Custom web development in Swindon, beyond WordPress

Custom web development means designing and building a website or web application from scratch for your specific needs, rather than adapting an off-the-shelf theme or content management system. It gives you exactly the design and features you need, with nothing you do not.

WordPress is a great choice for many business websites, and we build a lot of them. Custom development is the better fit when you need functionality that plugins cannot provide, when staff need to work with data and records online, or when you want full control over how your site or application is designed and coded.

Yes. Alongside custom code we build and support websites on content management platforms such as Craft CMS and Webflow, as well as WordPress and Drupal, and we can advise which suits your project best.

We build with standard web technologies: HTML, CSS and JavaScript for the website itself, with React and Vite for interactive, app-like front ends, PHP, Node.js or Python with Flask on the server, and a database behind it where your project needs one. We choose what suits the job rather than forcing every project onto one platform.

We work with SQLite, MariaDB and MySQL, and choose the one that fits the size and needs of your project.

Yes. We connect websites and software to other systems using APIs, webhooks and SFTP file transfers, and we can work with custom protocols as well, such as the Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) used to integrate with Asterisk PBX phone systems.

Yes. We build web applications such as customer and staff portals, booking and ordering systems, dashboards, membership sites, marketing automation and AI-based business tools. Tell us what you need it to do and we will advise on the best approach.

Yes. We build membership systems and members-only sites with secure logins, different access levels for different members, and online sign-up and renewals where you need them. They can sit alongside your main website or run as a standalone application.

Marketing automation sends the right message at the right time without manual effort, for example welcome emails to new enquiries, follow-ups after a quote or reminders to renew. We build automation that connects your website, forms and customer records, using APIs and webhooks to link to the tools you already use.

Yes. We build practical AI-based business tools, such as assistants that answer customer questions from your own information, tools that summarise or sort incoming enquiries, and features that draft routine content for your team to review. We start with a task you want to save time on and advise on what is realistic.

Yes. If you manage records, orders, bookings or other information in spreadsheets or on paper, we can build web-based software with a database behind it, so your team can work with the same information from any browser.

Yes. We host over 99% of the websites we build, and our website support and fully managed hosting cover custom projects as well as WordPress sites. You deal with one local team from first idea to ongoing support.

Custom web projects start from £1,200 and are quoted for each project, depending on what you need it to do. Get in touch, tell us what you want to achieve and we will talk through the options and give you a clear price.