WordPress Design and Development in Chicago
A WordPress website should be easy for customers to use and simple for your team to update. As a Chicago WordPress developer, we build new WordPress sites, rebuild old ones and fix sites that have become slow or unstable. New WordPress websites start at $1,200.
What a Chicago WordPress developer can do for you
- New WordPress websites
- Page templates, forms and integrations planned around your content.
- Redesigns and rebuilds
- A new design and structure for an existing WordPress site, with redirects in place.
- Migrations
- Moves from Wix, Squarespace or an old WordPress install, keeping the content and URLs that matter.
- Fixes, speed and security
- Plugin conflicts, broken layouts, slow pages and hacked sites.
- Care plans
- Updates, backups and small edits each month through a maintenance plan.
Why businesses choose WordPress
WordPress runs a large share of business websites because it is flexible, has a large pool of developers and lets your team edit pages without code. It suits service businesses, publishers and stores that use WooCommerce. It needs regular updates and a careful choice of plugins, which is where a developer and a maintenance plan earn their keep.
WordPress vs Wix vs Squarespace
- WordPress
- You choose the hosting and own the files. A large plugin library and full control over the code, which means updates and security are your job or your developer’s.
- Wix
- A hosted builder with drag-and-drop editing. Hosting, security and platform updates come with the monthly plan. Custom features and moving the site elsewhere later are limited.
- Squarespace
- A hosted builder with polished templates and simple editing that suits small sites and portfolios. Fewer integrations and less control over layout and technical SEO than WordPress.
When people compare WordPress vs Squarespace or WordPress vs Wix, the real question is how much control you need. If you expect to add many pages, integrations or locations, WordPress usually gives you more room. If you want the least upkeep for a small site, a hosted builder can be enough, and we’ll tell you so.
WordPress web design your team can update
Decide what your team will change most often: service descriptions, locations, staff profiles, posts or product information. We set up the editing screens around those tasks and show you which changes need development help.
WordPress development and migration
For a new build, we’ll agree on layouts, forms, content types and any integrations. For a rebuild, share your existing site and what needs to carry over. The scope can include content migration, redirects, plugin review and testing.
What WordPress development costs
New WordPress websites start at $1,200. Fixes to an existing site are billed at $48 an hour or a fixed price, and ongoing updates are covered by a maintenance plan. See web design pricing.
WordPress FAQs
What should I ask a Chicago WordPress developer?
Ask who controls the hosting and administrator account, which plugins need paid licenses, how backups work and what training is included. Ask which updates are covered after launch and how to request support.
Can you fix a broken or hacked WordPress site?
Yes. We restore a clean backup or clean the site, update software, close the security gap and recommend a care plan so it doesn’t happen again.
Can I use WordPress for a store?
Yes, with WooCommerce. We’ll compare it with Shopify based on how you manage products, payments, fulfillment and updates.
Can you move my site to WordPress without losing rankings?
Yes. We map old URLs to new ones with permanent redirects and carry over titles and content.
Is WordPress good for small business websites?
Yes, for most service businesses. It’s flexible, widely supported and easy to edit once it’s set up well. It does need regular updates, which our WordPress maintenance services cover.
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