WORDPRESS DEVELOPMENT · UK & EUROPE

Custom WordPress development for UK businesses

Built around your business.

Build or rebuild a website around the content your customers need and the editing tools your team can use. Business websites, migrations and integrations, delivered directly by an Istanbul-based developer with UK working-day overlap.

GBPWritten project proposal
3–6 weeksFocused business builds*
Fixed scopeProposal before kickoff
DirectDeveloper communication

*Timing depends on content, approvals and integrations. Based in Istanbul; available for suitable projects worldwide.

THE SYSTEM YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE
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IN ONE SENTENCE

What is custom WordPress development?

Custom WordPress development means building a website around a business’s actual content, workflows and technical requirements instead of adapting a generic theme or page-builder stack.

That can include a custom theme, structured content model, reusable editor blocks, migrations, API integrations and performance-focused architecture.

Maksut provides custom WordPress development for business websites, rebuilds, migrations and platform integrations. Projects are scoped before development and delivered directly by the developer responsible for the architecture and implementation.

  • PHP 8.3+Modern runtime
  • WordPress standardsClear conventions
  • Git-backed deliveryVersion-controlled builds
  • Documented handoverYour team can operate it

WHAT I BUILD

A WordPress foundation your business can actually own.

Start with a complete website, a rebuild of an existing site, or a move to WordPress. The proposal identifies the pages, editing controls and connections your business needs.

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Custom WordPress Websites

Build service pages, case studies and enquiry routes around the questions your customers ask. Your team gets reusable page sections and editing controls for everyday updates.

  • Custom theme
  • Block Editor
  • Content model
  • Accessible UI

Already have the design and need the presentation layer engineered? Explore Custom WordPress Theme Development →

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Rebuilds & Migrations

Review the current site before rebuilding. Map important pages and URLs, plan redirects where needed, migrate agreed content, and check navigation, forms and tracking before launch.

  • Legacy rebuild
  • URL migration
  • SEO migration
  • Performance

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Integrations & Platform Work

Connect WordPress to CRMs, APIs, internal services and multi-site publishing workflows as part of a wider website, rebuild or platform delivery—without turning the site into a chain of overlapping add-ons. Standalone plugin systems and proprietary integration logic are scoped through Custom Plugin Development.

  • REST API
  • CRM
  • Multisite
  • Data flows

SELECTED WORK

See how the work comes together.

Selected websites across transport, travel and professional services. Explore the page layouts, content structures and functionality built for each business.

VIPCar Rentals homepage showing Istanbul chauffeur services, vehicle navigation and booking flow.
VIPCAR RENTALS · ISTANBUL · TRANSACTIONAL SERVICE ARCHITECTURE

01 / VIPCAR RENTALS

VIP TRANSPORT · ISTANBUL

Summary
Custom WordPress system for premium transport rentals with fixed pricing, transactional routes and clearer service ownership.
Problem
Elementor-heavy setup, PageSpeed issues, SEO problems and keyword cannibalisation.
Architecture decision
Separated page intent, rebuilt the schema and SEO structure, and removed the page-builder baggage.
Outcome
The rebuild separated transactional service pages from informational content, created clearer search intent ownership and gave the site a cleaner foundation for ongoing organic search work.
Notes
Outcome described qualitatively based on the architecture delivered; no ranking, traffic or revenue figure claimed.

MORE SELECTED WORK

Fzt. Ahmet Karadağ physiotherapy practice website with service navigation and rehabilitation content.
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WORDPRESSHEALTH & WELLNESS

Fzt. Ahmet Karadağ

Custom theme with specialist CPT and SEO-seeded content for a physiotherapy practice.

SEO CONTENTCUSTOM CPTSPECIALIST SITE
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Solmare Turkey luxury travel platform interface.
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WORDPRESSTRAVEL

Solmare Turkey

Interface and backend designed and built from the ground up for a luxury travel platform covering villas, yachts, tours and transfers.

BOOKING FLOWDYNAMIC CONTENTTRAVEL
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Safflower single-product WooCommerce storefront.
04
WOOCOMMERCEHEALTH & BEAUTY

Safflower

Single-product WooCommerce experience designed around product education, trust and direct purchase.

WOOCOMMERCEPRODUCT SEOAI-READY STRUCTURE
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WHY CUSTOM

What your team receives.

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Editorial control

Reusable page sections, appropriate editing permissions and a walkthrough of everyday content updates.

02

Performance

Responsive templates and agreed performance checks using representative pages and real content.

03

Maintainability

A documented theme, plugin and integration setup, with dependencies and ongoing costs identified.

04

Portability

Access to the agreed code and site administration, plus handover notes for your team or next developer.

WHO THIS IS FOR

WordPress that fits the business behind it.

For businesses that need a site their customers can use and their team can update. The initial review establishes whether a focused improvement or a full build makes sense.

