Jonathan Bird Web Design & Development

Website platforms and technologies

Choose the platform after the requirements are clear.

The right choice depends on users, content, integrations, internal capability, budget and who will maintain it. We work across custom, content-managed and commerce platforms, and we will say when keeping the current system is the better option.

Custom platforms

Laravel Development

A good fit for custom applications, complex business rules, APIs, and integrations that need a maintainable long-term codebase.
Where it fits

Content-managed websites

Statamic Development

A good fit for content-rich websites that need a clean editor experience, flexible content modelling, and Laravel underneath.
Where it fits

WordPress Development

A good fit for established content and marketing teams that need a familiar CMS with custom design, integrations, and disciplined maintenance.
Where it fits

GovCMS Drupal Development

For government teams that need experienced Drupal help with planning, design, migration, integrations and ongoing support.
Where it fits

Commerce

Shopify & Shopify Plus Development

A good fit for consumer brands that want a managed commerce platform and need senior help with complex storefronts, migrations, or integrations.
Where it fits

Infrastructure

AWS Cloud Management

A good fit for applications that need dependable Australian hosting, managed infrastructure, observability, and room to scale.
Where it fits

Search and discovery

Algolia/TypeSense Search

A good fit when customers need fast, typo-tolerant search across large product catalogues, services, resources, or locations.
Where it fits

How we choose

The decision follows the audience, authoring and governance needs, integrations, internal capability, budget, performance requirements and the people who will own the system after launch.

Already on a platform?

We can assess rescue work, performance and accessibility improvements, migrations, integrations or an ongoing development relationship without assuming a rebuild is necessary.

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Relevant work

Platforms chosen around the job.

Selected projects showing different technical foundations shaped by content, workflow, commerce and integration requirements.
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How we work

Platform advice from the people who will implement it.

The same senior people assess the options, design the architecture and work on delivery.
  • 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
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Find the rest of the detail.

Every route, platform, connected system and project is documented. Pick whichever is closest to your question.

Solutions

Start from the problem: a website, a platform, commerce, an integration, or ongoing development.

  • Web design
  • B2B eCommerce
  • Custom applications
  • AI development
  • Maintenance
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Integrations

Connect the operational systems behind your website, with monitoring and reconciliation built in.

  • ERP & accounting
  • Payments
  • Marketing & CRM
  • Shipping
  • Search
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Case studies

The problems, decisions and outcomes behind work for Australian organisations.

  • eCommerce
  • Health
  • Government
  • B2B
  • SaaS
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Bring us the website or platform decision you need to work through

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.

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