ads: a rebrand and a one-page site their campaigns now run on
A slow, glitchy site fixed, a brand refresh and landing pages that bring more inbound leads and calls
A Turo fleet service’s brand, web app and investor page: Top 20 at Startupbootcamp
A massage therapist marketplace: web app with Stripe subscriptions and search by location
How to choose a WordPress development company
Ask four things, of us or of anyone else:
Can they show live WordPress sites they built, that you can open and click through?
Neatko, Digital Wizards and Talent Compass are live; the cases are above.
Is the price fixed and the scope written down?
$3,800 fixed for up to 5 pages; the scope and the price in writing after a free first call, before any payment.
Who owns the site after the final payment?
You do: the site, the code and every account. No developer lock-in.
Who handles updates, security and changes after launch, and how long do their clients stay?
A Care plan from $150/month, month to month; Kosmos Logistic (2016) stayed for years.
For a business that wants to own its website, yes: open source, on hosting you choose, no platform subscription. People who leave WordPress are usually leaving heavy themes and plugin sprawl, not WordPress. When a project needs a portal or an app, we build it with Laravel: see web application development.
How we build a custom WordPress website
A custom site takes 8–10 weeks from kickoff; a five-page site takes 3–4. Stop after any stage and the work you paid for is yours.
We study your buyers, your market and your current site.
You get the site map and the plan: how we position your services and what comes first.
We draft the key pages from what you already have: your presentations, your emails and our discovery call.
You add what only you know. We edit your content and finish it together.
We set the style first, then design every page.
You approve the design before we build it. Edits are included; most projects need one or two rounds.
We build the site and redirect every old address, so links and search results keep working.
You get a walkthrough of the admin, so your team edits the site without a developer. The site, the code and every account are yours.
We support the site for a month at no charge and fix build defects for a year. After that, a care plan, SEO and ads are optional.
You keep one team for the site and its marketing. Most clients stay with us for years.
The price is fixed in writing before you pay anything.
Stop after any stage and keep the work you paid for.
Custom WordPress website cost
Fixed, published prices; the scope and the price in writing before any payment. Compare with market prices in our guide to how much a B2B website costs in 2026.
Business Website
Best for a local or new business that needs a fast site with a custom homepage and a clear message.
- Up to 5 core pages, including Home
- A short review of your competitors behind your homepage message
- Custom homepage design, other pages from proven components
- Mobile-first WordPress + Bricks build on a reusable design system
- Contact form, analytics and the technical SEO foundation
Custom Growth Website
Best for an established firm with several services, locations or audiences.
- Discovery, positioning and a sitemap
- Custom visual direction and design system
- Advanced forms, CRM, calculators and filters as scoped
- Conversion and SEO strategy across key pages
Add-ons & custom functionality
At launch or later, inside your site’s design system.
- Additional page from $150; a blog section $350
- Campaign landing page from $750
- CRM integration, calculators, filters, custom post types: quoted
- Changes after launch: small edits on Website Care, new pages at $90/h
custom design · development for desktop and mobile · testing and launch · admin walkthrough · one free month of support · 1-year limited warranty.
$3,800 site: by stage, or $2,000 and six monthly payments of $300. Larger projects: by milestone.
You keep the work you paid for, on every plan.
The first month is free; then Website Care is optional at $150/month. Sites we didn’t build pay Care from month one and start with a $300 Transfer & Onboarding.
WordPress migration services
Moving to WordPress on Bricks from Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Elementor, Divi or another platform, or moving a WordPress site to better hosting. We build on a staging copy; your current site stays live until launch.
Wix, Squarespace or Webflow to WordPress
Not a copied template: a rebuild by hand on WordPress and Bricks, old URLs 301-redirected. Priced like a new build, $3,800 for up to 5 pages; a 1:1 move costs less.
Elementor to Bricks migration
Same WordPress, lighter build: each page rebuilt natively in Bricks on a design system, URLs kept or redirected, Elementor retired. From $3,800.
WordPress hosting moves
Already on WordPress and only need a better home? Moving onto our managed hosting is a one-time $300 Transfer & Onboarding with a Care plan.
