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WordPress Website Design London
WordPress website design for London businesses that want a professional site they can update themselves. We design and build fast, secure WordPress websites at fixed prices, from £306 for one page to £1,192 for twelve.
Professional WordPress website design for London businesses
The world's most popular website platform, set up properly
WordPress runs more than 40% of all websites, according to the web survey company W3Techs. It is used by sole traders and by some of the largest publishers in the world, and there is a good reason: it is free, flexible and easy for a business owner to edit.
The same freedom is also where WordPress goes wrong. A site built from a bloated theme and thirty plugins becomes slow, hard to maintain and easy to break. Most of the poor WordPress websites we are asked to fix were not badly designed. They were badly built.
We build WordPress websites the careful way: a clean, lightweight theme, a short list of trusted plugins, and a layout designed for your business and your customers. The result is a website that loads quickly, ranks well and that you can update without calling a developer.
What you get
- A design made for your brand, not an unedited template.
- A fast, lightweight build with only the plugins you need.
- Mobile-first pages tested on phones, tablets and desktops.
- An editor you can use, with training on changing text, images and prices.
- On-page SEO on every page, plus a sitemap submitted to Google.
- Security basics: SSL, spam protection, backups and limited login attempts.
- Contact made easy: click-to-call, WhatsApp and a quote form.
- Full ownership. The website, the domain and the logins are yours.
Prices
WordPress website design prices
Fixed prices for a finished WordPress website, set by the number of pages.
| WordPress website | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One page | Sole traders, new businesses and advert landing pages | |
| 3 pages | Small local businesses | |
| 6 pages | Businesses with several services | |
| 12 pages | Several services and several areas | |
| Bespoke WordPress website | Custom design and special features | from |
| WooCommerce online shop | Selling products through WordPress | from |
| Care plan | Updates, backups and small changes |
Launch offer: 20% off standard prices of £500 or more and 10% off standard prices under £500. Standard prices are shown crossed out. Offer ends 30 April 2027. Prices exclude VAT. Full price list
The basics
What is WordPress?
WordPress is a content management system: software that lets you build a website and then change its pages through a simple editing screen, without writing code. It began in 2003 as a tool for blogs and has grown into a platform for every kind of website, from a one-page site for a tradesperson to large online shops and news sites.
There are two things called WordPress, which causes confusion. WordPress.com is a paid hosting service. WordPress.org is the free, open-source software that you install on your own hosting. We build with the open-source software, because it gives you complete control and means you are not tied to one company.
A WordPress website has three parts. The core software manages pages, images and users. The theme controls how the site looks. Plugins add features such as forms, SEO tools, booking or a shop. The skill in WordPress website design lies in choosing a small number of good parts and fitting them together well.
Why WordPress suits small businesses
You can edit it yourself
Changing an opening time, adding a photo of a finished job or publishing a new service page takes a few minutes. You do not have to wait for, or pay, a developer for routine changes.
You own it
With hosted website builders, you rent your site and cannot take it with you. A WordPress site is yours. You can move it to another host or another agency at any time.
It grows with you
Start with one page. Add service pages, a blog, a booking system or an online shop later, on the same website. Nothing has to be rebuilt.
It is good for SEO
WordPress produces clean page addresses, lets you control every title and description, and works with respected SEO plugins. Search engines read WordPress sites easily when they are built properly.
Help is easy to find
Because WordPress is so widely used, almost every developer and agency can work with it. You will never be stuck with a system only one supplier understands.
WordPress compared with Wix, Squarespace and Shopify
Clients often ask whether they would be better off with a website builder. The honest answer depends on the business.
Wix and Squarespace are quick to start and need no technical upkeep, which makes them reasonable for a very simple site that the owner builds alone. The limits appear later: monthly fees that never end, less control over speed and SEO, and no way to move the site elsewhere.
Shopify is excellent for online shops and is the platform we recommend to some retailers. For a service business that mainly needs enquiries, it is more than you need.
WordPress asks for a little more care, because it must be kept updated, but it gives the lowest long-term cost, the most flexibility and full ownership. For most small businesses that plan to be around for years, it is the better investment. If WordPress is not the right fit for you, we will say so and suggest what is.
How we build a WordPress website that stays fast
Speed matters to visitors and to Google, and it is decided by how the site is built.
- We start from a lightweight theme and design your pages on top of it, instead of loading a heavy multipurpose theme full of features you will never use.
- We keep plugins to the essentials. Every plugin adds code and a possible security risk, so each one has to earn its place.
- We resize and compress every image and use modern image formats.
- We set up caching, so pages are served quickly to repeat visitors.
- We test the finished site on a mobile connection before launch.
Keeping a WordPress website secure
WordPress has a reputation for being hacked. In practice, almost all hacked WordPress sites share the same causes: out-of-date plugins, weak passwords and cheap hosting. All three are avoidable.
Every site we build has an SSL certificate, strong administrator passwords, protection against repeated login attempts, spam filtering on forms and regular backups. After launch, the software needs updating as new versions are released. You can do this yourself, and we show you how, or our care plan handles updates, backups and security checks for £45 a month.
WordPress services we provide
New WordPress websites
A complete website designed and built for your business, from a single page to a large site with a blog and several service and area pages.
WordPress redesigns
If your current WordPress site looks dated or runs slowly, we rebuild it with a modern design and keep your content, page addresses and rankings.
WooCommerce shops
WooCommerce turns WordPress into an online shop. See our ecommerce website design page for details.
Moving to WordPress
We move websites from Wix, Squarespace, old custom systems and other platforms onto WordPress, with redirects so that links and search positions are kept.
