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Statamic

Statamic Developer Brisbane

A better editing experience on maintainable Laravel foundations.

We build bespoke Statamic sites for organisations with structured content, custom publishing workflows and Laravel integrations. Our team designs the content model, editor experience and frontend together, then supports the site after launch. Production Statamic work includes Brisbane South PHN and this website.

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Platform fit

Is this the right platform?

The platform should follow the requirements. These are the conditions we test before recommending Statamic.

A good fit when

Statamic suits bespoke content-led websites that need structured content, a clean authoring experience and the flexibility of the Laravel ecosystem.

Consider another option when

It is less suitable when a team depends on a large WordPress plugin ecosystem or needs a conventional managed-commerce product rather than a content platform.
Case Studies

Featured projects built with Statamic

Selected production projects showing the requirements, integrations and ongoing responsibilities behind our Statamic work.

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Capabilities

What we build with Statamic

Design, development, integration and support delivered by the people responsible for the technical decisions.

Content models built around the organisation

We define the fields, relationships, taxonomies and reusable components around the content your team publishes. Editors work with a deliberate structure instead of assembling every page from generic blocks.

Laravel integrations and custom features

Statamic runs on Laravel, so we can add custom workflows, application features and integrations without maintaining a separate technology stack beside the CMS.

Editorial workflows and permissions

Roles, publishing states, revisions and approval steps are configured around the people maintaining the site. The control panel is kept focused on the tasks each editor needs to complete.

Reusable design-system components

We translate the approved design into reusable templates and components with controlled editorial options. New pages remain consistent without requiring a developer for routine publishing.

Focused add-ons and custom code

We use maintained add-ons for common requirements and write focused custom add-ons where the workflow is specific. Each dependency is chosen with upgrades, support and code ownership in mind.

Deployment and ongoing maintenance

The project includes documented deployment, backups and environment configuration. After launch, we continue to handle Statamic and Laravel updates, monitoring and changes to the site.

How the work is staffed

Who works on your Statamic site

The people who scope our Statamic work also design the content model, write the templates and custom code, and support the site after launch.

Separate project roles

Sales, delivery and technical work sit with different people.

  • Senior staff may scope and review the work while other developers handle most of the build.

  • Questions usually go through an account or project manager before reaching a developer.

  • Architecture and day-to-day implementation may be handled by different people.

  • The delivery team often comes in after the proposal is signed and has to learn the project from the brief.

  • A support team takes over after launch and has to learn the site.

  • Addon updates are applied in bulk, often without checking the changelog or testing the site.

Our team

The developers making the decisions also do the work.

  • Our senior developers build the blueprints, Antlers templates and custom code and handle deployment.

  • You speak directly with the people responsible for the work, from scoping through support.

  • The developers writing the code also make the architecture decisions.

  • The same senior team scopes the project, makes the technical decisions and delivers the work.

  • The team that built the site continues to support it. Most of our client relationships run for five to seven years.

  • We review each addon update, test it in staging and record the result before it reaches production.

Integrations

Systems we connect to Statamic

The business systems our team most often connects to a Statamic build. Browse every integration.

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Tell us which systems need to exchange data and where the current process is failing. We will assess the APIs, constraints, and safest path forward.

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Straight advice

Choose the platform from the requirements.

We assess Statamic against the requirements and explain when another option would be cheaper or easier to maintain.

Start with constraints

Content, workflows, integrations, governance and ownership matter more than a feature checklist.

Avoid custom work without a reason

Configuration is preferable when it genuinely meets the requirement and remains maintainable.

Plan for operational ownership

The choice must still make sense for the team maintaining it after launch.

How our team works

The people making the platform decisions also deliver the work.

You speak directly with the developers and designers working on the project, and they continue to support it after launch.
  • Direct access to senior people
  • Design and development working closely together
  • Technical advice from the people responsible for implementation
  • Senior developers remain involved throughout delivery
  • The same team supports the site after launch
“Digital Bird is my first pick for delivering web projects on time, on budget and to the brief — every time. Beyond being a delight to work with, Jonathan Bird is that rare breed of developer who is both masterful on the tools (an absolute Laravel whizz!) while also being adept at engaging the client in UX-thinking, to which he applies expert insights, gained through years of experience, to help further improve the end design for the target user’s experience. This powerful combination of skills means that 4 years on and a variety of projects later (from search directories to corporate website developments), Digital Bird firmly remains my first pick for developer.”
Emma Keller Communications Manager, Brisbane South PHN Brisbane South PHN
Process

From the first decision to ongoing improvement

We keep strategy, design, development, and technical ownership close together. Your team is involved at the decision points, with clear recommendations and visible progress throughout.

  1. Step 1: Understand

    Clarify the audience, business problem, constraints, content, and measures of success.

  2. Step 2: Recommend

    Explain the viable options and trade-offs, then recommend the simplest sound approach.

  3. Step 3: Plan

    Agree priorities, responsibilities, scope, timing, and the decisions your stakeholders need to make.

  4. Step 4: Design and build

    Work in visible increments while strategy, user experience, content, and engineering remain connected.

  5. Step 5: Validate and launch

    Test the important journeys, performance, accessibility, content, integrations, and operational readiness.

  6. Step 6: Improve

    Monitor the live system, resolve issues, and continue improving it as requirements change.

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