WordPress - Custom Themes & Development
WordPress is an open source, highly standards compliant, web publishing tool. It has an inherent simplicity and elegance of design that makes it suitable for all levels of web publishing. Many online magazines and newspapers now use it, most of the world’s top blogs use it, and a lot of business sites also use it thanks to the low training requirements, easy extendibility, and ease of use.
Inherently extendible with both open and proprietary plug-ins, themes and applications, WordPress and WordPress MU have become our tools of choice for many client sites where content and ease of use our critical. Consequently, our experience of WordPress is now amongst the highest, and we understand we’re the only UK based WordPress consultants recognised by Automattic as at the third quarter 2007.
Our rates for plugin and theme development vary according to need and availability, starting at £40+VAT per hour for non-profit organisations, up to £90+VAT per hour for emergency work at short notice.
Advantages of Using Interconnect IT
- UK based company formed near Liverpool, Merseyside in 1996. We have history, we have a reputation, and we’re accountable for our work. Yes, that means that if we did make a mess of your site (and we promise we won’t!) then you can easily pursue the legal options available to you in the UK. You can’t do that easily with an overseas firm.
- We have good cultural understanding - that means we’re more likely to have a clear understanding of your requirements and needs. In our experience that means we’re far far quicker and use up less of your valuable time.
- If you’re also in the UK you can turn up at our offices. We’re easy to find. In fact, we even give maps to help you - that means you can have affordable face to face meetings for complex projects. We’ll even come to see you in some circumstances.
- Interconnect IT is led by software engineers, not hackers or people who’ve learned a bit of web stuff on the side. That gives us the depth of knowledge and experience to do the difficult things. We’re behind some of the most important software implementations in Europe, some of which handle billions of Euros and Pounds and is trusted not to muck things up. If your blog or site is critical to you then you only want to trust people with a solid reputation and approach to work.
- All our work is properly invoiced, logged and traceable - that means you have the right paperwork, and you won’t find yourself with awkward tax bills at a later date.
- Everything we do goes through an SVN repository, meaning that all code modifications are logged and rollbacks are trivially easy to carry out.
- We’re commercial and professional developers - that means we’re not just there for the good times, but there when you have emergencies and problems to resolve too.
Our WordPress Services
- Theme design and development
- Plugin development
- Styling of objects
- Installation and integration of third party plugins
- Migrations from one server to another, with advice and support available
- Advice and guidance on installation, management and support of WordPress sites
- Bandwidth, performance and efficiency consulting for busy sites
- Reliable hosting (for selected clients only)
- WordPress MU installation, customisation, theme design, hosting and management for companies and organisations who want to host multiple blogs and provide a simple, low cost platform to their users
Come and Visit us in Liverpool
We’re conveniently based in the center of Liverpool - many people particularly enjoy designing with a developer who they can sit next to, bounce ideas around with and get to know well. If this is your preference our offices are a great place to work and close to many of Liverpool’s tourist attractions, making it a particularly attractive day out for many people based in the North West of England and North Wales.
If you prefer we can also come to your own office location, throughout Europe and the World, depending on the work required. In this case you may well be hiring us on a time & labour basis, and we have a specific chargeable rate for work of this nature. Please contact us for more information.
