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WordPress Development Agency

We love WordPress, and have been working with the platform since it’s inception. We develop custom themes and plugins, all wrapped in beautiful HTML5, styled with stunning CSS3, and hand coded with care.

WordPress Projects

An outsource partner for many of the UK's leading agencies

We work as an outsource partner for many of the UK’s leading agencies on their WordPress projects.

Agencies prefer working with Gooey rather than freelancers, as we work to budgets, timescales, fixed costs, and we are reliable, so you can be sure never to receive an email on a Friday night saying that we are going on holiday for a couple of weeks.

All of our WordPress developers are based in our Manchester HQ.

Our Partners

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so we decided to show you what they’re saying about us.

Gooey understand our project needs with very little explanation and their technical expertise, speed of development, and ease of working with are top-level. We couldn’t recommend them more highly.

Robert Eades – Digital Product Director – Fresh

They provided a first class service from start to finish, and their expert knowledge and creative input were a priceless to our project. The end result was an outstanding site, rock solid coding and a super-intuitive user experience that exceeded expectations.

Charlie Bagley – Social Strategist – Clarioncomms

Working with Gooey is a no-brainer for us. They provide the flexibility to scale our development capacity when we need to, without the headache of managing multiple freelancers. The communication throughout each project and quality of work is brilliant. They are a great team that we can rely on when we need them – highly recommended!

Sam Morrison – Digital Director – Nicepond

They’re always in touch throughout the development phase, offering advice we would not have previously considered. The whole process takes very little time and the regular communication gives us peace of mind that our jobs are always delivered on time and to budget.

Stephen Delaney – Director – The Backroom Agency

We have collaborated with Gooey on a number of projects over the last 5 years and we have always been pleased with their professionalism and the quality of your work. Looking forward to working together on future projects.

Iain Brewster – Managing Director – Westside London

Over the past 3+ years, we have always been impressed with Gooey’s capability and level of professionalism, particularly in relation to complex requirements within a brief, which are handled with recommendations and guidance to find a suitable resolution.

Lauren Satterthwaite – Senior Account Manager – Enigma Marketing

I’ve worked with Dom a fair bit over the last 12 months – great guy and great team. Highly recommended for anyone needing white-label digi support!​

Chris Rushbrooke – Director – Northern Bear

Our WordPress Team

Specialising in WordPress...

our WordPress developers are experts at turning static designs, into dynamic WordPress themes.

  • James Holloway

    Agency Partnership Director

    James Holloway

  • Sean Thornley

    Agency Partnership Manager

    Sean Thornley

  • Kishan Kotecha

    Agency Partnership Manager

    Kishan Kotecha

  • Iain Thomson

    Agency Project Manager

    Iain Thomson

  • Clare Palmer

    Agency Marketing Manager

    Clare Palmer

  • Joseph Kelly

    Agency Partnership Executive

    Joseph Kelly

  • Melissa Sayers

    Finance Manager

    Melissa Sayers

  • Lewis Reeves

    QA & Testing

    Lewis Reeves

  • Andrew Tebbott

    Developer

    Andrew Tebbott

  • Matt Royce

    Developer

    Matt Royce

  • Rocky Macnally

    Developer

    Rocky Macnally

  • Alastair Shone

    Developer

    Alastair Shone

  • Tomas Docherty

    Developer

    Tomas Docherty

  • Ollie Prentice

    Developer

    Ollie Prentice

  • Abdul Bahri

    Developer

    Abdul Bahri

  • Baillie O’Grady

    Developer

    Baillie O’Grady

  • George Robertson

    Developer

    George Robertson

  • Adam Willis

    Developer

    Adam Willis

  • Zahid Qadus

    Developer

    Zahid Qadus

  • Ben Dorsett

    Developer

    Ben Dorsett

WordPress Developers

WordPress Development Agency

Gooey are essentially a team of freelance WordPress developers that partner with agencies on web development projects. We act as an extension of your team to collaborate on WordPress coding projects of any size or budget.

The core difference between choosing to use Gooey over a freelance WordPress developer is that you have an entire team at your disposal, including dedicated project managers to facilitate communication and time management.

WordPress is an incredibly versatile platform and can be used to build almost any kind of website, from small-scale to large. However, particularly if your site is larger or requires more features, it is important to use reputable WordPress developers to bring your ideas to life successfully.

Our WordPress developers are experts in building custom WordPress themes from scratch, and delivering high-quality work to fast turnarounds. All of our developers are based in our HQ in Manchester, UK, just a short walk from Piccadilly station, why not say hello?

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WordPress Development FAQs

  • Why outsource WordPress development?

    The main reason for choosing to outsource is lacking the necessary skills and resources in-house. Outsourcing can often be more efficient than hiring a WordPress developer in-house, particularly if your requirements vary throughout the year.

  • How do I choose the right white label agency?

    First of all, you need to make sure that you choose a reputable agency with the relevant skills to complete your project. If you want a WordPress site, choose a team with substantial experience (like Gooey) that specialise in creating custom themes from scratch. Also consider your time zone. As a UK-based agency, we find that our UK clients benefit hugely by being on the same work schedule to us (unlike if they had outsourced to overseas WordPress developers).

  • Why WordPress?

    WordPress is one of the most versatile platforms available, and – being open source – it is accessible to anyone. It is customisable and scalable but you need to make sure that you get it right. Read some of our expert tips for scaling using WordPress here.

  • Why build custom WordPress themes instead of existing templates?

    Existing WordPress templates are immediately available for users to purchase at various prices. These can be sufficient if you are short on time and/or fund however it is not suitable for a long term fix. With custom builds, every step of the design and build can be done to suit your business requirements and will result in a totally unique website.

  • Do you use existing WordPress pre-made themes?

    No, at Gooey, our team of WordPress developers only create custom themes, or can use your internal agency theme framework/boilerplate.

  • Do you work under NDAs?

    As a white label agency, we value discretion and work to strict NDAs to ensure confidentiality. We have an NDA template that we can send to you or we can sign yours.

  • Who owns the finished code?

    Once the WordPress project is complete and signed off, we will send you all files so that you will be in complete ownership and control of the code / WordPress theme.