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WordPress development services in Houston from DESSS cover new builds, redesigns and rescue work on existing sites. Our WordPress consulting services in Houston help you decide what to keep, what to rebuild and how to run the site safely once it is live.
WordPress runs a large share of the web because it is flexible and easy for editors to use. That flexibility has a cost: too many plugins, unmaintained themes and missing updates lead to slow pages and security gaps. We keep builds lean and document every custom piece.
As a WordPress development company in Houston, we work with marketing teams, IT departments and agencies. If your site also sells online, our WooCommerce development in Houston team handles the store side, and our PHP developers cover custom integrations.
When to call us
When you plan a new site or redesign, need to move platforms, or your current site is slow or hard to edit.
What you receive
A documented WordPress site, editor training and a clear plan for updates and support.
Who it is for
Marketing leads, IT managers and business owners responsible for a company website.
Where we work
From our Houston headquarters, with an office in Austin, for clients across Texas.
OUR SERVICES
WordPress development services in Houston
Six services cover the full life of a WordPress site, from first build to long-term care.
Custom WordPress development
Sites built around your content and brand, with a theme and custom blocks made for how your team edits pages.
WordPress theme and plugin development
Custom themes, block themes and plugins that add the features you need without stacking third-party add-ons.
WordPress migration
Moves from Drupal, Joomla, older CMS platforms or another host, with content mapping and URL redirects.
WordPress performance optimization
Caching, image handling, database cleanup and plugin review to improve load times and Core Web Vitals.
WordPress security hardening
Least-privilege user roles, MFA, file permissions, update policies, backups and a web application firewall.
Maintenance and support
Core, theme and plugin updates, uptime monitoring, backups and help when editors get stuck.
COMMON PROJECTS
WordPress consulting services in Houston for every stage of your site
These are the projects Houston teams bring to us most often, and how we handle each one.
Custom WordPress development in Houston, TX
Do we need a custom theme? Our custom WordPress development in Houston, TX starts with your content: page types, reusable sections and who edits what. We then build a theme and a set of custom blocks that match the design, so editors can create new pages without breaking the layout or calling a developer.
–Content model and sitemap
–Custom theme or block theme
–Reusable custom blocks
–Editor roles and training
WordPress theme and plugin development
Can a plugin do exactly what we need? When no existing plugin fits, or the ones that do are heavy or poorly maintained, we write a focused plugin instead. We follow WordPress coding standards, use the hooks and APIs core provides, and keep business logic out of the theme so a redesign does not break features.
–Custom post types and fields
–Integrations with outside systems
–Plugin audits and replacements
–Code kept in version control
WordPress migration services in Houston
Can we move without losing traffic? Our WordPress migration services in Houston map every page, post, image and user from the old platform, then preserve URLs or set up 301 redirects. We migrate to a staging site first, check content and search settings, and plan a short cutover window.
If you are staying on another CMS, see our Drupal and Joomla services.
–Content inventory and mapping
–URL preservation and redirects
–Staging review before launch
–Host and server moves
WordPress performance optimization and security hardening
Why is our site slow and is it safe? Slow WordPress sites usually come down to uncached pages, oversized images, slow database queries or plugins loading scripts on every page. We measure first, then fix the largest problems. In the same review we check user accounts, update status, file permissions and backups, since speed and security issues often share a cause.
–Page and object caching
–Image and script optimization
–User and plugin security review
–Tested backup and restore
Headless WordPress development
Should we go headless? Headless WordPress development keeps WordPress as the editing tool and delivers content through the REST API or WPGraphQL to a separate front end, often built with Next.js. It suits teams that publish to several channels or need an app-like front end. It also adds hosting and build complexity, so we explain the trade-offs before recommending it.
–Fit assessment and trade-offs
–REST API or WPGraphQL setup
–Front-end build and previews
–Hosting and deployment pipeline
WordPress maintenance and support in Houston
Who keeps the site updated? Our WordPress maintenance and support in Houston covers scheduled core, theme and plugin updates tested on staging, uptime and security monitoring, backups and small content or layout changes. Plans are sized to how important the site is to your business.
–Tested updates on staging
–Uptime and security monitoring
–Regular off-site backups
–Hours for small changes
HOW WE WORK
How a WordPress project runs
New builds, migrations and rescue projects all follow the same six steps.
STEP 01
Discovery
We review goals, audiences, current content and the systems the site must connect to.
STEP 02
Plan
We agree the sitemap, content model, page templates and the list of custom features.
STEP 03
Design
Layouts are designed for desktop and mobile and approved before development.
STEP 04
Build
Custom WordPress development happens on a staging site, with code in version control.
STEP 05
Launch
We migrate content, test forms, speed and redirects, then go live in a planned window.
STEP 06
Support
Editors are trained and the site moves into a maintenance plan if you want one.
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WHY DESSS
Why choose DESSS as your WordPress development company in Houston
A good WordPress partner leaves you with a site your team can run.
Built for editors
We design the editing experience as carefully as the public pages, so content updates stay simple.
Lean plugin choices
We add a plugin only when it earns its place, and write custom code when that is cleaner.
Documented handover
Custom code, settings and procedures are documented, so you are not tied to one developer.
Local to Houston
Workshops, training and launch support can happen in person at your office or ours.
DESSS covers discovery, design, custom theme and plugin development, content migration, performance and security work, launch, editor training and ongoing maintenance.
Yes. We start with an audit of the code, plugins, hosting and backups, then fix the most urgent risks before taking on new work.
Migrations carry some risk, which is why we keep URLs where possible, add 301 redirects where they change and check search settings on staging before launch.
We usually build with the WordPress block editor and custom blocks. If your team already relies on a page builder, we can work with it and advise on whether to keep it.
It can be if you publish to several channels or need a custom front end. For most marketing sites a traditional WordPress theme is simpler and cheaper to run.
Yes. Store projects on WordPress use WooCommerce, which we cover on our WooCommerce development services page for Houston.
HOUSTON WORDPRESS DEVELOPMENT
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Book a short call about your website. We will discuss your goals and explain how our WordPress consulting services in Houston can plan, build or fix it.
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