WordPress Development Services
WordPress development services — custom themes, ACF-driven editing and hardened hosting. WordPress that scores green on Core Web Vitals, not plugin soup.
HandsOnTech builds custom WordPress sites — purpose-built themes, ACF-structured editing, minimal vetted plugins and hardened hosting — that hit green Core Web Vitals, which stock themes and page-builder stacks rarely do.
WordPress runs 40% of the web and most of it badly. The difference is discipline: a theme built for your content instead of a bloated multipurpose one, fields structured so editors can't break layouts, and a plugin list you can count on one hand.
WordPress done with discipline
WordPress powers 40% of the web, and most of it badly — not because the platform is bad, but because “install a multipurpose theme and thirty plugins” is the default path. Our builds take the disciplined one: a purpose-built theme that loads only what your site uses, Advanced Custom Fields structured so editors can’t break layouts, a plugin list you can count on one hand — each one vetted and maintained — and hosting hardened at build time. That’s how a WordPress site scores green on Core Web Vitals, which stock themes essentially never do.
Rescue, rebuild or maintain — quoted honestly
Half our WordPress work starts with a site someone else built: slow, hacked once, terrifying to update. The audit tells you honestly which path is cheaper — surgical fixes and a hardening pass, or a purpose-built theme rebuild that ends the whack-a-mole. Either way, ongoing care plans keep the result healthy: updates applied safely with backups, security and uptime monitoring, monthly performance checks and a plain-English report. Most hacked WordPress sites were running abandoned plugins nobody was watching; ours don’t, because someone is paid to watch.
What’s included in every web build
SEO architecture, performance and conversion — not just pixels and code.
SEO-native architecture
Keyword-mapped URLs, hub-and-spoke internal links, Service and FAQ schema, XML sitemap and breadcrumb structure planned before build.
Core Web Vitals performance
Lighthouse 90+ targets, image optimization, lazy loading and green LCP/CLS/INP on mobile.
Marketing & e-commerce
WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or Astro/Next.js — chosen for your team and search goals.
Launch & handoff
GA4, Search Console, CMS training, 30-day bug warranty and full code ownership.
Discovery → architecture → build → launch
Staging demos every two weeks — SEO and CWV checked each sprint.
Discovery
Free audit, competitor SERP review, metric agreement and written fixed quote.
Architecture
URL map, wireframes, schema plan and internal linking before production code.
Build
Two-week sprints with staging links, CWV tuning and on-page SEO per page.
Launch
Go-live, indexation checks, analytics and 30-day warranty.
Three ways to engage
Every model starts with a free consultation and a written quote — the price you sign is the price you pay.
Fixed-Price Project
A scoped build with a written price and a launch date — agreed before design begins.
- Written scope and fixed quote within 48 hours
- Two-week sprints with staging demos every other Friday
- Milestone payments tied to shipped work
- 30-day bug warranty in the contract
- Code, designs and content transfer on final payment
Growth Retainer
Monthly compounding work on organic and paid visibility, reported against pipeline.
- Monthly sprint plan agreed in advance
- Live dashboard — the same numbers we see
- AI visibility report: which prompts name you
- No long lock-in — cancel with 30 days notice
- Same team as your build, no handoff loss
Dedicated Team
Senior specialists embedded in your Slack, repo and standups — capacity without recruiting.
- Start within 1–2 weeks of the intro call
- Your tools, your process, your time zone
- Scale seats up or down with two weeks notice
- NDA and full IP assignment from day one
- Direct access — no account-manager relay
Shipped, measured, still running
Live projects with measured results — visit them before you hire us.
BusyHen
A seven-screen booking flow rebuilt to three taps — around how parents actually book.
Ultimate Junk Removal
A brochure site rebuilt as a quote machine with local SEO in the structure, not sprinkled on top.
Angel Care
Rewritten in plain language, WCAG 2.2 AA throughout — and search finally found it.
HandsOnTech vs. typical dev shops
The stack we ship with
Chosen per project for your team and roadmap — never by our habits.
Design
Frontend
Backend
Platforms
Mobile
AI
What our clients say
“HandsOnTech nailed our new website. The design was stunning, the development flawless, and their marketing lifted our visibility right away.”
“From concept to launch, they delivered. Their development brought a complex application to life and put us in front of exactly the audience we needed.”
“We needed a full brand refresh. They gave us the look, the platform and the growth engine — and the growth engine is still running.”
30-day warranty
Bugs found in the first month get fixed free — in the contract.
You own everything
Code, designs and content transfer on final payment.
U.S. hours overlap
Standups and demos on ET, CT, MT or PT — your pick.
Fixed price, fixed date
Quoted in writing before work starts. No surprise change orders.
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Common questions
Why is my WordPress site slow, and can it be fixed?
Usually a multipurpose theme loading everything for everyone, 30+ plugins each adding scripts, and unoptimized images. Sometimes it's tunable; often a purpose-built theme rebuild is cheaper than the tuning and lands you at green Core Web Vitals. The audit tells you which — with numbers.
Do you handle WordPress security and maintenance?
Yes — hardened configuration at build (least-privilege roles, locked-down endpoints, vetted plugins only), then optional care plans covering updates, backups, uptime and security monitoring. Most hacked WordPress sites were running abandoned plugins; ours don't.
What is WordPress Development Services?
WordPress Development Services is a scoped engagement from HandsOnTech — a U.S. design, development and growth studio. We map URL architecture, internal links and schema before build, tie web development work to one business metric and deliver in two-week sprints with staging demos.
How much does wordpress development services cost?
Every project is quoted after a free audit and scope review. You receive a written fixed-price proposal with milestones and timeline within 48 hours — no hourly creep or surprise change orders.
How long does wordpress development services take?
Marketing websites typically ship in 4–6 weeks. Web apps and AI dashboards take 8–12 weeks. Mobile apps take 10–16 weeks. Exact timeline is confirmed in your written scope before work starts.
Is SEO included in the build?
Yes — technical SEO is built in from the first wireframe: semantic HTML, Core Web Vitals tuning, Service and FAQ schema, XML sitemap, internal linking and on-page structure. Ongoing SEO and AEO retainers are available after launch.
Built for founders who are done waiting on agencies.
One team. One contract. Working software every two weeks.
Tell us what you're building.
You'll get a plan, a price and a date — usually within two business days. No sales deck, no discovery-call maze.
- ✉️sales@handsontech.ioWe reply within one business day
- 📞(866) 965-8749Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm ET
- 📍2108 N ST STE NSacramento, CA 95816
- ⚡Free website auditRecorded walkthrough back in 48 hours
- 🔒NDA on requestSigned before you share anything sensitive