WordPress Development

We love WordPress development. The good-looking theme designs, diverse plugin architecture and user-friendly appeal make it easy to develop best-in-class websites for our clients. We assist in the selection of WordPress development templates that work best for businesses. But fitting into a mould is not always possible, nor should it be necessary. We know that every business is unique, so we specialise in developing custom-built themes using HTML5, CSS3 and/or Javascript. We build on these websites by exploring a variety of theme extensions and theme modifications, and then ensure a seamless implementation of the tailored theme. UX design is at the forefront of everything we do and we pride ourselves in developing websites that are not only beautiful, but also fully functional.

Why is everyone talking about WordPress?

So it seems like everyone is talking about WordPress. You might have read or heard a few of these comments:

  • “I never realised how uncomplicated it was to register a unique domain name on WordPress. I could choose a .com, .net, .org or .me domain and get going right away.”
  • “When I started my business I was advised to create a WordPress website. I am so glad I listened. It was straightforward to create and it is simple to manage.”
  • “I can’t imagine using anything other than the WordPress platform. It’s so powerful, yet so easy to use.”
  • “Our web designer is so happy with the wide array of high quality themes to choose from on WordPress. It makes it a lot easier to create a site that is unique to our brand.”
  • “The stats we get from WordPress are so helpful in determining what our readers are consuming, and this helps us to continuously improve our website.”
  • “If I ever have an issue with our site, the guys at WordPress are always available to help me.”
  • “Our new WordPress website looks spectacular on web and mobile.”

It sounds quite impressive, but what is WordPress? It is an open source website creation tool written in PHP. Many consider it to be one of the easiest and most powerful blogging and website content management systems (or CMS) available. With WordPress, you can create almost anything. Whether you need a business site or blog, this is the web development tool that you need. It has mistakenly be classified as a blogging platform only, but its evolution over the years has made it indispensable in creating fully functional websites and mobile applications.

Developed in 2003, it is now extremely popular with over 70 million websites using WordPress. Some the brands that use WordPress are TED, TechCrunch, Mashable and CNN. Over 25% of the web runs on WordPress. There are also many South African sites built with WordPress.

That’s all fine and well, but you’re probably wondering how it compares to other publishing platforms? You’ll notive the popularity of WordPress if you take a look at the Google Trends chart, which compares WordPress to other leading platforms like Blogger, Drupal and SharePoint.

The simplicity and versatility of WordPress is a winning combination. There are hundreds of themes and over 48 000 plugins available to suit every need. Even yours.

Still not convinced? Let’s look at seven reasons why you should use WordPress:

1.It gives you freedom (remember, it’s open source)
2.It’s easy to use and learn
3.It’s extendable by using themes and plugins
4.It’s SEO (search engine optimisation) friendly
5.It’s easy to manage
6. It’s safe and secure
7. It can handle different media types

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5 Popular South African Websites Built on WordPress

WordPress can lay claim to powering more than 24% of the web. It can be best described as an online, open source website creation tool, written in PHP. It is widely revered for being one of the easiest and most powerful blogging and content management system (or CMS) on the market. It is open source – this means that the source code of the software enables the user to study, modify and experiment with it at leisure.

On that note, here are a few South African websites that have been built by this popular web creation tool.

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WordPress performance

WordPress performance part 1 – introduction

We have decided to start a series on speeding up that faithful WordPress blog / website so that it loads quickly and retains those precious visitors you're aiming to get. We think that this may be one of the most important factors in converting visitors into paying clients (in what ever way the transaction is). It will be a 4 part series starting with an introduction (this post), moving to the how-to guides and then finishing with an advanced post. This will be released over the next few weeks or so.

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Why you Should Upgrade to WordPress 4.0

The core development team have been hard at work to bring you the latest version of the open source software. These updates seem to be coming in thick and fast as the team that commits the updates gets bigger and move toward a more agile workflow.The latest version, dubbed Benny, is packed with the usual security patches and bug fixes however there is a few neat little features that are a must have for content creators and developers alike. Here are a few that we think you should upgrade for (if you haven’t already):

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