01

Launching a serious business site

You need a fast, conversion-focused website with structured templates your team can operate confidently.

02

Rebuilding an aging WordPress install

The current theme or page-builder stack is slow, fragile or difficult to extend, but the content and search equity still matter.

03

Connecting WordPress to the rest of the business

The website needs to exchange data with a CRM, marketing platform, internal API or external service without becoming another fragile plugin chain.

For teams comparing a WordPress development company with an independent specialist, the model here is intentionally direct: one senior developer owns the architecture, implementation and handover, without adding an agency layer between the project and the person building it.

WHEN A SMALLER CHANGE IS ENOUGH

If your existing site works and only a form, page or plugin needs attention, start with that problem. I will review the current setup before recommending a rebuild. A suitable existing theme or plugin can be retained.

HOW IT WORKS

From brief to a system your team can run.

  1. 01

    DISCOVERY

    Goals, users, content, constraints, integrations and success criteria.

    CLEAR SCOPE
  2. 02

    ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

    Content model, templates, components, migration rules and technical boundaries.

    BUILDABLE SYSTEM
  3. 03

    BUILD & QA

    Iterative development on staging with functional, responsive, accessibility, performance and search checks.

    VERIFIED STAGING BUILD
  4. 04

    LAUNCH & HANDOVER

    Production release, documentation, repository handover and post-launch support.

    A TEAM THAT CAN OPERATE IT
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

A clear scope, a working production system, a Git-backed codebase and documentation your team can actually use.

Start with your brief →

TECHNICAL FOUNDATION

A deliberately small stack. Clear ownership at every layer.

EXPERIENCESemantic HTML · accessible UI · Block Editor
APPLICATIONWordPress Core · custom theme · integrations · business logic
DATAStructured content · REST APIs · MySQL / MariaDB
DELIVERYGit · staging · CDN · caching · monitoring

The exact tools change with the problem. The architecture principles do not.

INVESTMENT & TIMELINE

Clear scope. Fixed proposal.

Receive a fixed proposal in GBP after the brief and current site are reviewed. Page templates, content migration, integrations and testing determine the scope. Share your budget range so the first recommendation is realistic.

YOUR PROPOSAL

Agreed pages and functionality, design responsibility, migration volume, testing, launch and handover. Deliverables and exclusions are written down before work starts.

CONTENT & RUNNING COSTS

Confirm who supplies copy, images and translations. Hosting, domains, paid licences, maintenance and ongoing SEO are identified separately; they are included only when stated in the proposal.

TIMELINE

Focused business websites commonly launch in 3–6 weeks after scope approval. Complex migrations, multisite and integration-heavy projects are scoped separately.

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Common questions about custom WordPress development

The proposal lists the pages and templates, editing controls, integrations, migration work, testing, launch and handover included in your project. Design, copywriting and content entry responsibilities are agreed explicitly rather than assumed.

I provide a fixed proposal in GBP after reviewing the brief. The main cost factors are unique templates, design requirements, content migration, integrations and testing. Share a budget range and I can suggest a realistic scope. Hosting, domains, paid licences and ongoing services are separate unless the proposal includes them.

A focused business website is commonly scoped for 3–6 weeks after approval, with content and design decisions ready. Large migrations, complex integrations, additional revisions or delayed approvals require a different schedule. The proposal confirms milestones and dependencies.

I am based in Istanbul and work remotely with UK and European businesses. Communication is in English, with calls and launch windows agreed around UK working hours. Suitable projects from other countries are welcome too.

Yes. I review the current theme, plugins, hosting and the problem you need to solve first. A focused fix may be enough. An existing page builder or plugin is not removed simply because it is already installed.

Important pages, URLs, metadata and tracking are inventoried before migration. Where URLs change, relevant redirects are planned and checked. Forms, internal links and indexing controls are reviewed before and after launch. This reduces migration risk; search rankings cannot be guaranteed.

Yes. If your designs and content structure are approved and you need the theme and editing controls built, the custom theme development service is the most direct starting point. For a complete website project, design responsibility is agreed in the proposal.

We agree who supplies copy, images and any approved translations before work starts. Handover includes the agreed code, administration access and operating notes. Hosting, domain and third-party licence ownership are identified in the proposal so your team understands what it controls and what it needs to renew.

Yes, where the API and access permissions support the requirement. The scope covers what data moves, validation and what happens when a connection fails. A standalone plugin or complex business workflow has its own plugin development scope; store checkout and ordering work is handled through WooCommerce development.

The proposal defines the handover and initial support period. Ongoing updates, backups and recovery support are available through WordPress Care. Further feature development and continuing SEO work are scoped separately, so recurring services are a clear choice.

NEXT STEP

Tell me what your website needs to do.

Share your current URL, what needs to change, your preferred timing and a budget range. I will review the brief and reply with questions or a suggested next step. Please do not send passwords.

GBP proposal · direct developer contact · UK working-day overlap

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