WordPress Development

WordPress Development

Enterprise-grade WordPress that ranks, converts, and scales — engineered for performance, security, and complete ownership. We don't just build WordPress sites. We engineer high-performance, secure, conversion-focused digital experiences that power ambitious organizations for years. Military-grade hardening, obsessive optimization, and 100 % code ownership from day one.

180+ Enterprise WordPress projects delivered
95+ Average Lighthouse Score
<1.1s Average Largest Contentful Paint

Why Most WordPress Projects Underperform

Most WordPress sites don't fail on launch day. They quietly lose revenue, rankings, and trust for years.

01

Slow, bloated, and invisible to Google

Plugin sprawl, unoptimized media, and legacy code push Core Web Vitals into the red. Visitors leave before the page even finishes loading.

02

Security feels like a gamble

Outdated plugins, weak staging, and “set it and forget it” updates turn every core update into a potential outage or breach.

03

Editors are trapped in a maze

Custom fields, ad-hoc templates, and poor block patterns mean non-technical teams constantly need developer help just to publish.

04

You never truly own it

No documentation, no clean deploy path, no performance budget. The agency owns the future while you pay for updates and fixes.

WordPress isn't slow. Poorly engineered WordPress is.

The difference is decided in the first two weeks — not the last two.

The WordPress project problem

Most rebuilds start with a theme — not your content model

Pretty pages are easy. Sustainable publishing, performance, and security are not. Here is what we see fail — and how we ship sites editors can run for years.

Usually

Discovery ends at visual design.

Post types, taxonomies, and migration risks are deferred — then become expensive rework when real content hits the new theme.

Lunova

Content architecture before pixels.

We map how publishing actually works — then align blocks, fields, and permissions so non-developers can ship confidently.

Usually

Performance is “optimised” with another plugin.

Caching stacks fight each other. Nobody owns a measurable LCP budget — so scores regress after launch.

Lunova

Performance budgets enforced in CI.

Vitals and accessibility checks gate releases — not opinions in a retrospective.

Usually

Staging and production drift apart.

Editors cannot preview safely; developers fear merges. Releases slow to a crawl — or ship without discipline.

Lunova

Repeatable deploys and documented rollback.

Same path from staging to production — with owners, backups, and a tested restore story.

Usually

Handover is credentials and a theme zip.

Runbooks, monitoring, and rollback are missing — so you depend on the same vendor for every fire drill.

Lunova

Complete ownership transfer.

Repos, hosting access, DNS notes, and editor guides live in your organisation — not ours.

The Journey is a seven-step process from discovery through growth, with clear outcomes at each stage.

How we work

The Journey

From vision to velocity — precision and ownership at every step.

  1. Discovery

    Map content and success

    Map your goals, content model, SEO strategy, and success metrics with surgical precision.

    A WordPress delivery plan aligned to traffic and conversion
  2. Ideation

    Define the winning experience

    Collaborative workshops to define the exact solution that drives traffic, engagement, and conversion.

    Direction agreed before design or build spend
  3. Design

    Built for adoption and impact

    Intuitive, beautiful interfaces engineered for adoption and measurable business impact.

    A prototype editors can validate early
  4. Engineering

    Performance-first code

    Clean, scalable, maintainable code built with obsessive attention to performance.

    Working software at every checkpoint
  5. Security

    Hardened at every layer

    Military-grade hardening and testing at every layer.

    Launch-ready, risk-reviewed platform
  6. Deployment

    Zero-downtime launch

    Zero-downtime launches with full documentation and knowledge transfer.

    A calm, controlled go-live
  7. Growth

    You own the site

    Post-launch optimization, updates, and long-term partnership (you own 100 % of the code).

    A partner focused on vitals, conversion, and maintainability

How We Build Elite WordPress

Content Architecture

What we deliver

  • Content model
  • Custom post types
  • Taxonomy plan
  • ACF field groups
  • Editor experience spec
  • SEO architecture

Custom Theme & Design

What we deliver

  • Custom block patterns
  • Mobile-first design
  • Accessibility audit
  • Style guide
  • Performance budget enforcement

Development & Optimization

What we deliver

  • Custom theme development
  • Block editor blocks
  • Performance hardening
  • Security scanning
  • Staging environment
  • Content migration

Launch & Managed Support

What we deliver

  • Zero-downtime deployment
  • 90-day included support
  • Weekly updates
  • Monthly performance report
  • 24/7 security monitoring

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Why Ambitious Organizations Choose Lunova as Their WordPress Partner

Content architecture engineered before any design work

Post types, taxonomies, and editor workflows are mapped first — so the CMS supports publishing, not fights it.

Architecture

Military-grade security and performance budgets in CI/CD

Vulnerability scanning, staging validation, and Core Web Vitals gates on every release — not a pre-launch panic.

Security

100 % code ownership

You control your site forever — theme, custom work, repos, and documentation from day one.

Ownership

Direct access to senior WordPress engineers

No junior handoffs — the lead who scopes is accountable for performance, security, and handover.

Accountability

Predictable 8–14 week delivery

Fixed scope with zero tolerance for plugin sprawl — weekly working software, not slide decks.

Timeline

Obsessive focus on Core Web Vitals and maintainability

Conversion, SEO, and long-term operability are engineering requirements — not marketing afterthoughts.

Performance

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions – WordPress Development

Straight answers on headless vs classic, rebuilds, security, editors, SEO, and ownership.

Still have questions? Contact us

Headless WordPress or classic? Which should we choose?

We recommend based on your needs: classic/hybrid for editorial simplicity and plugin power; headless for maximum performance and multi-channel publishing. We will advise the right path after Discovery.

Our current site is slow and plugin-heavy. Do we need a full rebuild?

Not always. We start with a full audit. Many sites recover Core Web Vitals through cleanup and optimization. We only recommend a rebuild when technical debt makes it more expensive to keep patching.

How do you keep the site secure after launch?

Military-grade process: predictable updates in staging, automated vulnerability scanning, WAF/CDN, least-privilege access, nightly backups with tested restore, and critical patches handled as incidents.

Will our editors be able to publish without calling a developer?

Yes — this is a core design requirement. We build structured blocks, patterns, permissions, and workflows so non-technical teams can publish confidently and quickly.

How do you approach SEO and performance?

URL strategy, redirects, structured data, and Core Web Vitals are planned from week one. Performance budgets are enforced in every release — not added as an afterthought.

Who owns the site and all custom work?

You own 100 % of the code, theme, plugins, and documentation from the moment they are written. Full repository, hosting access, and knowledge transfer on launch.

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