Liz Patey Makeup | WordPress Rebuild
Custom WordPress templates replaced an off-the-shelf theme while keeping a visual portfolio central.
Web Development & UX
WordPress Development
Custom WordPress websites that grow with your business
- Custom themes or a proportionate existing foundation
- Custom themes built for speed & SEO
- WooCommerce & plugin development
- Ongoing maintenance & support
What We Deliver
WordPress suits businesses that need to maintain services, articles, portfolios or products without rebuilding the site for each update. The right implementation depends on your content model, editing team and integrations—not on how many plugins can be installed.
Our custom-theme packages are designed around your brief. We also assess existing sites and theme-based projects where retaining a suitable foundation is proportionate. Discovery establishes the layouts, customer journeys, permissions and handover your team needs.
From performance optimisation and security hardening to plugin development and ongoing maintenance, you get a WordPress partner who handles everything — so you can focus on running your business.
Why Choose Us
What makes our wordpress development service different.
Implementation That Fits the Brief
Choose a custom theme when you need that control, or retain a suitable foundation when it already meets the requirements. The portfolio shows both approaches.
Speed & Performance
Measure representative pages and real-user data where available. Set practical performance budgets rather than treating a single score as a ranking promise.
Maintainable Content Structure
Reusable content types and documented editing patterns make future changes easier to scope and maintain.
Ongoing Support
We don't disappear after launch. Get continuous maintenance, security updates, and priority support.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Compare the published scope, then confirm deliverables, exclusions and terms in your written proposal.
Starter
£1,600one-off
A simple WordPress brochure site to get your business online.
- Up to 5 pages
- Custom theme (no page builders)
- Mobile-responsive design
- Contact form setup
- Basic SEO setup
- CMS training
- 30 days support
Featured package
Professional
£2,800one-off
A feature-rich WordPress site with blog, plugins, and optimisation.
- 8–12 pages + blog
- Custom theme development
- Plugin setup & configuration
- Speed & performance optimisation
- SEO & analytics setup
- Security hardening
- CMS training
- 60 days support
Advanced
£4,800+one-off
A complex WordPress build with custom functionality and integrations.
- Unlimited pages
- Custom plugin development
- WooCommerce integration
- API & third-party integrations
- Multi-site setup
- Advanced security measures
- Performance optimisation
- Priority ongoing support
All prices are in GBP and exclude VAT. Day rate of £400/day also available. Ongoing maintenance plans from £99/mo.
Get Started in Three Simple Steps
Forget complicated onboarding. We've made getting started effortless: choose your plan, tell us about your brand, and we'll handle the rest.
1
Discovery & Planning
We start by understanding your business, audience, and goals. We'll map out the site structure, features, and technical requirements.
2
Design & Development
We create wireframes and visual designs that align with your brand, then build your site using clean, custom code — tested across devices and browsers.
3
Launch & Ongoing Support
We handle the launch process including DNS, SSL, and server configuration, train your team on managing content, and provide ongoing maintenance and support.
What You Get
Available capabilities. Confirm the deliverables and exclusions for your selected package in the proposal.
Custom Theme Development
Bespoke WordPress themes built from scratch — no page builders, no bloat. Just clean, fast code tailored to your brand.
Plugin Development
Where existing supported plugins cannot meet the requirement, scope a custom extension with documented behaviour, testing and a maintenance owner.
WooCommerce Integration
Fully customised e-commerce stores with WooCommerce — product setup, payment gateways, shipping, and conversion optimisation.
Performance Optimisation
Inspect images, scripts, caching and hosting, then verify changes on agreed pages. Results depend on the page, device, network and third-party integrations.
Security Hardening
Review access controls, supported software, backups and updates. Security requires ongoing maintenance; no implementation removes every risk.
Ongoing Maintenance
Regular updates, backups, security monitoring, and performance checks to keep your site running smoothly.
WordPress improvement options
Make an informed decision
Is this the right next step for your business?
Teams who need to publish services, projects or products themselves, or who have inherited a WordPress site that is difficult to maintain. We assess what can be retained before proposing a rebuild.
