WordPress Development Company

A custom WordPress theme is built from scratch specifically for your website - every design element, layout, and interaction is coded to match your brand and requirements exactly. A premium theme (bought from ThemeForest, Envato, or theme shops) is built for general use across thousands of websites - it includes features for every possible use case, which means more code, more JavaScript, more CSS, and slower loading for features you may not use. Custom themes are leaner, faster, and more precisely matched to your brand and content requirements. Premium themes are faster to deploy initially but often result in slower page speed, design compromises, and update risks (theme updates overwriting customisations). The choice depends on budget, timeline, and performance requirements.

WooCommerce is a free, open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress that transforms a WordPress website into a full online store. WooCommerce natively supports multiple Indian payment gateways: Razorpay, PayU, CCAvenue, PayTM, Cashfree, and InstaMojo all have maintained WooCommerce plugins. GST configuration is available through plugins like WooCommerce GST (enabling GST-inclusive pricing, HSN code per product, and GST invoice generation). Shiprocket, Delhivery, and India Post shipping integrations are available. COD (Cash on Delivery) is a WooCommerce built-in payment method. For Indian e-commerce, WooCommerce is the most flexible choice - more configurable for Indian requirements than Shopify's standard India settings.

WordPress speed optimisation is a systematic process: (1) Hosting quality - use PHP 8.2 on a managed WordPress host (WPEngine, Kinsta, SiteGround) or VPS with Nginx. (2) Caching - page cache for anonymous users (WP Rocket or W3 Total Cache), object cache via Redis or Memcached for database query caching. (3) Image optimisation - convert to WebP, lazy load all below-the-fold images, use srcset for responsive images, and use correct image dimensions. (4) Asset optimisation - minify and combine CSS/JS, defer non-critical JavaScript, inline critical CSS for above-the-fold content. (5) CDN - serve static assets from CDN edge nodes (Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, BunnyCDN). (6) Database - use a caching plugin to reduce database queries, regularly clean post revisions, transients, and auto-drafts. (7) Plugin audit - remove unused plugins, replace heavy plugins with lighter alternatives. Targeting 90+ PageSpeed and Core Web Vitals passing (LCP < 2.5s, CLS < 0.1, INP < 200ms).

Gutenberg is WordPress's block-based editor, introduced as the default editor in WordPress 5.0 (December 2018). It replaces the classic TinyMCE editor with a visual block interface where every piece of content is a 'block' - paragraph, heading, image, gallery, video, columns, button, table. Gutenberg enables Full Site Editing (FSE) in WordPress 5.9+, allowing the entire site (header, footer, templates, patterns) to be managed visually using blocks. For developers, Gutenberg means building custom blocks using React and the @wordpress/scripts toolchain - blocks registered via block.json files with server-side rendering in PHP or client-side rendering in JavaScript. For clients, Gutenberg means flexible, visual page editing without needing a separate page builder plugin - the block editor replaces Elementor, Divi, and similar tools for most use cases.

WordPress security involves multiple layers: (1) Keep core, themes, and plugins updated - most WordPress compromises exploit known vulnerabilities in outdated code. (2) Use a security plugin - Wordfence or Sucuri provide firewall (blocking malicious requests), malware scanning, and login protection. (3) Limit login attempts - preventing brute force attacks on wp-admin. (4) Use strong, unique passwords and two-factor authentication for admin users. (5) Remove unused themes and plugins - deactivated but installed plugins are still attack surfaces. (6) Restrict file editing - disable the theme and plugin editor in wp-admin for production sites. (7) Regular backups - automated daily backups to offsite storage (S3, Google Drive) so recovery is possible if compromise occurs. (8) SSL - HTTPS for all WordPress sites. (9) Change the default wp-admin URL - reduces automated attack attempts. (10) Hosting security - use a host with server-level WAF and PHP file restrictions in the uploads directory.

Headless WordPress separates WordPress's content management backend from the frontend presentation layer. In traditional WordPress, PHP templates render HTML pages server-side. In headless WordPress, the WordPress backend exposes content via its REST API or GraphQL (via WPGraphQL plugin), and a separate frontend (Next.js, Nuxt.js, Gatsby, or a mobile app) fetches that content and renders it independently. Headless WordPress is used when: maximum frontend performance is required (Next.js static generation or ISR is faster than PHP rendering), a mobile app needs to consume WordPress content, the same content must be delivered to multiple frontends (web + app + kiosk), or a modern JavaScript frontend stack is preferred. The tradeoff: headless WordPress is more complex to develop and deploy, and the visual editor experience for content creators is reduced (WYSIWYG preview requires additional setup).

WordPress website development timeline depends on complexity. A standard business website with 10-15 pages, a premium theme with moderate customisation, contact forms, and blog setup takes 3-6 weeks. A custom-designed WordPress website with a bespoke theme, custom post types, and specific functionality takes 6-12 weeks. A WooCommerce e-commerce store with custom theme, product catalogue, payment gateway integration, and standard features takes 6-10 weeks. A complex WordPress site with custom plugin development, advanced integrations, or membership functionality takes 10-16 weeks. These timelines assume prompt client feedback during the design review and content approval phases - delays in design approval and content provision are the most common causes of WordPress project delays.

Custom WordPress theme development, custom plugin development, WooCommerce development, WordPress CMS customisation, WordPress speed and Core Web Vitals optimisation, WordPress SEO implementation, WordPress migration, and WordPress maintenance and security.

Yes. Evolution Infosystem integrates Razorpay, PayU, CCAvenue, Cashfree, and other payment gateways with WooCommerce - as a standard part of all WooCommerce store development.

90+ mobile PageSpeed score is the standard target for all new WordPress projects. Core Web Vitals passing (LCP < 2.5s, CLS < 0.1, INP < 200ms) is a launch requirement, not an optional optimisation.

Yes. Evolution Infosystem builds headless WordPress implementations using the WordPress REST API or WPGraphQL, with Next.js or React frontends - for projects requiring maximum frontend performance or multiple frontend clients consuming the same WordPress content.

Yes. Evolution Infosystem provides monthly WordPress maintenance contracts - weekly WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates, daily automated backups to offsite storage, security monitoring and hardening, uptime monitoring, and performance maintenance.