Why choose WordPress development?
WordPress remains the world’s most trusted open-source CMS because it gives business owners genuine freedom. You own your site. You control your content. You avoid proprietary lock-in. With a well-built foundation, your website becomes something your team can manage confidently without relying on ongoing developer intervention.
Fahrenheit’s development philosophy is simple: build sites that are fast, secure, intuitive to update, and genuinely futureproof. Our WordPress builds scale as your business grows – without forcing you into unnecessary subscriptions or closed ecosystems.
How we develop WordPress websites
Our end-to-end process ensures your WordPress site is crafted with clarity and purpose from the start.
Strategy and structure
Every build begins with understanding your goals, content flow, and user journey. We design a structure that aligns with your brand, simplifies navigation, and sets the groundwork for excellent SEO.
We build clean, modern interfaces that feel intuitive across all devices. Every layout is responsive, accessible, and crafted to elevate your brand story.
Clean, efficient development
We use proven, open-source frameworks and avoid plugin overload to keep your site fast and lightweight. Custom features are built with maintainability in mind – no shortcuts, no black-box code.
SEO-ready out of the box
Your site is engineered for both traditional search and AI-driven discovery. This means logical site structure, clean schema, optimised content fields, and performance enhancements baked in from the start.
We create a CMS that’s easy to update. You’ll be able to manage pages, blog posts, galleries, products, and more without needing to touch code.
Built for long-term relevance
By using reliable open-source tools and designing using minimalist, clean aesthetic principles, your website remains easy to update, expand, and its brand layer relevant as your business grows.
WordPress development Wellington businesses rely on
Our WordPress websites have helped organisations, trades, eCommerce stores, and national brands grow online with confidence. Businesses choose Fahrenheit because we design and develop with longevity in mind – ensuring every site remains secure, scalable, and easy to evolve long after launch.
If you’re planning a redesign or building a new site from scratch, our Wellington WordPress development team can guide you from concept through to launch.
FAQ
Our builds are clean, fast, and reliable. We avoid bloated themes and unnecessary plugins, using open-source frameworks that keep your site lightweight and secure. Every website is structured for long-term flexibility, giving your team full control without developer lock-in.
Yes. Our studio is based in central Wellington, and we work with organisations across New Zealand. Local businesses trust us for stable, high-performance WordPress websites that balance strong design, SEO, and long-term usability.
For most businesses, yes. WordPress is flexible, secure, open-source, and widely supported. It works for brochure sites, ecommerce, services, and complex custom builds. With proper development and maintenance, it performs exceptionally well.
Absolutely. We can fully redesign and rebuild your current WordPress website, improve performance, clean up plugin use, and restructure templates to make ongoing management easier for your team.
We optimise every site for both traditional and AI-driven search. This includes schema, structured content fields, content hierarchy, speed optimisation, and entity clarity – all essential for being discoverable in ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, and standard Google search.
Yes. You can host with any provider, or we can manage hosting, security, backups, and updates for you. Our goal is to give you full ownership and flexible long-term options.
Ready to build a website that performs?
Our Wellington-based WordPress developers build fast, secure, flexible websites that are easy for your team to manage and scale.