CMS design & development

A website your team can update without calling a developer.

We design and build CMS websites on WordPress or a modern headless CMS, with branded page blocks your team can't break, SEO built in, and your old content moved across.

What a CMS is, in plain words

A CMS (content management system) is the editing screen behind your website. With a good one, anyone on your team can change text, photos, prices, team members and blog posts, or build a new landing page, in a few minutes, without touching code and without waiting for a developer.

Many business websites have a CMS that's either too rigid (every change needs a developer) or too loose (one wrong click breaks the layout). We design the middle ground: flexible blocks, locked-in design.

An investment firm website shown on a laptop, tablet and phone
Designed in Figma, built in the CMS. A website for an investment firm (client confidential), delivered as editable page blocks on WordPress so their team can update it themselves.

What's included

  • Custom design in Figma, matched to your brand and approved before we build.
  • Your choice of CMS: WordPress for flexibility and a huge plugin ecosystem, or a headless CMS (such as Sanity or Strapi) for speed and custom apps.
  • Branded page blocks: hero, services, pricing, testimonials, FAQs, galleries and forms, which your team arranges like building blocks.
  • SEO built in: titles, descriptions, social previews, schema and sitemaps on every page.
  • Roles and approvals, so writers can draft and managers can publish.
  • Content migration from your old website, with redirects so you keep your Google rankings.
  • Training and a short video guide for your team.
WordPress form builder with fields on the left and the form layout in the middle WordPress SEO panel showing a Google preview, focus keyword and checklist WordPress popup editor with headline, text and email form settings
Editing screens we build. Forms, SEO and popups from our own WordPress plugins: simple, clearly labelled screens that non-technical teams use every day. See our free plugins.

WordPress or headless?

WordPress suits most business websites: it's familiar, affordable to run and has a plugin for almost everything. A headless CMS suits teams that need very fast sites, content shared across a website and an app, or a custom front end. We'll recommend the simpler option that does the job. Read our WordPress vs custom website guide.

Pricing

CMS websites start at $1,490 one-time for up to 5 custom pages. Larger sites, headless builds and migrations get a fixed quote after a free call. Hosting, updates and ongoing changes are available monthly, or as part of an in-house team plan.

FAQ

Common questions.

Will I be able to update the site myself?

Yes, that's the point. We build editable blocks, train your team and give you a short video guide. Most changes take a few minutes.

Can you move my existing website to a new CMS?

Yes. We migrate your pages, posts and images, and set up redirects so links and Google rankings carry over.

Do you work with Elementor or other page builders?

Yes. We build custom WordPress themes and Elementor sites, and we'll advise which suits your team best.

What about security and updates?

We keep WordPress, themes and plugins up to date, add security hardening and backups, and monitor the site if you choose a care plan.

Next step

Ready to see what we'd build for you?

Book a free 20-minute walkthrough. We'll look at where your business loses time or leads, and what we'd build — no obligation.