WordPress developer for Leeds businesses
Senior WordPress developer working remotely with Leeds businesses and agencies. Maintenance, performance, WooCommerce and secure WordPress development.
Dependable WordPress development for Leeds businesses
Leeds has a strong concentration of professional services firms, financial companies and digital agencies. Many of these organisations rely on WordPress for client-facing sites, internal tools and ecommerce. When those sites need senior development work, in-house teams are often stretched.
I am a senior WordPress developer based in Leicester with 25 years of experience and more than 1,000 projects completed. I work remotely with Leeds businesses and agencies through staging environments, version control and screen share. I provide senior technical capacity without the overhead of a full-time hire.
What I work on with Leeds clients
WordPress for professional services
Brochure sites, client portals and lead generation for law firms, accountancies and consultancies. These sites need to be reliable, secure and easy to update without developer involvement.
WooCommerce development
Payment gateway integration, checkout fixes, catalogue performance and plugin conflicts. I keep WooCommerce stores converting reliably.
WordPress security and hardening
Security audits, malware cleanup, two-factor authentication and vulnerability patching.
Performance optimisation
Slow WordPress sites damage search rankings and conversion rates. I profile the site, find the bottleneck and fix it. Improvements are measured and verified.
Site rescue and stabilisation
Taking over WordPress sites from previous developers or agencies. I audit first, document what I find and stabilise before making changes.
White-label for agencies
Senior WordPress capacity delivered under your brand. I use your tools, follow your processes and communicate directly with your project managers.
Supporting Leeds agencies
Leeds has a mature digital agency sector. The city's financial services cluster and growing media presence have driven demand for experienced web development. Agencies here tend to work with professional services, finance and retail clients who need WordPress sites that are reliable and well-maintained.
I work with Leeds agencies as a white-label developer. That means I deliver the technical work while you manage the client relationship. I join your project tools, attend standups if needed and deploy according to your release schedule.
Typical engagements include WooCommerce builds for ecommerce clients, security-focused work for financial services sites and ongoing maintenance retainers. I have worked on more than 1,000 projects and I know how to fit into an established agency workflow without creating friction.
On a recent WooCommerce project, performance work reduced page load time to under 1 second and contributed to a 24% increase in sales. That result came from diagnosing the actual bottleneck, not applying generic optimisation checklists.
Common questions from Leeds clients
How do you approach WordPress security?
I start with an audit of the current setup. I check user roles, plugin vulnerabilities, file permissions, SSL configuration and backup procedures. I fix what needs fixing, harden the configuration and set up monitoring. For ongoing clients, security checks are part of the regular maintenance cycle.
Can you take over a WordPress site from our previous developer?
Yes, that is a common starting point. I audit the code, plugins, hosting and security before making any changes. I document the state of the site and give you a clear picture of what needs attention. That baseline makes the transition safer for everyone.
How quickly can you respond to urgent issues?
For site-down or security incidents, I can usually start the same day. For planned work, I give a realistic timeline based on what is already in the queue. I do not promise what I cannot deliver.
WordPress developer across the UK
I also work with WordPress clients in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. For WooCommerce-specific work in Leeds, see the WooCommerce developer Leeds page.
Working on a WordPress project in Leeds?
Describe the problem or project and I will tell you whether I can help and what that involves.