WordPress Development
Custom WordPress solutions focused on performance and user experience.
About the Service
How we can help you.
With over 10 years of WordPress experience, we build everything from simple business websites to complex web solutions. We customize and extend WordPress to fit your specific needs.
WordPress developer for businesses and agencies across Sweden
WordPress powers more than 40% of the web and remains the first choice when a website needs to launch quickly, be easy to maintain, and grow with the business. With over ten years of WordPress experience, Pihlfelt builds everything from simple business sites to complex headless solutions — for clients in Kalmar, Småland and the rest of Sweden, as well as Nordic and international engagements when the project calls for it.
When a standard solution is not enough
Many WordPress projects work fine with a good theme and a few plugins. But sometimes the standard runs out: an old site has become slow, a plugin lacks exactly the function needed, or an integration with an external system requires code nobody else has written. That is where custom development comes in.
Common engagements
- Custom WordPress themes built for performance and accessibility.
- Bespoke plugins that solve specific business problems.
- Performance optimisation of heavy sites ahead of seasonal peaks or ad campaigns.
- Security review and ongoing maintenance of existing installations.
- Headless WordPress with a modern frontend.
- Takeover of WordPress projects abandoned by previous developers.
For agencies needing an external WordPress developer
Marketing, design and communications agencies engage Pihlfelt as an external development partner for WordPress projects.
What We Offer
Questions & answers
Frequently Asked Questions
WordPress powers over 40% of all websites on the internet and is the world's most popular content management system. There are several advantages:
- User-friendly – Easy to update content yourself
- Flexible – Can be extended with thousands of plugins
- SEO-friendly – Good foundation for search engine optimization
- Cost-effective – No license fee for the platform itself
Yes, we develop completely unique themes from scratch tailored to your brand and functional needs. We can also create child themes based on popular frameworks if that suits the project better.
A custom theme gives you full control over design and performance without unnecessary code.
Absolutely! We create custom plugins for specific functions that are not available as ready-made solutions, or when existing plugins are not sufficient.
Custom-developed plugins are often more secure and faster than generic solutions because they only contain exactly the functionality you need.
We optimize performance on multiple levels:
- Image optimization and lazy loading
- Caching on multiple levels
- Minification of CSS and JavaScript
- Choice of fast and reliable hosting
- Database optimization
We always test with tools like Google PageSpeed Insights and strive for high scores.
With proper configuration and regular updates, WordPress is very secure. We always implement:
- SSL certificates
- Security plugins and firewalls
- Two-factor authentication
- Regular security updates
- Backups
Most security issues occur due to outdated plugins or weak passwords – not WordPress itself.
Yes! WordPress has a user-friendly admin interface where you can easily:
- Create and edit pages and posts
- Upload images and files
- Manage menus
- Moderate comments
We always provide you with a walkthrough and can also create simple instruction videos for your specific site.
Yes, we handle the entire migration process including:
- Moving files and database
- DNS settings
- SSL certificate
- Testing that everything works
We ensure the site works flawlessly on the new hosting before pointing the domain.
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Tell us about your project and we'll get back to you with a free assessment and suggestions for how we can help.
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