WordPress Website Design & Development
WORDPRESS DESIGN & DEV
WordPress design & development that ships fast and stays fast.
Custom WordPress themes and premium theme customization for brands that need a performant, maintainable, on-brand site. Gutenberg-first, 90+ Lighthouse, editor-friendly. 25+ years of web experience, senior-led from day one.
90+
Lighthouse on launch
43%
Of the web runs on WordPress
200+
Projects delivered
25+
Years in web tech
TRUSTED BY BUSINESSES ACROSS CANADA
★ 5.0 on Google
Est. 1999
Toronto-based
OUR WORDPRESS PROCESS
How we design and build WordPress sites.
Every WordPress build we ship follows the same disciplined four-phase process — scope it right, design it in Figma, build on staging, launch with QA. No surprises, no endless revision cycles.
01
Discovery & Scope
We audit your existing site and business, document requirements, and give you a fixed scope, timeline, and quote. Nothing gets built until we agree on what “done” looks like.
02
Design in Figma
Every page and component designed in Figma before we touch code. You review and sign off before development starts.
03
Build on Staging
Theme development, ACF blocks, Gutenberg patterns, custom post types, and plugin integration — all on a staging environment you can review daily.
04
Launch & Handoff
Full QA across devices, browsers, and user flows. Launch day is a non-event — we migrate content, redirects, and DNS with zero downtime.
WHAT WE BUILD
Every layer of WordPress design and development. Covered.
From marketing sites to complex WooCommerce stores, these are the builds we take on most often.
Custom Themes
Fully bespoke WordPress themes built in PHP + modern JS/CSS. Gutenberg block-based, ACF-powered, editor-friendly.
Theme Customization
Deep customization of Astra, GeneratePress, Kadence, Blocksy, Divi, Elementor — whatever your starting point.
Gutenberg & ACF Blocks
Custom block patterns, reusable components, and ACF-powered flexible content that your editors can actually use.
Migrations
Move from Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Joomla, Drupal, or static HTML to WordPress with URL mapping, 301 redirects, and SEO preservation.
WooCommerce
Full WooCommerce builds for brands that want WordPress as the foundation — product pages, checkout, subscriptions, memberships.
Performance Optimization
Every theme we ship targets 90+ Lighthouse desktop and 80+ mobile with LCP under 2.5s and CLS under 0.1.
WHY CUSTOM WORDPRESS?
When to build custom vs. customize a theme.
WordPress powers 43% of the web because it’s flexible — but that flexibility comes with choices. The right build depends on your budget, your brand, and the complexity of your content.
For most marketing sites we recommend customizing a high-quality premium theme. For brands that need a truly unique experience, bespoke themes pay off in performance, maintenance cost, and brand expression.
- Gutenberg-first, block-based content editing
- ACF Pro for complex content types and flexible layouts
- 90+ Lighthouse score targets on every build
- Core Web Vitals baked in from day one
- Full documentation and editor training on handoff
WHAT WE BUILD ON
- WordPress + GutenbergModern block-based content editing
- ACF ProCustom fields and flexible content
- WooCommerceFull ecommerce on WordPress
- WP Engine HostingManaged hosting with enterprise uptime
- Cloudflare CDNGlobal edge caching and performance
Good fit
- Established brands with clear content strategy
- Marketing sites that need editorial flexibility
- Teams growing content volume (blog, resources, case studies)
- Brands on an outdated theme or CMS wanting to modernize
- WordPress sites that need real performance work
Not the right time
- Pre-launch businesses still finalizing brand
- Ecommerce-first stores (Shopify usually fits better)
- Teams that can’t commit to a content editor workflow
IS CUSTOM WORDPRESS FOR YOU?
Is a custom WordPress build the right move?
Custom WordPress is the right call when you have a clear brand, content strategy, and growth trajectory — and you want a site your team can actually edit themselves after launch.
It’s not the right fit for pre-launch businesses still figuring out their brand or content, or for teams that need an ecommerce-first platform (in which case Shopify usually wins).
WHY BRYKA
Why brands choose Bryka for WordPress.
25+ Years Web Tech
Bryan’s experience spans Dell, eBay, autoTrader, Yahoo.
WP Engine Premier
We build on enterprise-grade managed hosting from day one.
Gutenberg-First
Modern block-based themes, not legacy page builders.
Performance Standard
Every theme targets 90+ Lighthouse out of the box.
Editor-Friendly
Your content team can edit without touching code.
Ongoing Support
Smooth handoff to our WordPress management service if you want it.
FAQS
WordPress Design & Development questions, answered.
WordPress
Design &
Development
Both. We build fully custom themes when brand, UX, or performance demand it, and we customize premium themes (Divi, Elementor, Astra, Aeroland, GeneratePress) when budget and timeline make that the smarter choice. Our default is to use the lightest possible foundation and customize surgically.
Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Oxygen, Bricks, WPBakery, and native Gutenberg blocks. We recommend Gutenberg + ACF for most custom builds because it’s the fastest and most maintainable, but we meet clients on whatever they already use.
Yes. We migrate from Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Joomla, Drupal, static HTML, and other CMSs. Every migration includes URL mapping, 301 redirects, content preservation, and SEO audit so you don’t lose organic traffic.
Yes. Every site we build targets 90+ Lighthouse scores on desktop and 80+ on mobile, LCP under 2.5s, and CLS under 0.1. We optimize images, defer non-critical JS, serve over HTTPS with HTTP/2 and Brotli, and use Cloudflare CDN.
Yes. Most clients roll into our WordPress management service after launch, which includes updates, backups, monitoring, and direct support. You can also hand off the site to your own team with a full handoff document.
