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Custom WordPress Development Company

We design, develop, maintain, and optimize custom WordPress sites to be scalable revenue engines that support business growth

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Is Your WordPress Website Falling Short?


Creating and maintaining a WordPress website can be overwhelming. 

From ensuring optimal performance to creating a compelling design and user experience, the challenges are numerous.

At O8, we recognize the common challenges that come with managing a WordPress site. You might be experiencing:

  • Subpar website design: Struggling to create a visually appealing and user-friendly layout.
  • Poor performance and slow load times: Negatively impacting user experience and search engine rankings.
  • Complicated plugin integration: Difficulty in finding and integrating the right plugins to enhance functionality.
  • SEO challenges: Ensuring your website is optimized for search engines.
  • Maintenance headaches: Keeping up with updates and security measures to protect your site.

Why Brands Choose O8 for WordPress Development Services

O8 has been a leader in data-driven WordPress development services for more than ten years, aiding businesses across various sectors in expanding their online presence.

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The new homepage design is night and day better than what we had. We're very excited.

Troy Thibodeau
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CMO
Sarah Bartlett

The team at O8 has exceeded my expectations throughout every phase of our project. Their talent runs deep, from design and development to project management — they have been a pleasure to work with and put me at ease knowing our site is in such capable hands.

Sarah Bartlett

Your WordPress Design and Development Team

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Seth Viebrock

CEO and Marketing Engineer

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alison LaPoint Krahn

Alison LaPoint Krahn

VP, Client Experience

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Karen Pomazal

VP, Client Strategy + Marketing

Naperville, Illinois

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Andy Keith

VP, Digital Marketing

St. Louis Park, Minnesota

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Becky Inglis

Director, Project Management

Boise, Idaho

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Patrick Hinchcliff

Development Lead

Denver, Colorado

Danielle Ruess-Saltz

Danielle Ruess-Saltz

Fractional CMO

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Sam Hollis

User Experience Lead

Delray Beach, Florida

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Nate McBride

Content Director

Los Angeles, California

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Barbara Davis Haas

Graphic Designer

Mundelein, Illinois

Phil Cave

Phil Cave

Global CRO Expert

Stockbridge, England, United Kingdom

Ng Chin Kiong (CK)

CK Ng

Lead Architect

Penang, Malaysia

WordPress Portfolio

Growth-Driven Design

Tired of high upfront costs, time investment, and budget overruns with traditional web design? Worse, once the site is launched, it stops improving and fails to drive ongoing marketing and sales efforts.

  • Significant upfront costs strain your budget.
  • Time-consuming projects delay your launch.
  • Budget and scope overruns create financial stress.
  • Traditional sites don't evolve to meet marketing and sales goals.

The Solution:

Our growth-driven WordPress design eliminates these issues. We offer a flexible, ongoing approach that reduces upfront costs and avoids budget surprises. By continuously improving your site through data-driven analysis, we ensure it evolves to drive marketing and sales success long after launch. Experience a smarter, more efficient way to grow your online presence.

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Technical WordPress Experts

There’s not much our expert-level WordPress engineers can’t do. The high quality of your website reflects our experience in digital strategy and planning, design and custom development, API integrations, large-scale migrations, eCommerce, multi-site networks, technical SEO, and performance tuning.

Sound Track Record

O8’s custom WordPress development service is transparent, flexible, and reliable. We have a sound track record of on-budget, on-time projects.

Open-Source Fans

Our experienced WordPress team dials into open-source communities and frequently contributes code and time to open source.

Team Integration

Our team performs a comprehensive evaluation of your business and IT requirements. We then function as an extension of your team.

Proactive Support

Our full-service digital agency works to prevent website issues and detect (and address) downtime. We offer 24/7 support.

Explore in Detail

We use high-end technology to audit your website and pinpoint the areas of weakness where even the most minimal change can significantly impact results.

A Word About WordPress

Ease of use, customizability, and a wide range of plugins, including social media, have earned WordPress its large market share.

The simplicity of changing layouts, navigation, colors, and other design elements makes it extremely user-friendly.

There’s also plenty of advanced functionality for those who know how to take advantage of this powerful content management system (CMS) and customize WordPress theme frameworks.

O8’s Custom WordPress Website Development Process

At O8, we believe understanding your organization is crucial to discovering how your website needs to operate to serve your business model.

Our WordPress development company starts with a full analysis of your business. We use those findings to optimize your UX design, implement smart SEO practices, and recommend digital marketing.

These measures deliver top-notch results for your WordPress website goals.

 

The Best WordPress Development Team

Our WordPress development company has years of experience and stays on top of changes to WordPress core files.

You can be sure our team is making improvements and providing recommendations based on the best information available.

O8's global team of experts specializes in growth-driven design to build WordPress websites that are lean, agile, and highly responsive to the shifting demands of users.

