WordPress development for hard-to-maintain sites
I help teams maintain, improve, and extend WordPress sites that are hard to change or too dependent on plugins.
WordPress problems I solve
I build and repair what themes and plugins do not handle well: custom features, admin workflows, legacy code, and production bugs. The goal is a site that is easier to change and safer to update.
Results
When this work makes sense
For in-house teams, agencies, and companies that need a senior developer who understands existing systems and ships the work as requirements change.
| Current issue | What I can fix |
|---|---|
| Your plugin stack is getting harder to maintain. | I simplify the plugin stack by replacing overlapping or fragile plugins with custom code where that is safer, and by cleaning up the parts that make every update risky. |
| You need custom features, not another workaround. | I build custom themes, plugins, and admin workflows that match how your team actually works — without stacking more plugins on top. |
| Production bugs keep coming back after fixes or updates. | I trace bugs to the real cause in theme, plugin, or custom code, then fix them in small reviewable changes so the same issue does not return after the next update. |
Best fit
Teams that need senior implementation with low management overhead
Businesses outgrowing plugin-heavy or legacy WordPress sites
Teams that want one developer to handle fixes and features
My approach
Review the current build, plugins, theme, and admin workflow.
Decide what stays plugin-based and where custom code reduces maintenance.
Ship small, reviewable changes through dev and staging first.
Document key decisions so future fixes and handoffs are easier.
FAQs
When should we replace WordPress plugins with custom code?
When a missing feature is needed, performance drops from overlapping plugins, or workarounds keep multiplying. Custom code can replace several fragile plugins with one maintainable layer.
Why does our WordPress site keep breaking after updates?
Usually because plugins are too interdependent, or custom changes get overridden by theme and core updates.
Who is this WordPress development service best for?
Teams that need more than surface-level edits: businesses outgrowing templates, agencies needing senior support, and anyone whose WordPress build has become harder to change or riskier to fix.
Can you work with our existing in-house team?
Yes. I can review the codebase, implement clean code, document decisions, and communicate clearly with developers and managers.