What a useful brief includes
- Provide authorised access to a staging copy, plus the domain, hosting and licence ownership record.
- List editor roles, repeated content types and integrations that must keep working.
- Identify important URLs and enquiries before planning any migration.
Agree what success means
Test editing, restore procedures, forms, redirects and representative mobile pages. A launch plan reduces migration risk; it cannot guarantee uninterrupted service or unchanged rankings.
Compare your options
What the actual project work demonstrates
GTS Reading | WordPress Redesign
A theme-based rebuild accommodated a larger service, industry and fleet structure. The implementation followed the brief rather than a rule that every site must be custom-coded.
These examples document the delivered work. They do not establish a before-and-after increase in enquiries, sales or search rankings.
What Our Clients Say
Real words from the businesses we've helped grow.
Matt and his team did the most wonderful job in creating our new website for Booked Images…
Angie Jones
Booked Images
I am the first author Matt has ever had, and it has worked like a dream. Everything I have asked for has been done quickly and efficiently. I cannot recommend Matt and his team highly enough…
Jeremy J Mills
Author
Matt did a fantastic job of creating my website and working on my SEO. He was very helpful and patient, and always happy to explain everything, which is very helpful if you are not very technical. I'm very happy with the results and would definitely recommend.
Liz Patey
Owner, Liz Patey Makeup
MattDarm manages social media for our real estate agency and we finally have everything in order. Their professional approach, quick responses, and excellent communication have made us far more visible to our clients. Highly recommended!
Alina Stefanovičiūtė
Owner, Global Properties AS Real Estate
MattDarm built the Cancer Black Care website from scratch and the result is an invaluable resource for our community. Their dedication and expertise were evident throughout, and they went above and beyond to meet every requirement. Highly recommended!
Paul Campbell
Managing Director, Cancer Black Care
We initially hired Matt for a specific project to help us improve and develop our LMS on LearnDash. He did such an excellent job that what started as one project quickly developed into an ongoing working relationship…
Marcelo Pereira
General Manager, Interface Aesthetics
I have used Matt on 2 brand projects. He is an extremely talented, resourceful and responsive creative force. He produces results for businesses ranging from millions to billions in value in variety of sectors. Highly recommended.
Paul Kells
After trying many different agencies, MattDarm is exactly what I was looking for. They don't just deliver — they consult on the why behind every decision. Everything is built around the long-term success of my business, and that's made all the difference.
Adam Saez
Owner, Plant Power Academy
I've worked with MattDarm for several years. They consistently produce the highest quality work with an excellent range of expertise. Always delivered on time and a pleasure to work with — highly recommended.
Daniel Ashby
CEO, Digitally Responsive
MattDarm's sites are visually stunning and technically up to date. A really great team to work with — professional, creative, and always on point.
Paul Harvey
Owner, Paul Harvey
Matt has been absolutely brilliant. I came into this project with a pretty clear idea of what I wanted, but also changed my mind about things constantly as we went. Matt just rolled with it. Nothing was ever too difficult and there was never any drama, he'd just work out how to make it happen…
Josh Broyda
Complete Office Fitouts
We recently used MattDarm to rebuild our website and add a shop. From the beginning, Matt was professional, helpful, honest and transparent, and surprised us with ideas we would never have thought of…
Amira Sari
Client, Tile In Progress
MattDarm built the Rockee website from scratch with excellent results. They took my brief, helped with wireframes and design, and handled both front-end and back-end development. The end result was a high-converting, successful website.
Matt Laybourn
Owner, Rockee
MattDarm did an amazing job with our Beans Coffee Club site. They handled all the technical work like pros and delivered everything on time. Easy to work with and super dependable — would hire them again in a heartbeat.
Richard Jones
Managing Director, Beans Coffee Club
MattDarm has been a reliable partner across several IT projects. Their technical knowledge is impressive, but what sets them apart is a problem-solving attitude and the ability to bring clarity to even the most complex situations. High-quality results, every time.
Michael Borzecki
Owner, 6 Pack Supplements
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