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title: WordPress agency Manchester
canonical: "https://firecask.com/services/development/wordpress/"
author: FireCask
description: "WordPress and Laravel websites designed and built in Manchester, with Astro for sites that need no CMS. Clients include Beauty Bay, Expedia and Vitabiotics."
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## What WordPress services do we offer?

WordPress is a piece of software that forms the basis of millions of websites across the world, and as a leading WordPress development agency in Europe, we know what we’re talking about when it comes to using WordPress to create websites for your business.

We offer a wide range of WordPress-related services, from creating a new website for you and getting it up and running, to analysing the performance and optimising your current site. We keep it secure and up to date once it is live.

As an expert WordPress web development agency, we’re outstanding in our field! We can build a site for your business from scratch, and customise key elements of your site to ensure it fits with your business’ standards.

We work in a way that ensures any elements you wish to keep on the page can stay there without having to completely create a brand new site. Whether you want an entirely new site, a page completely dedicated to one service, or simply want to incorporate some new features into your current site, we’re the people to turn to.

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## Why choose FireCask as your business’ WordPress web development agency?

FireCask is the perfect fit for your business, as we have worked with and designed websites for hundreds of clients, so our track record is exemplary. Our [design services](/services/design/) are state of the art and help your website stand out from competitors. Clients we have worked with in the past include beauty website [Beauty Bay](/case-studies/beauty-bay/), [Expedia](/case-studies/expedia/) and [Vitabiotics](/case-studies/vitabiotics/), among many others. We take the lead when it comes to bespoke WordPress development, with your business at the forefront of all the work we carry out.

As well as WordPress development, we are also able to perform other marketing techniques to help your business thrive. Partnering with many other brands to aid in our digital marketing work, which include WP Engine, IONOS, MailChimp, Klaviyo, Meta and Semrush, we are able to tailor our work and campaigns to suit your business in the best way.

Semrush enables us to carry out exceptional SEO analysis on your website and business, and Klaviyo allows us to create amazing email marketing campaigns that will communicate your business’ goals to a variety of audiences in a creative and engaging way.

## Why does your business need a WordPress web developer?

Your website is a vital part of your business and how you market your services or products to your customers. As a leading WordPress development agency, we can help you to fully communicate and achieve your business goals by making sure you have a great website. As well as building new websites and updating themes based on the requirements of your business, we also have extensive knowledge of the WordPress plugin landscape.

WordPress goes hand-in-hand with some of our other services, just a few of which include [Content Marketing](/services/marketing/content-marketing/), [Email Marketing](/services/marketing/email-marketing/), and [organic SEO research](/services/marketing/seo/). Having a solid foundation on which to communicate your brand’s message, using keywords and expertly written content can help differentiate your business from others in the industry.

An expertly crafted website is a fool-proof way of gaining attention and engagement for your business from loyal and new customers and audiences. Using our development expertise, we can also keep on top of any outdated content or any issues that may arise with your website.

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## Astro development, when a site does not need a CMS

WordPress is our core platform, and we use Laravel when a build needs something bespoke. We also build with Astro, for sites that need speed and agent-readiness more than they need a dashboard to edit in. Every page is built to plain HTML before anyone visits, so pages load fast and there is no database or admin login to attack.

We run our own sites on it. This site is built with Astro, and so are [alex-moss.co.uk](https://alex-moss.co.uk), [familyguy.co.uk](https://familyguy.co.uk) and [parentalcontrols.co.uk](https://parentalcontrols.co.uk). They are built for AI agents as well as people: this site and alex-moss.co.uk, for example, serve structured data, a Markdown version of every page and an `llms.txt`.

## WordPress FAQs

### What is WordPress?

WordPress is a piece of software that enables you to build a tailored website from scratch. It is incredibly easy to use, and many websites use it as the basis of their online marketing presence.

We ensure that your website’s design and content are in sync with your company’s brand. There are also numerous plugins and additional features that make it easy to track engagement on your website and the success of the posts you choose to feature.

### How is WordPress good for my business?

WordPress is a great tool for a number of reasons, as it can make it extremely easy to tailor a website to your brand or business. SEO plugins such as Yoast SEO handle the technical groundwork for you: titles and meta descriptions, XML sitemaps, canonical URLs and structured data, plus an analysis of each page's SEO and readability as you write it.

### What is the first step in creating a website with WordPress?

If you choose a WordPress web developer to build your site for you, you won’t need to worry about how to create your site, as we will do it for you! However, if you choose to create a website yourself, the first step is choosing a domain name or URL to establish your site.

You can then choose a template to work from, or start from scratch with a graphic designer or someone proficient in web design to create a layout that’s more tailored to your brand. Choose plugins that will help you maximise the performance and capabilities of your website, and make sure the content you create is relevant and includes keywords.

### How can FireCask help build your perfect website?

WordPress and Laravel are our core platforms, with Astro for sites that do not need a CMS. We also work with Magento and Shopify when a project needs them, though they are not where we focus. Whichever it is, we design the site around your brand.

Whatever your need, FireCask will be able to help you get your website off the ground, or simply maintain and optimise your existing one. Make sure to [contact us today](/contact/) for more information.