Web development services

Shopify, WordPress & Laravel Development

I build online stores, websites and software for businesses in Chester, Liverpool, the Wirral and across Cheshire.

Seven services, one developer

  • Shopify development

    I build Shopify themes, connect the apps a store relies on, fix slow stores and move retailers across from other platforms.

  • WordPress development

    WordPress sites built on a set of custom blocks, which the people who run the site arrange into new pages themselves.

  • WordPress design

    I design WordPress sites from your brand, agree the mock-ups with you and build the result myself.

  • WordPress maintenance

    I look after WordPress sites once they're live, mine and other developers', keeping them updated, backed up and secure, and fixing what breaks.

  • Laravel development

    Laravel applications with their own logins and data, like a trading platform, and older PHP systems moved onto Laravel while still in use.

  • Bespoke software

    Internal tools, links between the systems a business already uses, and automation for repetitive admin.

  • White-label development

    Whole builds or single parts of one for agencies, in Laravel, Shopify or WordPress, with the agency's name on the finished work.

The way I work

  1. Discovery

    I start by asking who the work is for and what they need to get done with it. Their answers become the brief I plan from.

  2. Planning

    With that brief, I choose the platform, map the work into milestones and agree each one with you before any code is written.

  3. Development

    I work through the milestones in order. Each one ends with working features for you to try, while changes are still easy.

  4. Deployment

    I test the whole build against the brief and fix what fails. Once you've signed it off, I put it live and check it's working.

Frequently asked questions

Updated

Can you work on a store or site another developer built?

Yes, and on applications too. The first job is reading through what's there and telling you what's sound and what needs fixing, and whether a rebuild or a refactor makes more sense.

Can you build from my designer's work?

Yes. I built the jeweller's Shopify Plus store and Xentum's WordPress site with a design partner doing the design.

What happens after launch?

You keep the same developer. Changes can be booked one at a time, or a retainer keeps a set number of hours free for them.

Will I own the code?

Yes. Everything I write for you is yours, along with the notes on how it works, from the day it's handed over.

Can we meet in person?

Yes. I meet clients in Chester, Liverpool and the Wirral when it helps. Between meetings the work runs online, which is how clients further away work with me too.