Craft CMS developer for Leeds businesses and agencies
Senior Craft CMS development for Leeds clients. Rescue, migration and ongoing support delivered remotely. Twenty-five years on content sites.
Craft CMS work for Leeds businesses
Leeds has a substantial business and agency sector, with strong representation in finance, professional services and creative industries. Many of these organisations run Craft CMS because the platform fits structured content and editorial workflows. When the original developer moves on, the work needs a senior pair of hands.
I work with Leeds clients remotely through staging environments, version control and direct calls. Most of the engagement happens through code review, written briefs and short calls at agreed times. The model is unobtrusive and the response time is fast.
What I work on with Leeds Craft clients
Craft CMS rescue and takeover
Audit, document and stabilise an inherited Craft site. The starting point for most engagements. Output is a written summary you can act on.
Craft 3 and 4 to Craft 5 migration
Planned migration with full test cycle in staging. Plugin replacements, deprecated API removal, schema changes and editor regression checks.
White-label for Leeds agencies
Senior Craft delivery for Leeds design and brand agencies. Work happens inside your tools and ships under your name.
Performance optimisation
Eager loading, template cache strategy, asset delivery, database tuning. Diagnostic-led performance work with measured outcomes.
Custom plugin and module work
When the off-the-shelf plugin will not fit the workflow. Plugin development that follows Craft conventions.
Monthly Craft retainers
Updates in staging, security monitoring and a defined block of development hours each month. For Leeds clients with a Craft site they cannot afford to neglect.
Working with Leeds agencies
Leeds agencies range from large independents to specialist boutique studios. The common request from those I work with is overflow capacity. The agency has good designers and a project manager but lacks a senior backend developer with Craft depth. I fill that role for specific projects.
The second common request is migration work. Craft 3 reached end of life in 2024. Leeds agencies with client sites still on Craft 3 need someone to plan and execute the upgrade without disrupting the client relationship. I do that quietly and on the agency's timeline.
Common questions from Leeds Craft clients
Our Craft site needs migrating but we are worried about downtime. What is the plan?
Migration runs in staging first with a full test cycle. The cutover to production is planned for a low-traffic window with rollback procedures in place. Most migrations have less than fifteen minutes of actual downtime, and many have none.
How do we work together remotely?
Code review through your repository, deployments through your existing pipeline or a new one if needed, and short scheduled calls. I am available on Slack or your preferred tool during agreed hours. No fly-out visits required.
Can you help us assess a Craft site we are thinking of taking on as a new client?
Yes. A pre-engagement audit gives you a clear picture of what you would inherit. Done within a few days for most sites and turns into a proposal you can present to the new client.
Do you offer fixed-price work?
Yes. Project work is fixed price with a scoped brief. Retainers are monthly with agreed hours. I send a written quote before any work begins.
Craft CMS developer across the UK
I also work with Craft CMS clients in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol. For UK-wide enquiries see the Craft CMS developer UK page.
Working on a Craft CMS project in Leeds?
Describe the situation and I will tell you whether I can help.