Craft CMS support for Manchester businesses and agencies
Craft CMS developer for Manchester businesses
I am a senior Craft CMS developer with 25 years of experience, working with Manchester agencies and businesses. I fix, upgrade, take over and look after Craft sites that other people built. Agencies get the same help white-label, under their own name. Your site gets a look first, then a fixed price for the fix.
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- Is Craft CMS on a version that still gets security fixes?
- Are any plugins out of date or no longer supported?
- Are there signs of a hack or weak spots left open?
- Which pages are slow, and why?
- Is there a backup that works?
- Is the hosting right for the site?
- Do form messages reach the right person?
- Can the code be fixed, or does part of it need redoing?
25 years building and fixing websitesOne person, so you always talk to me.
Craft CMS technical depth for Manchester agencies
Manchester has one of the busiest digital agency scenes outside London. More and more agencies offer Craft CMS, because their clients like how clean it is to edit. The hard part is finding reliable technical help when a Craft site goes wrong.
I work with Manchester agencies as a white-label Craft CMS web developer. White-label means I do the work and your agency puts its name on it. You get senior help with rescues, upgrades and monthly care, without the cost of a hire.
How I work with Manchester agencies
- White-label Craft CMS development Fixes, upgrades and changes to client Craft sites, done under your brand. The client never hears from me.
- Overflow capacity Senior Craft help when your own team is full. For one job, or on a rolling basis.
- Rescue projects Taking over a Craft site that has become hard to look after. The site is checked and written down first. No code changes until there is a clear plan.
- Version upgrades Craft 3 and 4 moved to the current version. Plugins checked, templates updated and the whole thing tested on a copy before it goes live.
- Speed fixes A slow Craft site nearly always asks its database too many questions. Cutting those calls and setting up caching makes pages load faster, and I measure the change.
- Ongoing maintenance Updates, security fixes and small changes each month. Staying current stops the bigger problems that come from falling behind.
Working within agency workflows
Working with agencies means joining their tools, not asking them to learn mine. I use whatever project system you have, join standups if that helps and go live on your release schedule.
Every handover comes with notes. The code is written so whoever comes next can look after it, not just me. A clean finish is part of the job.
Looking for a Craft CMS agency in Manchester? Often one senior developer is all the job needs. Most of my Manchester agency partnerships start with a single job and carry on because the setup works.
Case study
A hacked Craft CMS site, cleaned in two days
A family mediation service had spam pages on their Craft site. Visitors could not see them, but Google could. The spam came out, every way in was closed and the site moved to safer hosting.
Read the case studyWe needed Craft CMS expertise for a complex client project. Billy delivered ahead of schedule and the documentation was thorough enough for our team to support the client independently. The white-label arrangement works well for us.
How it works
- 1
Describe the problem
Send the site address and what is wrong. A few lines is enough.
- 2
I take a look
You get a short note on what I found and what the fix costs.
- 3
I fix it, then look after it
Once it is fixed, I can keep it updated and safe each month.
Common questions from Manchester agencies
How does a white-label partnership work for Craft CMS sites?
The technical work is mine, and you present it as your own. I use your project tools and talk to your team, never the client. You get clear notes at the end. Your brand is all they see, and I stay in the background.
Can you handle client handovers and site takeovers?
Yes. Every job ends with notes on how the content is set up, how the site goes live and anything the next developer needs to know. Handovers should be clean. Code with no notes causes problems for everyone.
What if my agency has an urgent Craft CMS problem?
If a site is down or hacked, I can usually start the same day. A broken checkout also goes to the front of the queue. Other problems are sorted by how much harm they do. Most urgent Craft faults are quick to trace once I can see the site and its error logs.
Do you have capacity for more than one Manchester agency?
I keep to a small number of partners, because quality matters more than volume. Tell me what a usual month looks like. I will say honestly whether there is room.
Where else I work
I work as a Craft CMS developer across the UK, from Leicester. I also work with Craft CMS clients in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Bristol. For monthly care, see Craft CMS support and maintenance. Choosing a platform for a client? Read my Craft CMS vs WordPress comparison.
Need Craft CMS capacity in Manchester?
Tell me what is wrong, or what your agency needs. Every message comes straight to me.
Prefer the phone or email?07968 311978[email protected]