WordPress repairs and speed improvements
Slow pages, broken layouts, plugin conflicts and security warnings. Tell us what is wrong and we will quote to fix it.
WordPress SEO
Once the site is live, our SEO services build on it with keyword research, new content and local optimisation.
How it works
Our WordPress design process
Free quote
Tell us about your business and what the site must do. We send a fixed price.
Plan
We agree the pages, the keyword for each one, and collect your logo, text and photos.
Design
You review the home page design on mobile and desktop and ask for changes.
Build
We build the site in WordPress, add forms and maps, and test speed and display.
Launch and training
We go live, submit the site to Google and show you how to edit it.
Examples
Websites we have designed
Live websites from our portfolio. Open them on your phone to judge the speed and layout for yourself.
Amazon brand website
Smart Chef
Kitchen appliance brand site with product pages, recipes and guides, and buy links to Amazon UK and Ireland.
Visit smartchef.uk
Amazon brand website
Visyon
Smart mini projector brand with a comparison page, buying guides, support pages and UK and Ireland Amazon links.
Visit visyon.uk
Amazon brand website
Cavon
Consumer brand site with product pages and setup guides for products sold on Amazon.co.uk.
Visit cavonofficial.com
Search visibility
WordPress built for SEO and AI search
WordPress gives you the tools to rank well, but the tools have to be used. We set up the search foundations on every WordPress website before it goes live.
The same clear structure also helps AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Gemini, and Google's AI Overviews, to understand and describe your business accurately.
- Keyword targeting: one topic and one main keyword for each page.
- Titles and descriptions written by hand for every page.
- Heading structure: a single H1 and logical subheadings.
- Internal links between related services and areas.
- Schema markup for your business details, services and FAQs.
- Clean page addresses and an XML sitemap sent to Google Search Console.
Running your site
What it is like to run a WordPress website
If you have never used WordPress, it helps to know what day-to-day life with it looks like. It is simpler than most people expect.
You log in through a web page with your own username and password. Inside is a dashboard with a menu down the side: Pages, Posts, Media and so on. To change a page, you open it, click on the text you want to change and type. To replace a photo, you click it and upload a new one. When you are happy, you press Update, and the change is live.
Adding a new page works the same way. You can copy an existing page as a starting point, change the wording and images, and publish it. Many of our clients add a page for a new service or a new area themselves within a few weeks of launch.
We give every client a training session at handover and a short written guide to the tasks they will do most. You can also give other people their own logins with limited permissions, so a member of staff can update the blog without being able to change the design.
Hosting for a WordPress website
Hosting is the service that keeps your website online, and it has a large effect on how fast and how safe a WordPress site is. Very cheap shared hosting puts hundreds of websites on one server, so your site slows down whenever the others are busy, and one hacked neighbour can affect everyone.
We recommend hosting that suits the size of your site and set it up in your own name, so the account belongs to you. Good WordPress hosting includes daily backups, a free SSL certificate, server-level caching and support that understands WordPress. We tell you the yearly cost in your quote, so you know the full running cost before you start.
Plugins we commonly use, and why we use so few
There are tens of thousands of WordPress plugins, and it is tempting to install one for every idea. We do the opposite. A typical site we build has a small set of plugins, each doing one essential job.
- An SEO plugin, to control titles, descriptions, schema and the sitemap.
- A forms plugin, for contact and quote forms with spam protection.
- A caching and image plugin, to keep pages fast.
- A security plugin, to limit login attempts and watch for changes.
- A backup plugin, unless the hosting already provides backups.
Anything beyond these has to be justified by a real need, such as booking, a shop or a members' area. Fewer plugins mean fewer updates, fewer conflicts and fewer ways for something to go wrong. It is one of the main reasons our WordPress websites stay quick and stable after launch.
Accessibility and good practice
A professional website should be usable by everyone, including people who use a screen reader, who cannot use a mouse or who find small, pale text hard to read. We build WordPress sites with readable text sizes and colour contrast, descriptions on images, labels on form fields and a layout that works with a keyboard. These are good for your visitors, and search engines reward many of the same things.
Questions
WordPress website design: frequently asked questions
How much does a WordPress website cost in London?
Our WordPress websites cost £306 for one page, £596 for three pages, £792 for six pages and £1,192 for twelve pages. Bespoke WordPress websites start from £1,196 and WooCommerce shops from £1,596. All prices exclude VAT.
Is WordPress free?
The WordPress software is free. You pay for the design and build of the website, plus a domain name and hosting each year. Some specialist plugins have their own licence fees, and we tell you about any of these in your quote.
Will I be able to update my WordPress website myself?
Yes. That is one of the main reasons to choose WordPress. At handover we show you how to edit pages, add images and publish new content.
Is WordPress secure?
Yes, when it is built well and kept updated. We set up the security basics on every site, and our care plan keeps the software up to date for £45 a month.
Can you fix or redesign my existing WordPress site?
Yes. We can repair faults, improve speed or carry out a full redesign while keeping your content and search rankings.
Can WordPress be used for an online shop?
Yes. The WooCommerce plugin adds products, a basket, checkout and payments to a WordPress website.
Do you use page builders?
We use the editor that suits the project and keeps the site fast. Whichever it is, you will be shown how to use it, and we avoid tools that lock your content in.
Who owns the website when it is finished?
You do. The website, the content, the domain name and the administrator login all belong to you.
WordPress website design London: summary
Website Designer 1 designs and builds WordPress websites for London businesses at fixed prices. Each site is custom designed, lightweight, secure and set up for search, and you are trained to manage it yourself. Prices start at £306 for a single page.
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