Custom WordPress Theme Development
Hand-built WordPress themes made for your content and your brand, not a 50-demo theme bent into shape. Lighter, faster and easier to edit than any off-the-shelf theme.
Only the code your site needs
Premium themes are built to sell to everyone, so they ship with sliders, page builders and dozens of layouts you will never use. All of it loads on every page.
A custom theme has only what your site needs. Each section is a block or field group designed around your content, so editing is simple and pages stay fast. It is also easier to maintain, because there is no theme vendor to wait on.
What you get
Built from your design
Every template, from the homepage to the blog and the 404 page, matched to the design.
Custom blocks and fields
Editing built around your content with ACF or Gutenberg blocks, not a generic page builder.
Performance budget
Minimal CSS and JavaScript, modern image formats and self-hosted fonts.
Accessible markup
Semantic HTML, keyboard navigation and contrast checked as part of the build.
Version controlled
The theme lives in Git, documented, so any developer can work on it later.
Child theme or fresh build
A clean child theme on a solid parent when that is enough, a fresh theme when it is not.
The process
Every project is scoped in writing before work starts, so you know what is being built and what it costs.
- A review of the design and the content each template has to hold.
- A written scope with templates, blocks and price.
- The theme built on staging, template by template, for review.
- Content entry, cross-browser testing and speed checks.
- Launch, documentation and a recorded editing walkthrough.
Recent projects
Costa Romana
Oceanfront condominium development in the Dominican Republic: a 76-unit availability system built from the architect drawings, an interactive 3D model of the real building, an original vector location map and a full domain migration.
Technology · CorporateTkxel
Marketing site for an AI-native technology partner offering AI, product, cloud and cybersecurity services.
Sustainability · Platformnawi.berlin
Central platform for sustainable business for companies in Berlin, built multilingual on Elementor.
Frequently asked
Projects start from $750, and most custom themes for business sites land in the low thousands depending on how many templates and blocks are needed. I wrote a full breakdown on the blog.
For a simple site on a small budget, a good premium theme can be fine. A custom theme pays off when speed, a distinct design or easy editing matter, or when the premium theme is already slowing you down.
No. The code is yours, documented and in version control, built with standard WordPress practices any good developer will recognize.
Yes. The design stays, the content is moved into custom templates and the site usually gets much faster.
Other ways I can help
Get a theme built for your site
Send me the design or the site you want to replace. I will reply with an approach and a budget.