Leave WordPress Behind
Tired of WordPress? You're not alone.
Plugin updates, security patches, slow load times, and a site that needs constant babysitting. We rebuild WordPress sites from scratch — migrating your content, preserving your rankings, and delivering a website that just works.
The WordPress tax you're paying every month
WordPress powers 43% of the web. That's impressive — until you realise it also accounts for over 90% of hacked CMS platforms, requires constant plugin updates to stay secure, and produces some of the slowest business websites on the internet. Popularity doesn't equal quality.
The hidden costs stack up fast. WordPress hosting: £10-50 per month. Premium theme: £50-200 per year. Essential plugins (security, caching, SEO, forms, backups): £100-300 per year. A developer to update things when they break: £50-100 per hour. Before you've touched the design, you're spending £500-1,000 a year just keeping the lights on.
And then there's the maintenance. Every WordPress update is a gamble — will this one break the theme? Will the plugin conflict take the site down? Will the security vulnerability get patched before someone exploits it? Business owners shouldn't have to worry about this. You have a business to run.
We offer a clean break. We rebuild your site from scratch with hand-coded, modern technology. Every piece of content is migrated. Every URL is redirected so your Google rankings are preserved. And what you get is a website that scores 95+ on Lighthouse, loads in under a second, and needs zero plugin updates, zero security patches, and zero maintenance anxiety.
What Changes
Life after WordPress
From 3-4 seconds to under 1
WordPress sites average 3-4 second load times. Our hand-coded rebuilds load in under a second. That gap changes rankings and conversions.
Zero security vulnerabilities
No plugins means no plugin vulnerabilities. No WordPress core means no WordPress exploits. Your attack surface drops to near zero.
No more update anxiety
No plugins to update, no themes to patch, no WordPress core updates to gamble on. The site just works, month after month.
Lower total cost
No premium themes, no plugin licences, no expensive WordPress hosting. One investment in a site you own outright, with 12 months free hosting.
SEO preserved and improved
301 redirects from every old URL. Your content migrated. And dramatically better performance scores that Google rewards with higher rankings.
Before & After
What WordPress migrations deliver
95+
Lighthouse score (up from 30-50 on WordPress)
£0/yr
Plugin and theme licence fees
0
Security vulnerabilities from plugins
Talk to Luke — WordPress to Custom
Migrated from a slow WordPress site to a hand-coded build. Tripled enquiries, sub-second load times, zero maintenance.
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How WordPress migration works
Audit Your WordPress Site
We audit your current site — pages, content, plugins, functionality, and SEO performance. We document everything that needs to be migrated and improved.
Design & Rebuild
A bespoke design that's a step up from your WordPress theme. Then we hand-code the entire site from scratch — clean, fast, modern.
Content Migration
All your content — pages, blog posts, images — migrated to the new site. We improve the content structure and SEO along the way.
Redirect & Launch
301 redirects for every URL ensure Google transfers your ranking authority. We launch, monitor, and provide 30 days of support.
Migration investment
From £2,500
Less than many WordPress maintenance retainers cost over 18 months. And you get a dramatically better website that you own outright.
- Complete content migration
- Bespoke design — not another theme
- 301 redirects preserving SEO
- 95+ Lighthouse performance
- 12 months free hosting and Saffron Analytics
- 30 days post-launch support
WordPress migration questions
Will I lose my Google rankings if I leave WordPress?
Not with proper migration. We set up 301 redirects from every old URL to its new equivalent, which tells Google to transfer ranking authority. Most clients see rankings improve within weeks because the new site is faster, better structured, and scores dramatically higher on performance metrics.
How long does a WordPress migration take?
Smaller sites (under 10 pages) can be migrated in 2-3 weeks. Larger sites with extensive content or blog archives take 4-6 weeks. We agree a clear timeline before starting.
What happens to my existing content and blog posts?
Everything is migrated — pages, blog posts, images, and metadata. We often improve the content structure during migration, but nothing is lost. Your blog archive transfers intact with the same URLs (redirected if the structure changes).
Is a custom website harder to update than WordPress?
For content that changes frequently (like blog posts), we can integrate a headless CMS that's actually easier to use than WordPress. For most business sites where changes are infrequent, our maintenance plan handles updates — often faster than trying to navigate WordPress yourself.
How much does it cost to migrate from WordPress?
Migrations start from £2,500, the same as a new build. The exact price depends on the size of your current site and complexity of functionality. We provide a fixed quote after auditing your existing WordPress site.
What about my WordPress plugins — can you replicate that functionality?
Most WordPress plugin functionality — contact forms, SEO, analytics, image galleries, booking — is either built into our stack natively or replaced with lighter, better-performing alternatives. We audit your plugin list during discovery and explain how each piece of functionality will be handled.
Ready to break free from WordPress?
Book a free discovery call and we'll audit your WordPress site, explain exactly what migration involves, and give you a fixed quote.