Why Brands Choose O8 as a WordPress Web Development Company

  • Countless hours of WordPress web development
  • Top Minnesota WordPress development services company
  • Award-winning WordPress web development team for graphic design and website development
  • Competitive pricing for WordPress developer services
  • Accessibility and search engine optimization (SEO)
  • SEO and SEM capabilities to improve traffic and conversions 
  • Shorter development times lead to lower costs
  • Front-end and back-end development experience
  • WordPress website eCommerce development
  • WordPress plugin development
  • Mobile app development
  • Full-stack development
  • 24/7 WordPress support
  • WordPress for SaaS
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Our WordPress website development company combines our years of experience with new updates in software development to ensure your site achieves optimal functionality.

How to Choose the Best WordPress Development Company

Your ideal WordPress website development company will build custom or theme websites that meet your expectations.

Consider the following factors in your decision:

  • Expertise
  • Reputation
  • Team size
  • Location
  • Support
  • Maintenance
  • Hosting
  • Digital marketing services
  • SEO/SEM services
  • Hourly rate
  • Budget

Whether your business is a startup, small-to-medium business (SMB), or enterprise, O8 works to understand your WordPress website requirements. It’s the best way to determine whether our marketing agency is a good fit for your needs.

 

Understanding WordPress Development Services

What services should a top WordPress agency offer?

A comprehensive WordPress agency should provide a full range of services, including custom WordPress theme development, plugin creation, and ongoing maintenance. Look for expertise in PHP and JavaScript to ensure your website is robust and versatile.

The Importance of Clutch Reviews

How do Clutch reviews impact your decision?

Clutch reviews are a valuable resource for assessing an agency’s reputation and reliability, although not the most important factor, as some agencies are too busy serving clients to focus a lot of time on getting tons of reviews. Still, they offer a glimpse at unbiased client feedback, helping you gauge the quality of WordPress development services and customer satisfaction.

Choosing a USA-Based WordPress Agency

Why opt for a USA-based WordPress development agency?

Choosing an agency in the USA can offer advantages like easier communication, local market knowledge, and alignment with your time zone. This can streamline your workflow and enhance collaboration.

PHP and JavaScript Expertise

Why is expertise in PHP and JavaScript crucial?

PHP and JavaScript are foundational technologies for WordPress development. An agency proficient in these languages can create custom solutions, enhance site functionality, and ensure seamless performance.

Efficient Workflow for Your Project

How does a streamlined workflow benefit your project?

A well-defined workflow is essential for timely and cost-effective project delivery. It includes stages like discovery, design, development, and testing. Ensure your chosen agency has a transparent and efficient workflow to keep your project on track. Learn more about our standard digital project process here.

Evaluating Long-Term Support

What long-term support should you expect?

Beyond initial development, ongoing support is critical for your website’s success. Look for agencies that offer WordPress maintenance services, regular updates, and data-driven improvements to keep your site performing optimally. Learn more about our 24x7 support offering.

Customization and Scalability

How important are customization and scalability?

Your website should grow with your business. Choose a WordPress agency that offers customizable solutions and scalability to accommodate future needs, ensuring your site remains relevant and effective.

Assessing Technical Capabilities

What technical capabilities should you prioritize?

In addition to PHP and JavaScript expertise, consider the agency’s experience with other technologies and platforms. Their ability to integrate various tools and systems can significantly enhance your website’s functionality and user experience.

Client-Centric Approach

Why is a client-centric approach important?

An agency that prioritizes your needs and goals will deliver a website that truly reflects your brand and engages your audience. Look for a team that listens, collaborates, and adapts to your specific requirements.

By considering these aspects, you can choose a WordPress developer that not only meets but exceeds your expectations, driving long-term success for your online presence.

3 Signs Your Website Is Out Of Date

Your website is the first place prospects go to learn more about your business. Here are the top three signs you need a website redesign right now:

  • Low visitor count: poor graphics or mobile design prompts users to bounce
  • Poor mobile experience: you don’t provide an optimal user experience on all devices
  • High bounce rate: visitors aren’t interacting with your website at all

Fixing these issues improves your website performance and attracts potential customers to your brand instead of turning them away.

WordPress vs. Drupal

WordPress takes the lead over Drupal for admin user experience. The WordPress CMS offers ready-made themes that eliminate the cost and timeline barriers involved in creating a website. WordPress is ideal for SMBs, publications, eCommerce stores, startups, and nonprofits. It integrates well with WooCommerce.

Drupal beats WordPress as the enterprise-level CMS platform for complex work environments or project needs. The CMS is better suited for web applications as opposed to websites. Drupal works best for higher education, government, and enterprises. It also has a decent integration with Shopify.

Both WordPress and Drupal work well with other software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms when hosted on platforms such as Pantheon. The CMSs also have enthusiastic and vibrant open-source communities.

Learn more about WordPress vs Drupal.

5 Reasons to Choose Open-Source Software Solutions

Open-source software is free. But that’s not the only perk.

Here are five reasons O8 loves open source:

  • Control: use and change code—no vendor or licensing agreement
  • Security: peer review, test, and modify information—find bugs and fix issues sooner
  • Training: work on real-world projects—learn from other developers in the group
  • Community: share knowledge and best practices—collaborate with a worldwide team
  • Stability: download/install the latest upgrades—no waiting on an IT provider or new release

Open source allows developers to work together to create high-quality web applications with much less effort than if they had to build them on their own. 

Learn more about open source versus proprietary software.