WordPress sites that are fast, secure and easy to edit
WordPress is a great choice when your team wants to publish often. It goes wrong when a site is built on a heavy theme, a page builder and thirty plugins. We build lightweight custom themes and plugins, so your site stays fast and secure and your editors still get the flexibility they want.
- Custom themes
- Custom blocks
- Plugin development
- Block editor
- Editing your team can manage
- Lean
- Minimal third-party plugins
- Monthly
- Optional maintenance plans
(The problem)
Most slow WordPress sites are slow for the same reasons
A heavy multipurpose theme, a page builder and dozens of plugins, each adding code to every page and another thing to update.
A lightweight custom theme with purpose-built blocks keeps the editing flexibility your team wants without the weight or the security risk.
What's included
All the flexibility of WordPress, none of the bloat.
- 01
Custom themes
Lightweight themes built from your designs.
- 02
Custom blocks
Editor blocks that match your design system.
- 03
Plugin development
Small, focused plugins instead of a stack of third-party ones.
- 04
WooCommerce
Store builds and custom extensions.
- 05
Speed & security
Audits, clean-ups, hardening and better hosting.
- 06
Maintenance
Updates, backups, monitoring and small changes.
How it works
- 01
Review
Content types, editing needs and any existing site audited.
- 02
Design
Page designs and a block library planned around your content.
- 03
Build
Custom theme, blocks and plugins developed and tested.
- 04
Train and launch
Your editors trained, the site launched and monitored.
Multi-Location E-commerce Retailer · E-Commerce, UK & Australia
Load time from 3.2s to 0.8s. Revenue up 44% in three months after relaunch.
- Page load time
- Before3.2s
- After0.8s
- Revenue vs pre-launch baseline
- BeforeBaseline
- After+44%
- Security incidents / year
- Before3
- After0
We had been patching the same site for four years and dreading every WordPress update. The rebuild Tecklogist delivered has run flawlessly for two years with zero incidents.
Tecklogist vs the alternatives
| Feature | Tecklogist | Page Builder Agency | Theme Marketplace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero page builders, clean block code | |||
| PageSpeed 90+ guaranteed | typically 50–70 | ||
| Hardened security configuration | basic | ||
| Clean WordPress update path | builder-dependent | ||
| You own all source files | theme-locked | ||
| Custom WooCommerce extensions | limited | ||
| WCAG 2.2 accessibility check | varies | ||
| Ongoing maintenance retainer available | varies |
Tools we use
- WordPress Core
- PHP 8.2
- WooCommerce
- MySQL
- WordPress REST API
- Composer
- PHPUnit
- WP-CLI
Industries we serve
- Agencies
- E-commerce
- Healthcare
- Publishing
- Professional Services
- Education
- Membership Sites
- Non-profit
Good questions
Last reviewed October 2026
Do you use Elementor or Divi?+
We build custom themes with the block editor instead. They're faster, more secure and easier to maintain.
Can you fix our slow WordPress site?+
Usually, yes. Heavy themes, too many plugins and poor hosting are the common causes; we audit the site and fix them in priority order.
Will we be able to edit pages ourselves?+
Yes. Custom blocks let your team build and change pages without touching code.
Do you build WooCommerce stores?+
Yes, including custom checkout logic, subscriptions and integrations.
Can you take over an existing site?+
Yes. We'll audit it first and tell you whether to improve it or rebuild.
Do you offer hosting?+
We'll recommend and set up managed WordPress hosting in your name.
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