Every indexed URL kept or 301-redirected; pages that earn search traffic kept or merged; content, images and alt text; blog posts and media; forms and analytics, reconnected and retested; domain, DNS and SSL. Need a new strategy and design, not only a platform? See website redesign.
Tells it like it is, doesn’t allow you to waste any time going down the wrong road.
Uwindi’s team is quick to respond via BaseCamp and phone for urgent matters.
Small tweaks he recommended that would make a large difference.
The site looks like us, not like a template.
Right after launch we started getting real booking requests from homeowners and property managers.
Michael BrockFounder & CEO, PristikaBased on our very positive experience, we will definitely expand the areas of our cooperation.
Jojo DeaMarketing Manager, MoticYou ask,
we answer
- How much does custom WordPress development cost?
A custom WordPress website at Uwindi costs $3,800 fixed for up to 5 pages, or from $7,500 for a Custom Growth site with deeper strategy and integrations. The $3,800 can be paid as $2,000 upfront plus six monthly payments of $300. Extra pages start at $150, a blog section is $350 and campaign landing pages start at $750. Website Care after launch is $150 a month.
- What's included in a custom WordPress website?
Every Business Website includes up to 5 core pages, basic discovery and a competitive review, a custom, conversion-focused homepage design with the other pages built from our proven components, a mobile-first WordPress + Bricks build, contact form and analytics setup, and a technical SEO and AI-discovery foundation. Launch comes with an admin walkthrough and a 1-year limited warranty. You own the site after the final payment; hosting and care are billed separately.
- What makes Uwindi different from other WordPress development companies?
We research before we build: how your buyers choose, what competitors’ websites and offers look like, then the structure and the offer. The conversion layer and build quality come first, because they drive both inquiries and SEO. We work as a long-term partner (Kosmos Logistic, 2016) and can add our own call and lead tracking so you see which pages bring inquiries. 150+ projects since 2015.
- Who is Uwindi not a fit for?
Anyone looking for “everything included for $500 a month.” We don’t work that way, because you get a team — strategy, design, development and SEO — not one person stretched across all of it. We’re also the wrong choice if you want a theme installed without research or strategy, or a one-off build with no long-term partnership in mind.
- How much does it cost to hire a WordPress developer?
At Uwindi: $3,800 fixed for up to 5 pages, from $7,500 for larger custom builds, and $90 an hour for new pages and features after launch. Builds are fixed-price, not hourly, and you hire a team rather than one freelancer. After launch, changes run through Website Care ($150/month): 2 small edits a month, each done within 2 business days; new pages and features are estimated first at $90 an hour. We don’t make changes outside an active plan.
- How long does it take to build a custom WordPress website?
A Business Website of up to 5 pages takes 3–4 weeks; a Custom Growth website takes 8–10 weeks. The clock starts after the first payment, once we have final content, brand assets and access. The Business Website includes one consolidated homepage revision round and one full-site review round. Client review time and optional add-ons may extend the schedule.
- Can you migrate my website to WordPress without losing SEO?
Yes — we protect what already ranks, though no one can honestly guarantee positions. Before launch we map every indexed URL and keep or 301-redirect each page to its closest new page; forms and analytics are retested on a staging copy while your old site stays live. A WordPress hosting move is a one-time $300 Transfer & Onboarding with a Care plan; a move from Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Elementor or Divi is a rebuild, priced like a new site from $3,800.
- Is Bricks better than Elementor?
For a professionally built business site, we think so — it’s why we build on Bricks, not Elementor or Divi. Bricks lets us set up a lean, class-based design system without a heavy theme, so pages stay fast. Neatko is one of our sites built this way, on WordPress + Bricks. Elementor has a bigger add-on ecosystem; Bricks rewards a disciplined build, which is our job.
- Can ChatGPT build a WordPress website?
AI tools can draft copy, snippets of code and a basic layout, and AI builders can publish a generic site quickly. What they don’t do is research your buyers and competitors, decide the offer and structure, set up hosting, security, redirects and tracking, and stay accountable after launch. That is the part we are hired for; we use AI for research, not to generate your site.
