A WordPress site becomes hard to change when it is held together by plugins that nobody on the team chose or understands.
Hire WordPress Developers for Custom Themes, Block Editors & WooCommerce Stores
WordPress engineers who write themes, blocks and plugins as code under version control, and who can tidy up a site that has grown one plugin at a time.
- Custom blocks and themes built for your editors
- PHP, JavaScript and the WordPress coding standards
- Version control and a staging site as routine
- Interview the developer before signing anything
- DaysTo a shortlist
- MonthlyContract terms
- YoursCode and IP
Teams That Build With SyntecHire
References available on request.
What You Can Build With WordPress
Custom Themes and Blocks
Block themes and custom blocks that follow your design system and let editors build pages without breaking the layout.
Tech Stack
- Block Editor
- theme.json
- React
- PHP
Outcome
Editors publish new pages themselves and the brand stays consistent.
WordPress is used by more websites than any other content management system, according to W3Techs usage surveys.
Technical Expertise Our WordPress Developers Bring
Block themes and classic themes, with styles and settings defined centrally instead of scattered through templates.
- Block Themes
- theme.json
- Template Parts
Custom blocks with sensible controls, so editors have the options they need and no more.
- Block Editor
- React
- @wordpress/scripts
Features added through actions and filters, never by editing core or third-party plugin files.
- Actions
- Filters
- Custom Post Types
Product data, checkout steps and order flows extended through the hooks WooCommerce provides.
- WooCommerce
- Payment Gateways
- Shipping
Sanitised input, escaped output, nonces on every form and capability checks on every action.
- Nonces
- Capabilities
- Escaping
Page and object caching, lean queries and properly sized images, checked with measurement before and after.
- Page Cache
- Object Cache
- Core Web Vitals
Connecting WordPress to CRMs, payment providers and search services in both directions.
- REST API
- WPGraphQL
- Webhooks
Code in Git, dependencies managed by Composer and releases that do not rely on editing files over FTP.
- Git
- WP-CLI
- Composer
How WordPress Has Evolved
- 2003
WordPress 0.7First release
The first public version, a fork of the b2/cafelog blogging software.
- 2005
WordPress 1.5Themes
Introduced the theme system and static pages.
- 2010
WordPress 3.0Custom post types
Custom post types, custom menus and multisite merged into core.
- 2016
WordPress 4.7REST API
Content endpoints for the REST API shipped in core.
- 2018
WordPress 5.0Block editor
The block editor replaced the classic editor as the default.
- 2022
WordPress 5.9Site editing
Full site editing arrived along with the first default block theme.
When WordPress Is The Right Choice
Choose WordPress when
- Non-technical editors publish oftenThe editing experience is familiar to many people and needs little training.
- Content is the main purpose of the siteMarketing sites, publications and resource libraries are what WordPress does best.
- You want to own the site and choose the hostWordPress is open source, so the site can move between hosting providers.
- You need a store next to your contentWooCommerce adds selling to the same site and the same admin.
Consider something else when
- The product is a complex web applicationCustom workflows, heavy business logic and many user roles fit an application framework better.
- Nobody will maintain itWordPress and its plugins need regular updates. An unattended site becomes a security risk.
- The catalogue and order volume are very largeA dedicated commerce platform may carry that load with less custom work.
Why CTOs Choose Us
Candidates review an existing theme and plugin set and explain what they would fix first, and why.
You interview the person who will do the work before any contract is signed.
The developer is assigned to your work only, so they learn your content model and your editors' habits.
Code goes into your repository and changes are made on your hosting, under logins you control.
Month-to-month engagement, no exit fee, and a replacement if the fit is wrong.
How Your Developer Joins The Team
- 1Step 1
Discovery
A call about your stack, team and the work ahead.
- 2Step 2
Matching
A shortlist of people who have done similar work.
- 3Step 3
Onboarding
Access, environment setup and a first small task.
- 4Step 4
Shipping
Regular pull requests inside your review process.
AI In Delivery
Where coding assistants help, and where a person decides.
Used for speed
Boilerplate, test scaffolding and first drafts of documentation.
Always reviewed
Every change is read and approved by an engineer before it merges.
Never given secrets
Credentials and client data stay out of prompts. Your policy on AI tools applies.
Security And IP
What we enforce on every engagement.
IP assignment
All work product is assigned to you in the contract.
NDA first
Signed before anyone sees your code.
Least privilege
Access limited to what the task needs.
Clean exit
Access revoked and handover documented when work ends.
WordPress Developer Pricing Tiers
- Early career
Entry
On request
- Works on defined tasks
- Pairs with a senior reviewer
- Suited to well-scoped backlog items
- Mid level
Experienced
On request
- Owns features end to end
- Reviews others' code
- Suited to most product teams
- Senior
Expert
On request
- Leads architecture decisions
- Mentors the team
- Suited to complex or legacy systems
Rates depend on seniority, stack and team size. We quote a fixed monthly figure per developer.
What Is Included In The Rate
| SyntecHire dedicated developer | Typical freelancer | |
|---|---|---|
| Screening and onboarding | Included | Your time |
| Replacement if the fit is wrong | Included | Start again |
| Continuity and handover notes | Included | Varies |
| IP assignment and NDA | In the contract | Varies |
| Availability | Full time on your product | Shared across clients |
Is A Dedicated Developer The Right Fit?
Five quick questions.
1Is the work expected to run for three months or longer?
2Do you have someone who can set priorities each week?
3Is there an existing codebase or a clear specification?
4Do you want the developer inside your own tools and reviews?
5Would losing context between contractors hurt the project?
0 of 5 answered. Answer every question to see the result.
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WordPress Hiring Questions
Developers work with what your site already uses, including page builders. For new work they can set out the trade-offs between a page builder and custom blocks so that you can decide.
Yes. The usual first step is an audit of the theme, plugins and hosting, followed by a list of risks in priority order. Fixes begin once you have agreed the list.
Yes. Tell us which payment, shipping and subscription extensions you use, and we shortlist developers with experience of them.
Through your process. If there is none yet, the developer can set up version control and a staging site so that changes are reviewed before they go live.
You do. All custom code is assigned to you in the contract and stored in your repository.
Yes. An NDA is signed before the developer is given access to your site, code or hosting.