Jonathan Bird Web Design & Development
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WordPress

WordPress Developer Brisbane

A familiar CMS, engineered for the organisation that depends on it.

We design, build and maintain custom WordPress sites for established organisations. Our work covers content structure, custom themes, purpose-built plugins, integrations, performance and accessibility. Relevant projects include AMA Group, Brisbane South PHN, All 4 Adventure, Epic Pharmacy, Icon Group and East Coast Bullbars.

Platform fit

Is this the right platform?

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

A good fit when

WordPress is useful when the editorial team values familiarity and the project can stay within a carefully governed set of mature extensions.

Consider another option when

It is not automatically the right choice for complex application workflows, high-risk plugin stacks or projects that need extensive bespoke domain logic.
Capabilities

What we build with WordPress

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

Custom themes built around the content

We build the frontend around the organisation’s brand, content and audience requirements. Editors receive reusable page components and documented controls rather than a purchased theme that has to be worked around.

Publishing workflows editors can use

Content types, fields, permissions and approval steps are configured around the material the team actually publishes. Editors can update routine content without working in code or rebuilding page layouts.

Technical SEO and content migrations

We plan URL structures, metadata templates, sitemaps, structured data and redirect maps as part of the build. Existing content and search equity are checked during migration instead of being left until launch.

Custom plugins and business integrations

We build focused plugins when the site needs organisation-specific publishing, forms or workflow logic, and connect WordPress to CRM, email, commerce, analytics and operational systems.

Tested updates and security maintenance

Core, theme and plugin updates are reviewed, applied in staging and tested against the site before production. Maintenance also covers backups, monitoring, access review and recovery planning.

Performance and accessibility work

We test page templates across responsive layouts, keyboard use and assistive technology, then address frontend, media and caching issues that affect accessibility and loading performance.

How the work is staffed

Who works on your WordPress site

The people who scope our WordPress work also make the plugin and architecture decisions, write the 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.

  • Plugin choices, architecture and 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.

  • Plugin 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 write the custom themes, plugins and integrations and handle deployment.

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

  • The developers writing the code also choose the plugins and architecture, with responsibility for maintaining them.

  • 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 plugin update, test it in staging and record the result before it reaches production.

Straight advice

Choose the platform from the requirements.

We assess WordPress 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
“Jonathan Bird was instrumental in redesigning my business’ website and provided invaluable feedback throughout the entire process. The results far exceeded my expectations. They then went above and beyond and met all deadlines in revamping the site again, when we re branded our business. Jonathan has been managing our website updates and hosting ever since and, with more than 10 years industry experience, is always able to add value, solve problems and exceed expectations. I highly recommend him.”
Craig Dobbs Partner, Apiary Financial Apiary Financial Logo
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.

Bring us your WordPress platform decision

Book a free strategy session with the senior people who scope and deliver the work. We will help clarify the problem, test assumptions and identify a practical next step—without turning the session into a generic sales call.

Planning a project?

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